National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-02-06


Thursday ut 1870 p. IN. The mails for NCwfOund-
land, via Halifax, close on Thursday at $50 p. M
The mails for Aspinwal and South Pacific close
on Friday at 10 Il. IN. The mails for Hayti, Savan-
lila, &c, close on Saturday at Il. m. The mails
for CUBA close on Saturday at 100 p. m. The
mails for Honduras and Livingston, via New Or
leans, close on Saturday Mt TSO y. IN. The mails
for China and Japan close February 1 at 7. p. M
The mails Tor Australia &c, close February ut
p. II.
You can publish n three.line advertisement of
"Wanod,' "For Rent" " For Sale" or "Los"
three times for twenty-five cents in THE RBPuB-
hCAN.
Forty nine arrests were made by the police Sat-
urday.
The haJeas corpus case of Nick Miles, charged
with killing Mrs. Connors, will be heard to-day.
W. Stoddard, of Ouray, Col, was the only witness
before. the grand jury Saturday in the star-route
Investigation.
Tonight instead of lecture, a musical enter
tenment will be given in the Y. NJ. C. A. Chapel in
| the free course
Charles H. Wilson, the confidence man, was cong
mtted 10y United States Commissioner Mills satur-
day to await the action of the grand jury.
| The semi-annual election of officers of the Shak-
spcnre Club, which was to have taken place on
! Saturday night has been postponed until the next
meeting.
The National Rifles will give the last OF their
series of popular and enjoyable dancing receptions
for the season at M"rinis Hall Thursday evening,
| February l6.
The third complimentary dance of the Washing
| ton Light Infantry Battalion will take place next
| Wednesday evening at the spacious armory ofthe
| organization.
| urday: Olverp Brown and Ella G. Dom, William
Boyass, of this city, and Mary Boyle, Of Mont
| gOmery County, Md.
| Messrs. W. NJ. Brown and He2ekiah ClRgctt, dry
| goods merchants doing business on Market Space
| have made an assignment to William A. Yates for
| the benefit of their creditors.
| Hannah Keller has sued the District for 81, 900
damages for injury in improving the streets ad-
| Joining her property ON Boundary, between Thir-
| teenth and Fourteenth streets northwest
| Tho election Of officers of the Independent order
| OF Mechanics, which was to have taken place M
| Tlmm's Hall Saturday evening, has been postponed
| until the next regular meeting OF the Legion.
Minnehnha Lodge, No. |, Good Templnrs will
give a public installation of officers tomorrow
| night at Timms' Hail. corner of Seventh and
| streets varied and attractive programme Will
| be presented.
| The Union Veteran Corps win be presented with
| beautiful gold-mounted staff officers sword at
their armory this evening by the Messrs. Wlett Il
| RuOH After the presentation the corps will pro-
| coed to the Light Guard fair
on Wednesday evening the Analostan Boat Club
| will give dancing reception. A number of West
End society ladies will receive for the club The
| arrangements SO far completed promise the most
delightful dancing party oithe season.
The Analostan and Columbia Boat Clubs will
each have at least one new four. cared shell next
| season. The Columbus heretofore have always
mad paper boats, and 1t is not decided whether to
| have another paper or II wooden one,
Lewis willis, president, and b. A. Mcdonald
corresponding secretary, have issued a call to the
colored people to meet ut the Friends of Zion Hall
| on Friday evening next TO arrange for the proper
celebration of Emancipation Day April l6.
The Round Table Shakespeare Club will meet on
Wednesday evening at 20l Thirteenth street south.
west upon which occasion Miss Dolly Hunt viii
| be the hostess Among the new acquisitions to the
Climb is Mr., Sum w Snow, ofthc Land Office.
AS Marion Tibet was descending the steps
leading from the Capitol grounds to First street
yesterday afternoon at two o'clock. he slipped and
dislocated his thigh. Ito was removed to his
home, No. G22 street southeast, in the police
| bulanCe
The German Mmnnerchor of this city have
notified the executive committee of the nRtiona
musical festival to be held at Philadelphia durinl
the coming summer Of their intention to PARTED,
pate in body in the musical programme to b,
rendered on that occasion.
Elizabeth Taylor has entered suit for divorc,
from Charles Taylor The parties were married ii
this city June Is, 1866 by Rev. j. ID. S. Hall Sh,
charges that he has frequently q-treated her
| committed adultery with other parties and iuilet
to support her for the past five years.
The Potomac Boat Cub have received from thC
Minnesota Boat Club, Of st, Paul, who were the
| guests of the Georgetown OaTsmen during the
amateur regatta Il very handsome testimonial eX,
| prcssive of the many acts of kindness shown the
oys from the Northwest during their stay in this
| city.
MIR, Henry f. Gnlig general manager of the
| American Exchange in Europe. is at the Riggs
House. 1t is understood that Mr.. Gillig is TO meet
the executive committee of tho Garfield Memorial
Hospital III relation to arriving ut some under
standing MS to assistance being rendered 1t II
London
District Attorney Riddle has delivered an opn
ion TO the effect that the grounds Of Providence
Hospital are not exempt from taxation, and tha
tl,n nj cd IAgh, no,
The managers Of the hospital propose applying t
Congress for relief and in the meantime the Dis
triCt will try and collect the TAX,
The New York Republican Association held N
meeting Saturday on account OF the smalness o
the attendance, The few members that brave,
the storm sat around the stove and discussed
things in general. Al the next meeting the appli
cations Of certain gentlemen for admission 10 tn
association will come up for consideration.
Miss Hattie A. i. Corts clerk in the Quarter
master Generals office, slipped on tho snow Satur
day afternoon on Pennsylvania avenue, near th
Treasury Department aud broke her len leg in
two places. She was carried into a neighborinl
drug store and attended by Dr. Bliss who success
miy set the broken limb, after which she wa
carried 10 her home.
The Ninth Street Methodist Protestant Churcl
was TO have been dedicated yesterday by the Rev
4, D. Valiant president Of the conference, rs
sisted by the Rev william $, Hammond, of Buti
more, and the Rev. Philip 4. Han, pastor OWN
10 the severe snow storm Saturday night the dedi
cation services were postponed until later day
probably the last Sunday in the month.
Professor Richard r. GIeener will deliver hi
celebrated lecture on the famous black astronome
on Wednesday evening next, The sth instant at TN
Congregational Church, corner Of Tenth and
streets Professor GreCpers ability us an orato
aud the special researches he has made ON thi
subject VIII insure crowded houso, The leclur
is iorthe benefit ofSt, Mays a. E) Church.
The bill in equity filed by Mary A. Paine an,
Margaret II, Billebrown against Mr.. John Coughlal
and others, us has already been mentioned IN tn
REPUBLICAN, was dismissed without hearing a
the request Of plaintiffs counsel the plaintiff
| having borrowed and received tina inonay from