National Republican., 1882-07-28

Mary Bohrer, fricndless white woman, said to
be well connected in Georgetown, died of con-
sumption at the poor house.
The Lower Cedar Point boat did not arrive at
the wharf until after o'clock this morning. The
steamer MoSeey was aground at the Point
Health officer Townshend gave the oleamnrga-
rine factory people permission to work last night
and use up material oil hand, they promising TO
close up to. day.
Charles Bates George A. Prather, Charles Will
Jams, and George Cotton forfeited 81 each in the
police court yesterday for bathing in the Potomac
between daylight and dark.
One OF the first houses erected on Capitol Hill
another old landmark-located on Second near
street southeast Is being torn down to make room
for q handsome new building.
1t is stated that Mr.. A. B. Mullett, formerly su-
petyising architect of the Treasury Department,
buildings, now held by Mr.. Entwislle.
Mr. b. +. Pritchard, who was charged with
forgery, was yesterday examined in the police
court, and in default of bail committed to jail.
The case was continued until next Tuesday.
The largest attendance that has assembled on
the base ball ground was the one that witnessed
the game on the National grounds between the
Stars and Waverleys yesterday, which resulted In
a victory for the Stars by u score of IL to l..
Oscar Turner. colored, was charged in the police
court yesterday with carrying razor. He claimed
to be barber. The court imposed fine of $50 or
thirty days, but suspended execution of sentence,
and took Turner's personal bonds to leave the
city.
Samuel Nelson, of Montgomery County Mary.
land and Sarah Tasker of this city, both colored,
visited the clerks Office yesterday morning and
procured a marriage license. The services of
Brother Bailey were then secured and they were
made one.
The captain of the steamer Mattano states, in
reference to the charge of cruelty to animals made
by Major King, that they were only tied to pre-
vent their hooking each other with their horns.
and that were greater liberty given them it would
result TO their injury.
Charles jackson, a colored man, was charged in
the police court yesterday with burglary under
the new law. Jackson broke into the warehouse
of BE jamin T.. Bak aud stole some lumber.
Judge smell held Jackson in default Of $500 bonds
to aw ait the action of the grand jury.
About $3.50 o'clock yesterday afternoon John
Mccoy, n white man. 65 years old, while getting
off a cur ai the corner of Seventh street and the
Avenue, slipped and broke his left thigh; He was
taken in a hack to his boardinS-place, the United
States Hotel, and medical mid rendered him.
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday tc
Wiemon Thomas Prince William County, Vir.
ginia, and Mary E. Carter, Washington, d. c..
James William Taney AMI Sarah Matilda Clngett
Montgomery County, Maryland; Samuel Nelson
Montgomery County, Maryland, and Sarah Tasker
Washington.
The engineers in charge Of the work of laying
the double track on the Baltimore and Potomac
road state that the double track will be laid only
as far as Bowie this year. but after the st of Janu-
ary the work will be pushed forward with renewed
vigor, and the entire road, including the widening
of the bridges, will be completed early in the
spring of next year.
Mr.. Grant Parish yesterday morning again lib
Grated in this city the three carrier pigeons, Gen
Grant, Excelsior and Torpedo, for a flight to Bal
timore These are the same pigeons that made
fight to Baltimore last week The time Of the
liberation was-for General Grant, 9:04; Excelsior
Ola and Torpedo, 9:2i, The pigeons arrived In
Baltimore at IL o'clock.
Captain William p. Ferguson, an old resident o
Capitol Hill, says the old market house lately de
molished, southeast corner of Third and b street.
southeast, was rot the market house in whicl
Lafayette was received when he visited this city
| That market house stood in the middle of Eas
Capitol street, between First and Second, and wa
torn down upward of thirty years ago.
Miss Fannie Hodges, who was badly injured b!
| being thrown from buggy on Tuesday afternoon
| on Whitney avenue. in the county, is much NOR
seriously injured than was first supposed, and NJ
| to this time her recovery Is uncertain. She is up
der the care of DR. johnson Eliot with her friends
| 400 New York avenue. Miss Hodges is Il school
| teacher of Baltimore, and was here on visit t
| her friends.
gray-haired old man who gave the name o
| Henry p. Jones was iu the police court yeserda.
on the charge of attempting to steal the panta
| looms of Hon. Henry l.. Morey. He claimed to be
physician aud to have come here to get an increHs
of his pension; that his funds had run out, anI
that his little girl was crying for something to eat
| He was released on giving his personal bonds L
leave the city.