National Republican., 1883-02-05


to the fire department has been rebuilt by
McDermott Bros, and is now ready for SER
vice.
DIR. Robert Purvis has sworn out warrant
for criminal libel against William G. Chase
for publishing sCaudalous article against
him in 7ho Bee.
The charges of burglary against the men,
hers of the gang of thieves known as the
Molly Maclis" will be tried in the police
court tomorrow.
Officers Raft and Carter have arrested
! George Dickcrson on the charge of keeping
policy shop at Galllcan hall, on Pennsylvania
avenue near Four.and-a-half street.
Mr.. Frank b. Conger, who has for several
years been the business manager of THE Ma
TloNAL REPUBLICAN, will to-day assume the
duties of assistant postmaster of this city.
Capital Pleasure club will give another one
of their sOiroe dansantc this evening at Odd
Fellows hall. TO each lady guest will be
presented handsome souvenir of the occasion.
The glass in the show window of the cigar
store of William G.. Bond, 1916 + street, was
broken early Saturday morning by an un-
known thief and some few articles were
! stolen.
Gen. Z. G. Schencl1 has been accepted as
bondsman in the sum of $500 for John q.
| Thompson of the SUHddy Chronicle, charged
with criminal libel and the case has been sent
/ to the grand jury.
An insane man. who claims to be u prophet
| of the Lord, and who was tearing his clothes
oil himself, was arrested in the Centre market
Saturday by Officer Nicholson and taken to
the Fifth precinct station. He gave the name
OF w. w. Shurvcn.
David Lo Comptc, man of gentccl appear
auce, played the confidence game By repre-
| senting himself rs dyer, and securing u suit
of clothes to be dyed from Arthur Flynn.
! The clothes he deposited in n pawnshop. He
has been arrested for petit larceny.
Alon2o Cation was knocked down at the
corner Of j and Eleventh street Saturday
afternoon by one ofthc wagons of the Kenmebec
| Ice company and sustained some injuries
Officer Bast carried him to the office of DIR.
| Walters, and he was aiterward taken to his
home, 1I22 + street.
John Cricli, twclve-ycar-old boy, was
| thrown from wagon which he was driving,
on Saturday, and badly injured about the
breast. He was taken to the fourth precinct
station, where DIR. Maxwell attended him,
| and then sent TO his home, near Jennings
bridge, in the police ambulance.
James Hill, Colorcd boy, was arrested
Saturday by Sergeant Boyle while in the act
OF picking the pocket of Catharinc Suppes, in
the market house. A number of articles sup
posed to have been stolen were found in his
possession, which, it is expected, will lead to
MS connection WITH Otner IafCCnlCS.
Rev. DIR. L. ID. Huntley, president of Law
renee university, at Appleton, Wis, has ac-
ceptcd an appointment to the Metropolitan
! NJ. Il. church, in this city, to succeed Rev. DIR.
Baer. and is expected here in April. DR..
HuLtlCy Is said to be II man of marked abil-
ity and to have considerable reputation rs a
pulpit orator.
The suit recently instituted before magis-
trato by colored woman named Victoria
Jackson against Andrew Twinc, for the sup
port of her child on the ground that he was
its father, has been compromised, Victoria
Jackson was the woman who caused quite u
commotion by making public protest in
Asbury church to Twinc's marriage,
The alarm of fire from box IL, at / o'clock
yesterday, was caused by spontaneous COM
bustion in the attic of house No. AIS Maryland
avenue, occupied by the heirs Of the late
! William Thompson. Had the fire made
greater headway before discovery serious
conilagration would have cnsued. The prompt
arrival of the fire department is cOmmenda-
bic The loss will aggregate about $500.
The Woman's Cooperative Industrial asso-
citation will hold their first meeting Wednes-
day evening, Feb. Z, at o'clock, ut their CO.
operative store, SIG Eleventh street north
west. All those interested in the different
branches of wOman's industries are cordially
invited to be present. The meeting will bp
addressed by prominent men, and women of
this and other cities. The association will
officially organize on that evening,