The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-08-07

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he necessity for a moral cleansing of tho al
eys In that locality to make room for Improve
nent 20 which there Is tendency. For years
sssrd to the moral condition Of certain por.
Ions Of that ward, but recently there has
,eeh decided change for the better, In the
,lleys In the southeastern portion, where
many sinks Of iniauity, abodes Of prostitutes
md thieves, and thicyes' fences and low groggcr-
es. They have been cause Of perpetual an
p The S
,inity. Tho desperate character Of many Of
The fancy has irtimidstcd respectable neigh
bofs who would like to hnyo the Island rid OF
as% .Ss .as ~ ss injury :. 81 he
Of their ptSpsfty. Hut We arc
giad to sec there are some who are not afraid
o complain 70 Major Rietrrds and thus give
The alleys. Most Of those sinks are located
where the majority Of the respectable families
are colored, and they are frequently censured
for the misconduct OF the fancy, but are afraid
The arrest Of LIZ Roots and her satellites,
q few days ago, and her committal TO jail for
court, was followed bya raid on "Wednesday
In obedience TO an order OF Major Richards,
upon q rancho in the alley between and X
and Four-snd-a-half and Sixth streets, (Cow
and 4sstmsn discoseTeS the house about as
full a. II could be Of disorderly persons, male
and female, white and black. One party were
engaged In gambling, and all were noisy, dis
which could Be- heard from end to end 81 the
alley and by tho neighbors around. The OH.
GERS took possession Of the house and all In II,
and conveyed the prisoners to the station.
house. Yesterday morning they had a hear.
Ing before Justice Tucker. Jas. Cole, Jas.
Lewis, David Underwood and VIM. Under
wood were fined % each for an unlawful as
semblage. Moses Hawkins was fined gao for
carrying q concealed deadly weapon-an ugly
razor, with very heavy blade, discolored as
II II had been In service-which was found on
him In the search before he was locked up.
J tsH.. s SS. s sSa E Bas Is F. o %S
damsels, and Susan Moore, white, were com.
mitted to the work.house In default Of security
for their good behavior and the abandonment
pri I ike those committed With LIZ IL
Roots filled the station with profanity and
vulgar denunciation as they were about start.
ing away to Martinsburg, all OF which was
tho by-standers, who were somewhat excited
by Il; while the Justice heard all with per.
foot composure, rs II he had become accus.
toned to II.
POLICE ITBns.-S. Coplin, German butcher,
was arraigned before Justice Walter, In the
Seventh precinct, by Officer Gross, AMI fined
90 for selling unsound meat.
officer McDermott, OF the Second precinct
took WIN. Welsh before Justice Thompson
who fined him ell for committing an assault
and battery on Andrew Mullin.
Spencer Lee, colored, was arrested In the
Eighth precinct, by Oflccr Anderson. Justice
Lynch fined him go for selling liquor without
license, and % for being disorderly and pro
fame.
In the same precinct, oGcers Fields and
Blearet arraigned Lewis Harper before the
same Justice, who fined $40 for disorderly con
duet and profanity, and required him to give
security to keep the peace, he having commit
0fflcer Ellis arrested Harper's son Lewis, and
the same justice fined him % for throwing
stones In the street.
before Justice Walter, who fined him % for
violating the COW law.
Wilson Gilmore, colored, was arrested In the
Fourth precinct, BY Ohcer Parker, for assault
Ing Harriet Williams, and Justice Drury com
mitted him for court.
The following amounts of fnes were I'm.
posed In the various precincts: First precinct
$3.50; Second precinct: ~, Fourth precinct
seventh precinct, ell; Eighth precinct, $40
Sanitary Company, ". Total amount, $l6l9O
ALIrTLR STAT AT THE STEAMBOAT wHARY
tiemen wers Waiting for he G departure o Of In
boat on the moonlight excursion. from the
steamboat wharf, a Misunderstanding occurred
among come young men, which resulted In one
Martin. This act exaggerated large number
Of the excursionists, who were acquainted
with Mari, and who contcnded that he had
provoked no assault BY any act o, word, and
Ohcer Garrett was on the spot, and pushing
Martin against the office building placed him
self before him and managed to keep the
crowd back with his club until an opportunity
asiss Re %ss e 's"fhl ssfSs s.
Saturday at 0 o'clock, p. m.
THE RIVER FRosr.--Bsrry's WharC-sailod-
Schooner Van Name, Van Name, for Alexan
dria, to load coal for New York. Longboai
Pioneer, Nash, for 0ceoquan Bay, light.
Fay's WhdrG.G,Sailed-Seh Ray, Davis
Rdsy'i WharJ-Arrived-S hooner Foaminp
tons OF coal for H. Clay stewart. Several
CARERS Whdrf.-Sailed.. ooncrs America
Paul. for Spedutis Island, light Julia, Della
ney, for Alexandria, light.
Harpey's Wharf. = Sailed - Schooner VIM
Dawson, Forester, for Alexandria, light.
ELECTION OF OFpIoERs OF THU wAsHIso
TON ScHuRTzIs VHREIs.-At the meeting oil
the Washington Schuetzen Yerein held or
Wednesday evening, tho vote for presiden
former was declared elected. The association
then elected the following; vice president, p
Dill prot. secretary, II. Kendlerj financial
.9cretaryi II, Sprlngsguth; sohatzmcister
Aug. Kocki zweiter sehuetzenmelster, NJ
Heflmuth; direotorium, Chas. Ebel, L. sta
10y, +. Huegle, y. Kneessi, W. Redgraye
A. Gluss, John Kassel, John Kaiser, Lemuel
Towers; fahnentraeger, Henry Grovermann
marsch all, Louis Boyer.
REAL EsTATB TRANsYERs.-On the sd In
tioneers, for Chas. Kioman, real estate broker
sold In square i22 the following lots: Lot A
corner Seventh and o streets, at d, SO per foot
lots B, Q, and D, attl per footi lot T., with
and q at 81 cents per football to y. Ruppe t
Eots II and to J.Wyrick, at 81 cents per foot
Lot *, to II. ID. Hazen, at Of cents per foot
and lots L, NJ, and N, at IS cents per foot, tc
Messrs. Cooper l. Latimer, auotioneers, yes
terday sold a two-story frame house on Massa
ohusetts avenue, between Fourth and Fifth
streets, to VIM. Brenninger, for sl,9So.
BRiDuRs RgPAIRRp.-For several days past
Mr. Summers, the new canal commissioner
has had a large force Of workmen engaged Ii
repairing the bridges spanning the canal a
Fourteenth street. New roadwayB and floor
Ing have been substituted for the worn out ant
rotten timbers, and the above bridges are now
In complete practicable condition. The wori
was executed under the supervision Of Capt
william Hunt, assistant to Commissioner Sum
mers.
HANDSOME PREsgsT.-Mr. J, KARI, No. 81
Pennsylvania avenue, between Sixth and Sew
enth streets, has on exhibition at his ostab
lishment handsome gold thermometer watch
Intended as a present from the President O
the United Statos to Captain George Wright
for tho rescue of three OF the crew OF th'
American schooner Lizzie +. Choate. Tn,
watch cost $500, and 10 very superior time
piece. Its presentation will take place In a
very short time.
SoALBs, WEIGHTS AND MRAsuRRs.-Atten
tion 10 directed to the notice of Mr.. Gatchell
who has lately entered upon his duties o
Sealer Of Weights and Measures. 1t 10 Import