National Republican., 1882-12-11
DISTINCT RRENITIEs.

Tho cN-army nurses hold their monthly
meeting tomorrow night Mt 9li l. street
w. j. Mexican, of this city, is now the ad.
vance agent of "Mitchcl's Pleasure Party"
now playing in New York.
The New York republican association will
give its first soiree this season on Thursday
evening next ut Masonic temple
On Saturday evening the Masonic veterans
met at the residence of Gen. Pike, but, on ac-
count of the limited number present, an ad-
journment was had until next Saturday.
Richard Ross, colorcd, was Saturday ar
rested by Detective Acton for the robbery of
three packages from the delivery wagon of
Taylor d IIuity. Some Of the goods were re-
covered.
Marriage licenses have been issued to George
Carter and Annie johnson, James Watson
and Eliza Bauman, Daniel Norton and Katie
Murphy, Elias Churchwcll and Eliza smith,
all of this city.
The annual meeting of the grand chapter
f. A. A. NJ. will be held in the chaptcr-rOom
of the temple Wednesday evening next.
| Grand officers for the ensuing capitular year
will be elected.
| Eureka Royal Arch chapter, No. 4, has
| elected and installed the following officers:
o. II. Thompson, VI. T.. II. p; j. II. Dripps,
i. X; Isaac Farbrothcr, f. s.; S. J. ThOmp
son, secretary; w. H. Goods, treasurer.
Jamcs's creek being frozen over, the vessel
used for the removal of oflal from the city is
unable to make the regular trips and the re-
fuse will have to be otherwise disposed of. 1t
will probably be taken to the fair grounds.
The commissioners have ordered the cstab-
lishment of school at the wOrllhouse to
teach the young rascals who arc sent there
for minor Otlcnses. 1t is believed that this
will be a means of reforming many boy who
otherwise would come out to renew his course
in crime.
The Potomac boat club has secured rooms
in the Corcorau building which will he fitted
| up with all the latest patented appliances for
rowing, so that the men can be kept in condi-
tiOn during the winter. The rooms will also
he supplied with every comfort for the use of
the members.
Mr.. Clarence b. Rheem, secretary to the su-
perintendent of public schools, Saturday
turned over to Gen. Swain, treasurer of the
Garfield fair association, the sum of $3.50, the
same representing the total number of tickets
sold at the schools to children for admission
into the fair at the capitol.
The sixth subdivision of Associated chari-
ties will hold "A public meeting at Memorial
chapel, corner of Vermont avenue and Four
tccnth street, this evening. Judge Macarthur
is president of this subdivision, and interest
ing addresses may be expected, showing the
work done already and what is necessary in
the future
Miss Ransom, the well-known artist. whose
return to Washington has been long delayed
by serious illness in her family in Cleveland,
arrived in this city few days since, and is
busiy engaged in putting her new and ele-
CANT studio on f street in order for business.
A week or ten days will be required to finish
the work and getting ready to see her friends
and patrons.
The Capital bicycle club held its sem-an-
nual election of officers Saturday night re-
sulting in the choice of the following: Presi-
dent, Leland Howard; vice-presdent, p. r.
Dodge secretary, s. p. Moses, ir.; treasurer, +.
c. Dom; captain, l.. w. Seely; subcaptain,
Max Hansmann; junior sub-captain, II. Y.
Davis; executive committee, the above and
T, A. Berryhill, T. G. Upton, and Charles
Flint.
The regular meeting of the District of
Columbia auxiliary of the Marine National
Relief association for the benefit of life-saving
stations will be held tomorrow morning at
J. o'clock in the parlors of All Souls church,
corner Fourteenth and l. street. Donations
of clothing or money will be gratefully
received, and the ladies expect to make up
several boxes to be sent to the different life
saving stations.
One of the pile-drivers to be used in the
work Of constructing the railway for the re-
moval of the eXCavated material from the
Potomac flats has already arrived, and is sta
toned at the foot of Seventeenth street.
OlllNlS are 'NIlNtlNl W NlIlNG NHOTllN, anu
unless delayed by the freezing of the river,
Mr.. Sanford Ross, the contractor will COM
mence the work of driving piles to-day.
The trial of John w. Gersbach the East
Washington shoemaker, for assaulting little
Carrie Ayers took place on Saturday in the
police court. The child told her story which
was corrObOrated by the evidence of colored
girl who met her just as she left Gersbachs
| shop and to whom she related what had oc-
Cured, The defendant denied the charge,
but Judge Smell imposed fine of 800 or
ninety days. An appeal was noted
As was stated in TIE REPUBLICAN some
days since, Mr.. w. S. Thompson has notified
the city postmaster that the postal du-
ties dcvolving upon himself and his assist
ants were very embarrassing to his business
as druggist Consequently a transfer of the
branch post-otlice will be made this morning
to Anglims book store, in the Corcorun build
ing. The new station will be in charge of
II. Loundermilk, Mr.. Anglim's partner, who
was for eight or nine yoara-running through
Gen. Grants neutrality-suspicious. at
| Cumberland, Md.