National Republican., 1882-08-25

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"a! Cnarie;S. ThorntIn, Chicago; John Llnfneur,
ApLlNaroS-A. L. Milllcttc, indianapolis, Ind.
You can publish thrce.lino advertisement OF
"Wantcd," "For Rent" "For Sale" or "Lost"
three times for twenty-five cents in TIE REPuD.
LlCAS.
THE WEEKLY REPUBLICAN, which was issued
yesterday may be Obtained at the business Office
in copies ready for mailing. The present number
is fully up to the high standard which has won
for the WEEKLY so wide circulation,
Mr. @. scuTerie, Of this city, won the first prize
Of S1j for bowling in the American alley ut the
II fillmore SChuCtzrn Fest.
Judge owen Riley, of the Second Assistant Post.
master. Generals Office, has returned from u sum-
mar trip to Lake Chatauqua.
A few nights ago thieves broke into the unoccu.
pied house, l726 Fourteenth street. and completely
gutted II of its gas and other fixtures.
Mr.. T. J. Donoghuc, who has won quite repu-
tatlon as a rising young lawyer has decided to
abandon his profession aud study for tao priest
hood
Tho funeral of tho wife of Policeman Collins,
on duty ut the White House, will take place this
afternoon from ST. Stephens Church at $3.50
O'clock.
A large number of tourists from Kentucky,
under the chapcronage of Dr. Terrill, of Louis
vile, are in the city, ith headquarters at the
metropolitan.
WorkmGn are busily engaged in completing
series of rooms in the rounda under the main
floor of the Capitol building to be u ed by tAc
Congressional Library Tor the storage OF bo ks.
Mrs. Kcarncy, residing at S2i Thirteenth street
northwest char.tably gavo colorsd woman
| lodging, and yesterday morning discovered she
had disappeared with II number of household ar
| tClcs.
The latest fish story is that of Major G. S. Koontz
and DR.. Hammond. of the Bhimorc and Ohio
RGilr, al, and Mr.. Dan OBrien. vino claim to have
| captured slxty-threu back bms, averaging tM o
pounds each, IN tho Potomac, near Point Of Rocks.
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to Ash.
bury Henderson, King George County, Nirgnin
and Nellie s. King, Alexandria, Va. William II.
Jennings and Annie l.. Tremblc, Fairfax County,
| Virginia; Roger Davis and Mary O'Leary, WASH
| ington.
The me ssengers and watchmen of the War De-
parment who were formerly enlisted men, and
| were attended by Surgeon Basil Norris, met last
| evening and passed resolutions of regret ut Dr.
| Norrs's accident, and Of hope for his speedy re-
| coveIy.
According to custom, the annual retreat of the
| priest; OF this diocese will be he'd at Baltimore,
| By order of the archbishop commencing next
| Monday, 1t is quite IL regret to the numerous
stay at. homes" to lose tAcr spiritual advisers
| for n week.
| Mr.. J. L. Bruce, formerly connected with the
Bee of this city, is announced as editor of the jr
| fix Republican, which made It's first appearance
| in that city last Monuuy The pnprr is eli udl ed
| aud prin and is the only Republican ncwspa-
per i'll NorfJlk.
Me srs Joseph NJ. Wilson and Alexander Gard.
ncr have been elected delegates from the Masonic
Mutual Re lief Association 10 attend the seventh
annual cUn vcntion of the Mutual Assessment Lift
| Association, 10 meet in Masonic Temple, ut New
| York city, September l3 and ii.
The Sons Of Jonadab will celebrate the fifteenth
anniversary of the organization on the 18th Of
September in this CITY, where the order originated.
| Delegates are expected from Rhode Island, Mary
| land, Pennsylvania, Virginia, with the District
delegates, and 1t Is probable that Montana will be
| represented
Mrs Isabelle c., wife of Mr. Thomas A. Mitchell,
died yesterday after long suffering from the eff
| fects of II cancer. The deceased was most cs-
| Unable lady, and greatly beloved and respected
by all who knew her. Her funeral will take place
this afternoon ut 4 O'Clock from her sons resi-
Gencc, No 10 First street southeast. Another son.
Mr. j. Walter MITCHELL Is attached to the critic staff.
The following additional gentlemen have been
named for appointments to positions in the War
Department, subject, OF course, to passing credit
| able examination: j. b. Davidson, d. c.; Alfred
Haniseo and Charles l., Beckwiih, H. class i,
| Surgcon-Generals Ollicc, and James A. Bamtel |
| 5. c., assistant messenger Adjutan-Gencrals
Ohice; Z. Z. Willis, n. y. class 1, Surgeon Cen
| erals Onicp.
Charles Jackson, alias Charles Minor colorcd
was charged in the police court yesterday with in.
decent exposure of his person in Judiciary Square
| by Maggie GOltman, white girl, who said that
| his exposures had been frequent. The prisoner
denied the charge, but the court gave him Sl0O or
ninety days IN the work house. An appeal was
noted and 500 bonds were given for his appear
ance before the criminal court
| Anthony Jones, the colorel watchman at the
| HNy!ian minister's, whose arrest for stealing Sil
from William Johns III was mentioned in yeier-
| days REPUBLICAN,, undertook to claim exemption
| from arrest ON account oil being servant TO u
| foreign minister 1t was asccriained that he had
never been registered nt the State Department
and Judge Dundy gave him so or sixty days in
JUL, and III default of restitution $40 thirty days
| additional.
Yesterday afternoon, While q number of III IN
were employed Oh gravel bank on Virginia ave-
| nue., between Second nud Third streets southeast,
the bnnk caycd In, injuring George II. Thompson,
red to his residence, Gla Virginia avenue south.
east, and attended by DR., Rodgers. 1t i, stated
that the accident was caused by the over Jealous.
| hess OF boss " kilrny, Whuurged the men TO work
| BY the bank after 1t had been undermined
| Thompson is member of the Grand Army oG the
| Republic, has Il family, ami Is in needy circum-
| stances.
The many musical friends of st. Matthews
Church will be glad to know that the famous oh il
consisting of Mrs. McCaree, Miss Esputa. Mcssrs
| Burnett and BlOis will be engaged for the next
season. Mr.. J.. i. Cannon, who has always taken
so much interest since his organization of the
choir some two years since, VIII be the leader,
and Professor john Lawrence the organist
Lovers of good music Will remember the many
treats they have had from ST. Matthew's choh
! during the last season. Tho chorus for tho COM
ing year viii be quite large, and ali the new music
been In New York city studying very hard, as
also Miss Esputa. Mr., Burnett needs no recon-
one OF the " Cant Getaway Club" aud has been
deyolng himself all summer to perfection. The
choir Will start for business the first Sunday in
| SepemUer.
ExpPditing the Lctter.CarrIcr service.
The changes made by Congress in the grading
and general system of letter carriers will alsc
effect the District very benencially, giving Post
master Anger the opportunity of both increasin.
tho number Of deliveries, If he desires 10 do SO
aud Of facilitating the earliest delivery Of mails
possible by increasing the number of routes anc
| reducing those now existing in extent, which h,
has already determined u do. The new law abol
iNhes the auxiliary class Of letter carriers by in
cTeasing the regular fore. of carriers of the first
and 'cclnd cl9ss to the extent that they arj abb
| srbcd by the latter class, and IN reasonably cX
pct to be promoted TO the first class in due Tim,
| and after proper length Of service. II III be d
| great convenience for our people ii they VIII be
| enabled to obtain their morning mail before ieaY
| ing home, and Colonel Anger will deserve giea
credit for his energy ii the carly service is sue
cessfully inausuratcd
| Little Annie Lewis.
| a brief mention was made in THE REPUBLICAN
of the appearance of Little Annie Lewis ut Long
Branch. From recent information, 1t appear
that the occasion WAS that OF Mr. Chanfraus bene
fit, under the management Of her instructor, Mr