National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-19

The necessary repairs to the Navy Department
elevator which fell few days ago, have been
made aud 1t began running again yesterday.
The grand jury yesterday presented true bills
against Benjamin Lancaster, Alexander Gibbs,
II nlalnin Turner, and Henry johnson for larceny.
Mr. J. r. Davis, the drGypt courier of MIR 2, T.
Barnum, made flying visit to Washington yes.
tCrdny with FIVE advertising cars and sucks of
posters Of every description.
Perry II. Carson, chief marshal Of the Gmancipa.
tion celebration, is nnXiousy awaiting for re.
turns from the Hon. O. s. b. Wall. lie says he had
to skirnsh very hard 10 collect the necessary
funds To deiray expenses and requests the o. 3 b,
w. to show up
The charges against the Washington and George
town ana Metropolitan Railroad Companies for
running cir cATs without license, which has
lecn continued from time to time in the Police
Court, will re head as TO the Metropolitan road
next Saturday.
The magnificent pOitcro which falls before one
o the entrances to the |, cure hull in the National
Museum Is Persian cnrp.t which WIS presented
by the shah of Persia to Martin Van Buren, wien
he was President, II was valued then at S7,Wp,
and Is still Vcy valuable.
The case OF Hullet KlbOurn against the Govern
ment for damages for unjust Imprisonment during
the real estate pool excitement will come up be.
fore the Circuit Court to-day on an order from the
United States Supreme Court to try the case. Mr.
KlbOurn sues for 100000 damages.
The clerks of the Post. 0Hice Department are try
ing to raise buse ball nine Douglass Allison,
who was the catcher on the old Olympics and Gin.
cinnatis. viii probably be captain, with Gould,
Whiting, Nicholson, Rule, and other we'll known
players. When the niue i organized they propose
10 challenge othe Departments.
Mrs. II. n, PunCuHst, the celebrated modise OF
Philadelphia as i.tad by Mrs. John B, Clark, is
at Room &c, Riggs House, where an opening OF
| ladies' spring and summer suits and wraps will be
| held oday, and every day during the balance OF
| the week Mrs. Clark intends to continue the
business at her resideuce 2l9 East Capitol street.
The galvanized iron cornice- makers have
| elected j. II. WoOdfeld president; James Welsh
vice. president, and Fisher secretary and
treasurer. A committee, consisting of william II.
| O'Connor, James Welsh. and j. II. Woodfeld has
| been appointed TO make arrangements for the
society entering the Federation of Labor The
| society numbers sixteen members.
| Marriage licenses were issued yesterday TO David
Meredith, Boonsboro', Nd, and Kate Morris,
| Washington d. c.; William Springs, Frederick
! County, Maryland, and Adde Dodson, Washing
| ton, d. c.; Robert Allen Fortress Monroe, Va, and
| Laura V. Carroll, Wa, hngtOn, u. c.; Charles c.
| Coombs aud HaItie +. Brooks Richard H. Yates
| and Mamie f. Harper John Henry Chesley and
| Chrisie Johnson, Of Washington ID. G.
| Some excitement was caused at the Corcoran
| building yesterday afternoon by the issuing OF
large volumes OF steam from the doors aud gratings
in the lower stories OF that building and the report
that the boiler had bursted. An examination
| showed that the trouble resulted from the cOOred
| fireman uninteutiunally moving the weight on the
| safety valve, which cnused sudden and large
| building and made the temperature almost I'M
| lparable