National Republican., 1882-11-01

On motion of Mr. iIenkle, Harry W. Cragin, Of
the New York bar, has been admitted to the Dis.
tIict bar.
Mr.. Thomas j. Fisher real estate agent, has
sold for G. l.. Kennedy, executor. dwelling No.
G2j street, with stable, TO Addison NJ. Smith, for
$500.
Whatever the changes from fall elections, the
new coners will hnl their way to the busy, at
trGa.ivc halls of the Srenceriai Business College
to prepare for the active duties Of life.
Mr.. Edward S. Burgess, the new professor of
Latin the High school, is graduate of Hami-
ton College, and has been for two years one OF the
fellows" Of the Johns Hopkins University.
Albert Frey, the champion of the United States,
will give an exhibition of his wonderful pool
playing this evening at Michael Scanion,s new
John II. Harmon has sued the Washington and
Georgetown Railroad Company, claiming $4,000
and costs for being thrown from of the COM
pany cars on April 80 last and being greatly in-
jured.
Marriage licenses have bacn issued to Thomas
A. Howard and Fannie c. Hunt, Charles Camp
bell and Eliza Grey, George T. Nokes and Mary
smith, Joseph Ray and Layinia Lightfoot, all OF
this city.
Active preparations are being made at the Cap.
itol for the coming Garfield Fair aud Art EXposi-
ton. Carpenters are already ut work in the ro-
tnnda aud the old hall of Representatives putting
both places In order.
Welcker's Hotel will open for the season to-day.
II lJs ueeu HeNIS anu TeLONutcu hT.
Felter, the proprietor has returned from Europe,
where he has been for the past two months, pur-
chasing new stock for the coming season.
About two hundred laborers and large ifum-
ber of carts have commenced the aork of ex-
cayGting OH the grounds of Howard University n
short distance east of tie University buildings near
the mouth of the Jndut, for the new water reser
-Soir.
~ Special meeting of the Medical Association
was held last evening for the transaction of All
,,1nt tinn nf hnS uln cin,,
was extremely brief one, owing to the alb
sence OF the secretary, and the slim attendance Of
members.
The young men of East Washington on Monday
evening, ut the Seamen's Retreat. No. I'll street
southeast, formed Young Mems Christian AssO-
citation for Eust Washington. and elected Rev.
Samuel Kramer president and Howard o. En-
mons secretary.
Margaret Riley was again before the police
court on the charge OF being an unlicensed pro-
ducc dealer. The prosecution claim that the
woman buys and sells produce, while she denies
buying, ana says she Ills produce which she
raises. The case was continued.
Mr.. /. kimball, jr., who has for n long time been
superintendent of the Census Oncc building, has
been appointed private secretary to Senator Blair
and clerk of the Scnnte Committee on Eiu-
cation and Labor. kim" is n thoroughly ac-
complished gentleman and will be found fully
at home in the new duties he will be called upon
TO perform
Mr. Morgan Llewellyn, third-class clerk in the
pOSIllOl
to return to Tennessee TO engage in coal mi ming
business. Mr.. Llowellyn has been a resident of
Washington little over Two years, and rose rap
idly TO n sixteen hundred. dollar clerk, being n
genial and Joviul gentleman. His friends are sorry
| for his departure
| Two colorei boys. named respectively Washing
| ton and Webster, disagreed over game of mar
| b!es on Eleventh street southeast Tuesday morn
| ing, resulting in a fight during which Washington
cut Webster on the arm with his little lack. kiiife
| iufllptiuu n panlul wOull. 1t Mt first thOuph
that an artery had been severed, but investigation
| proved this untrue.
| About o'clock Tuesday evening Edward Dunn,
a mounted messenger of the War Department.
was thrown from his hor on Pennsylvania ave-
| me, between Tenth and Eleventh streets north
west, by colding with butchers wagon, and
| was very seriously injured. He was removed TO
| his home, alo Ninth street southwest, in a car
riage and IL physician summoned.
Richard Bates the colored thief, who has been
arrested in connection with the recent robberics
| in the northwest section, was before the police
| ccurt Tuesday to answer charges of second oiense
OF petit larceny from james j. Hundley on Septem-
on October -, and Patrick Brennan on October IL.
lie was committed in default of $4,000 bonds.
Patents were issued Tuesday from the United
States Patent Onico to the following District in
ventors: Lewis Abraham, stay for garments;
Oscar II. Coumbe, of Washington, aud Il. Il. Rob-
| ert. Of New Orleans, La, substitute for butter
and another to the same parties for substitute for
| lard; Elizabeth n. Douglas. bathing stockings
anl Antonio Pelletier, compound for artificial
| stone.
| Robert Edwards q colored man, was charged in
the police court with the larceny of 155 pounds
| of paper from the press room Of THE NATIONAL
| RErUDMCAS The evidence showed that the pris.
| Oucr had been seen about the premises, and was
arrested while enaeavoring to sell over l50 pounds
of white par or, which WAS subsequently identified
| by Mr. C0nger. Judge Smell sentenced the pris-
oner to sixty days in jail
| The meetings ofthe Philadelphia branch of the
| Woman's Board of Foreign NJ ssions held to-day
and tomorrow at the congregational Church,
| promise to be very interesting. The daily meet
iugs will be OrCn 10 ladies, and tie meeting this
evening to the public. Rev. Dr. Hitchcock mis-.
sionary to Turkey; Rev. Mr.. Holmes, of Bali-
| mere; Rev. Mr.. WynCOOp, and ii. A. HaZen, ESQ Il,
of til city, will make the addresses,
An enjoyable surprise was afforded Messrs. A.
s. Coleman, d. T. Chase, and G. A. Lyon, of the
Pension ONCE, on Friday afternoon, aner Office
hours, when the gentlemen formerly under their
| instruction as special examiners presented each
! with a handsomely bound copy Of Webster's Die
! tiumary, with the name Of each recipient hand
somely embossed thereon. Neat little speeches
| were made, and "spelling-bees will probably
be ONE mania at the special examination Iii.
| vision oil the Pension ONCE before long,
|
"A Sisters Sacrifice"
| The naIrisons-Alicc md IOuis-who bova