National Republican., 1882-09-21
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OF the world Is expected in this city shortly as the
guest OF the Chess and Checker Club.
The charge of assault with intent to kill agans.
George MIantz for shooting young Yates some time
aye VIII u aeard In the police court to-day.
There will be grand solemn high mass in
celebration of the feast of st. Matthew this morn
ing at IL O'Clock ut st. Matthew's Church, corner
OF Fifteenth and II streets northwest.
Last sunday night the house of Mr.. Lancey, No.
50 ! street. while the family was absent, was
| robbed of lot of clothing and other articles by
| girl who had been employed as servant.
Mrs. Barbara j. King was convicted before Judge
Bundy yesterday ofselllng liquor in retail quanti
ties at her saloon on Good Hope. Hill without a
| license and fined slO5. An appeal was noted
DR.. s. S. stearn, one Of the leading homeopathic
physicians of this city, has returned from visit 10
| the haunts Of his boyhood in Massachusetts, and
has ro umed his daily routine at his Office, No. 92i
street.
Second street southeast, from Pennsylvania
avenue 10 Providence Hospital is being concreted.
Patients going TO the hospital have to travel
this road and 1t has often caused them indescriba-
ble pain.
Mrs. 6. Z. Eldcrt, of New York. who has been
here on visit to her son, MIR. N L. E!dert mail-
ager of the Remington Typewriter Office returned
to her home TO. day af.er very pleasant visit to
our Capital City.
The Loudoun County fair, held at Leesburg yes.
terday, was q grand success, over 5000 people
| being in attendance. In the hurdle race two
jockeys were thrown and severely hurt, one hav.
ing his arm broken.
This office is indebted 10 the Hopkins Brothers.
of No. 200 Pennsylvania avenue northwest, for u
copy of the soule Blue Book, which is a complete
index to every oflicehoder under the United
States government and invaluable TO every Office
seeker.
The comet will rise this morning, September
21, shortly after o'clock, and may be easily dis.
covered with the naked eye 1t may be readily
followed in daylight with good spy. glass, pro-
Nided the glass is thoroughly shaded from the
suns rays.
Geo. W. Richardson was charged before Judge
| Bundy yesterday with keeping an unlicensed
| bar ON Good Hope road. in the county. He
claimed he sold pint OF heer ana divided It into
law. fine OF sos was imposed. and an appeal
noted.
John stickney yesterday forfeited IS collateral
in the police court for interfering with the pound
! master. That functionary went on raid in East
Washington and attempted to catch dog, which
stickney tried to prevent him from doing. The
consequence was that Stickney was himself
bagged.
Two children of George W. Howard. of the Gov.
ernment Printing Office, have died of diphtheria.
On Tuesday morning james Ford nged 6, died,
and on the same evening Clara, only years old
succumbed to the same dread disease. The chill
dren's mother is thought to be dying from the
fatal scourge.
Superintendent Wilson, of the public schools,
says he cannot state at present what the gain in
the number of children attending the schools is
until the end of the month. lie does not believe
the increase is as large us has been represented
Some of the schools have more than their share of
pupils and others less, and 1t will take some time
to equalize things.
Marriage licenses have been issued to George
Randall, Inslee Grove, Maitland, Fla, and Han.
nah Armstrong Inslee Washington; Arthur W.
Upshaw, Atlanta, Ga and Ida L. Twine, Wash
lngton, D. c.; Walter l.. Lewis, Washington, and
Bette Z. Grinnell, Georgetown; Hodge Brown
and Matte Smith, Spencer Robinson and Maria
Jackson, of this city.
A fire was discovered about $50 last evening on
the third floor of house No. 502 Thirteenth street
northwest. The fire was caused by mice nibbling
| ut box of matches and igniting them. No alarm
was turned in, as Chief Engineer Cronin was pa s.
| ing at the time and sent for the Franklin engine
on ID street, which responded promptly and eXtin-
| guished the flames. The loss was about fl0O
The regular meetings of the Medical Society
| were resumed yesterday evening at their rooms,
No. 1925 New York avenue, the president, Dr.. s. A.
| Ashford in the chair, and Dr. II. Z. McArdle
officiating as secretary After disposing of con-
| siderable miscellaneous business, a lengthy and
interesting paper on typhoid fever was read and
discussed generally by those present, after which
the society adjourned
The Washington Market Company will make
some substantial Improvements in their market
| house A Aspacious elevated iron stairway will be
| erected from the south end of the bridge to the
to be ali entrance to that story 4 wide, substsn.
tial balcony Will be made along the line of the
| front, with entrances into the several stores
above thus atfording considerable increased stor.
age room
The Foley and Ready families, living on Fifth
street northeast, have for some time been keeping
up an internecine teud. In the police court yes
| terday John Feey was charged with assaulting
| Catherine Ready. From the evidence 1t appeared
that Foley useda brick, while Catherine aud her
husband had as weapons respectively monkey
wrench and ha.chet. Judge Bundy dismissed the
| charge of assault, but fined Foley and Ready SlO
| each ana put them under $3.50 bonds TO keep the
peace for six months