National Republican., 1882-07-22

No marriage licenses were Issued yesterday.
The many friends of Miss Alice Embry will be
delighted to learn that she has recovered from her
| serious Illness
II. b. Tolkinhon and others, of this city, have
| sol their wuoicu steamer Ella To George W.
Bames, Of llavre de Grace, Md, for $1,000.
Two Cf the Washington aud Georgetown Rail-
road hosrs gave out on the Avenue east yesterday
morning ANA had To be taken out Of the harness.
| Rrpt rus from across the Eastern Branch indicate
| that the army worms, which threatened serious
consequences to crops, are disappearing gradually.
Captain Queen and family, of San Antonio,
Texas, return to the city this morning. Mrs.
Queen viii bc remembered here as the charming
Miss Kate NuyCs.
Excursion loving washingtoninns are inquir-
lug the reason why the drug clerks do not give
S me OF their delightful excursions which were so
popular for several years. Charter boat, gentle
men.
Miss Lily Freeman the accomplished daughter
of tue Assistant Attorney General Post t-Oilice De-
paItmcnt, who has been visiting her friends, the
! Misses Harmon, OF Mount Pleasant, has rpturnI d
| to her home.
has just come to light that thief forced an ell
trance to +. J. Seybulds residence, 1884 Thirteenth
| street northwest, Wednesday, during the absence
oi the family, but was scared oil without obtain
| Ing any pundcr.
| Officer Barnes found a baby, apparently white
aud new born, III alley between and B, Second
and TniTd streets northeast yesterday morning
T"c boz y, which was found In bag is very much
swollen and Of II Dlueisn color.
The Post Office nine met with their second de-
feat yesterday evening at the hands OF the Lutte.
| rior by score of % to T. The Government Print
| ing Office will play the War Department this eve
ming Oh the formers grounds, corner Eleventh and
| ii stie.ts northeast
Three carrier pigeons were liberated by Mr..
G ant Parish from the dome Of the Capitol yester-
day morning at 10 o'clock, to be flown against
tine. The first bid Torpedo, rea :hed Baltimore
a. Hal o'clock Baltimore time Excelsior ut ll:l2
| General Grant at ll:l5.
The southern Dental Association will hold its
| fourteenth annual sc sion in Baltimore this sum
mer, beginning August s. DR.. L. ). Chisholm, of
| Alabama, is the president. ami the executive COM
mItttee comprises Drs Wuder, of baltimore, and
| Hdnt aud HVLgtin, OF this city.
Mr.. C. C. Hyatt has sold to l.. D. Wine and Ben.
jalnin f. Wlicsde portion of his addition to
Hyattsville. Md. 1ne purchasers have proceeded
| 10 suUdivde tie land into lots of convenient size
| for building. Thi' is simply another evld nee of
progress i'll Washington's most iourishiug suburb.
| be0uiiul life-sze clayOn of tie lae Father
| Boyle was rallied Thursday evening, being won
ty Mr.. Owen Donnelly. The picture is the handi
| work Of Mr.. w. j. Brown an East Washington
artist, and it is q model of art. the proceeds of
the raille $50, will lie devoted to charitable pur
| pose.
In reference to the alleged vicmzing of star
route wi nrsses by bunco men the police say they
have received no information on the subject and
| believe II is Cauard Major Brooks opinion is
that there are no bunco men in the city at the
| present time, and that the city has been free of
| them Tor some time past.
About ll:i5 yesterday, a colored man by the
name of Samuel Johnson was detected in the act
of stealing stockings and boxes from Carters
store, in Market Space, by one of the clerks. The
thiei ran across the avenue, pursued by the clerk,
aud was caught near Ninth street ana Louisiana
avenue by Special Officers Mckay and over, of
| the market house.
Colonel Joseph H. Gray Fourteenth Pcnnsyl-
vania National Guard, veteran, and Major Joseph
+. Denniston city treasurer of Pittsburg, Pa were
in the city yesterday in the interests of the Grand
Army boys of Western Pennsylvania relative 10
| tension matters They were carefully looked
| after by some OF the officers of the Washington
Light Infantry and Union Veteran Corps.
By reference to the advertisement of the Vr-
gina Military Institute, 1t will be seen that this
1t cerriculum of high standard and the
military duties are so arranged as not TO trench
| upon or conflict with study and recitaliOns. Its
| tuition is remarkably cheap. Full information
can be obtained by addressing General Francis H.
Smith, the superintendent
| Mrs Isaac r. Sherwood, wife of General Sher-
wood of Ohio, who was so attractive In society
| here while her husband was in Congress from the
Toledo district, for her brilliant wit and elegance
journal for two years, while the General has been
on the bench. If any lady can make paper
readable, she can but It is feared that she cannot
he has been Greenbacker, an assistant Demo-
crat, and Hayes man. No wonder she has to
edit his puler ior him. And see what relief IL
must be TO the Toledo people.