National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-26

Mr.. T. N. Divine WIS yesterday before the grand
jury being examined in connection with the star.
route cases
The District Attorneys and United s ates Com.
missioner Williamson's accounts were yesterday
approved by Justice Wylie
On the motion OF Mr.. William +. Mattingly,
Marshall II. Parks, of the Wisconsin bar was yes
terduy admitted TO practice al the District bar.
All members of the Washington Cadet Corps are
expected to report at their armory in full uniform
to attend the funeral of General Ramsay, ut II
O'Clock sharp to-day.
James A. Perry lieutenant commanding the
Washington Cadets, has written TO Baltimore that
the comm, nd has accepted The invitation and Will
participate in the Grand Army parade.
The will of the late Mrs. Helen b. Corkhill was
yesterday admitted TO probate and letters tesla
mentary issued TO the three executors nam,
under the will, and their bonds fixed at 100000
each.
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to George
Palmer Rosewood and Phoebe Harris, England;
Charles Monroe and jamie Bailey, Richard Digs
and Louisa jackson, Cornelius William Lee and
Elizabeth Waller, of Washington.
The following applications for admission to the
bar were yesterday, on motion, in the court in
general term, referred 70 the examining commit.
tee: Henry Calver, William II. Chapman, Andrew
d. Wilcox, aud Matthew g. Emery, jr.
The lottery cases against Messrs. Plumb ard
Rodgers, for whom Mr.. JEFF Chandler appears
were further continued IN the police court ycsIer-
day until tomorrow, as Mr.. Chandler was unable
TO attend. The defendants have given collateral
Colonel Amos Webster, Acknowledgment of the
District militia, yesterday requested the governor
| Of Virginia to allow such District troops as may
desire to enter Virginia, armed and equipped, to
participate in the ceremonies incident to DeCOTa-
| ton Day
The grand jury yesterday returned indictments
| against Robert White, larceny; Dennis Lyles, as
sgult to commit rape; John Clark, burglary; Pey.
| ton Rudolph, falsely making and transmitting
and presenting false and forged affidavit in sup
port OF pension claim,
Yesterday afternoon, about 2:45 o'clock, Arthur
Bonce, little white boy year old, living at I'LL
| G street northwest was run over at the corner of
| Twelfth and q streets northwest, by wagon be-
| longing TO Cornell Bro. The little fellows in
| juries are painful but not serious.
| rather gawky fellow from Prince Georges
| County went into Entwise's drug store yesterday,
and noticed tooth brushes. He said: "Thems
| tooth brushes, amt they? We had one In our
family good while, and we all used IL; but 1t
Yesterday, in the probate court, Justice Hag.
| ner resumed the hearing ON the motion to vacate
the letters documentary issued 10 the executor of
| the estate Of the late George L. Hemmeksn grow
ing out of the Mexican award. Justice Hagner
Overruled the motion and an appeal Will be taken
| to the general term.
The Baltimore Sun says that 1t is understood
that Rev. James F. Mackin, now assistant pastor
of St. Martins church, Baltimore, and some years
ago assistant pastor at St. Matthew'S in this city,
| 4 to succeed Father Chnppele as pastor of ST.
/ Ioseph's church, Baltimore Father Chappelle
will preach at st. Matthew's in this city, next
| Sunday.
Oficer MacNeal of the Fifth Precinct reports
| that at l245 yesterday afternoon, Louis Lavouna
| living at GIG Thirteenth street northwest, while
| playing with pistol accidently shot his brother
| L nest in the forehead, the ball making q
| painful but not dangerous wound. Dr.. Bliss eX-
uartGd the ball, ana rendered tue eCeSsary medi-
| cal aid
A decided growl has come up from lovers of
sport in this city at the rates charged by the Bali
! more and Potomac Railroad for round.trip tickets
| to the races at Baltimore. Last fall passengers
| were carried or $3.50 for the round Trip aid
| landed at imlico track. Now they are charged
81 regular furG for a round trip 10 Baltimore, and
fifty cents additional from Baltimore to the tract.
At a re cent meeting Of the Franklin Institute of
Philadelphia, Mr. Louis II. Spellier, who was for
twenty years employed in the Treasury Depart
mont IN this city, but is now the secretary of the
| Eric Canal Company of New York, read Il PAPER
ON "Time, Teleglaphs, and Electric Cocks and
* iOited Il number of clocks in operation, and n
large number Of other mechanical novelties were
| introduced
The pastor and congregation of the Unity Pres
byterian Church have been presented with a
handsome communion service" Tie Rev. Mr.
Patch the pastor In acknowledging the gfl, stated
| that he had reason to believe from an accompany
| ing note that 1t had been secured entirely by the
efforts of II lady 80 years old the widow of n dis.
tinguished Presbyterian munster, who was fol
several years chaplain to Congress.