National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-18

The lottery cases were brought up in the police
court yesterday and continued until Saturday
Yesterday, in the general term, on motion OF
Mr.. Riddle, Mr.. James w. Pope, of the Massnchu-
sets bar, was admitted to practice.
The Secretary Of the Interior has rented THE
REPUDLICAS Office building, now occupied by the
Census Office, for one year for tho Use of the Pen
sion Onice.
The Rev. DR.. Samuel NJ. Haskirs, rector of st.
Marks Church, Brooklyn, N V, is how on visit
to this city, ar will preach at the Church of the
Incarnation this evening.
Yesterday Detectives Coomes and Acton arrested
Gently robbed Mr.. Nat Wilson's house Of Some
| money, clothes, and jewelry.
There will be two celebrations of the Holy Com.
munion, Ascension Day, ut st. Pnuls Church,
Twentythird street; the first at 1850 a. In. and tho
| second, with music, at IL n. IN.
The laborcys employed cleaning out the sewer
corner Fifteenth and streets found dead infant
| u crein, which was so much deCompOsed as to
make II impossible to recognize its sex or color.
There will be an l-day meeting of the W. +. NJ.
Society in the Metropolitan NJ. f. Church o.day,
| Mrs Bishop Andrews presiding. Mrs Sites, a re-
| turned missionary, Will deliver an address on
| China
Mr.. f. W. Denison, well known In this city, has
| secured the lease of the fremont House from the
| owner, Benjamin Charlton, for a period of FIVE
years, commencing from the expiration OF the
present lease.
Yesterday Judge wylie discharged the Criminal
Court retit jury until next Monday, there being
| no work for them to perform. Court was ad-
| journed until to-m morrow, there being no assign
ments for oday
There VIII be procession at st. Aloysius' Church
| on Sunday afternoon next IN honor of the month
of May, which will be participated in by the young
girls of the Sunday school, numbering about three
hundred, all dressed in white.
Yesterday, in the criminal court, Judge Wylie
sentenced George James to six months in jail.
| This was an appeal case from the police court in
which James had been found guilty Of the larceny
| OF nine silk handkerches from William S. Tel.
The ladies of the First Presbyterian Church gave
a social entertainment last evening at the Iron
| House." 5l5 Fourth street. for the benefit of the
church. The attendance was large and the pro-
gramme, highly attractive and exceedingly well
rendered.
| Yesterday morning about IL o'clock horse be-
longing to Mr.. j. p Bartlett, and attached to de-
livery wagon, was frightened on + street. between
Twelfth and Thirteenth, by bicycle. and turning
| the wagon over damaged 1t considerably The
horse was thrown aud injured slightly.
Mrs. Jarvis, living at 922 street northwest, died
| suddenly yesterday morning about IL O'Clock OF
| hemorrhngc. A neighbor, Mrs. Haight, sent word
| TO the lady's husband who holds position in the
| Bureau Of Engraving and Printing, and he reached
| his home just u few minutes before his wifo's
death.
| At the last meeting of Constantine Conclaye
knights of the Rcd Cross of Constantine, held al
the Sanctuary of the Scottish Rite, the following
| officers We're elected for the ensuing year: Sir
| Samuel I. Schofeld, NJ. 7. sOve. Gign Sir Alonzo
J.Marsh, yiccroy; Sir Abner 7. Longley, senior
| general Sir John A, Foos, junior general; Sir
| Fred Weber, treasurer Sir William Oscar Roome
| recorder, ard Sirs Thomas SOmeryille William 81
| Roose, and William ii. ii. Hoover. trustees.