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

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three times for twenty-five cents in THE REPuB.
LICAS.
Mrs. Lincoln, Cl5 II street, has literary reunion
this evening.
1t is proposed to extend the grounds of the
SChue2en Park.
Mr. Andrew johnson has been re- elected prcsi-
dent of the Potomac Archery Club.
| In the Circuit Court yesterday Charles T. Smith
was excused as q juror for the rest Of the term.
An excursion party will leave Richmond for
this city next Sunday, and remain here over Mon.
! day.
The weekly class. meeting, led by J. c. Tasker,
| met in the parlors of the Metropolitan NJ. E.
! Church last evening.
In the case of Charles Shaw, convicted of the
murder of his sister, his attorneys yesterday filed
| motion for Il new trial.
Thomas Robinson, n colorcd boy, in n sick and
destitute condition, was taken to the hospital yes
| terday by the sanitary department
! The Tabernacle Church has secured the services
| of Mr. Milton Buchanan, the popular ten6r, who
| began ms engagement last sunday,
| The grand juryycstcrday found true bills against
| Cyrus Dryer, assault with intent to kill Ahlnl b.
| Clarke, and William Brooks, burglary and larceny.
An amicabe suit in equity has been filed by
Sophia Just trustee, against Mary Elizabeth Just,
II MINOR to sell certain real estate for the atters
| maintenance and to have guardian dd htem APP
| pointed
Bishop Pipkncy assisted by Rev. Charles D. An
| drews. of Christ r. L. Church, Navy Yard con-
frmed a class of thirty young people from the
| Sunday school and congregation TINT church
| last evening.
The grand officers will make an Official visit to
Minehaha Lodge, ]. o; @. r., this evening, at eight
streets All Good Templars are cordially invited
| TO be present.
! A sewing.machine wagon was smashed up at the
corner of Filth street and the Avenue east about
noon yesterday. The contents Of the wagon, one
machine, was reduced to fragments. Driver and
| horse uninjured.
The case of Ben Kurtz charged with assault
with intent to kill William Phillips, machinist, at
the National Theatre, was tried in the Criminal
! Court yesterday. lie was convicted of simple as
s;lult and sentenced to a fine Oslo.
The Commissioners must be of the opinion that
does not speak very well for their intelligence to
! allow Delaware to be posted up on the street.
lamps, instead Of Delaware avenue.
! The Knights of Jerusalem have decided to take
| part in the emancipation celebration. The hnHn.
! cinl committee report that George Holmes and
| Lieutenant Arnold have contributed 80 each to
| help to defrny the expenses of the celebration,
Union Bethel Literary and Historic Association
| will meet this evening in Bethel Hall. The paper
iordisCussiOn will be presented by Professor X. T.
GreCncr entitled q" The Relative Influences of Mo-
! humInCdanism and Christianity on the Negro"
The funeral of Mr.. p. C. Claughlop, who died
on Sunday night, will take place from the resi-
| dcncc Of his son Hon. II. o. CaughtOn, 201 L
| street northwest this morning, at ten o'clock The
| deceased had reached the ripe old age of eighty
years.
James II. Spencer sues the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company and claims $1,000 damages.
He was run oyer by train of cars on November
2 1881, and had his foot badly smashed and
laCerOted, owing TO the negligence of the COM
panys officials
Major King the friend of the dumb animals,
yesterday obtained warrants for the arrest of a
| number of poultry dealers who bring their fowls
| crowded in small baskets, and he has also war
rants for several personswho have oyerdriven and
overworked their horses.
The case of Kilen against the Glen Falls Fire
Insurance Company occupied the attention of the
! Circuit Court all yesterday. The plantitt sues to
recover $500 on policy OF insurance, the defense
being that the goods are not destroyed us repre-
| scented ana that the claim is fraudulent
Marriage licenses have been issued to George
Fisher and Carrie Howell, of Richmond, Va. Till.
man q. Ross and Sarah T. Williams, Lewis Green
Horace Berry and Martha Alexander of Washing.
ington Benjamin Gross and Katie Dggs Ana
costa, d. c.
The Band of Hope Temperance Association of
Children propose to give an entertainment on the
evening of the 2Sth instant The entertainment
Is strictly under the care ana direction of Mrs.
Chambers, president of the BHnd of Hope and
chRrwomNu Of the committee OF Juvenile work in
the w. Il, I, A.
Although the smiling countenance of the anna
BILE Ellingcr was missed during the engagement OF
| Mile. Rhea, still the manner in which the large
number of persons who filed the house Mt each
| performance were seated showed Concusiyely that
Mr. Ford has corps Of gentlem0nly aud efficient
| ushCrs second TO none.
Ioln TnViOr for himself mud wife nnd n nnyt
friend of Imogen Moshcr aud Htzhugh Taylor
| has filed bill in equity against William II.
| CRgett and others 10 compel William II, Clugett,
as trustee TO set aside and retain In his hands for
| the benefit of the cOmplanants certain sums be-
| quCuthcd TO them under the will of the late Eliza
| NJ MUsher,
An election of directors and officers of the
schuct2en Park Company GALES Woods) was held
last night NJ Cosmopolitan Hall, resulting ms fol.
lows; Henry Koch. president; Carl Roeser jr.,
vice. presidents J. G. BuxmNn, secretary; August
Dochrer, treasurer; directors, Edward FiNRi &, j,
johnson, Henry NOll, John Burus, William Mueh-
lciscn, aud d. W. Classic,
As the steamer Jane Moseley was backing out
from the wharf at Alexandria yesterday evening
to proceed on her regular trip to Fortress Monroe
aud Norfolk she cullidCd with n tug that was com.
ing into the dock and damaged her rudder to such
an extent that 1t was no. deemed prudent for hel
| TO DrOceed on her VOYAGE. A survey oftuc iuiure,
| tOlhC steamer Will he made ut an early hour tn Is
morning. Most Of the Moseley's passengers re-
turned to the city last night
BIDS were opened yesterday at the office OF Mr.
SmithmCyer, the architect, for the erection of the
proposed addition 10 the Post. Office Department
ip be built at Eighth aud T. streets The bidder,
were: j. H. Hewlett $4,000; Davidson, sos rs
Bright a Humphrey, Sig,Iis; John Henderson
$4,000; Gitlinger & Langley, S598Sl Mathew Nc,
GUWUll, Stl923. The contract viii be awarded tC
Messrs. Bright Humphrey
Permission has been given by Lieutenant Greene
to the agent of Mr. Forepaugh "to cross the
Street Bridge to Georgetown and return with tht
procession Of FulCpaugh's Circus the elephants e
cross in single file, NJ least ten feet apart the pro
Cessi0u to move on April g." SO the dCuiZens O
Georgetown will have an opportunity of witness,
ing the parade and the twenty one elephants will
| fully test the strength OF the bridge.
Kate Homes, coored woman, died yesterday a
her home in Slate alley between l. and + AND
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets northwest, of con,
| sumption, in very destitute circumstances. The
body was taken IN charge by the Health Depart
mcnt and buried under their direct n. DurinI
the funeral Mamie Johnson, maiden of duskl
hue, got glOrously drunk, aud became so nOisi
that OniCcT Best had to take her to the Filth Pre-
clnct station House and deposit her there 10 COO
on
George Smith, alias Brown, colored was arrested
last night for stealing coat hanging outside
SlrRus clothing store, $50 PENNSYLVANIA avenue
lie was by Mr. Straus, who gave chase, whcI
| the tibet broke for The old Central Guard House
followed by howling mob, on street he piCReC
| up some sacks that We're outside commission
! house, So as Ia appear a. ifhe was engaged IN TN
harmless vocation 0f peddling Iags OMcer BrecI
caught smith and lodged him in the Fifth Pre-