National Republican., 1882-10-13

The Washington Light Infantry Cadets have rec
ceiyed their guns and equipments.
Alfred Weigand has been fined sl05 In the po-
lice court for kcepingan unlicensed bar.
John Brisbn Walker, the great American news.
paper starter, is still browsing around Denver.
In the equity case Of Motley Anderson against
| Henry w. Howgate the defendant not having an
| swrred to the rule, pro coaesso was on Thursday
entered against him.
Henry Pinkney, the colored man who assaulted
Officer Duke on the 23d Of last month, has been
committed to Jail in default of $500 to await the
action of the grand jury.
Thursday Judge snellsentenced George Robert
son, colored to SIX months in jail for the assault
on Sherman Edmonston Wednesday night.
Robertson made no defense.
Mr.. John Hooley, advance agent of NJ W.
Hanley's company, which appears next week a;
the National Theater In "Squatter Sovereignty"
is ut the Metropolitan Hotel.
Thursday, in the criminal court, on motion of
Mr. Christy, the case Of A. G. soieldo was called
up, and with the consent Of the District Attorney,
October 80 was set for the day of trial.
John w. Mcknight and James H. Tharp,
charged with conspiracy IN the Artificial Stone
Company case, were arraigned in the criminal
| court Thursday and pleaded not guilty.
1t the criminal court Thursday the jury was
completed BY the acceptance Of Jedediah II. Git
Joseph N. Young, and William ]. Wilson.
Mrs. Elder, who was fined S100 for keeping
dsorderly house on New York avenue, has sp-
lenleU tue case 10 tDG court nDOVe. .Sue
| that the prosecution was the result of malice.
The tricentenary festival OF St. Teresa will be
| appropriately celebrated next Sunday at st. Te-
| resas Catholic Church, in uniontown, with grand
high mass i'll the morning and vespers in the after
| noon.
The new car recently built by Mr.. Levi Curry
| for the United States Fish Commission is being
painted at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad
shops preparatory to being sent out on u dis.rbut-
| lug expedition.
| Rev. Dr. George Grace, of the Catholic diocesesof
Piltsburg Pa, is on visit to Washington, and is
stopping at the residence of Mrs. Cecilia Young
Snitb, on Eleventh street northwest. His sister
| has been visiting there for some weeks past
In the fifth ward of Denver COL, Arthur shep.
| herd is vice. president of the ward Republican
club, and Henry Himber committeeman. AT the
last meeting of the club Hmber offered resQlu;;
ton about lukewerm Republicans which kicked
| up considerable of a row.
At meeting of the board of trustees OF Mount
olivet Cemetery, held last Wednesday at the cem-
etery Office, various improvements to the sewerage
and drainage were decided upon. general clean
| ing up of the Enclosure was ordered, and the sum
q $500 was appropriated for these aud other pur-
poses.
Thursday in the criminal court Henry Jackson
| and Joseph Coleman alias Joseph Mcintosh, both
colored, were charged with larceny of $50 from
| Louis Luckel, on the 9th of last May, from his
store, 12l6 Tenth street northwest, They were
| each sentenced to two years in the Erie County
penitentiary.
Messrs Samuel Norment, John Grinder, John
| Quinn, William Facan. Charles Marshall, and DR..
Sumby, with Patrick Cullinane, have been ap-
pointed a committee by the property owners along
Third street southwest FROM to streets to ell
! deavor TO secure the early improvement of that
| thoroughfare
| Early Thursday morning as James A. Ford,
messenger of the criminal court, was walking
westward on the south side of the Capitol
| grounds Npn pnlnrn1 IN attnpkp1 him n
| whom seized his watch, breaking tine chain. Ford
drew his revolver, und fired five shots at them but
| failed to hit Them.
The Washington Cadet Corps will give their first
reception Of the season at their armory, l7l9 Penn
sylvania avenue northwest, on Monday evening
| next. The following committee of arrangements
| will guarantee most enjoyable time: Lieuten-
| ant James a; Perry, Sergeant A. J. Brooks Cor.
pOral J. G.. Clements, Cadets w. n. d. dson and
| j. X. Wright.
Duncanson Bros, auctioneers, have sold for
Henry Wise Garnett, trustee, lot 60, in Chipman,
Exey and Richards, trustees, recorded subdi-
vision of square eiO, fronting 20 feet on @ street,
| between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets north.
| west, with depth of 100 feet, improved by three
story brick dwelling, TO James f. Waugh, for
$500.
The board of directors of the Young Catholics
Friend Society held meeting last evening In the
school room of Carroll Hall, and, after providing
for the payment of sundry bills and the transac-
ton OF routine business, the sum of SlOO was ap-
proprated for the purchase Of shoes for poor and
| needy boys, and Il committee was appointed to
| arrange Tor the purchase of the shoes and their
| distribution 10 the best advantage.
The remains of the late Madame de Geoffroy, q
daughter of the late George W. Riggs. esq, who
died last spring, were ten placed in the vault at
Mount olivet Cemetery temporarily, as was sup
posed at the time. They have laid there since
| and last week her husband purchased handsome
lot in the central portion OF the incosure TO which
the casket was removed The grave was walled
up SO US - facilitate dsinterment, as 1t is NJ dc
| Geofroy's Intention to remove the body TO France
should he return to his native country at any fu.
ture day.
The Washington Light Guard has declined an
invitation to participate in the Bicentennial ccle-
bration in Philadelphia. The following genlle-
men have been elected honorary members of the
corps: Colonel L. n. Hill, Captain Isaac Ba.sett,
| assistant doorkecper United States Senate; Dr. k.
b. Ferguson, Il. J. Meigs, jrl esq, assistant clerk
Of the supreme court of the District OF Columbia
| Messrs. Robert Boswell, John Ransom, William c.
Dodge, James Mich. .CrllRn, James II. sriue,
| Thomas W, Smith, Lieutenant Charles Euert,
| Union Veteran Corps, and Frederick Mack, esq.
chief OF the Eastern division of the Pension Once