National Republican., 1882-12-04

Mrs. DR.. Bland will be at home to her
friends this evening from to 10.
Mr.. Christopher Excl, of the Pension Office,
has returned from three months trip to Eu-
rope.
The police made fifty arrests during
the twenty-four hours ending at z u. m. yes
terday.
Mrs. Elizabeth f. Stone has identified pair
ofdiamond earrings and other jewely at police
headquarters as having been stolen from her
house in August 1878.
Saturday afternoon horse slipped and fell
on Pennsylvania avenue, near Four-and-a-half
street. crushing the leg of his rider, a colored
man named Henry jackson.
Prof. l.. g. Marini will give his next COM
plimentary soiree on Thursday evening, the
9TH inst, and not on the 18th, as was incor-
rectly stated in Sunday paper.
The Washington Monument has now reached
an altitude where the top is on a level with
the head of the Goddess of Liberty on the dome
of the Capitol. The derrick is twenty eight
feet higher
On Saturday evening about $50 thief en-
tered the house of Mrs. Mary E. Fleming,
No. 1920 / street northwest, by raising rear
window. He secured about two dozen silver
spoons valued at $50
About $50 p. m. Saturday night shabbily-
dressed black man attempted to rob white
lady named Mrs. Knox on Sixteenth street,
between III and streets northwest, but a citi-
zen heard her screams and frightened the man
of.
James z. Donnelly, Fourteenth and streets
northwest, was on trial Saturday in the police
court for the third time for keeping an un-
licensed bar, and through his counsel claimed
he had gone out of the business. He was fined
$780, An appeal was noted.
A colOrnl woman nomel (orn1ine loft at thp
Georgetown police station OH Saturday night
a colorcd boy, about one year old, who had
been left at her home by a colored woman two
weeks ago, who had not returned. The child
was sent to st. AIMS Infant Asylum.
In addition to the charge of the work of
recaiming the Potomac flats Maj. Peter c.
Hams has been ordered to relieve Capt.
Thomas Turtle, Corps of Engineers, of the
charge of Forts Foote and Washington, which
constitute the dcfenses of Washington.
The Minnesota State Association elected the
following officers on Saturday evening: Pres
ident, Judge r. r. Crowell; vice-president,
w. w. Case; secretary, John T. Heck; treas
urer, w. H. Boyd; executive committee,
James E. Sebring S. j. Willis, j. w. Chandler,
and Fred. Brackett.
The meetingof the New York Republican
Association Saturday night was well attended,
and some important business was transacted.
The election of officers for the ensuing year
resulted in the reelection of the old officers
by unanimous vote. An executive committee
composed of five members was appointed.
The Commissioners have replied to the real
estate men who petitioned for Withholding
of the collection of the IL per cent. tax on
sales that they have not the power to grant
their request; but they suggest that, mas
much as the tax will not be due until Janu-
ary, they make an effort to secure its repeal
by Congress before that date.
More of the articles at police headquarters
have been identified. Mr.. A. r. Spofford, Lii
brarian of Congress, recognized set of silver
spoons, knives, and forks stolen from his
house ON the oath of last October, and Mr.
George A. Coolidge identified pair of silver
sugar-tongs which were with other articles,
stolen from his house in October.
At meeting of the Garbaldi Memorial So
ciety, held last night at Marini's Hall, Vice
President l.. g. Marini in the chair, it was de-
cided that the society would attend in a body
the ball to be given in Baltimore for the bene-
fit of the Garibaldi monument fund, on which
occasion DIR. r. S. Verdi will deliver an ora
tion on the life of the great Italian patriot.
The skating rink on New York avenue,
which has so successfully been conducted for
the past two years, will shortly be reopened
under the management of Mr.. S. A. Curtis,
who was associated with Mr.. Geo. A. Kelly,
the former proprietor of the rink. This will
be welcome news TO many ladleS ana gentle
men who have passed pleasant evenings at
the rink in former seasons.
The board of consulting physicians of the
Homeopathic Dispensary Association, con-
ssting of Drs. Verdi, Pope, Sonnenschmidt,
Groot and Winslow met and organized by
the election of DR.. Verdi, president and DIR.
SOnnensChmidt secretary. An assignment of
physicians to attend during the hours of 2
to A every day, except Sunday, was made,
and the dispensary will be opened at No. 7O9
& street west on Monday, December 4.