National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-12-27
LOCAL BRIEFLETS.

The 7th regiment National Guards, Of
New York, have concluded not to come to
Washington March 4. 1885.
Tho Biological society will hear a mum.
Der of interesting papers upon natural
history read at its meeting in the hall OF
tho National museum this evening.
W. II. Hasson, Andrew johnson, Pat
rick Mcnamara, and Samuel Green were
arrested by Detective Raft and Officers
Bailey and Penney yesterday for writing
policy.
The grand ball of tho Washington
Light Infantry corps in their new armory
on the Both instant has been postponed
until Tuesday. Jan. 20, 1885. All tickets
are good for said date.
The secretary of tho treasury has APP
pointed Francis McNally and Charles
Kaney inspectors of rags at Alexandria,
Egypt, under the recent circular relative
to the disinfection of old rags.
A coasting party ran over lady pass
ing on Four-and-a-half street near Penn
sylvania yesterday afternoon, injurin'g
her slightly. She was carried into DIR.
Hicklings drug store, where she tainted,
but was soon restored to consciousness.
Eureka Royal Arch chapter, No. 4, F.
A. A. NJ, installed its recently elected
officers last evening, and testified its APP
probation of the services Of p. IL. P.
John II. Dripps by presenting him with
beau tiful jewel.
The commissioner of internal revenue
yesterday received telegram from Agent
Lotland, at Gainesville, Ca, saying that
the coroner's jury in tho case of two
moonshiners who were killed recently in
an attack on revenue officers near Gaines
vile, had returned verdict that the
killing was done in self.dofense.
The Washington Continentals have
been ordered to appear at their temporary
armory, corner of Sixth and @ streets
northwest, on Friday evening next at
1880 o'clock in full dress uniform for in
spection for now arms by the assistant
adjutant general of the army. The COM
pany will parade both on Feb. 81 and
March A.
Among the Christmas selections of
music rendered last Thursday morning
were two very attractive compositions by
Prof. s. II. Jecko, the well-known organ
ist of Christ church, Georgetown. One of
these. Te Deum, was sung by his own
choir; tho other, Hail the Night, All
Hail the Morn" was sung by st. Pauls
Lutheran church choir. Both pieces are
highly spoken Of by musicians.
At m Getting Of Syracusian lodge, No.
TO- X. of T., last night, the following Off
| cere were elected ]. $. A. Barker, G. C.;
| w. S. Griffith, V. c.; G.. O. Cunningham,
prelator; w. II. Hines, NJ. of t.; w. II,
Monroe, NJ. OF F.; II. A. Glascock, X. of
II. and s.; l.. b. Nye, NJ. and A.; repre-
sentatives to the grand lodge, w. IL.
Hines, w. II. Monroe, A. NJ. Sprague, j.
w. Bradbury, and Il. q. Glascock.
The slight fall of snow yesterday served
to disappoint many young people who
went to Babcock lake to skate and
found the surface greatly impaired by
holes caused by the melting Of ice under
meath the snow. 1t has been suggested
that those in authority should have the
| lake flooded some evening to tho depth
of two or three inches, thus insuring q
splendid surface for this innocent amuse.
ment of young people.
The comptroller of the currency has ex'
tended the corporate existence Of the fol
| lowing named banks to December 20
| 1904; The Lancaster County National
| bank, of Lancaster. Pa; the National
| Broadway bank, of New York, N. Y; the
Charles River National bank, of Cam
bridge, Mass the Mechanics National
bank, of New Bedford, Mass. the Ger
man National bank. of Pittsburg, Pa,
and the Fourth National bank, of Prov
idence, Il. l.