National Republican., 1882-09-05

LIcAS.
DR.. o. NJ. Muncaster and family have returned
fr, III their summer vacation.
The Hyd,onaut Club has returned from tw2
weeks cruise down the river.
Mr.. Zach. T. Carpenter AMI wife returned from
IN extended tour in the Eastern States yesterday.
Mr.. Fratk II. TrGusdcll, manager of the National
Associated Press has returned the city from trip
North.
Mrs. c. NJ. Barton and family and Mrs. Charles
6. Steele aud family returned from pincy Point
yesterday.
The bnil of Charles V. Jackson, who is under
Indictment for house breaking was Yesterday re-
duced Iy Judge Wylie from $1,000 TO 500.
| Misses Nellie and Annie Carpenter are spending
several weeks with their fnther, Judge X b. Car
pcnter, ui South Carolina, at the National Hotel.
| DIS Smith Townshend and Murphy returned TO
the ci;y. yesterday morning after a brief tour
among the estuar'es Of the Potomac and ChesL-
| pcukc Bay.
1t is said that the fire plugs at the corner OF Third
and streets have been leaking steadily for the
| past two weeks The District authorities should
| UUk 10 this
Joseph Carroll, the colorcd man who stole the
suit of clothes from Mr.. Cleveland, Of Thatcher
Primrose and Vests ninstreIs, Was yesterday sent
| 10 jnil tor SIX months.
| Marriage licenses were issued yesterday TO John
f. Mudd and Louisa Butler, Frank Cant and
| Frances Lawson Samuel Cunior and Walter Ann
| Hutcnsou, ull OF this city.
| Inc property cleTh Ut poilce neHuqudrAc's HiS
in his possession sorrell horse, buggy, harness,
| whip, and lap robe taken up astray which Will be
sold by auction unless claimed by the owner.
The will of the late John Kennedy was yester-
day fl cd with the register. He leaves his estate
to his wife Tor lie aud her children after her
death. Ills wife is constituted sole execulix.
Officer Herbert yesterday afternoon arrested two
brothers named Dan and John Toomey, who Were
fighting at the corner of Thirteenth and streets
northwest. They were locked up Ut tile central
| station.
North Capitol street is being put into condition
to be graveIud. While even gravel will be great
improvement over its pre-. ent condition, still 1t
should be paved with asphalt, especially immedi-
ately i'll front OF the Government Printing Office.
The September term Of the equity court, Justice
Hagner presiding, commences to-day. There are
thirty three cases upon the calendar for hearing,
among them the long pending Christiancy dt-
vorce suit.
Walter Harris o young colored man who is
studying for the ministry, was sentenced to six
months IN Jail yesterday for stealing gold watch
from Mr.. Gcorge NJ. Miller, who was asleep In
front of Meyers Hotel.
The notorious q" Peg Leg" Brown, who has long
been wanted IN connection with the three &C ird.
monte charges, was yesterday arrested by Lieu
tenant Arnold and Private Ellis, Of the fifth pre-
cinct, on bench warrant
George II. Baldwin, secondhand book dealer,
was charged with having bought books which
had been stolen (; but, upon his showing that hS
declined to purchase them until the boy brought
| Wnut 10 Ue u uOlS lTOm MS ulOtLGT, Lut
charge was dismissed
Mr.. D. D. Butcher and Miss Berta Freelant
have just returned to the city after delightful
trip up the Hudson, Lakes George and Chanplain
10 Montreal and Quebec, and were among tn;
| Of the A. A. A, s. i'll the former city.
While Rev. j. d. Croissant, of Washington, wa:
preaching in DR.. owenss High-street NJ. i
Church. Baltimore, last Sunday evening, thu
lightning struck the building. The congregation
| ~ a. u. friplfpnQl choir commenced
to sing, quiet was restored, and the services re
| sumed.
The Ella Treadwell and Americas had @ yer!
spirited race coming up from Marshall Hall Sun
day. When the storm came up both boats an
chored of Fort Foote. 1t is said, however, tina
the Treadwell had the advantage and would hay,
won the race had it been Iun all the way to Wash
| ugIOn.
The Ampheon Gee Club held q meeting las
evening ut the residence of Mr. ?. Pollard, 15l
Vermont avenue, to reorganize. Mr.. Williar
Chandlee was elected president, MI. Willard Pol
lard. vice president; Mr.. Irving Richards, secre
= lnry; Mr. Robert Paul, treasurer very p!easar
| evening was spent.
Assistant PaymGster Thomas ]. Cowie. U. S. N
who las Just been detached from the practice shil
Dale, has arrived in this city from Annapolis, bu
will leave tonight TO join Mrs. Cowie, who ha
been spending the summer on the Hudson River
| paymaster Cowie has been ordered TO settle nc
counts and then wait orders.
Charles Colclazure was charged with assaultin
| anu attempting 10 XII L. u. DAVIS Oh lne Con
River excursion OH Sunday. Prosecuting. Attor
. ney Moore stated that Davis was in very pre-
cniious condition, and, at his request the cas-
was continued for ten days and bond liked {
= $1,000. The prisoner was committed for trial.
William W. Clark the young man charged wit
> embezzling s577 from George I. Keen, his Ell
ployer, was yesterday released on his personal r,
cugnizance in the sum of 500, for his appearanc
for trial on Wednesday. This was done al the re
$ quest OF Mr. Keen, who docs not desire TO prose
], cute Clark on account OF his previous good chal
a acter.
IS Colonel Hams has not yet filed his project" f
y his operations In the reclamation of the Potoma
flats, and probably will not have 1t ready until t!
latter part of this week If then. He has rented Il
= house No. 2l36 Pennsylvania avenue for his ofhc
\ and will locate there to-day or to.morr1w. A
newspaper men are notified that Chief Clerk Smi
Will give all news out that is rtudy 10 be ma,
public.
Miss Carrie V. Kidwell, who hGs been rusticatii
n at Berkeley Springs for several weeks, was at
post last Sunday as soprano in the First Presbyt
rian Church. She is much improved in healt
- and judging from solo rendered during &
morning service her voice has lostno of its ric
ness Mr.. VIII Way, tenor i'll this church, aft
an absence ut the above named spIings was al o
= his place.
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