National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-06-03
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Filled with Brief Mention OF Many Minor
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Filled With Brief Mention Of Many Minor
Events of Yesterday.
John Usher has been granted liquor
license.
P. s. welch has been appointed telephone
operator in place of r. c. Clarvoo,
James franklin who shot George Crock in
the leg Sunday WINS arrested yesterday.
School trustee Purvis wants the lightning
rods on tho schools In his district repaired.
Mary Il. Ncalo was fined $50 in the police
court yesterday for keeping bawdy house.
Reese Simpson was charged with stealing
n kog Of beer in the police court yesterday
aud tho case was continued.
The spring meeting Of tho Agricultural
society of Montgomery county, Md, will be
held tomorrow at Rockville Md Hon.
John +. Follett, of Ohio, will deliver tho
address,
Mr.. Mccormick introduced in the house
yesterday bill directing the district com
mtteo, to report bill requiring hotel Keepers
in this city to provide suitable means of
escape in case Of fire.
Tho members of st. Cyprians Colorcd
Protestant Episcopal church, are making ar
rangoments to give q moonlight garden party
in the grounds of tho old Van Ness mansion
on seventeenth street.
Commodore Franklin, of tho United States
Naval observatory, has requested permission
to connect tho observatory with tho agricul-
tural department, bcarcau of engraving and
printing, city po'tollice, patent Office, aud
government printing Office by wire.
Special Officer Mitchell, who patrols Penn
sylvana avenue from Sixth to Seventh
streets, Indignantly denied last night that
Bill Jones, of Guitoau fame, was arrested by
tho regular officers. lie said II heard
Jones yelling murder and ran 100 yards to
place him under arrest"
Messrs. James l.. Barbour, ]. A. Hamilton.
and others have renewed with Mr.. Harry G.
Bowers the lease Of the 81. Marc hotel
property, part OF lot 3, square 400 for period
Of five years from the lst instant. The rent
for the first two is $4,000 per year, and for the
othcr three years $1,000 per annum.
The young folks of the Uuversalist society,
will give moonlight excursion on the steamer
Corcoran to Marshall hall tomorrow evening
Tho boat leaves the wharf ut 6 o'clock
p. m. There will be dancing, for which
Danch's baud will furnish the music Re-
freshments will be served OH the boat.
Senator Beck presented petition in the
senate yesterday from tho people of the dis.
| trict praying for the passage Of q bill to
| incorporate the GleonwOOd cemetery horse
railway company. Tho petition favor5 the
| house bill, No. 57S6, which is now before the
district committee. Tho petition was referred
to the district committee.
Upon the recommendation of Mr.. T. A.
Lambert, Of tho examining committee, tho
| following students wcro yesterday admitted
20 the bar of this district, viz: G. w. Russell,
| Paul Newhaus. c. j. Hedrick, A. S. Crossfeld,
and Geo. o. Dohcrty. The application of
Thos. Higgins for admission was referred to
the examining committee.
At meeting Of the stockholders Of the
Northern Liberty Market company, held yes
terday, tho report oftho treasurer was sub.
mitted showing tho company to be in a
prosperous condition. Messrs ]. b. Wilson,
William b. Downing, J. NJ. Eikor, II. w.
| Wyrich, Christian Rupert, William A. Cook,
X, b. DERRICK, Edward w. Dom, and Frank
p. Davis were reelected as the board of d.
rectors. Tho number of votes cast was 327.
The East Capital Street Barge club gave its
seventh annual excursion on Decoration day.
The boats Marion, Allen. Birdie, and Eva
took the members to Four Mile run where there
was dancing, fishing, and other amusements,
The members of the party were Misses
Rhodes Thomas, Sherman. Simpson, Smith
Middleton, Davis. Clara and Lizzie DIenke
Katie and Cora Siggers, Wilkerson, Leon.
hardt, Mr.. and Mrs George Singers and
family, and Messrs. Ed. Gregory, Ed. Siggers
John Gregory, Rush, oden, Conboye
Clements, Smith, Leonhardt French, ant