National Republican., 1883-01-22
CHIPS
Hcwn Out OF Local Material with Our
Little Hntchet.


Hcwn Out OF Local Material with Our
Little Hntchet.
Mr.. James II. Hill, of this city, will leave
here in u few days for Denver Col.
horse and wagon belonging TO Stevenson
& Bro. was stolen from in front Of the Navy
department on Saturday.
Tho house of Wellington Glenn 706 Ninth
street northeast, has been robbed of children s
clothing, umbrellas, teaspoons, and other arti-
clcs
Rev. II. L. Magevney, s. j., Of st. Aloysius,
church, has been ordered to Chicago, and Rev.
II. c. Denny, of New York, will take his
place.
Jansen the notorious grave robbor, is in tho
city, but says he has come to find employment
at dredging on the river flats, and not to ply
his occupation as rcsurrectionist.
Mr.. II. c. Bernay has been elected con-
ductor of the Philharmonic society, upon the
resignation of Prof. A. c. GlGtzncr, and is al
ready putting that society in good condition.
A colored soldier, belonging to the fourth
United States cavalry, named John Blemden,
attempted to commit suicide by jumping into
the river. He was fshed out and cared for
by Benz. Bremzcl.
William Darlington, the colored man in
iurcd at the Garfield guards entertainment,
still fingers in very pTecarious condition
and the physicians nre unable TO determine
whether he will recover or not
A young man named John Alexander, em-
ploycd at the mills of w. 9. Draper, was ar
rested Saturday for stealing lot OF books
from the Office of the mills. Somo OF them
were recovered at pawnbroker's shop.
Mai. Gen. Joshua L. Chamberlain, ex.gov-
ernor of Maine, who was designated by Gen.
Grant to receive the sword of Gen. Lee at APP
pomattox, will lecture upon the Battle OF
Gettysburg" before Burnside post G. A. r..
on Wednesday evening.
1t was rumored that ]. p. Augney, who was
recently indicted for shooting his brother in
law, John II. WilmOt Mt the st. Marc hotel,
had forfeited his bail, and left the city to avoid
trial; but his bondsman says he will be here
when his case comes up.
George Rcminth, who was arrested for the
larceny of three watches from Mr. Myers, Of
Baltimore, was Saturday returned to the in
sane asylum, where he had been for some time
an inmate. The officers of that institution
pronounce him an "incurable crank"
A printer named William Breggaman, who
disappeared thirteen years ago from this city
and who has been thought dead for the past
six years, q body fshed out Of the East river
having been identified rs his, turned up here
here last week and created a sensation when
he walked into Pearson's printing Office.
A man giving the name of William Sea-
man has played the confidence game on Seltz
& Mertz, tailors, by asking them to cash a
draft for $3.50 on j. II. Chopings. They ad-
vanced him $25 and he left the draft with
them On inquiring of Mr.. Chopings the
draft was found to be fraud. Seamans has
left town.
The horse of Mr.. Henry Yost, the butcher,
ran away Saturday and the buggy to which
he was attached collded with a herdic near
Four-and-a-half street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue., throwing out Mrs. Yost, who was endeav-
oring to control the animal, and seriously in
iuring her. The horse was finally captured
and Mrs. Yost taken to her home at Mount
Pleasant
The Masonic Board of Relief has elected the
following officers for the preset year: Presi'
dent l. Fairbrother, w. NJ. No. / vice pres
ident, r. +. Gibbs, w. NJ. No. 3; treasurer,
II. Dingman, s. w. No. o; secretary, w. II.
Lemon, S. w. No. 15 o. S. Firmin, w. NJ.
No. II, and J. II, Olcott, w. NJ. No. 10, were
elected to serve with the president vice presi-
dent, and treasure: as executive committee,
and s. M. Yeatman, $. w. No. 10, A. j. Marsh,
]. w. No. II, and A. NJ. Evans, j. w. No. 20,
were appointed on the finance committee.