The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-10-02
LOCAL DEPARTM ENI.

POLICk kRPORrB-Scpfnh pre-
cinri, Lieutenant ddoiphus EckloB.-In this pre-.
cinct there were TO arrests, OF which 3il were
married and i2g singlei of these 35l could read
and write and 400 could not There were so
whites and 2l0 colored. There were G39 males
and l3l females; OF these 42s were natives Of
the United States Ireland, 2O2; Germany, II;
England, 3; France, 2; Italy, I.
They were disposed OF as follows: dismissed,
$40; jail for court, 2j jail in default of bail to
keep the peace, u bail for court, IL; bail to
work-house, O3; miscellaneous, Q; locked up
for punishment, 49, turned over to United
states marshal, l. The number OF corporation
lines paid were 2St, amounting to 81 052j number
OF United states fines %, amounting to f71.CO
number OF fines superseded I, amounting to
~; appealed to court !, amounting to f2O;
Ia default OF payment was sent to jail. Total
disposition, 40.
Fines. in default sent to the work.house,
f22dj magistrates' costs, 400. Lodgers accom-
modated, 81; sick and unfortunate persons as
sisted, IL; sick persons sent to the aim shousc
and hospital, u lost children restored to their
parents, o. paupers buried, 81 infanticides, Il
suicides, !; attempts to commit suicide, l;
accidents II, OF which one proved fatal; coro-
neT's inqaests, u doors found open and secured
0; fires attended, 0; horses found estrAy, 8;
mules, 2; vehicles, q stolen horses recovered,
a. money and property turned over to the
property clerk, t3s5.75; money and property
taken from prisoners and lodgers and returned
to them, t34G0.g9.
Of offenders the following is list, in part:
laborcrs, 1906 agents, .; clerks, 20i druggists,
clans, O. surgeons, o. students, O. thieves
Fourth PrecinCt-Licuienam Wdsiingf0G S.
Hmicy.-There were 5i3 arrests in this pre-.
cinct, ofwhich li6 were males, and 0s females
Of these 30 were married, and 2S3 single
There could read and write 3O5, and $40 could
not; Of these ga were white, and 22l soloted
land, III; Germany, "a France, Il Scotland, 1;
Italy, !; Russia, i. Amount OF money and
came into the hands OF the police, ti,?ijTS;
total corporation fines paid, ST32. IS; appesled
cases, s+l 10; sent to the work-house in default
t5o. Total, s97s'I. United States i ines I'M
posed, S55 all Of which was paid.
OF offences the following Ia list in part:
ssult and battery, 10; assaulting a policeman,
!; dultefy, l; attempt at rape, 2; fugitivcs
from Justice, .; keeping bswdy- houses, .;
on Sunday, s SSrsisry, T !; grand isTceny, o.
petit larceny, Ej receiving stolen goods, =.
Or professions there were: clerks, 81; con-
tractors, 2; lawyers, l; merchants, 10; police
men, p preachers, q yagrants,l 10.
Fgm Preeinef-Liem. Ahcr. IGh.-ln this
precinct there were $40 arrests, of which 57g
were white and 2d3 cOlOredj OF these OILS were
NAL es and 22S females; OF these go were mar.
ried and G23 single; of which 5TT could read
and write and 2OG could not. Nativity: United
states, O6li ireland, Ill; Germany, 81; Eng
land, !; Scotland, l; France, .; Italy, 81 Pc.
land, J.. Disposition of cases; Fined, 325; dis
missed, 2sI work house, u.s. jail for court, %;
in default OF 40 fine, L. bail for court, 80; Sc
curity to keep the peace, ~; security for good
behavior, Iii delivered TO the marshal as fugi-
tiyes from Justice, .. Amount OF property
taken from and returned to persons at the
station, s2,t55.3Si amount delivered to the
property clerk, t29S G5i AmountNof fines paid,
Sl,497 CO., appealed, sl2O; superseded, s2l5; re.
aining unpaid, 81; dodgers accommodated,
s7i lost child restored to parents, l2; horses
taken up estray, o. vehicles restored to owners
,; doors found open and secured, .; sick and
disabled persons assisted, /; inQuests held, ,;
fires attended, l; bawdy.houses closed, 8. Of
fences in part Assault and battery, IS; as
sault aud battery with intent to kill, 0; Abiuc-
tions, !; ftgitives, u keeping bawdy -houses,
8; resisting an officer, 8; burglary, !; grand
false pretences, q petit larceny Dc; robbery, .;
receiving stolen goods, 2. OF occupations there
were: Agents, Il artists, !; clerks, I6j conduc.
tors, u engineers, 81 merchants, Q; printers, 10;
physicians, u prostitutes, l7Oi students
AN AGED CITIZEN GoNE.-Robert Brown,
esq;, one OF the oldest residents Of Capitol
Hiil, died at O'Clock yesterday morning, at
his residence, on south A street and imme-
diately opposite the Capitol square. Dir. B.
had attained the ripe old age OF eighty four,
and was alwaysa hale, hearty man until about
week since, when he was Frustrated to rise
no more; lie was native OF Scotland, but
came cam 10 ' county 6 thy when quite young man
lucrative employment and held the most re-
sponsible positions. Mr.. y. superintended
the construction OF the Capitol building
proper, the Presidents House, and the i'm
inense dry dock at Gosport navy yard. lie
was the contractor for the building now Occu-
pied As the General Post Office. Having been
very successful in early life, he accumulated
quite fortune, and for the last thirty years
has been out of business entirely, and led
quiet and easy life. lie had not an enemy,
and was universally esteemed for his upright.
ness and probity OF character. He was link
between the past and present generations,
and was one of that class OF aged aud respecta-
BILE citizens who are rapidly passing from our
midst. He was devoted husband aud father,
and a true and sincere friend; and after a
hannN "a ha haa In a.
with the esteem and good will of all his fellow
men. His funeral will take place from his
late residence this afternoon at j O'Clock.
DESPERATE ATTACK on 4 CoLuRgp Boy
II has been, and still 10, u question unsolyed
as to the exact hardness Of tho head of u col.
ored person. bricks coming In contact there
with having been known to crumhIc into dust
"irom whence they camcj" but IL hardly to be
expected that the entire body ct = cOlored
person should prove invulnerab.rt TO the sever
est attack. A little eolorcd boy, while stand
Ing In front of the Washington q 's-llght Com
Psny, on Tenth street, about dusk last even
Ing, was suddenly assaulted BY n number OF
urchins, white aud black, in whose company
vas large and ferocious bulldog. The law
le1s gang, after beating the solored boy until
exhausted in strongth, set the dog upon him,
who snapped, snarled, and bit at the boy until
called OF by persons attracted to the spot by
the barking OF the animal. The assaulted
child Ia both deaf aud dumh and gave not the
slightest provOcation for the desperate attack;
but we are happy to say, notwit hstaudng the
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made of cAst.irOn, and IN be used for the pur-
pose of attaching the Tcins of horses to while
persons transact their business with the gas
light office.
DETECTIVES QUARTERLY RgrORr JOAN
.. Nelly, Lieutenant Detective CorpS.-Number of
robberies reported, 1905 aTreGts made, OOi prop.
erty lost or stolen, sl6,3y3 sOj recovered by the
oficers, s6,072 $751; turned over to property
clerk, R3IT.Sti turned over to the owner f5,-
ts|.bOi amount OF property taken from prls.
ohera and returned to the same, s02OIj. The
sl,Osli and the owners, CPS. OF the amount
reported, Fl,BOO was lost property,
LETTER CARRIERS RgPoRT.-The following
Ia report OF mail matter delivered and col.
lected by the letter carriers At the post office
and the expenses incident thereto for the
quarter ending September 80, 1865: Carriers
local letters delivered, 2G,STl Newspapers,
SC, delivered, lOs,sjO letters collected, 226 III.
PnsT OpYICE MONTHLY RErORr.-Thc fol-
lowing lisa report Of mail matter delivered
and collected by the letter oarriers at the post
ONCE Tor the month ending September 50, isUSi
Carriers employed 3Oi delivery trims daily, I;
collection trips daily, s; mail letters delivered,
lls,OOOi local letters delivered, Q,lg6i news.
papers, &c, delivered, 80 ,20sj letters collected
72,9O5i newspapers, &C., collected, 397l,
SUIT AGAINST THE WARRINGTON AND
GEoRGETowE RAILROAD.-AIessrs. j. T. Nor.
fls anu Robert Leech have entered suit for
Conrad DelttIich against the Washington and
Georgetown Railroad Company for Injuries
received by being thrown from tho platform of
car on the JOth OF November, 1867, by reason
OF alleged relessncss Of those In charge OF
the car, laying damages at 1900