National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-17

"Thc Wonders Of Physics"
The philhamonics will rercat their recent suo-
cessGul cute tainmcnt with the I" fan" and
"br on" drills next Thursday
Justice Blatchford has bought the residence of
General Humphreys, at fifteenth and streets,
overlooking Mclhcrsou Squire, for $4,000
Officer Frank TOul,on oyCr,trnincd himself so
hndly recently while endcavoiing to lift fallen
horse hat he broke a blood vessel lie is danger
ously III.
Colonel Corbn the secretary and treasurer, re.
ceivcd dnring last week subscriptions amounting
u s22is5 toward the Garfield monument to be
erected In this city.
During wrestling match Saturday night be-
tween w. w. Below aud David $. Townsend at
G5 seventh street, BELOW was thrown, and In fall
ing broke his Icy In two places.
Tie silver set not disposed of Mt the late fair of
the Uniformed battalion OF Odd.Fcllows will be
rallied this evening at half past seven o'clock, ut
the Office of J. $. Swormstedt, 9lS street.
Miss Katie Scott, of Indianapolis, Ind, has been
appointed rs leading soprano at the Tabernacle,
South Washington. Miss Scott is the pOsSessOr of
n voice of exceptional sweetness and power, and
VIII he quite an acquisition to the musical circles
| of this city.
It's proposed to celebrate the one hundredth
birthday Of Frederick Froel ell the founder Of kim
| Gergarcns, on Friday night at Miss Polluck's
| school, 1927 Thirteenth street and on Saturday
evening 10y childrcn's festival at the Congrega-
| tiOnhl Church.
The vocal and instrumental concert Of the
GEORGETOWN Masonic Choir, complimentary to I! e
inactive members, will take place at Cmtis school
building Thursday evening next. The choir will
be assisted by some of our best professional and
amateur talent.
Amcctiug of the soldiers and sailors was held
at Cosmopolitan Hail saturday night to tfltct ma
tiOuR union for the protection of the rights and
ucCsts OF the soldiers aud sailors of the country.
| RESOLUTIONS were adopted looking to their mos
| thorough organization.
The death of Mrs. Joseph S. Beard, which oc.
| Cured In Bloomington ILL.,, last week, will lie
deeply regretted here, where she had large circle
| Of friends. Mis-. Beard was an admirable woman,
| fond and dotilg wife II true Christian, and much
| beloved by all who knew her.
On Saturday Coroner Patterson examined the
remains of the dead infant found Friday by Officer
Pmn, Of the Second Precinct, and after an autopsy
| by Dr. HnTugtn gave certificate of death fUn
| criminal ncgl Ct The body was turned over Ia
| the Health Officer for intcrment.
The report the operations ofthe Masonic hoard
of relief for the past year shows the expenditures
for special cases Of relief to be Sis5s3, aud cm.
| bncyS thirty applicants from sixteen states and
one Territory. Tie average assessment OH the
membership was only Ga cents per capita.
o.day in the United States Supreme Court when
| the Mason hdbeds corpus case comes up for hear
ing the Attorney General will challenge the right
| Of The court to take original Jurisdiction in the
| ease on the ground that the question could only
| properly be brought 10 that court on appeal.
The Washington Light Infantry Corps have is.
sued invitations for one Of their popular sorets AT
their armory on the evening Of Wednesday next
April 10. II is intended 10 make this one the last
of The season, better IL that is possible than any
hitherto given under the auspices of this gallant
| corps.
| On Saturday Elizabeth MRrSchauer filed bill Of
| divorce against John Marschauer. They were
married June r. 1919, and lived together only
| three months when the defendant began to itrra
her aud deserted her, leaving her utterly destitute
She asked to be allowed TO resume her maiden
| name Of Rank.
The officers Of the Grand EncQmpmcnt, /. o. O.
| f., will conclude the yisitaliOns 10 subordmnte-
this week rs follows Mount Nebo Encampment
| Noe Wednesday evening; lecture by John Long,
| eve'iug; lecture by Oliver DuiOuT, H. =. of Column
| Din Encanpment, No. l.
Frank Hag2r,y, the popular Avenue rcstau-
rRtucr, WIN In day or two introduce novelty in
| the restaurant business in Washington. lie pro.
poses to dispense fried oysters, chicken croguc
cUtiSh balls, &c, TO his hungry patrons, and " i
| have them cooked IN one OF tue windows in the
| font Of his es,Ublis ment
An alarm of fire was turned in shortly before
noon yesterday from box 132, No. . engine house
caused by very slight blaze in the shngle roof Of
| the unuCcupcd frame house, No. 1918 G stree
| northwest. The fire caughtaprarcntly from sparks
| from y neighLorlng chimney, and was eXtln'
| guishGd by the hook and ladder men without the
engines going into service.
The fourteenth annual meeting of the Congrcga-
uorul Association of New jersey will take place
al the Congregational Church in this city to.mor.
row, and will last three days. During the Sc sion
IN. lc viii be addresses by eminent members o
| the church, ana ~ the receipt II Senator Window
| viii preside, und greeting viii be extended by
| lions. Haskell and Burrows.
Uncle Joe Williams was around on the srcCt
yesterday afternoon with meHt.suw in his hand
preaching funeral oratiors Gbaut Tom Bowen
| When he got the news from the State. house he b
q big chunk out Of The alley corner Of Daniels \
Fishers building ana sawed II lamp.post in two
| Subsequently he was seen swimming in the city
| ditch, trying to cool Of.-DcHUer Tribune
Marriage licenses were issued Saturday t.
Samuel lvinse ana Florence McKn ght both o
FairinT County, Virginia Thomps Brown an,
Eliza Butler, Henry Morkcn aud Lena b. Momm
Smith, Of Washington County, Maryland, nnC
Ell,n Tcrc'0. Welsh, Of Berkeley County West Nir
| piuii; James Armstrong and josephine a. Cutty
Robert Hammond and Annie Roberts, Andersen
| Gordon ant Maria Swami,
| 1t will pay the visitor to the National Museum
TO examine the matoTa medical exhibit of tn,
world cling prepared aud brought together unde
! the direction Of the Mcssrs. Schienelin d CO. o
! New York, and that Of chemicals by Powers q
/ Weightman, OF Philadelphia. No known medic
| inal article whether Of aboriginal or civilized
! tRiued. Some six hundred Chinese medicines
| alone have already come into this collection.
The following directors Of the Central DspenslrS
and Emergc pcy Hospital have been elected for IN,
year ending March 81, 1888; Jesse b, Wilson, MuIo
/ J. W. Powell General william NJ, Dunn, b, q
| Keyser Caldcrun Carlisle, +, X, Wilson, j. W
Baker, j. W. Drew, j, A. Baker, John +, Hanna
W NJ Gait G. C. DunCRuson, L.. W. Middleton,
Temple, +. b. MOhun, William Gait. Thomas /
Morgan, aud Drs. A. Pate, james r. Morgan, Flo
doNrdo Howard, J. Eliot y. :, Lincoln, ROber
Reyburn Louis Mackall' and A. y r. Garnelt'
National TheaIrc-'' Pirates Of PenEancC.
owing TO the sudden summons OF Miss Catherin
Lewis to New York by telegraph 10 appear thi
morning and give evidence In her suit with IN
Comfy Barton Combination, the opera of "Oli
! Ii,,stl lao OLD pit