National Republican., 1882-12-30
CHIPS
Hewn Out OF Local MeteriaI with Our
Little Hatc1iet.

Little IIatchet.
Col Kretchmar, who has for the past four
| years been in Central America, has returned
TO the city.
Mr.. Andrew Gleason well-known con-
tractor, who has been constructing railway
IN west Virginia for the past fifteen months
has returned to this city.
=, Yesterday morning a clerk in the patent
| once named Foswick was attacked with heart
disease while at work He was removed to
MS nome and physician summoned.
j.. 2. Augney, who shot his brothcr-in-law,
william II. Wilnut, at the st. Marc hotel,
was yesterday released on $1,000 bail. The
case is set for hearing next Wednesday.
The Rev. Henry G. Spaulding will deliver
| in Washington early in January II course of
five illustrated lectures upon pagan and
Christian Rome and the Destruction of POM
peii."
Edward Smith, a small boy, was run over
yesterday morning by a milk wagon driven
by William Tips, aud his left leg slightly
injured. He was removed to his home on
Sixth street southwest.
Harbormastcr Sutton has reported the fol-
lowing new arrivals Mt the wharves Schooner
Susan Ellen, Capt. Perry, $4,000 feet lumber
for w. w. Mccullough; pungy Sarah Jane,
Capt. Russell, 500 bushels oysters for market
The printing office employees who used the
Herdic going from their building to the navy
yard made the driver, Thomas q. Ellis. happy
on Christmas by presenting him with a
muller, pair of gloves, and pair of Arctic
overshoes.
Rev. G. Thomas has been appointed assist
ant to Father Walter of st. Patrick's church,
and Rev. j. t. Dunn has been appointed as
sistant to Rev. j. O'Sullivan of st. Peters.
Both are from Baltimore and are newly or
daned graduates of st. Mary's college.
Percival B. Howard an eleven-year-old
boy, was up in the police court for stealing a
diamond lace pin valued at 5000 from Mrs G.
II. Wilcox. He said he took the pin and then
was afraid to keep it and threw ii into the fur
mace. Mr., l.. S. Emery, secretary of the asso-
clated charities, was given permission to re-
turn the boy to his father in England.
WILL COMMENCE THE NEW YEAR Alright.
Marriage licenses have been issued to Rich
ard Snowden and Matilda Francis, Montgom-
cry county, Md; William Eunice, New Or
leans, La, and Julia Fenton, New York city !;
NJ. T. Mcnamara and Maggie Z. Gross, Wash
ington.
MATERIAL FOR THE NEW PENSION BUILDING.
The following contracts for furnishing brick
for the new pension Office building have been
awarded by Gen. Meigs: The Washington
Brick Machine company about 100000 COM
mon brick at S793 per thousand, and about
100000 pressed brick at 5l0.D3 per thousand.
Burns, Russell & Co.. of Baltimore, about
100000 nodded brick at $50 per thousand. A
contract has also been closed with Il. NJ. Mil
Ter, of Washington, to furnish about 4, ,""0
yards of sand at Slip per cubic yard.
YOUNG FOLKS LECTURES.
The second of the course of Young Folks
lectures, under the auspices of the Biological
acl IA
be delivered in the lecture room of the Ma
tional museum to-day at $3.50 p. m. These lec-
lures have been arranged with special refer
ence to the needs of the advanced schools of
the city, and the attendance should be very
large, as much profit may be derived from
them. The lecture this afternoon will be
given by Mr.. Frederick w. True, of the Ma
tional museum, on Swimming Quadrupeds,"
and will be copiously illustrated with speei-
mems.
THE COSMOPOLITAN ASSOCIATION.
A committee appointed for the purpose, and
consisting of DIR. II. n. Howard DR.. r. NJ.
Wilcox, DR.. w. w. Jackson, Col. l.. Bingham,
S. NJ Baldwin, and J. G.. Hertwig,' have
drawn up a constitution, which will be sub
mitted for adoption to the Cosmopolitan asso-
citation, of this city, at meeting to be held at
the office of the National Tiew, 903 Pcnnsyl-
vauia avenue, tomorrow at 3 o'clock p. M.
The preamble reads:
Whereas mutual instruction, the exchange of
views on social, political, and scientific questions,
and the promotion of civilization generally, are
useful and honorable; therefore, be ii
Resolved, That we hereby organize for accom-
pishing the purposes stated by lectures, discus
sions, q reading room, and other suitable means,
and adopt the following constitution.
POLICE COURT NOTES
Mary Nutrell was sent to the workhouse for
ninety days.
Sixty days in Jail is what it will cost Will
lam Dorsey for breaking chair over the head
of J. II. Miner.
William Berry was given six months in Jail
for stealing an overcoat from Mr. James San
derson.
Lewis Kaiser was fined S. for fighting with
Francis Scala. Both are schoolboys, and the
row occurred over a game of marbles.
Michael Liston and Joseph Lockbeeler were
each fined S1O5 for keeping unlicensed bars.
Augustus Draney was fined 800 for firing
five shots at n colored man named Hall, who
threatened to kill pup belonging to Draney
which had attacked him. An appeal was
noted
Samuel T. Lucleett was charged with being
an unlicensed real-estate broker, and was
given a week to procure license.
Martin O'Donohue was fined $40 for violat
ing the building regulations by building
frame extension to his brick stable.
Leonard Jeanette was fined 50 for making
disturbance in the National thcater.