The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-04-27
TOWN TALK.


organization formed last week through the eff
forts of Col. NJ. A. Dillon. Its membership will
consist of soldiers who were voted medals by
Congress for conspicuous acts of bravery and
valuable services on the field of battle. NJ. y.
Dillon, Commanders; Edwin NJ. Truell, First Vice
Commanders; G. Il. Lower, second Vice Com
mander; Thomas Reed, Adiutant General Felix
Branigan, Judge Advocate General; William Will
son, Inspector General; James II. Durham, Quar-
termaster General.
An exceptionally enjoyable concert was
given at Lincoln Hail on Friday evening by the
Orchestra, Banjo, and Glee CLUBS of the Unver
sity of Pennsylvania, for the benefit of the
Founding Hospital. The numbers on the we'll
diversified programme that were specially
tette, Mr.. Sypher's cornet solo, and "Sgnor
Bng Blnger," while the banjos did capital work
throughout
The simple elegance of the souvenir invi-
tations sent out by the Columbia Athletic Club
for the formal opening of its house last Friday
evening reflects great credit upon the club and
The entire work, from its incipiency to its com.
pletion, was designed and executed in Washing
ton and by washington @ artists, and the firm OF
executors, are to be complimented for possess
ing facilities for filling such large order in
such u very short time.
The venerable Senator Morrill, sent grace
ful note to the officers OF the Senate in acknowl-
edgment of the testimonial of their esteem which
was presented to him on the eighteth anniver.
vases, beautiful in shape and design, rich, dark
derby blue ornamented with gold and lighter
in Chosy ware, brought over by G alt, and have
been greatly admired.
1T is not necessary to describe the household
effects of Mrs. Olivia Conine Starring, l455 Mas
sachnsetts avenue northwest that VIII be s sold
day and Wednesday, April 20 and 30 commenc-
ing at 1890 each day.
= The Messrs. Auerbach. the well-known deal.
ers In gentlemen's furnishings. of No. 623 Penn
sylvania avenue, have secured the store at the
corner of Fifteenth street and New York ave-
nue., and will shortly open a branch of their
business there.
The marble statuary that has been exhi-
bition at 1l04 Connecticut avenue for some time
past will be sold at public auction at the above
address Monday, April 2S, at IL A. NJ, by Thomas
Bowling. The collection embraces sixteen OBJ
jects, in which represented lifesize statues,
statuettes, and busts of exquisite workmanship.
The commission appointed by Congress for
the purpose has selected the east end of the tri-
angle in front of the National Theatre the site
for the equestrian statue of Sheridan to be
erected here by the Army of the Cumberland.
Drink Tannhauser beer.
The Lincoln Fire Insurance Company. has
been incorporated with 100000 capital and John
Batchelder, J. q. Beal w. G. Duvall, w. Danen-
hover. H. B. Davidson. G; W. Handy; Walter
j. S. Swormstedt, and Simon Wolf as board of
managers
Drink Tannhauser beer.
The Senate yielded to the House amendments
to the Geological Park bill on Tuesday and passed
the regents of the Smithsonian.
-"Wils Peyton's Inheritance" by Emily L.
Sherwood, is for sale at all the city book stores.
Joseph Hall. colored man. about forty
in house in Freedman Alley. He resided on
Twenty-fourth street and the coroner will in
vestigate his death this morning.
Edgar Griffin, aged forty eight years, an old
soldier, committed suicide Monday night at the
boarding-house No. 622 Pennsylvania avenue by
taking laudanum. He had just recovered from
an attack of pneumonia and had been on a spree.
AS Capt John P. Bentley, venerable en-
ploye of the First Auditors Office, where he has
been for thirty-siX years. walking to his
home on L street Tuesday, afternoon, he was
stricken with paralysis in Franklin Park. He
died few hours later. Capt. Bentley was seven
ty-six years of age.
in taking the census of the District Superin-
! tendent Porter says distinction will be made
| between Washington and Georgetown. In other
words, the District will be regarded as single
| community.
The transfer of Oak View was formally made
| on Wednesday, deed of the property from
! Grover Cleveland and Frances +. Cleveland to
| Francis G. Newland having been filed. The
| consideration named was Sl35,OO for twenty-sX
| acres,
We are glad to learn that Mr.. A. E. Randle
the owner Of Congress Heights, the town which
! is being laid Off near st. Elizabeth's, who has
! been quite i'll. is rapidly recovering.
See the suits we make to order from $40 up.
| Eiseman Bros, 9TH and Il. a.
The American Legion of Honor gave grand
| entertainment at G.. A. h. Hall last Thursday.
| Mr. Frank Depro made the hit of the evening
with his new local song. "A Conductor on the
! Seyenth-Street Cable Car"
Mrs. Smith, wife of Capt. William Smith. of
| East Washington. after a brief illness of bron-
chial pneumonia died at her late residence. 326
! Pennsylvania avenue southeast, on Thursday
evening. Mrs. Smith was estimable lady.
and her death is a great loss to her family and
friends. Funeral services will be held at st.
! Peters Church tomorrow morning at 9:30
O'clock
Federal City Lodge No. 20, l. o. o. F.. has
located at Medford Hall, corner Eighth and !
ton. At the meeting held Friday evening five
new members were admitted, and prominent
members of this jurisdiction addressed the meet
| ing.
Sec the trousers we make to order from Si
up. Eiseman Bros, 9TH and e.
Elias Butler is barber employed in James
AVery's shop, at l7lS Pennsylvania avenue. Last
night he was engaged in scraping faces as is
usual and had just lathered customers face
when he staggered and fell. The patrol Wagon
carried him to the Third Precinct, where he dieC
at o'clock. DR.. Morgan attended him, and SAID
his death was due TO heart disease.
Mary Jones, an old housekeeper of fifty, wal
arrested by Special Officer Mckay, of the Centre
Market, for stealing twenty cents worth OF
flowers She was carried to the First Precinc
Station, where she was required to leave five
dollars collateral.
The Department of the Potomac, G. A. r.
will hold a meeting at the Metropolitan NJ. Il
crate the anniversary of the birth of the lat
Gen. Grant.
, For completeness of assortment our children
department takes the lead. See those 81 suits
Eiseman Bros, 1th and Il.