National Republican., 1882-07-29

LicAN.
Diptherla is raging among the colored children
at Freedmans village.
The Critic laid out the Star last night in its re.
port of the arrest of BigclOw.
The lamp. posts in the Capt. ! grounds received
fresh coats of green paint yesterday.
A marriage license was issued yesterday to John
Henry Alexander and Fanny Wormley.
Alfred ]. Clarke, u well known journalist, for
mcrly of the Critic, is now attached to the New
York Associated Press.
The Christiancy case will not be placed on the
equity calendar until the next term, in September
The present term will close to-day.
Mr.. f. L. Hesler, Washington representative Of
The Tribune, Minneapolis, Mimi, was called sud
denly home on yesterday by illness in the family.
The Denver Tribune says there is serious talk of
changing the name of the Rrcnfng World of that
city to that of the Eren n9 City Ditch. No wonder.
Miss Lizzie Tabler, one of our best known sing
ers, has accepted q position in the choir of the
Tabernacle, which is decided acquisition to that
already good choir,
The executive committee of the Schuetzen
Verein have arranged a programme for Schuet-
zen Fest at their park, ~ begin September 4, aud
continue two days
The will of John Softer, originally fled with the
Register for safe keeping in October, $780, was
Yesterday opened Tie testator bpqueaths to his
wife all his estate and names her us executrix.
The extension of the City Hall is now complete
as to its exterior. The north portico is also fin
shed. Some of the rooms are plastered, and will
be ready to be occupied us soon as the windows
are put in.
The secretary of the Kansas Historical Associa-
tion has advised the Washington Monument So
cicty of the shipment of the memorial block of
stone donated to represent the ate Of Kansas in
the monument.
The many friends of Colonel and Mrs. c. D.
Pennebaker sympathize with them in the death of
the mother of Mrs. Pennebaker (Mrs DIR. EllioO,
which occurred near New Haven, Nelson County,
Kentucky, July %, 1882, at A O'Clock p M.
William Clayton, coored man employed by
Mr.. Jones, on street, near the National Theatre,
was seriously injured in leaving street car He
jumped from the platform while the car was in
motion, and, slipping, dislocatei his ankle.
Samuel Griffin, coored youth, was charged
with house.breaking under the new law before
Judge Smell yesterday and committed in default
of $1,000 bonds. Griffin broke into the house of
Joseph X. Brom nell and stole hatchet, brush,
shoes, &c.
Joseph Hurlbu, colored drayman, was frolick-
lug with another drayman at the dray stand in
Market Space, when Hurlbut received quite
severe cut on the right wrist He went to the
Emergency Hospital, where the wound was sewed
up and dressed by DR.. Parsons.
Miss Urni Tsuda, of Japan, who has been resid.
ing with Mrs. Charles LHnman, on West street.
since she little girl. goes back to Japan next
week. The young lady has been carefully edu-
Gated, is fine musician, and has embraced the
Christian religion, as also haze her parents In
Japan.
A coal.oil lamp was knocbed over by child at
the house of Mr.. Holiday, on New Hampshire
avenue, between and u streets, setting fire to
the mantel and board partition. The fire was
extinguished, with but slight damage, by Messrs.
Dolan, ofutt, and Lanahan. No alarm was
turned in.
Georgiana Smallwood and Jenny Reed, colored,
were charged by q colored man named Sandy
Banks with The larceny of SIS from him. He said
he went to see these girls, and while sitting on the
porch with them he fell asleep, and when he
awOke his money and the girls were gone. His
testimony was not corrobOrated, and the case was
dismis ed.
Sister Aloysius one of the Oldest sisters con-
nected with Providence Hospital, having been in
charge of that institution for many years, died
there Thursday evening between 6 and o'clock
Her funeral took place from st. Peters Church at
9:S1 O'Clock yesterday morning the inerment being
made at Mount Olivet. Revs. OSullivan and
Ryan oiciated.
The Washington Light Infantry Corps, at its
next meeting, will settle the question of going into
camp this summer. A proposition which meets
with favor with the members is to camp at Cape
| May. The details of the trip have already been
arranged, and await the approval Of the corps 1t
| Is proposed to have the corps leave for Cape May
| on the 18th OF August and remain in camp on the
| beach for one week.
An odd and rather costly accident took place at
General Bradys residence at l70l X street north
| west, Thursday night. The cord of the upper
sash broke, letting the sash fall violently shiyer-
ing the large plate of glass. The noise of the fall
ing sash aud the ratting of the broken glass at
tracted the attention of the entire neighborhood.
those who heard the noise that it was an earth.
| quake.