National Republican., 1885-05-18
MINOR LOCAL EVENTS.


About the City.
Testimony will be commenced in the Wales
court.martial this morning.
wilholmina Mattorn has flcd petition for
divorce from her husband John V. Mattcrn
charging him with inddelity and cruel treat.
ment
William Johnson, colorod boy Is years old,
has been arrested by Detective Cox for stealing
horse belonging to colored man named
Major Howard, living at Brightwood.
The French Night Festival" to be given
under the auspices of the French Benevolent
Society, oday, May IL, at Guethler's park,
1916 street southeast, will include novel and
interesting nmusements.
The spencerian Business College commence
Q and O'Clock at Albaugh's Grand Opera
House, and not III Lincoln Hall building, as
enormously stated Saturday.
Have you read Gen Lew wallace's story,
ben Hur tale OF the Christ p Interest
ing, accurate, and reve-entlal. Its regular
price Is sl50. You can get It any day this
week at Charles Baum's book and stationery
department for sl.OS
Justicti tbS, In the circuit court to-day, will
respite thS Ynrt until the list of July next, at
which time the appropriation for the next
fiscal year r,will be available. An arrangement
| having been perfected for the criminal court,
trials will bc resumed in that court this morn.
ing
Jeremiah Hays was tried in the police court
! saturday and committed TO jail to await the
action Of the authorities Of Hampshire county,
W. Va. The police department has been in
formed that Hays is also wanted at Accident
aud Granville, Garrett county, Md, for horse
stealing.
A. horse attached to buggy driven by VIM.
! IL. Foster, OF AnacOstla, j. c., became fright
| ened on pennsylvania avenue, near Twelfth
| street saturday afternoon, and ran away.
| When in front of the Dime Museum the buggy
was upset aud Mr.. Foster was thrown out,
| sprlluing his leg.
At Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Thlr.
| tecnth and COrcoran streets, the rite OF conhr.
| nation was administered at II a. m. yesterday
! to large class Of candidates All the services
az this church are conducted In the English
language aud never in the German, as many
| mistakenly suppose.
Ncssrs. Il. J. Whipple and s. II. Jecko have
transferred their services as director of the
| choir and Organist from Christ Church, George.
town, to Trinity Church, Third street. The
loss and acquisition viii be appreciated BY
gentlemen in their respective departments.
Bids were opened at the commissioners
| offices Saturday for the grading of the follow
| lug streets: and G. streets southeast, from
| Third to Eleventh; south Carolina avenue and
Eighth street southeast, from C. to Water streets;
| New Jersey avenue northwest, from NJ to
| boundary street, and Vermont avenue, from
X to I street. The bids are being scheduled.
W. II. Wright. the saloon keeper and con.
| tractor who was the hero of an unpleasant
| scene OH the street last week, his wife object.
| ing to another lady riding in the buggy with
| him, was fined SIS by Judge Smell saturday for
| driving over the former. His companion
against whom nothing was shown of either
| legal guilt in the affair or improperly of con.
duct, was discharged.
| A challenge has been issued by Charles B.
Donohue, living on Seventh street road OPP
| poste the former residence Of Gen. Howard in
| NtlnB competitors to a long distance fatigue
| walk OF twenty hours, during which time the
| pedestrians shall neither eat, drink, or leave
| the track, The stakes uro to be 500 to goo a
side, and the challenge will be open from the
18th TO the 10Th Instant.
A special service of the choir of Epiphany
| Church will be held tomorrow evening at 1850
! o'clock, after which the choir will render Men
| delssohn oratorio Of "Athalie." The oratorio
possesses certain special points OF interest
| The Incident of Jewish history which 1t illus
trntes has also been the subject of a tragedy by
| Racine aud an oratorio by Handel and the
| writer of the libretto of "Athalie" acknowl-
| edges the former as his inspiration. Unlike
| most oratorios, in which whatever there may
| be OF dramatic element Is contained in tho
musical rendition, the interest In this case is
maintained by lyrics read with or without &C.
compartment, the music serving to illustrate
and emphasize.
WHAT is II that makes George Edmonds so
| cool and placid, and how does he do such
deep thinking? II il because he never allows
himself to be hara,,pl with colds He takes