National Republican., 1883-01-11
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IIcyyn Ont OF Local Material with Our
little rIntcsict.

Bcvvn Out OF Local Material with Our
little FIntchct.
COL Rockwell yesterday sent ont gangs Of
labOrcrs TO clear paths in front of the various
parks and reservations.
The Capital City Guards will hold a meet
ing at their amory Tonight to settle the diff
icrcnccs between the two companies, a
and b.
David Little, secretary of tho Y.M. c. A. Of
Cumberland, Md, VIII give n bible reading at
the lecture room of the Young Mems Chris
tinu association, 100 New York avenue, aJ g
o'clock this evening.
Mr. Fred Frcund, the rcsiauratcur was in
tho police court yesterday charged with
driving business wagon through the capitol
grounds. Judge Smell said the law was an
absurd one, and acquitted Mr.. Frcund.
The BischoT concert at the Congregational
church will he am entertainment That viii b'
most enjoyable. Reserved seats may be Sc
cured at Mctlcrou's music store, aus will he
seen by reference to the advertisement in an
other column.
John 4. Rawlins post, G. A. r., will give it's
first camp fire this season at its hall, corner of
Ninth and d streets northwest, tomorrow
night. The programme of entertainment viii
be of exceptional excellence, and Il most en-
~
Warren r.. Choate, son Of the supcriutcnd-
cut Of the Telephone company, had his foot
caught i'm some machinery in Prof Bells
lahortory, on Connecticut avenue and two of
his toes crushed. DIR. Samuel W. Rogau
dressed the wound and the young man was
conveyed to his home.
The clcrl, of the court was yesterday in
formed that James l.. Brooks, colorcd, was
going 10 apply for license to marry RCtta
| Bailey. Brooks is already married but seems
TO prefer Miss Bailey to his legal spouse, and
thinks this is a shorter and more economical
way Of getting divorce than BY applying to
the court for IT,
The clerk OF the court was yesterday
| startled when u colorcd woman presented the
following card and asked for a marriugc Ii
ccnsc: Miss rose Stantcd from for guiucurc
rOdCrt Brown from inHriuC.' After cOusid-
cradle cogitation and questioning nc learned
that Rose Stanton, Of Virginia and Mr.. Rob-
crJ Brown, of Maryland, wanted 10 get a mar
riagc license, which was accordingly granted.
Ellis & Co. send Ioanthc,' the last new
opera by NCssrs. Gilbert and Sullivan, which
is now successfully running in New York,
Philadelphia, and Boston. This edition con-
tains the full musical score, and also the dia-
/ loguc 1t is clearly printed, and hears the
Imprint of Oliver Ditson " Go. Why don't
our Washington Operate association take
hold Of this opera and present it horc before
it is produced by professional troupe, rs was
done in the case Of " PinUiOrcV
/ A fine improvement is in contemplation by
the erection Of building ON tine northeast
corner Of seventeenth and II streets by Mr..
| +. II. Paine, TO be arranged in flats, and TO be
! known rs "Thc Richmond" The building
will be five stories high, exclusive Of base
/ mcnt and attic, with two flats on each floor.
/ Each room, except the kitchen, will have
windows opening either on Seventeenth or
| III street, and the bath rooms and buffers
pantry will he lighted from light wells. The
whole building will be fitted up in the most
/ complete and artistic manucr, and will cost
! $4,000. Gray Il Page arc the architects,