National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-05

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The police made sixty FIVE arrests on Saturday.
The public parks were well filed with people all
| the afternoon and evening yesterday.
The next term Of the equity court commences
tomorrow. There are thrly-eight cas!s on the
calendar
A petition to send Guieau to prison lunatic
| asylum awaits sgners ut RI. Ashbys antiquarian
bookstore, 1905 Pennsylvania avenue northwest
A neatly uniformed juvenile military company
has been organized on Capitol Hill The boys
parade aud dim daily in the East Capitol Park,
AT the rifle match at Bcnung's Saturday for q
gold bad &C the foil owing score was made Huttel
30; Gordon, Is; Nelson. IS Truphagen, y; Spen-
GER 81
The examination OF forty young lady pupils OF
the high school for admission to the normal school
was begun ON Saturday, and Will be concluded
next saturday.
American Politics" is the title of an important
work, which should be in the hand Of every Sem
ator and member of the House. 1t is strictly
non. partisan publication.
New potatoes are quoted in the Portsmouth tVa)
city papers at ten cents peck retail and yet here
In Washington, only II few hours distant they are
81 n peck Why is this thus?
The schooner CCqueite was yesterday libelei
by George T. Coombs to recover balance Of s1SGS6
due on the sale of l76 cords of wood, aud on which
there, rema us an unsatisted balance as above
stated.
Mr. quinn, q young man, who was badly hurt on
Decoration Day at Glymont, where he had gone
with the Fruit Growers excursion, by falling from
the clin, is lying very low now and his recovery
is doubtful
The officers and employees in the Office of the
United States Coast and Gee detic Survey have
passed reso utions of respect to the memory of the
late Thomas Mcdonald, for fifty Yeas employed
in that Office.
musical and literary festival by the young
ladies Of Christ Church, NavyIard, will be given
| next Friday evening for the benefit of the build
| ing fund Of the church. pleasant programme
| has been prepared
| The Souvenir Programme Of the 350th represent
| tatio of "The Professor" one of the pbenome-
| naly successful trio of Madison Square Theaer
| New York plays, has been received NY mail. 1t Is
unique and tasteful
Mr. Michael I. Dooley, secretary OF the Trescott-
| Blaine commission, has returned from his trip to
Chill and Peru, where he has been for the past
| five months. A number of friends called upon
him Saturday and yesterday.
| Mr.. J. i. TOwnley, who has been connected with
various amusement enterprises for many years. is
now acug rs assistant manager for Drivers Sum
mer Garden. Mr.. Townley is courteous gentle
| M II, and his experience will be valuable to any
manager.
The first number of washington's new Journal
| the Bee, was issued on Saturday, and the paper
p; omises to he newsy and interesting one. NJ.
+. Hamin is the publisher William V. Turner
editor, and W. Calvin Chase city editor. III poll
ties the Bee is Stalwart Republican.
The trustees OF Howard University during this
their commencement week conferred the follow
ing honorary degrees: Muster of Arts, Captain
| Joseph A. Sladcn, U. s A.. Doctor of Laws, Hon.
| W. A. Richardson, ex-secre airy of the Treasury;
| Doctor OF Divinity, Rev. Eiphalet Whittesey.
| w. N. Clements, esq, of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, receives the hearty thanks OF THE RE.
PUBLICAN for stopping the Western fast mail at
| Rockville last night But then Mr.. &. is one Of
those clever fellows who make life pleasure in
stead Of a burden, and thanks are unnecessary.
| Thieves entered the residence of Mr.. Daniel
Loughran, 713 Fourteenth street Saturday night
and made off with several valuable articles of
dress, including two new silk dresses belonging TO
| Mrs. Loughran. From description Of person
given the police feel confident that they will sue
| coed in arresting the culprits
DR.. c. II. Klein, chmidt left Saturday night for
St. Paul Mimi, where he is to attend the meeting
of the American Medical Association, June TO- IL
and y, as delegate from the medical society Of
this city. Dr. Toner also delegate, is already in
st. Paul. An excursion to the Yellowstone region
will be made by part of the doctors from st.
Paul.
Marriage licenses were issued on Saturday tc
Louis Brill, Alexandria, Va. and Annie Schulz
Washington Robert l.. Melville, Fairfax County
Va, and Henrietta Thomas, Washington; w, L.
Spauding and Annie n. Ihomp'on, Washington
Gross ana Matte Green Frederick +. Daily and
Lucy L, Norman and William X. Bradford aud
Ida |. DuuohO, all of this city.
| Professor De SmCdt, the District Chemist, in the
analysis ofthe poisoned beef-tongue submitted tc
him by Dr. Adams, which caused the sickness Of
the members OF Mr.. Brooks family few day
since has found large quantity OF arsenic, which
he thinks will amount TO AT least six grains, III th(
six ounces of meat which lie took for the test. IL,
will probably he able to tell the exact Quantit,
obtained in the amount tested to-day.
1t Is said that General Butler stirred up til,
equity court lat week in the case of Captain A
Grant VS.. the Pho Xix Insurance Company. IL,
charged that the words without prejudice ha'
been insrred ut the end OF decree Of the cour
seven years old. The do!ense in the Grant Gus
secured supGrsedus from Associate JUS ice Mi lei
OF the Unit ID States Supreme Court, The plain
liiis proceeded 10 argument as 10 whCth. r an as
s0cidlc justice had the right u issue supersedia
. or whether 1t should be obeycd.
Yesterday morning about o'clock the rapit
discharge Of pistol attracted large crowd in tn
neighborhood of Pennsylvauia avenue and Twelfl
street Upon investigation the shots were founC
to come from the rear Of the New York Chol
House, the proprietor having discovered a mai
upon his buck baildiug trying to effect IN en-
trance. He was caught and recognized MS the no
tori us Bill C,rran, II character well known TO III
, police. Officers Shilling and DaDly lodged him II
The Fifth Precinct for hearing Today.
Temperance Meetings Yesterday.