National Republican., 1882-08-14

three times for twenty-five cents in The REPuB-
L1cAN.
During the twenty-four hours ending IS
o'clock yesterday the police made sixty-three ar
rests.
The case of Yell Hoover was again postponed
Saturday until to- day on account of the illness OF
the defendant.
The Hon. II. II. Riddlcberger will address the
people of Alexandria. Va, on Thursday night
next, the 18th OF August.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. s. Gass will celebrate tonight,
at their villa on the Seventh street road the leth
anniversary of their marriage.
Sam Kinsloy has returned from trip down the
iver looking rs bronzed ms Malay He says
the National Thcater will open on september 4.
Messrs. Foxwell and Nelson Supreme Repre-.
sentatves LETT yesterday for Detroit to attend the
biennial session OF the Supreme Lodge, knights
OF Pythins.
An unknown negro man leaped from the train
near Rockville Saturday night and broke several
of his ribs and fractured his skull He refused to
give his name.
The will of Jane l.. Boynton was filed with the
register on Saturday, The entire estate is be:
queathed to her husband, Henry $. Boynton, and
he is named as executor
Mr.. Lewis Ya:es, one of washington's promising
young men, de'erves great credit for saving from
drowning lady at Greenwood Lake. Orange
County, New York, last Tuesday.
Mr.. George n. Rose, stenographer to the ap-
pointment clerk Of the Treasury Department, has
so far recovered from his recent attack of pneu-
mOnlH us 10 Dc uDie 10 TcsuIne his OlHCldl uuteS
Reddy White, n well-known character and loi-
terer around the low section south of Pcnnsylva-
MIA avenue aud thirteenth street, was arrested
Saturday afternoon on two charges OF grand lar
ceny.
The Young Mems Christian Association want
bu sl2 900 more to complete the $4,000 nece sary
to purchase the Chamberlin club house, and they
IRE confident that sum can be raised by Septem.
Der |.
The excursion given by the Alexandria Light
10
Tie attendance was lnrgc and the committee left
| nothing to be desired in the matter of arrange
| ments.
| Mrs. Charlotte Smith has been presented with n
very handsome floral tribute by u delegation rep
| resentng the working girls of the District as u
token of their appreciation of her efforts in their
behalf.
| There are rumors that grand opera house will
| be built at the corner of New York avenue and
| Fourteenth street within the next year. An
opera house is needed, and that locally seems Il
desirable one
Professor II. T. Greener has been invited to take
IN active part in the campaign of the States of
Maine, Virginia, and Ohio. lie will leave for
| Maine Tuesday next after which he will then
| leave for Virginia and Ohio
| At the funeral of the late Mrs. Frederick Doug
| lass an original quartette by Mr.. Bellini c. Fleet
was eXqusitely sung by the following Misses
| Lawrence and Bruce aud Messrs. Tompkins and
| Cole, with Mr.. Fleet rs nccompanist
Rev. John B. Mullaly, who for the p'st twelve
| years has been treasurer of the Georgetown Col
| lege, will be succeeded in that important position
by Rev Father Cowardin, Father Mullaly having
received orders TO so to Woodstock Md.
| Thornton Key and Melvina Lewis, both colored,
from Fduquier County, Virginia, were married in
Deputy Marshal viii Jams office, at the City Hall,
Saturday by the Rev. Mr.. Roane. The bride
looked considerably older than the groom
Marriage licenses were issued on Saturday to
| Fitzhugh French and Mamie Webster, John
Stewart and Hattie Jackson Henry Ewell and
| Mary Allen, both OF Fauqnier County, Virginia ;
| Thornton Key and Malvina Lewis, both of Fau-
| Quier County, Virginia.
Mr.. Charles Ford the young gentleman who was
drowned at Bay Ridge Thursday, was n printer
employed at the Government Printing ONCE, He
was 2j years old and, has family in Fairfax
| County, Virginia He had been working in the
printing Office about six months.
There was crowded attendance at Bud Eagles
toms tent last night and eloquent addresses were
| made by Bud himself Mr.. Cheeks, and Mr. Whit
ney, of Illinois. Besides the excellent music by
| the choir, Mrs. McDaniels sang the Wandering
| by" and II will Sing Of My Redeemer." Sixty
signed the pledge.
Mr.. Jack,on Pumphrcy, who was knocked down
and run over on Saturday evening, and reported
to be fatally injured is not severely hurt first
stated, his injuries being greatly exaggerated.
Alter being run over he managed TO walk to the
| station house, assisted by two policemen, and last
| night was resting comfortably.
Washington Division, No. l, U. r., Knights OF
Pythias. will celebrate the anniversary of the
rank on Monday, the 2sth Instant After short
parade in full uniform, headed by Pstorio's
Band the division will proceed to the wharf aud
embark OH the popular steamer W. w. Curcoran
| at 80 oclock for Marshall Hail.
Captains J. S. Miller and George Breitbarth and
Mr.. james T. Willett let Saturday evening for
Cape May, where they go to complete arrange
ments for the reception of the Washington Light
Infantry Corps, such as Arranging for the erection
oftents, building of hunks, aud 9th er convent
cnce, for the comfort Of the command. They will
return to-day.
Mr.. Heiskel, the proprietor of au agricultural
implement establishment on Louisiana avenue
near Ninth street. created considerable excitement
by severely thrashing n small boy who was play
ing with II grass cutting machine In front OF the
place. He skcll was arrested and put OIL trial a
| police court saturday, but the boy, Frank Cannv
cry, not appearing the case was postponed unit
to-day.
1t is stated that Mrs Garfield proposes to trans.
fer to trustees for hundred years the residenc,
at the corner of l and Thirteenth streets for tn,
uses of the Ohio Republican Association, for polit
ical and social purposes, the same 10 revert TO he
heirs or assigns at the expiration OF the periot
named or prior thereto if the property is relin
pushed by the trust. The place is to be known
rs Garfield Home Hall.
Georgetown College, the celebrated Catholic
university in this city, under the charge of tn
Jesuit Fathers, announces the opening of its vari
Gus schools for next fall, the academic department
in the grand new building OH Georgetown Height
September I, Terms for attendance are YER
moderate, being for day scholars only $50 per an
, mum. Application should be made early Ior tn
students rooms in the new building.
George Z. Nixon has been promoted from first +
second class clerk in the Post Olice Department
in the place OF n. NJ. Hughes, jr, resigned Nj
Nixon was for many years editor and proprieto
OF the Chronicle, Il Republican paper, published II
Bfidgetou, New Jersey. He is brother of Hon
James II. Nixon, who is n prominent candidate
FOR nomination for Congress in the hrst Congress
siunal district of New Jersey. and q cousin O
Judge John r. Nixon, of the United States distric
of that State
ukun.