The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-09-14
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

LOCAL DEPARTMENT
ants Of police, made, to Major Richards on
matter. di'PSssd q the Re i sIS .,,
I threats, was required to give security to keep
Il the Fourth precinct Susan Baker was ar.
!. held In bail for court.
4 Thomas Angel. for making threats. was
scmmitted to jail in default OF bail to keep
Z n Elizabeth and Lucinda johnson were takon
before msgistrate for having made threat.
to give security to keep the peace.
william Haekett, for petit larceny, was ar
rested 10 the Sixth precinct, and sent to jail
~ Z. J. Knowles, In the same precinct, was
sfrested and fined u for tying his horse to a
In the Sixth precinct Edward Myers was
locked up six hours on charge of petit lar
ceny, and Patrick Fitz was locked up three
hours for iodulsing In little psstime-ss.
Thomas DUNCAN was arrested by a sanitary
officer for violating the COW law, and fino Of
Jacob Roth aud John Balm, for selling II.
the same corps, and each hned $50. Both csses
On Saturday last, onicct Nelson arrested
Henry Koch, restaurant keeper, charged
with selling liquor without license. He had
hearing before Justice Harper, who fned
him t2o, and Mr.. Koch appealed to court.
Charles Csnchett, William Waters, and ia
SGS SSnnC .sSSI S0ys were
named were each fined q and 81 costs, and the
last named 81 nne and 81 COSTS
by ofneer kesrney, Of the First preoiaOt, iof
committing an assault and battery on Thomas
II. Ward. He was fined 81 by Justice Harper.
rested +. s. Nichols for keeping ndog Withhold
license. Justice Thompson imposed 81 cents
costs OF suit on him, which was promptly
paid.
The following are the amounts OF fines and
costs imposed In the various precincts: First
ssSSGS Prs,c.as l,S rhTa
Eighth precinct, els. Total, tiSo.iS.
RAID ON BAwDY HoUss.-Last Friday
morning Major Richards was handed the fol
lowing circular, copies of which had been dis.
tributed BY putting them under the doors Of
found under the door Of private house by
The servant Of lady, and was carried to her
mistress as gas biili"
mo. =, Eleventh street, Washington, ID. Q.
Madame II. hatters herself that her friends
and aoquaintances will be pleased to learn
that she has opened the above residence for
their pleasure and accommodation.
Parties who may be introduced by her
will be sufficiently gratihed by the polite at
tertions they may receive as to entitle her to
their kindly consideration and remembrance"
In accordance with this polite Invitation,
the Major after extending official invitations
to Detectives Clarvoe and Bigley aud to Lieu
tenant TAFT and his command, at IL O'Clock,
Friday night, paid this lady w visit, and
arrested her, together with Fannie Walker,
sSarah Smith, Mary johnson, and Florence
Reed, and escorted them and some OF Wash.
irgton's nice young men to the Central guard
house. Two young gentlemen, whose wives
thought no doubt they were more honorably
ssss WITH sS%e Of the PsI a 0ut re-
marked by one OF the women present that for
$1,000 she would not have had these two men
aured Madame Hart, alias Kate White, to
give bail for court, and q gentleman Of this
sitg became her surety: The others were APP
propriateiy disposed OF.
FIFTH WARDDENoURATiC CLuB.-A special
meeting OF the Fifth Ward Democratic club
vas held on Friday evening; MI. John X.
nittce, reported that the music had been en-
g,ged for the pole dedication on Monday even
,i,srkct with the Northern Liberties Seymour
and Blair club, and march to Carusis saloon,
Rhere the Jackson Democratic Association
Iaid Seventh ward Democratic club would join
them, and then march to the pole by way OF
IIennsylyania avenue, being Joined on the
/ way BY the Young Mems seymour and Blair
and other organizations. Mr. English, from
the committee to procure speakers, reported
that number OF persons would address The
Tucker, OF Vifginisi r. T. Merriok, Of this
ciiyi VIM, =. Preston, Of Baltimore; A. X.
q Eirginlai Col Thos; p, Florence; Francis
McNerhany, Col. ]. r. o'Bierne, 7. L. Lloyd.
Or. WIN. b Magruder, q. O; Richmond, DR..
Mr.. Isdac Beers reported that the platform
that committee OF, three 6e appointed to
prepare suitable resolutions Of thanks to the
gentlemen who had presented the lumber:
The CHAIR appointed Messrs Isaac Beers,
J. II. Mead, and J. W. Smoot.
TIM SuRRArT CAsR--we sec It stated that
"the counsel forJ ohm II. Surratt, Messrs. Mer-
rick and Bradley, have served a notice upon
ais S Instant, when he case Is called before
on the first Indictment, THAT charging murder,
that the murder case should be finally dis
posed Of before they enter on the trial for con:
No sa aSTS as yGt P.HsS st
Material Witnesses can be brought here within
,o otH Tor the defence viii it Is stated, be
eady to go on with the trial on the day named,
nd there 10 an impression about the City Hall
hat the trial on one or the other indictment
iii certainly take place. Surrstt has, since
IL release on trial In June last, been spe nding
Ia timo among his relatives and friends in
d. and IN tSis city"
SHOCKING ACCIDENT PROM VlTRIoL-Two
len HoRRlpLY BURSED.-About $3.50 o'clock
on Saturday two colored men, named Thomas
Richardson and Near Someryille, were horrl-
bly, burned by An explosion OF vitFiOl, At Mil
burns drug store, on Fifteenth atrcet, near
Pennsylvania avenue. 1t appears that the
men, who are in the employ of Mr.. Milburn,
were in the cellar OF the store, att mpting to
empty car-boy of vitriOl into another vessel,
when 1t suddenly upset and broke, scattering
the fluid all over the lower portions Of their
bodies The men Immediately ran up stairs |
through the store and into the hack yard.
The commotion drew over number OF clerks
who Immediately Rssisted la apply Ing rene
lies to the injured men and also aided In flood
ing the cellar with water. The two men were |
horribly burned from the waist down, not |
vestIge of clothing being left unburned by the |
mud They seemed To suffer great deal, rs
The 1csh Ia gradually peclinE Off the burned
parts They only are to blame, as Mr., Mil |
Eurn, only 4 few minutes before the accident,
cautioned the men as to care in handling the
yitriol. They were removed TO their homes by
Mr.. Milburn'
Pretty MINIATURE GyMsAsiUM.-A few |
evenings since we took occasion to drop into |
the Washington gymnasium now aga n In
the full tide OF success, when we were shown |
quite masterpiece OF art, which was exc |
cuted with n pen-knife by Thomas ID. Nolan |
esq, the gentlemanly treasurer Of the associ- |
alton. 1t 10 really u curiosity worth going |
there to see, The frame 10 constructed OF |
black walnut, and Is six inches deep. In the |
centre OF the back ground Is a picture OF
Messrs. Warren, Myers, futile, Nolan, and |
Brown, In gymunstio tights. Ali around the
placed ladders, chest and parallel bars, leg |
machine pulley weights yaultIpg horse, neg |