National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-27

LIoAN.
Mr.. r, L. Hamilton, one Of Mr. p. 4. Barnum's
advance guard is at the National.
Yesterday Isaiah s. Washington, counsel for Ben.
jamn Turner recently convicted OF larceny filed
q motion for q new trial.
Mr. Z. J. PARKER, the press representative Of the
Hoey- Hardie COMPANY, Is n ne city. NED mas
The quartet of safe burglars were yesterday ar
rnigue1 in the Criminal Court on charge If as
sault with intent TO kill Sergeant Brook Amiss,
and pleaded not guilty.
Messrs. II. CLAY and J. Louis Ford will take
Joint benefit at Ford's Opera House on Monday,
May 8. Mr.. G, B. Bishop the popular comedian,
win apnoar In new play called "Culpeppers
Bumgnrdners whisky Is the staple product of
the Virginia Mountains. It is the finest liquor
distilled in the Old Dominion, and absolutely
pure and when taken in moderation will do
| power fgOod.
The statement In yesterdays evening papers
| that Mr.. Robert Hayes had died from injuries re-
| op0tion celebration procession is untrue Us Mr.
| Hayes is considerably better.
The lecture of Isaiah c. Wears of Philadelphia,
which wns to have been delivered last evening ut
| Lincoln Hall was postponed on account Of the in
| cemency of the weather. to Thursday, May L.
Due notice of the same will be given later
| Yesterday in the Criminal Court Martha Ward
| for assault with intent TO kill Mary Brown, was
permitted to plead guilty to a simple assault. AS
she has been in iHil since last August, Judge
Wylie sentenced her to only ten days imprison-
| ment.
The voting contests at the Capital City Guards
fair, which is being successfully held Mt Wayland
Hall, on ], between Nineteenth and Twentieth
streets, will be decided this evening at ten o'clock,
and tho distribution of the valuable prizes to hold
ers of season tickets will be made Tomorrow
evening.
Yesterday In the Equity Court Justice Hagner
granted an order extending the time to take tes-
umony In the Christancy case to May 80, The
| testimony recently ordered to be taken in De-
troit is now complete. The object of taking II was
given at the time when the commission to take
| testimony was issued.
The suit of Mrs. !. A. Hopkins against the Dis.
trlct for the fall on the pavement oyer some iron
pipes that were to be used on one of the inaueua-
Circuit Court. Mrs II. for more than fourteen
months has been shut out from the outside world,
aud has never since her fall been able to walk
step without aid.
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday TO sallio
j. Dewey, Ontario County, n Y, and Bell r. Dick.
son, Philadelphia, Pa. Henry Barton and Cath
John A. Bryan and Ida V. Lewis, Elijah Chapman
and Mary MIaShington Martin More and Mar,
Ellis, of Washington, D. c,
Yesterday morning about ffly members of De.
Molay Commandery, knights Templar accompn-
MED by some twenty five ladies, left here on the
1890 train for Philadelphia on a visit to Corinh.
ian Chasseur Commandcry, of that city, who gave
the WaShingtonians complimentary enter
tainment at the Academy of Fine Arts, to be fol-
lowed by banquet. The visitors will return TO-.
| night
The well.known and popular baillfofthe Police
| Court, Mr.. Henry Barton, and Mrs. Catherine
Young, were married ut the house Ofthc bride, No
i2S Eleventh street, Tuesday evening, by Rev. Mr.
Mckinney, pastor of Wesley Chapel Mr. Robert
Ball acting as grOomsman and chRpcron. The
groom is seventy three years old and the bride
about sixty, both wei-preserved and hale and
hearty
The Knights of st. Augustine, No. /, have
elected the following officers: Commander, Joseph
Davis; deputy commanders, James Davis aud a.
Fletcher; recording scribcs, L. J. Herbert, Il. KEEL
ley; financial scribe, NJ. Queen herald, ], NJ
Butler warden J. Middleton; captain. general, J.
Lancaster standard bearer, William A. WennGn
board Of governors, q. COakloy, J. Matthews, S
Thomas, NJ. Butler f. Hawkins, and ]. IL. Her
bert.