National Republican., 1882-12-18
DISTRICT BREVITIEs.

The police made thirty-eight arrests during
the twenty-four hours ending at a. m. yes
terday.
The splendid skating on Babcock lake
caused the smooth ice to be covered with a
large crowd on Saturday.
The Washington training school for nurses
will give tea party and promenade concert
at Masonic Temple tomorrow evening.
Fifty-two candidates were examined for
teacherships in the public schools at the
Franklin school building on Saturday.
Messrs George X. Finckel and William L..
Finley have been appointed notaries public
for the District of Columbia by the President.
The difficulties about the construction of
the Metropolitan clubhouse having been set
tied, work on the building will now proceed
without interruption.
Gen. G. w. Clark, of Iowa, is building a
handsome brick rsidence on Vermont avenue,
ust beyond the mansion of Mr.. Lowry, which
he proposes to occupy next winter.
A little son of Mr.. Thomas Singleton, of the
firm of Singleton & Hoeke was run over on
Pennsylvania avenue, near Twelfth street.
Saturday, and was seriously injured. The
driver was arrested.
Judge Smell, in case before him Saturday,
sustained the clause of the building regula-
tions prohibiting the repair of more than one
half the surface of shingle roof, and imposed
fine for its violation,
Lincoln Post No. 3, Grand Army of the Re.
public will give an entertainment at Grand
Army hall tomorrow night The programme
has been carefully arranged, and embraces
some of the best local talent.
The Jubilee entertainment so successfully
given by the children at Willard hall re-
Gently, will be repeated at Odd Fellows hall
next Wednesday week for the benefit of Spar
ham council, Sons of Jonadab.
Mr.. Huntley, of the cottage market, on
Fourteenth street, while at work Saturday,
was cut in the heshy part of the thigh, sever
ing an artery. DR.. Cate arrested the hemor-
rhage and dressed the wound.
The national academy of fine arts, Corcoran
building Fifteenth street, opposite the Treas
ury, will be open to all lovers of art this Mon
day evening at o'clock, on the occasion Of
Mrs. Morell's regular weekly reception.
Mr.. j. Harris Rogers, formerly electrician
of the capitol and inventor Of the secret tele-
phone, has purchased the brown-stone house
on Four-and-a-half street near G, which he
proposes to fit up as an electrical laboratory
About 7:15 Saturday night horse attached
to the delivery wagon of Woodward q Lathrop
ran away from the corner of Four-and-a-halt
and streets northwest to Eighth and Market
Space where it was caught. Several bundles
were lost out Of the wagon.
The advisory board of the Washington
liquor dealers association held a meeting Sat
urday afternoon to discuss the pending bill in
Congress relating to the licensing of liquor
dealers. No definite action was taken, although
the board and the association strongly oppose
the bill.
There was a marriage in the criminal court
room Saturday, Osborne Eskridge and Alice
Pryor, both of Fauquier comfy, Va, being
| the contracting parties, and Revs G: G. Ban
lister and II. II. Short, of the same county, per-
forming the ceremony. All the parties were
colored.
A fire broke out in the upper story of R. T.
| Merricks residence 1908 + street, on Satur-
day night, but was eXtinguished by the fire
department without doing damage beyond
| $500. Mr.. Merrick was of the opinion that
the fire was the work of an incendiary, but
its position was such that this was unlikely.
James Creighton, president of the board of
| public works of. Omaha, and Andrew Rose
water, chief engineer of the same city, ar
rived in the city Saturday in company with
John Grant, and are stopping at the National.
| The latter has just completed one of III. L..
Barber's asphalt pavements 5000 yards) in
Omaha and will return there in May. la''a
Wilson Post, G. A. R., of Baltimore, will
hold fair at the Concordia opera house in
the monumental city this week for the bene-
| NJ VI ltS luilu, WHICH Will DS
| by the Union Veteran Corps and the Wash
| ington Light Infantry of this city, the latter
organization to give an exhibition drill at the
bazar On Saturday night Gen. Sherman will
be present and make an address.
| The Homestead building association ofSouth
| Washington has elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: William II. Baum,
president; Peter Mccartney, president
John J. Dermody, secretary; P. B. Dunn,
treasurer; r. J. Campbell, j. w. Barker,
Daniel Shannon, H. w. Smith, George w.
Dant, P. Smythe, and John Burns, directors.
The Young Mems Christian association con-
template giving free course of medical lee
lures at their hall so soon as the present
course on theology is concluded. The follow
| ing physicians are numbered among the lee
turers: DR.. +. b. Loring, DR.. Joseph Taber
johnson, DIR. NJ. G.. Ellzey, DR.. Hodgkin, DR..
d. S. Lamb DR.. L. Carroll Morgan, DR.. L. M.
Morgan, DR.. L. NJ Schaetler, and DR.. d. w.
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