National Republican., 1882-11-17

George Makepeace Towe will lecture tonight
at Congregational Church-subject, " Victoria"
Mr.. Thomas W. Riley is erecting a building on
his wharf which will be used as a barrel factory.
The steN mer George Leary, which has been lay
ing at the wnaryes for time, has been sent to
baltimore for general overhaulfnS and u new
boiler.
In the case of the United States VS.. Merrill and
others, the appeal was ON Thursday dismissed by
the court IN general term the district attorneys
motion.
Ex-senator Fowler will address the Arbitration
League this evening, 1880 o'clock at the L Street
baptist Church. All are invited 10 hear this able
speaker.
Four hundred tickets were sold Thursday by
Metzerott for the Bi>chotf course of concerts at
Congregational Church. The whole house will be
taken this week
James Donnelly was fined slO5 for keeping an
unlicensed bar, and the same sentence was i'm
posed upon Nathan Pabst, VINO keeps q saloon in
the county. Pabst appealed.
Thursday afternoon II bricklRyer named Richard
Kelly. while at work OIL n building in Pierce
| Place, slipped aud broke his leg. lie was taken
| 10 Providence Hospital for treatment.
The will and codicil of Daniel kolb has been
flied with the register. The property is left to his
1olher, sisters, and nephew. Mrs. Naomi
Utormehle is constituted sole cxecutriX.
| Mary NJ. Schafcr and others have filed a suit In
| equity against Sarah i. w. Allen and others, 10
| correct an error made in the last will of William
| Wallis. The error consists in lot being incor-
rectly described.
W. +. salter who is charged, with Wilmot H.
Ward, In cOuspiring to procure sheet of distinc-
| tive paper from the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing gave bail OH Thursday in the sum OF
| $1,000, Mrs. Jane O. Tobin becoming his surety.
| Nearly 10000 German leather carp have already
been sent away by the Fish Commission this
week, n great many of which were sent to the
North western States Many OF the articles to be
| shown by the Commission at the London exhi-
btion are now at the Armory building
|
| Thomas L. McArdle have been appointed COM
| mltee by the Medical Society of the District to
confer with committee of the Washington Traiu-
| ing School for Nurses upon the subject of es!ab-
| fishing II nurses directory" i'll the city
License Agent Raft and officer Carter have pro-
curetlewarrants against the following parties,
charged with keeping unlicensed restaurants:
| George w. Driver, Charles Winderholtz, Charles
a. sauter Charles j. Miller' Aqgnsst so KOCH, John m
Alley, Harvey & Holden, Edward Donnelly, John
English, and James w. Bell.
1t will be extremely gratifying to the many
friends of Miss Minnie Evan 10 know that she has
not lost her voice. and that she only suffered from
entirely recovered She Is now singing with her
accusl jmed sweetness at st. Pauls Cnurch, New
York, and pursuing her musical studies with
| great encouragement from her Instructor.
| In the criminal court Thursday Charles Robin
son, colorod, was tried for assauting police off,
Ger and sentenced to thirty days in jnil. The
defense set up pea of drunkenness. In charg-
| ing the jury Judge Wylie complimented the police
very highly IN regard TO their general good con-
| duct and behavior, and said he should sustain
them rs long us they did not exceed their duties.
Tie plea OF drunkenness, he said, was 10 defense
The dinner AMI sociabe of the Universalist
Society at Marinis Hall Thursday was grand
| success. Over three hundred ladies and gentle
men partook of the excellent dinner provided
and during the evening the hall was crowded up
| to Il late hour with people who had every appear
ance of thorough enjoyment. Select music was
| rendered by Mrs. Jecko, Miss Crawford, Miss Cola
Bowles, Mi. Whppc, and Professor Adams. 1t is
| the purpose of this society to give these dinners
| once every month during the winter.
| public temperance meeting Will be held at
Washington all, at the corner of Third street and
| Pennsylvania avenue, East Washington, on Sun.
| day, November 49, at 2:30 o'clock, under the
| auspices of the Grand Division, SONS OF Temper
ance, for the purpose of insituting new division
OF that order in this District. The assistance OF
| all members and friends of this order is solicited
| In this undertaking. Addresses will be delivered
by Bud iagleston, J. II. Mcconnell, esq, and other
| well-known members OF the order. The public is
| iuyi ted to attend,