National Republican., 1883-01-29
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twelfth annual ball at ADner OH No"h'9u"'
evening.
Seventy-six honorary certificates, ats each,
to the Iongfcllow Memorial association nave
been issued in this city by ME- hOrallo Mug
the local secretary.
Mr.. Washington Mclean it is said, is hav-
ing plans prepared for fine residence on inc
north side of X street, near sixteenth, adJOln-
ing the house of Gen. IlaZen.
Saturday morning a hand car loaded with
| iron rails, for Mcssrs. Sanford " Ross, con-
| tractors for the Improvement OF the r0tonac
| ats, fell into the river at the foot oil Imrtech'
| and-a-half street
The charge of libel brought against Mr..
| John O. Thompson, OF the SUNDAY ohLo"tc,o'
! was Saturday called in the police court but
on motion OF Col Chrsty it was postponed
until Wednesday next.
At the mass meeting of the Sunday schools
east OF the capitol, held saturday noon at br'
| (hcstcr's church, Rev Mr.. Faunce presided
The exercises were of decidedly interesting
and instructive character.
Dr. w. w. Waring, of Nottingham, Md,
| writes to say that there is no smallpox Ill that
village proper, and that he hopes to Keep w
disease confined to the Boone house, Which Is
! about two miles from the village.
An aged gentleman named Walter WillSin-
! son, living in Prince Georges county, Mary
/ land, was riding ON Pennsylvania avenue sat,
urday afternoon when his horse slipped ana
iell on him, crushing his leg badly.
As an evidence of the success of tho two
weeks engagement Of the Boston Ideal opera
company ut Ford's opera house, which closed
Saturday night, it may he stated that the re-
cGipts aggregated upward of Sli,OOO.
The contract for constructing the eight
and four-oarcd shells for the Columbus has
| been given to Waters Il Son, of Troy, n. \.
| The tcn-oared barge will come from the cstao-
| lishmcnt of Glass x Co., Philadelphia.
Il is expected that WashngtOn's birthday
will be celebrated here by u Joint parade Of
the Washington Light Infantry, the National
Rifles, and the Union Veteran Corps and a
bail at night by the last-namcd organization.
Martin +. Morris, ESD, well known law
yer of this city, has presented to George
! town college $500 to cndOw an aiipual medal
for the best essay on an historical subject,
and has also subscribed 500 toward the
alumni fund for the completion OF the new
building.
The Ohio Republican association will give
n reccption Mt Marinis oil Wednesday night
to which the President and cabinet have been
invited Hon. Samuel Shellabarger Will de-
liver the address of welcome, and short
speeches will he made by Senator Pendleton,
Hon. 5. 5. Cox, and others.
Daniel Dowuey, n laborcr in the employ of
| the washington NrdSllHnl COnllNllNY Dluht mo
leg Saturday by falling into u cOabn ut the
gasworks on Twenty street. DIR. =. j.
Murphy of Columbia hospital. was called
and rendered medical aid, after which Dow
ncy was sent to Providence hospital in the
police ambulance.
The executive committee of the Registered
Drug Clerks association has been directed to
prepare circular disclaiming any intention
, to iiN tradc-union standard for the compcn-
tlaA q
twcnty-fou. active and thirty.two honorary
members were elected, and il is expected that
every druggist and physician will be upon the
honorary roll.
The case of John Taylor, a Waterman at
the pension office, who was charged with an
at cmpt to outrage the person of Mrs. Gen.
evicve NObst, of East Washington was tried
: in the police court Saturday, Mr.. and Mrs
Yebst testified aud after hearing their evi-
dcnce Judge Smell dismissed the case stating
that there had been evidently not enough re-
sistance offered to constitute case of rape OF
attempted rape.
The post graduate class of the law school OF
the National University held II meeting Satur
J day evening, and appropriate rcsOutionSnpol
the death Of Mr., A. A. Macdonald, presented
by committee consisting of Messrs. Eugene
Carusi, g, B Anderson, John Hancock. Home,
| IL. Swaney, Il. ID. York, and ID. A. Mcknight
were adopted. Remarks culogistic of the de-
ceased were made by Prof, CNrusi, and Messrs
Collins, Swaney, and York.
Edward Johnson and John Lawson wer,
! Charged in the police court Saturday will
stcalinga bronze casting of the head of Chic
Justice Chase from the art studio of Theodore
A. Mills, son of the late Clark Mills, Th
head belonged to statue nine feet higl
which the late sculptor was executing for TIN
Lincoln Monument society. Johnson wa
held for the grand jury in $1,000 bonds an,
Lawson was dismissed
Lieut. L, II. Paine, IT, S. ~, whose puI
chase of the property on the northwest corne
of Sixteenth and II streets from w. w. W
Corcoran was noticed in TIE REpUBIcAl
Saturday, is one of company proposing (
erect upon this ground n large apartment
house five stories high at a cost of S250,0O0.
will have no cafe or caterer attached. Th
price Of the ground, IS per square foot, is tn
highest ever paid in this city for uninprove
property to be use for building purposes.
Harmony lodge, No. II, +. A. A. NJ, eel,
brated its twentieth anniversary by banQu,
at Abner's Saturday night. Grand Master |
ii. Chumbcrlin, and Ezra l.. Stevens, the Ia
ter having organized the lodge, were prcsei
as guests. Past Master COrscn acted as toas
master, and responses were made by h. /
Chamberlain, Ezra l.. Stevens, o. S. Firmil
w. H.. Webster, j. - Tichcnor, Samuel Ba,
ter, Edward Fitzki, l. NJ Saunders, an
others,
, The grand council of the Sons of ,Ionada
/ on Saturday night elected the following of
4, GERS w. G. G., w. II. Bailey, of Spartan coul
ell w. V. q. c., j. +. Hunt, of Friendsh
council w. G. p, Thoms Summcrscales,
Centennial council; W. g. Sec, Guy v
Wines, of Pioneer council; w. q. Treas, Wi
liam II. Young, of Centennial council w.
Mar, Charles Brown, of Spartan council '
g. |. W., +. A. Holden, of Eureka counci
- W. G. o, W., j. p, Nails, Of Invinciblc counc
, trustees, II, o. Polkinhorn, OF Pioneer cou
ell Rabina Ellis of Spartan council; w.
Rohrer of Invinciblc council. Aftcrthe Gle
@ ton they were duly installed by VIC. p. Pi
Holden.
A TELEPHONE has been placed in the mus
and piano establishment of John +. Ellis
.s. Co. This will prove Il great convenience
mn their customers and the musical pub
In generally.
er Virginia Midland Railway.
Excursion tickets for the Mard GrIs, to
held in New Orleans La, will he on sale ia