National Republican., 1882-11-24

J. Stanley Zeigler is still in search of the head
which he lost in the last Potomac regatta.
The Private Social Club will give their annual
reception at Abner's, ThursdHy, December 81.
Mount Hermon Lodge of Masons has been or
ganizei at Bladensburg by the Grand Lodge OFF,
GERS OF Maryland.
D. NJ. Culbieth, student at the Howard Uni
versiiy, while playing bali fell on wire, fence,
and badly laceratcd one eye md his forehead.
In the court in general term Thursday the patent
appeal case of Alexander Graham Bell for i'm
provemgnt in eephonic circuits was argued and
submitted.
The will of Anna Brooke Howard has been fled
with the register. she bequcaths her entire estate
exevuiriS.
The many friends of Rev. Father Wadron, of
Baltimore formerly of this city, will be pleased to
learn OF his almost entire recovery from the terri
BILE accident which bcell him last August.
special meeting of the Washington Light In
fantry Corps will be he'd at their nrno this
Sening TO fix date upon which the full battalion
will visit the fair of the Columbia Boat Club.
Counsel for Benjamin +. Hackmnn and Henry
Reed, indicted for libel on Hon. Alonz0 Ball. have
given notice that the plea of not guilty will be
Withdrawn and demurrer to the indictment en-
tered.
There was a fine game of foot. ball Wednesday
evening" at Kendall College, between the Kendall
team and the High School, The Kendalis won
after a close contest, the score being one touch
down aud one goal
Isaac Jackson, acquitted in the criminal court
last week of the charge of house breaking on the
ground of insanity, aud whose case was certified
10 the Secretary of the Interior, has been COM
nit cd TO the insane asylum.
| John Usher, OF street near the Imperial Hotel,
| has set good example of public spirit in being
the first to very handsomely decorate his house in
| honor of the coming Garfield Memorial Fair. 1t
is worth going see for the artistic taste displayed
The steamer George Leary. of the Potomac Ira MS.
| portation Company, which has been running be-
| tween Washington and Norfolk has arrived at
Charles Reeder IL MS, Baltimore. where she will
receive new boilers and q general reno vating to
| cost about $50 OO).
| Special License Agent Raft and Officer Carter
procured warrants against Steinem Bros, Fred
Selinger. Philip Wallach, and Mrs C. S. Smith for
being unlicensed pawnbrokers, but they produced
their license In the police court, and the cases
were nolle pressed.
| Daneihower & Son have entered suit on the
law side of the court against Mrs. Amelia Peuing.
| ton, claiming $1,000 damages for violation. Of a
brtnch OF contract in compelling them to quit Ger.
| tain premises on street. between Eleventh and
| Twelfth streets northwest.
In the criminal court Thursday tho motion FOL
| a new trial in the case of Maurice Connors
Patrick McNulty, and james Reynolds was ar
| gued. The defendants, it will be remembered
| were tried for committing rnpe OH HGurietta
| Robinson on September lust. After hearing the
argument Judge Wylie reserve 1 his decision.
The sheriff of Prince George County, Maryland
| Mr.. John j. Fisher, arrived here lhursdny morn
ing with Il requis!tion for Charles Johnson, alias
| Charles Smith, who assaulted the boy Edward
| Dant, from the effects uf which he diel. John
| son, who has been confined ut the eighth pre-
| c!nct, was surrendered.
Marriage licenses have been issued to james I
| Allen, Norwich, n. Y, and Mrs. Lena y. Allen
Washington J. K. Mahagan and Matte P. Dang
| ler Georgetown James H. S. Parker, Chat:n
| Tcin aud Ella i. Lee, Charle>town, s. C.; JONI
II. jackson and Rosa Murray Georg etown; Rober
Sanford and Elizabeth c. Ramsey, Westmorean,
County, Virginia; George w. Gesst ord and Car
| " Curnwell. Dennis Williams and Mrs. Virgni
| Pollock, of this city.
A very interesting and skillful surgical opera
tion was performed Il few days ago upon valu
able Hambletonian colt the property of II. NJ
| Hutchinson. Some four months ago the colt re
| ceivyd kick which fractured the jawbone an,
| caused the formation Of a bony tumor. The ser
vices of j. T.. Woodruff, veterinary surgeon, wer
secured, and the animal placed under the intu
| ence of chloroform and the tumor removed. Th
equine patient isnow rapidly recovering, and bid
| fair 10 become n frst-plass roadster.