National Republican., 1882-09-15

Mrs Captain Russell and family have returned,
after an absence in New York of over three
months.
Mrs. Mary C. Douglas, one OF the principals OF
| the Washington Collegiate Institute Is home
| again, having been rusticating in Virginia.
| L. A. Clifford, Of the fourth Illinois Congress
sionnl district, has been added to the political
committee connected with the Illinois Republican
| Association
David Doyle, colorcd, who was sent out by J. II
Grimes yesterday TO collect market bills, failed to
turn in the money he obtained, and was arrested
by Officer Breen.
The fine farm of Mr.. J. B. Bryan, near Hyatts-
| vile, Prince George County Maryland has been
sold for $4,000 to Messrs. George J. johnson and L.
| ID. Wine of this city.
Mr.. Jacob jacobson, of 716 Fifth street north
west having passed examination, has been ap-
pointed as rstClass clerk, 81 900, assigned to the
| Surgeon Generals Office.
| George Henry Smallwood, a huge colored man,
undertook to bite Miss, Annie MARI through the
lips and taken to the fifth precinct station by
| Officers Bailey and Thomson
| A letter from Chief Martin Cronin says the ma
tional convention of fire engineers in Cincinnati
| is success i'll every particular, with larger at
| tendance than any previous one.
a case for Major King occurred on Fourth street,
above East Capitol, yesterday, where lean, raw.
boned horse attached to swill wagon fell, and it
| took six men to get him on end.
Two cattle men named James R. Purcell and
| Edward 7. White had an alteration in the Center
Market yesterday and were carried off TO the fifth
| precinct station by Officer Nicholson.
| Lady copyists in the Treasury Department insist
that the official letters were never so interesting
they are at prespnt-fOr Ii is nice to have some
| thing NclC from the French every day.
| Workmen are busily engaged in the Post Office
Department cutting away the space for the car of
| passenger elevator, for which an appropriation
| of 81 800 was made by the last Congress.
The main and branch offices of Adams Ex-
press Companies, on Pennsylvania avenue and
street, near the Treasury, are draped in mourning
in consequence OF the death of General E. L. SAN
ford, vice president of the company.
| Mr. William Wagner, the Washington pigeon
shot, on last Monday morning killed ninety four
rail without miss, and got ninetyone in the
boat. This remarkable shooting and good
marking He also killed fifty reed.bird, all OH one
tide.
Ground has been purchased on the corner oi
Second street and Delaware avenue northeast
upon which the proposed temperance tabernacle
will be erected. The ground has been nearly paid
for, and Bud Eagleston says the tabernacle will
| shortly be commenced.
Mr.. John E. Thomson, the principal Of the South
Washington public schools, has had much diff
Guilty in procuring apartments for his scholars
until the Jefferson building can be flushed A
few Of the scholars are stu unprovided with seats
provided for.
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to Rob
ert II. Wood, Bonneville, Ind, and Hester E
Slingland, Washington, D. c.; Richard Lewis ant
ELIZA Dorsey, BrlgntWOOd, ~. u, AlDert =. JeHer
son and sophia Jones, Ignatius Garner, and Jennie
Butler, and James L. Jones and Annie h. ROLLS
all of this city
dead horse lying on the Long Bridge yester
day morning was source of much danger to We
hicles passing over. One team especially becam,
greatly frightened and dashed away at terrific
rate Of speed, greatly imperiling the existence o
its driver. The carcass was still reposng ON til,
bridge in the afternoon.
Dr. A. J. Faust, of this city, will publish in th
next number of the Catholic World an article on tn
| "Stabat Mater" one of the most noted Of Medieva
hymns. DR.. Faustis we'll known in literary circle
here MS beinga very profound and versatile write
and contributions from his pen adorn the pages
many of the lea ding magazines.
The county liquor dealers, who were raided b
the License Inspector Officer Carter, were on trit
a in the police court yesterday George Rose wt
fined Sl05, Matthew Davis SlO5, and John Brow
$40. Michael Liston and Robert Barry had the
cases continued, and George Horley, Henry HaW
! kins, and Joseph Jingle forfeited collateral
The Bee will tomorrow make its appearanc
under a new management, consisting Of Messr
W. Calvin Chase, editor and proprietor, C.
Stewart business manager, and w. II. Washing
ton, n very popular young man among our colore
people, local editor. The Bee will continue
| preach pure Republicanism and to support til
administration and the Liberal movement in III
South.
Inquiries yesterday in regard to the condition
those who were injured by the collision of II
steam and street cars on Monday night disclose
:, the fact that Nolan. the driver Of the street ca
was improving; also that Mr.. Burns, one of Il
passengers, was suffering considerably from IN
iuries In his side and internal pains. NJ
Palmer, who was injured in the face and head
suffering considerably He is confined to h
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