National Republican., 1882-11-13

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The Federation of Labor paid n fraternnl visit
Saturday night to the Cgsrmakers' Association.
Owing to Il death in the family d.. Magruder,
the intended wedding reception at the residence
OF General Burns will not be general.
Attention is called to an extensive sale of build
ing lots on II and streets, first square east of
Government Printing Office at o'clock to-day
The members of the choir of the colored Church
OF st. Augustine are preparing to give n concert
next month to liquidate the debt of the church.
The Germania Maenuerchor gives its first en-
tertninment of the season this evening at Abner's
Hall, consisting OF theatrical performance and
ball.
Miss s. E. Mendenhall, of Richmond, Ind. is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. H. w. MendenhGll, at tho
Clarendon, Q0S street northwest, where they are
boarding.
John Nolan, who raised disturbance and as
saulted Officer prather Friday night Mt First and
u streets northwest, was Saturday fined S35 or
seventy-five days.
An Infamous article relative to the sudden
death OF John B. Stickney appeared in a scurr
lous sunday newspaper yesterday, the proprietor
of which has escaped from the city.
Rev. Il. J. Kerrick assistant at st. Patricks
Church. has LETT for his mission. in Charles County
Maryland He has made many warm friends Ill
Washington, who will regret the change.
There will lie regular meeting of the Virginia
Coalition Association tomorrow evening at
O'Clock at the association hall, No. G32 Pennsylva-
mia avenue, at which full attendance is re-
quested
The Young Mems Christian Association will
hold It's anniversary meeting tomorrow evening
in the Foundry NJ. L. Church. Rev. William AL
vln Bartlett, d. D., pastor Of the New York Avenue
Church, will deliver the address.
An alarm of fire was turned in from box No. 32i
at 100 clock Saturday evening, caused By fire
being discovered in house No. 1891 G street north
west. occupied by Mr.. @. +. WalCou The fire was
caused by the explosion ola gas-meeT.
Frederick Roth, the farmer who assaulted an
old employe, Carl Bahnke, some time since on the
formers property, was Saturday committed 10 Jail
$500 bail. Bahnkc was held as n witness.
The first dancing reception Of. the Capital
Pleasure Club will take place this evening at odd
Fellows Hall. Every lady guest will be presented
with handsome souvenir III the shape of a sutin-
lined Illuminated card, made expressly for the
occasion.
Rev. Father Walter, the pastor of st. Patrck's
Church, has been transferred to the Church Of the
Immaculate Conccpton, in place Of Rev p. +.
been transferred to st. Patrick's Church from st.
Peters Church.
The East Washington Y. NJ. C. A. will hold
public meeting this evening Mt p. m, at the Sea-
mems Retreat, ia l. street. Rev. j. France, b. D.
of the Fourth Street NJ. L. Church, will address
the young men. GOOD singing. Ladies and gen.
tlemen are invited.
Professor J. II. Gore, of Columbia College, will
teach the educational class Of the Young Mems
Christian Association at the Association building,
every Monday evening at 7:30. Any young man
who is desrous OF attending this class is invited
to be present this evening.
The Pioneer Council No. /, of the Society of
Jonadabs, gives the play of" Our Boys" and winds
up with ball and supper at odd Fellows Hall
Wednesday evening. the 10th instant. II promises
to I've an agreeable affair." and the good cause ap.
peais 10 all i'll sympathy with its objects.
The High School team met the Columbia Col.
lege club i'll game of foot. ball Saturday after
noon, and the contest ended in draw, each side
SECURING one goal. All communications to the
IfrFI f.ofN hn p,ll Glnl
High School, Edward n. Little srcre ary.
Joseph Wallace colored, was sent to jail Satur-
day for sixty days by Judge Smell. for assaulting
John Lewis, also coloIed, and striking him in the
fnce with stone, injuring him severely Lewis,
the injured man, was also given sixty days Tor
brutaliy beating q colored woman named Eliza
Wallace.
The first of the series of Masonic sociabes will
be held at Masonic Temple tomorrow evening,
upon which occasion the operetta Cox and Box"
Will be rendered BY Messrs Pugh Daniel, and
Hay. Messrs. Hay and Ralph Jefferson will also
give readings and there will be other attractions,
after which dancing will he indulge ill.,
The Chicago World is fortunate in having for
its Washington representative Mr.. J. Edwin Fer
guson, a gentleman whose bright and spicy cor
rcspondence is always read with interest. He has
keen and discriminating Judgment, rendering his
POSSESSES fund Of humor which makes his letters
extremely readable.
Henry Billings of the Third Auditors Office
Treasury Department, has returned to the city
after four weeks Of hard work TO beat the Democ.
racy In Indiana. His telling arguments caused
disaster to the Democrats i'll his county, and they
became so exaspersted by the defeat that they
mobbed him OH the eve of his departure his dis
figured face is his diploma.
Max Sprosser of the Pension Office, who has 70.
turned from the tenth Tennessee district, posi-
lively asserts that Hon. william NJ Smith was
fairly elected over Casey Young, Democrat, but
that in Fuyette County, which generally gives a
Republican majority Of l,50O the Democrats ran
the supervisors away from the polls aud reversed
the majority. He says II is still close, but they
are certain to count the Democrat in.
NJ. p Key, the inventor of new freescape,
was exhibiting his invention opposite Fords
Opera House Saturday afternoon. 1t Is q ample
contrivance, consisting merely OF large canvas
sheet, one end of which is TO be fastened TO the
burning building aud the other to be attached TO
the other side of the street. The hoodlums had
heap of fun In jumping from the window of the
building TO which the escape was attached and
sliding down to the ground.
The will Of the late Robert II. Montgomery has
been filed with the register He leaves to his
daughter, Margaret Bouligny, Gll his property,
consisting principally of 900 acre tract of land in
Perry County, Tennessee, and a claim against the
United States, now pending before Congress for
s37 ,35l49 more or less subject 10 the payment of
certain moneys to James Oswald Smythe, of New
York city, and the collection expenses Margaret
Bouligny is constituted sole executrix without