National Republican., 1882-10-16

Mr.. George ]! Drew, of the surgeon-General's IS
Office, has gone on his vacation to Burlingame,
| Kan.
The police made sxty.one arrests during the
| twenty-four hours ending at a. m. yesterday
| morning.
Philip T. Dodge has filed petition to be ap-
| pointed administrator of the estate OF Howard
| Bushly Fox.
Joe williams, the former Washington contractor,
has been elected president Of q Republican ward
/ club in Denver.
Miss Eva Mills leaves this morning for Rich
mond Va, where she will sing the role of " Pa
| tiencG" on the 18th and 18th instant.
| The Rockville fait begins Wednesday next.
This society has taken fresh start under the in
spring influences of President w. w. Rap!ey.
| On Saturday the judges of The supreme court of
the Disrict. agreed upon the two new criers to be
appointed, but will not make them public until
| to-day.
The examining committee was engaged in the
circuit court room Saturday in examining the
| candidates that have recently applied for adms-
| sion TO the bar.
Howard Chlds, the popular young drummer
| boy of the Veteran Corps m ade a decided hit in
" Larboard Watch at the Grand Army camp fire
| Saturday night.
Lieutenant Arnold, of the fifth precinct, found
| the hardware store of Barbour & Ross open last
night. He sent for the proprietor, and the prem
ises were secured
| Robert McChesney and man named Browser
| engaged IN fight Saturday night at the Theatre
| ComiQue, during which the latter was roughly
handled. Both were arrested.
| The walls Of the new building of the Metropoli-
| ia Club at the corner of Seventeenth and II
str ees northwest, are now up far rs the second
| story, enough TO show the beauty of the plan.
Early Saturday morning slight fire was dis
covered in house No. 22Oj Seventh street north
west, owned by Miss Kelley. The FIRE was extin-
guished without turning IN an alarm by citizens
and officer Cole
Mr.. j. T. Coldwell, auctioneer, for Messrs. Fitch
& Fox, trustees, has sold the lot on Fifteenth
street at the corner of street (26 feet inches by
100 ieet), with two-story brick dwelling thereon,
to Samuel L. Middleton, the banker, for SlS,500.
AL WLeatley, the butter merchant in the Gem
ter Market, Sunday evening had John Corbin,
coored arrested for trying 10 assault him with an
oyster knife In Johnson's restaurant, OH Ninth
street corbn was locked up ut the fifth precinct
station house.
Catherine n. Thompson has filed chancery
suit against Emily A. L. Riley and Others all heirs
nt.aw of Terrence W. Riley, seeking the sale of
lots 49, So, and IS, square Avs; lot 90 square $685.
part OF lot 26 and lot y, square 4G2 and dstribu
tion of the proceeds.
| The board Of commissioners, State of Kentucky,
| for the Garfield monument fair" would be
pleased to have the ladies from that State meet at
the residence of Judge G. W. Gist, No. 2l7 A street
southeast, Monday. evening next at o'clock to
| organize ladies' aid society,"
| The Acme Club has been formed in the West
End with the following officers: President, John
| i'NtoHi NiSe-PFes!ueul, rTeu' NeWyHuE' seCTe-
| tary, Hugh Griffin; treasurer, seph O'Hare;
sergeant-nt arms, John Galley, the other members
being Messrs George Pulaski, G. b. Martin Nicho
| las, Keenan,, and b. Waters.
George Diggs and others, heirs .atlaw OF Howell
| Diggs deceased, have filed bill in equity against
Sarah Jeniper for the sale of lots 81 and D. square
SIS, and lot a. block ., in Pomeroy's subdivision of
Rarry farm. that all Indebtedness may be paid
and the balance distributed among the parties in
| proportion to their respective interest.
An eccentric old Irishman named Redmond
| Barrett created sensation on the river Saturday
by sailing in queer looking boat which was
nothing more than large log, sixteen feet long
and Twenty-Five inches wide, scooped out until II
would hold about ten bushels. The craft carried
two sails one of which WAS nothing but rags.
James Alvin Ellnger the infant son Of Johnny
and Mrs. Eilinger,died Sunday evening at Q oclock
aged 10 days. One week ago Sunday thSfittle fel.
low was chrlstened. The funeral will take place
to-day at 8 O'Clock at Congressional Cemetery
Mr.. and Mrs Ellinger have the heartfelt sympa
tiny OF host OF friends in this third bereavement
of this kind
Mr.. Barley Campbell would do we'll to put hi
play Of The White Slave in the hands of q gen
tleman. Mr.. Thomas V. McDonough, who is tn,
alleged business agent, should retire for season
to some hospital and cure himselfof dyspepsia ant
gangrtne. His hoggish manners and disposition
10 get MS far away from the truth possible WoulC
seem to fit him for q bawler" for q side show a
| circus.
Marriage licenses have been Issued to Franl
WGrder Alexandria, Va, and Nettie Lewis, Fair
fax County, Virginia; Herman LuedemRnn ant
Anna G. Lohmann, Fairfax County, Virginia
Patrick J. Leary and Mary L. Welch, John H. Ma
gruder and Sarah A. Slough, Washington; Johl
George rutland, Prince Georges County, Mary
| land, and Elizabeth Rand, of this CITY,