National Republican., 1882-08-29
Prominent Arrivals.

Thermometric readings.-Ta. a. m. GS5o; II am,
617'; 5 p. m, 1852 y. m., Gs2', IL p. M, G3.i0
maximum, 7i.5e; minimum, GS4o.
Prominent Arrivals.
ien,a, iEn,n,TT-MajqT Jacob Wagner; cWSmberlEnd, " Nd
" Jslicf i!roCEiyn. N; y: IhomHs 7. RTi;Py.
Jones, imdiSmS i"rIss HIT h1TGfi pESd.lThiS s
l"hROgsa.G h g.l.a LSSnaonj II RobinsOn ReOkuk. Iowa.
,MnTEoroLrrAN.-w wniiam Armistead. New York;
w. v. poin,n, Lynchburg willard q; Lowell Ohioi
Georgia.: Charles II Davds, brooklyn, H. IL ]. II.
Inileh' Nirginia' ii. ID. Lee, W. L. Damon. shelby
ST. MARc.-Eigar l.. Patch. George v, HutchIn9,
RRGb3n AuSln ~ GsaTy % TsW Yorsi A. Maxwell
ST JAMEs-Ed I. Wiherby, Alabama; J. NJ. Cur
T. Phillips J. H. Rose Indiana.
RtGGs.-H. w. Wall. Richmond, Ind: S. l.. Dill,
NNieiwoern, n. Ci Charles L. Janney, Lees6urg, Val
| ARLGNqToN.--William Harrison. Indianapolis !;
CHARLES r. richardson, BrOokiyn; William NJ,
Watts, Philadelphia.
You can publish n thrce.lino advertisement Of
WANTED" "For Rent" "For Sale" or Lost"
three times for twenty-five cents in THE REPuD-
LIcAN
One fthe drivers Of the garbage wagons found
a dead infant yesterday In the James Creek Canal.
The work oftcaring up the Roadway In front Of
the White House has been commenced prepara-
tory to inying an asphaltum pavement.
An equity suit was yesterday entered by Court
land Boyer against Alfred Dodcmer and others to
vacate the released part OF lot II, square S6S
Lieutenant Austin. Of the seventh police pre-.
| cinct is absent from the city Oh account of sick
ness. and Sergeant Hollenbcrger is acting in his
place.
Sunday night James Howard, colored, aged SO
ye YRS, dropped dead in HOwardtown, d. G. Dr.
Little was summoned and gave q certificate of
death from natural causes.
Mrg At,pf ,pi,t1 t1n nj ontia
had the misfortune to have her room entered by
thieves and her money and jewelry taken. None
of the property mas been recovered
Yesterday morning about 1880 Officer Daley, of
| the fifth precinct, arrested n colOred boy named
William Carr for firing pistol in NailOr's alley.
| He was locked up at the ceutral station.
The remains Of ex- Policeman Shea, whose death
has already been noticed In THE REPUBLICAN, were
yesterday buried at Mount Olyet cemetery. The
attendance at the obsequies was very large.
Uniformed battalion No. /, Knights of Pythias,
paraded last night on the avenue and through
sIme Of the principal Streets after which they
went down the river on an ,excui sion, which was
well attended.
The will of the late Catharine Boyd was yester-
day filed with the register She leaves her estate
to her niece, Cathariuc A. Williams, and her ser
want, Hannah Cahill. Charles A. Walter is up-
pointed executor.
Marriage licenses were yesterday issued to Alex
auder Scott and Alice Hawkins, Prince Georges
County, Maryland; Samuel c. Wilson aud Catha-
rine X. Andrews aud Gabriel Johnson and Eliza
Eskridge, of this city.
Major King, agent, &C., had horse shot yeser.
day which was suffering in such manner as to be
unfit for use, in an alley between Fourteenth and
Fifteenth streets and Rhode Island avenue and NJ
street by consent of the owner
John B. Smith was last night arrested in the
Division for carrying concealed weapons. On be-
ing searched he was found to have Derringer
and over Si25 in his pockets. Such haul has not
been seen ut the central station for some time.
George Ayers, asewing machine agent, was fined
S5 or ffleen days In the police court yesterday for
assaulyng Mrs. Dupont, wholobjected to his carry
ing of her sewing machine, on which she!hadpaid
s22 because she had not the money for the. install
ment due just when he called to collect it,
A man about 30 years old, with sandy colored
beard, is going around ordering goods for the
United States steamer Despatch, and giving u $3.50
check in payment, taking care that the order shall
MT reach that amount. He tried the game on
Bowie's grocery store. corner Seventh and L
st"etts, Tut failed to succeed.
The Catholic priests of this diocese left for Bal
timore yesterday to enter upon the pastoral re-
treat, WHICH will be held at ST. Mary's Seminary,
1t lasting until next Saturday. During their alb.
sence the Jesuit Fathers, Dominican priests, and
those at ST. Augustines (colored) church will fill
any requirement that the faithful OF any Of the
parishes may need
Mrs. Harriet worthington Birnle died in this
city yesterday morning at her residence, No. 2l07
Pennsylvania avenue, af.cr a long and painful
Illness Mrs. Brnie, who was very nearly seventy
five years of age, was the mother of Mrs. John W.
Barlow, wife of Colonel Barlow, Corps Of Eug-
neers, u S. A. and of Mrs Henry b. Noble, wife Of
Captain Noble, retired U. s. A.
| While Julius Augenstein was climbing a tree
yesterday in yard in the of a house OH Penn
| sylvania avenue, between Third aud Four-and.a IA
| half streets, q limb broke, aud he was thrown
violently to the ground from a height of about
| twenty feet and was seriously cut on the head
| Dr. Smith Townshend rendered medical aid, and
pronounced the injuries serious. The boy was
conveyed to his home, No. Sl7 Seventh street.
The fiends of Mr.. William A. Beall, of the Bu.
reau of Engraving, gathered in throngs at his
residence, No. 1927 Eighth street northwest, on
Sunday evening to witness the unfolding of one Of
| the largest and most beautiful specimens of thut
| exquisite pl4ut-the nigAt-blooming cereus-!t
| has ever been our good fortune TO see, Many dis.
| tineuished persons were present who were
| cordially received by Mr.. Beal and his aged
mother, assisted by Miss Clara Murphey, OF Mont
gomcry County, Maryland The flower in full
bio III measured fully eight inches in diameter.
During the present summer the choir of St.
| Matthew's Church has had all unusual long vaca-
tion, and during their absence from the city
their places have been supplied by junior choir,
| consisting of sixteen young ladies, under the
leadership of Mr.. J. +. II. Bois, the bas,o of the
| choir Last Sunday. the Rev. DR.. Chappe le, at
| the high mass, thanked the young ladies Tor him
| self and the congregation for their kind services
during the heated term, and In a few well. selected
| words returned his most sincere thanks to Mr.
BluiS for the valuable assistance he had rendered