National Republican., 1882-08-31

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TIE WEEKLY REPUBLICAN, with its full amount
of interesting reading matter, will be issued to-
day. Copies In wrappers ready for mailing
may be had at the business Office.
Mr.. Joseph A, Richards, of Baltimore, Is visiting
his friend Mr.. Henry Wex, of South Washington.
Miss Lizzie Wolf, of u ,ltimore is making short
stay with the Misses Finkman, OH Twelfth street.
T. W. Tailmadsc esq, with his family, has re-
turned from his summer trip to Ocean Grove AID
Lake George.
New telephones were being put in all the sta
u)n-houSes yesterday They are great imprsye.
ment on the old ones. l.
David Moore yesterday entered suit against tn Q
District of Columbia to recover s199 90 claimed to
be due him for laud condemned for public road.
Mrs. Colonel Barlow and Mrs. Captain Noble are
IN this city, having been summoned to the dying
bedside OF their mother, whose death occurred on
Monday.
Colonel Burnside has written the military COM
mittec Of the Baltimore Orlole saying that the Ma
with three companies.
Thomas E. Hammond was charged by Mrjor
King, of the Humane Society, with driving horse
unit for labor by reason of u tumOr on the shout
der, but the charge was dismissed.
The will Of the late John Thornton was yes.cr-
day filed with the Register The testator be-
queathes his entire estate To his wife, Harriet
Thornton, who Is constituted sole executrix.
Mrs. L. i. Deane and Pastor William Wallace
Deane have just returned from prolonged stay
at Laurel, Nd. Mrs. Denne pronounces the Her
bert House at Laurel delightful place tosnmmer
A public telephone station has been established
at the cigar store and branch post Office OF Mr. l..
]. Burtt, on Seventh street southwest, which Will
be great convenience to the citizens of South
Washington.
The new asphalt walk through lafayette Square
from the foot of Connecticut avenue across to the
lorner of Madison Place and Pennsylvania ave-
nue., has been complete cd, and Is Il very decided
improvement.
The remains of Thomas Martin, we'll. known
brlcklayer of South Washington, who died al
Newport News, where he had been working fol
some time, Will be brought here to-day on the
steamer LeHry.
The funeral of little Bertha Lucretin, tho six
months child of Mr.. W. C. pedke, who di ID, from
the effects of injuries received the overturning
OF her fathers carriage OH Monday night, Will
take place o-day.
Officer Smith yesterday arrested two white men
named William Bell and Theodore H. Brown
alias Troupe, for nssaulting man named Ponrose
X. Thomas, on street, near Twelfth They were
locked up ut the Central station
John GOOdericl, d fourteen year- old cOored
boy, was yesterday arrested by Officer Herbert for
stealing things from Brad. Adamss store. On
being searched several pearl shoe buckles were
found on him, presumably stolen
The Women's National Labor League will hold
its usual weekly meeting tonight at its room in
the Corcoran building. The movement set in
operation here is already bearing fruit, and the
ball is kept in motion for some good.
The work of repairing street southwest, from
its intersection with Virginia avenue and Halt
street to Four and half street. Is progressing
rapidly, and the residents and business people on
the street are coTrcSpondingly rejoiCed
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to VIM.
II. Newly, Elizabeth, n. c., and Mary McKenny,
staunton,, Va; william Fletcher and Mary
Semmes. Michael Mcintyre and Margaret Steiner,
George Bailey and Maggie Buckner, of this city.
The Montgomery Guards, new militia CON-
pany, makes its first bow to the public by a grand
picnic this evening at Lmiller's Garden, n feature
uf which Will be such music and dancing Us to
satisfy the most ardent lover of the terpsiCuorean
art.
Mrs. Mary E. Kali the distinguished Republi-
can campaign song writer, has been appointed by
the Woman Suffrage Association of the District oi
columbia 10 write poem WHICH is to be pa.
triUtic address to the women of Nebraska, and will
be read nt their convention in September.
Truf. Anton Gloetzner and Mr.. stephen Kuebel
have returned from their European travels. They
pronounce the great Wagner Festival an immense
success, but Mr.. Kuebel has not yet recovered
from the irritation of his tynipanum, brought on
by his proximity 10 tue tromOones at these con-
ctrts.
The National Rifles are hnrd at work for the
OrioIe celebration. They have been drilling every
night for the rast week, and will continue with
but ono interruption W the i2th proxino that
season on the oh, when glorious holiday Will be
taken.
4 Russian refugee named Abraham Alsky was
in the police court yesterday charged with ped.
ding without license, but Ms 1t appeared he had
been in this county only about month aud
could not speak English and didu't know he was
violating any law, the Court took his personal
bonds not 10 repeat the oifense.
Ina fight between John Better and Nichola!
Turner, both colored, employees of the Washington
Brick Machine Company, which occurrel | on
pile of bricks At the works of the company, Bel
ter fell under u cart, the mule attached to which
took fright and ran over the man, injuring him
verely. He was taken 10 the Freedman's Husp!
tai.
Early yesterday morning Louis Mullgan, a well
known colorcd laborer, WAS found by an officer OF
Seventh street southwest, near the branch post
office, in an exhausted condition. lie was assisted
to his home, at No. 49, Eighth street, where Ia,
rapidly grew worse and died. Coroner Patterson
was notified, but decided that an inquest was un
necessary.
The superintendent of the Herdic Company p o
loses TO Introduce new and improved horse
shoe which Major King, agent, &c, commynd
very highly, and which has been the subject of 4
very complimentary letter from Henry Bergh the
cruelty 10 animals man Of New York, indor,inl
the shoe for case and comfort, The Chicago ON
nibus line has ordered 500 tons Of these shoes.
A suit In equity was yesterday entered by Ell
mond W. Woodruff against the National Shelf ant
File Company foran injunction, account, and dis
coyery. The pluinpG alleges that The defendant
have lnirinsed on his patent hy usiug his Improve
ment on tile holders. The National shelf and FIJI,
Company will lie th,ir reply TO- day, setting iorl
fully that there are no grounds ior this SUIT and
alleging that twas brought simply 10 endeavur Il
injure lhen at this time in the community.
Some days ago Colonel Charles Godolphus Nc.
Cawey, commander in. chief of the Marines wa
compelled to jump from his buggy at Benning's Sta
tlon and was s'iIhtly injured. tappcars that tLi
Colonel before crossing The track asked the switch
man If there was u train coming. He received a
negative answer, and in crossing the wheel OF his
buggy caught In the track. Along came an eX-
press train, aud the Colonel was compelled to
Jump 10 save his life His horse (the noted race
IS en- Winder'D acted handsOmely,S and by
sulerhuman effort the buggy was COTTON or before
the train thundered by. II is SAID that the switch
man was an Old marine who recos suized the Com :
mauGer-in. Chi,f and then didn't tell him thI
lfath about the coming train.
FOFd's Optrn-IIouZc.
Thatcher, Primrose Vests Mnstrels open al
Ford's OperaHouse night. This is one of the
largest minstrel companies in existence and com
pTises the best talent of the old Primrose u Vests
md GsurAe Ihalehers Mim.lrels. EYerY man |.