National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-20
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~ gas main md two lamppo5ts arc wanted
ON Columbia road.
II. w. James has boon appointed temporary
| operator in the police telephone service.
George sJoian was fined S. in tho police
court yesterday for working sick horse.
The police uniforms were received by Mai.
| Dyo yesterday, and will be distributed to.
day.
Senator Williams will call up tho Mexican
veteran bill for consideration nc o'clock this
afternoon.
liquor license was yesterday granted to
Michael Biggan, No. III Virginia avenue
southwest.
James Holmes was held in $500 bail for tho
grand Jury by Judge Smell for receiving
stolen property
Charles Washington, an s.ycnr old colorcd
boy, was sent 20 tho reform school yesterday
Tor iucorrig.hIiity. sa'' ...
James Quill and Jcromiah Connoll wcro
ilncd sl0cach yesterday in tho puiico court
for assaulting an officer.
The commissioners have exempted tho
homo Of the Association for Works Of Mercy
from taxation after July 1.
The ox-Army Nurses association will hold
called meeting this evening at No. 0li l.
street northwest. All are requested TO be
present FOR important business.
The applications Of Mossr5. Paul Ncwhous
| Charles w. Purscll, and Ama3l 8. CrOssiuld
| students, for admission 10 the district bar,
wero yesterday referred to the examining
committee.
Sod Buckley was fined SO in tho police
court yesterday for mot minding his own
business" lie was irving to stop two col.
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William Calvert, whom he was arrested.
The receipts of the collector Of taxes yester-
day aggregated S2i ,OOO Tax payers are paying
tho second half of the tax TO save penalty,
which attaches itself ON June l, and thereby
avoiding tho crowd incidental to tho last
week Of the payment.
a citizen living in Park row northeast has
written to the commissioners, complaining
of the stacuant water allowed to remain in
that vicinity. This nuisance has caused con.
siderable disease, and the writer states that
only four houses in that row have escaped
! sickness.
Francis Bell a mulatto girl, was charged
with stealing ring from white man named
George Frederick in tho police court yester.
day. Judge Smell dismissed tho case, stating
that he had no sympathy for white men who
court the society of colored girls and then &C.
Cuse them of stealing.
The hearing of the motion for new trial
in the case OF b. Frank Bigelow, convicted OF
ombczzing funds Of the National Bank OF
the Republic, aud sentenced to five years in
the pcn,tentiary, which was 10 have taken
| place in the general term yesterday has been
postponed until next Monday.
Messrs, Chauncy J. Reed Joseph r. Lucas,
Charles NJ Alexander, Ellery J. Burt, and
Randall Parsons, rs incorporators, yesterday
filed with the recorder certificate of the
incorporation Of tho National club. Its OBJ
| iect is literary and mutual improvement and
social intercourse Of its members.
Tho commissioners have notified the super
| iutcndcnts of tho Baltimore and Ohio aud
Baltimore and Potomac Railway companies
that the approaches - the grade crossing of
their tracks with the Sheriff road arc such as
to madc tho crossing one of the most danger
Gus in the district, and have requested the
companies to station fagman at this point
Tho eghty.fourt regular meeting and
last Of the season Of the Anthropoogical
society Of Washington will be held at the
Army Medical museum this evening at {
o'clock. Dr. Swan NJ. Burnett will discuss
| the comparative frequency of certain eye
diseases in the white and colored races in the
| United States. DR.. Elmer L. Reynolds will
| speak upon Il collection OF antiquities from
! Nondome, Souls, and the cave dwellings OF
France.
The debate of the Philodemc society OF
Georgetown college for the lIerricls medal
takes place Tonight at Lincoln hall. The
subject is, would Legislative Limitation
upon tho Discretionary power of appointment
to civil Office, heretofore exercised by tho
executive branch Of tho government be
conducive TO q healthy public sentiment and
| the efficient administration of public affairs
Tho contestants are Il. :. Satshaw, Ohio, and
! Thomas b. Ransom, North Carolina, afIirmn'
| tive, and A. di Gturbide, Mexico, and I. D
Smith, Indiana, negative.