National Republican., 1883-01-20
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Little Hatchct.
A marriage Incense has been issued to
James VI. Littlelord Washington ID. g., and
Joanna Sears, Anne Arundle county, Md.
Mr.. Jourdan W. Maury, an old and well
known resident of the district, is lying very
i'll at his residence, 1919 X street northwest.
Atty Gen Brewster forfeited 50 collateral
in the police corrt yesterday, and so the case
against him for failing to clean OF the snow
from his sidewalk was settled.
Fire was discovered in the residence of
Gen. McKccvcr, No. 1908 II street, yesterday
afternoon, and an alarm was turned in. but
the servants succeeded in eXtinguishing it
without the aid of the fire department..
An electric light has been placed on high
frame on the northwest corner of the new
Museum building. The light will only be
used on certain nights, and has sufficient ca
pacity TO reflect over large portion OF the
ground.
Fifteen schoaners and other craft loaded
with oysters are said to be at the dredging
grounds of the lower Potomac for the wash
ington and Baltimore markets. The vessels
are prevented from reaching their destination
by the vast quantity of floating ice.
Yesterday morning the wife of Col A. II.
Jones, formerly member of congress from
North Carolina, residing Mt the corner of
Tenth street and Virginia avenue southeast,
slipped on the ice aud broke her right arm.
DIR. Bayne was summoned and set the frac-
| ture.
Messrs. Duncanson Bros, auctionecrs, have
| sold for Robert ii. Yeatman and w. w. Boar
man, trustees, lot No. TO- of A. #. Barker re-
corded subdivision of original lot No. q, OF
square No. 325, with the improvements, con-
sistinp of n new three-story brick dwelling
house, No. PA Twelfth street southwest to
Sarah Ballard, for $1,000.
| Northern Liberty council A. T. of H., No.
53i, has installed the following officers; Thoo-
| dore Fritz, commander; Il. II. Brouner vice
commander; VIM. Funk, orator; il. Barnes,
secretary; ID. l.. Callishcr, collector; 5. Bauer,
treasurer; J. L. Cole, guide: VIM. ii. Robert
son, warden; VIM. II. Killmon, sentinel !
John II. Mills, past commander,
The employing housepainters have agreed
that on and after the twentieth day of March
next to the twentieth day of November next,
| the wages of iourneymen painters shall be
| $3.50 per day, q full day to be ten hours ot
labor and eight hours on Saturdays that from
the twentieth of November to the twentieth
of March the wages shall be Mt the rate OF
twenty-five centsper hour.
William Jackson. whose arrest for assault
ing William Darlington at the Garlleld
National Guards ball was mentioned in The
| REPUBLICAN, was yesterday brought into the
police court and committed without bail TO
await the result of Carrington's injuries,
Lieut.. Oliver High, who was also arrested,
was released on his personal bonds as wit
ness. 1t is understood that there is very lit
tie hope of the injured mans recovery.
At the annual meeting of the congregation
of the Fifteenth-strect Presbyterian church,
the resignation of Mr.. William L. Matthews
as trustee was read and accepted. Mr.. John
G. Hart, Mr.. Aaron RUSSELL and Mr. John H.
Smith were reelected trustees for three years
Mr. James Morrison was elected to succeed
Mr.. Matthews, resigned, and Mr.. John Z. Noll
was elected to succeed Mr.. Mcriwether. Mr.
Charles l.. Peters and Mr.. j. II. Merwether
were elected elders for three years. The re-
port of the treasurer shows the church to be
in healthy condition.