National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-02-24

District cases will occupy Judge Cox's attention
OH Saturday in the Criminal Court.
Hiram Homan has filed n bill against Jennie M.
Cutler for the partition of certain real estate.
Charles w. Dorsey, a law student, wns, on the
report of the examining committee, admitted to
the bar yesterday.
James Y. Christmas indicted for the murder Of
William G. Whitney last June, will be tried In tho
Criminal Court next Monday.
Hon. John Amber Smith, who has been in New
York for the past week attending TO an important
law case, arrived home yesterday.
The Eureka Literary Society Of Howard Univer-
sity will give literary and musical entertainment
at the University Hall this evening. The pro-
gramme has been carefully selected.
A bill of divorce has been filed by Frances A.
Halter against William II. Halter Cruel treat
ment and abandonment are the grounds alleged.
The parties were married In this city last october.
1t is expected that Miss Minnie Hauk, who is the
beautiful gypsy in Carmen" will try to add to
her stock of jewelry by working the Tea Store for
a chOteaine watch when she arrives in the city
next Monday.
Detective Bill Coomes says he don't see why It
should be specially announced that "The Black
| Crook" is playing this week. Tho black crook"
has been playing II all the winter long, aud pretty
successfully, too, ut that.
Eta Fullerton was granted divorce from John
L. Fullerton by Judge Wylie yesterday and SIS a
month nlimony allowed. They were married in
| June, 1873. The grounds of complaint were cru
city, incompetence, and abandonment
Robert Myers (colored) was tried yesterday in the
Criminal Court of an assault with intent to COM
nit rape on Catherine Payne, colored girl ten
| years old The oiense was committed last Novem-
Der. Myers counsel filed motion for new trial.
Joseph r. Hayden and Eleonora Hayden have
filed a suit in equity against f. Kurtz Johnson for
the sale of part of lot square 425 part of lot 81
square 10, and other real estate, for the sale of
| some part of 1t, TO pay back taxes. Mr. Johnson
| Is the guardian of Eeonora Hayden.
The glee club of GrGmmer School No. /. first
division held their first meeting at the residence
of Mr.. George Presbrey, g0l X street northwest.
| The following officers were elected President
| Mr.. Willard Pollard; secretary, Mr.. George
| Presbrey. Several committees were appointed.
| While Samuel Thomas, u colorad laborer en-
ployed at John T. Millcr's coal and wood yard, OH
Virginia avenue, near Four and a. half street, was
at work wednesday his hand was caught In cir
| cular saw and four fingers were amputated. DR.. j.
| II, Riley attended Thomas, and rendered all the
| necessary aid.
FW. sprague, the alleged Rhode Island crank
was arrested In the Cupitol Grounds yesterday and
| taken down to Police Headquarters Sprague
has mania for believing that Washington is the
| place alluded to IN the prophecy OF Daniel and the
| revelation of st. John. Drs. Newman and McKim
| examined him and pronounced him insane lie
win be sent to St. Elizabeth to-day
John +. Mitchell, colored ex-pOlceman, Is
being tried in the Criminal Court for committing
a rape on his daughter. under fifteen years of age
The daughter has given birth to a boy which is
said to bear striking resemblance TO the alleged
father Mitchell was tried once before the jury
| at that time disagreelng, standing eleven for con-
| Yiction and one for nCquittal.
Yesterday the District Attorney filed suit for
| the United States against George d. Benjamin,
Carrie d. Evans, Administrative Of the estate OF
John o. Evans, and II. Fendall ana r. r. Perry,
| administrators of the estate of Thomas /. Hume,
on the bond of the first named as disbusing OFF,
Ger of tho State, War, and Navy Department build
| Ing. The amount of default Is SS,O7l05.
Yesterday in the Court in Banc the hiefjustice
delivered the opinion in the case of W. Naior and
others against Catherine Connolly. The opinion
| affirmed the decree of the Equity Court, setting
aside certain deeds Of conveyance made by the late
| her considerable property An appeal to the Su-
preme Court Of the United States was prayed.
Bids were opened at the office of the supervising
architect Of the Treasury Thursday for plastering
work at the United States barge oficc, New York
lyons, 5000; D. W. Lloyd, Is 7O0 Bids were also
opened for iron arohing, Turing, and lathing ON
S,sSH R sTSns e Sr !: W hIyb %
| Brown, 95,475.
Marriage licenses have been issued to Craven
Huntington aud Pat4e Tyler. Fairfax County
| Virginia David Peterson and Martha C.. Carter
r., and Mary S. MeKerichar, Washington Fran
els X. Lamb Washington, and Lidia W. Bailey,
and 0delia Ducketti John II, Thompson and
Elizabeth r. Norris Lee Is. Henderson and Mary
| A. Anderson, OF this city.
| At the Swedenborglan conference which closed
yesterday, the following were elected for the en-
suing year: Presiding minister Roy, James d.
Parlneee, of Wilmington; vice president, Rev.
Thomas A. King, of Baltimore recording seGro.
tary, G. A. L. Spanier Of baltimore; correspond
ing secretary Rev. Jabe2 Fox, of Washington;
treasurer, job Barnard, of Washington; additional
| members of the executive committee, George
| Churchman, Wilmington J.W. Hunt Washington;
Casper Miller, BALTIMORE Charles u. Kroner, Bal.
| timoTe,
Articles of incorporation have been filed by the
| Palm Paper Company. The capital stock OF the
comp ID fIo'SIG, ~ i D 49, SSonin6
| The incorporates are Robert G, Iugersoll, E6en-
e2er Morrison, Josiah Curtis, Nathan W. Fitzgerald
pher L, Hawley, and Arthur W. Fiske. of Washing
ton, and Frank II. Alden, Of Cincinnati. The OBJ.
iect of the company is 10 manufacture paper and
pulp, and all other articles aud fabrics, orna-
| mental and useful, made from the various spe'
oies of palms and other fibrous plants.