National Republican., 1875-07-26
how THE COMMUNITY SPENT TIE SABBATH
THE EvEHTFUL HISTORY OF A DAY.
burglars Sent 10 Jail-Dfsposftion OF
Stolen Property = The Courts
Cheap PToduee-Death-Ra
road Enterprise - Local
Miscellany Excur.
sfons, A IN u @.
ments, dc.-Boy
Drowned.

Weather probabilities estimated at ! O. m: For
the Middle and Eastern states, falling to station
erly, warmer, partly cloudy weather, and possibly
OCCASIONAL rains In Virginia and northeast Of the
ThermOmetric readings taken July rs, 1875, at
the signal Once: At q. m, 100; 7:s5 a. m, Tlo;
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Try the B. u. cigars. They are the best of all.
Twenty -four drunks were among the arrests
reported for Saturday night.
sherman Grant, bankers-Highest price paid
for ae6 bonds and auditors certificates.
Six per cent, paid on deposits, payable on de-
nana. san;. special rates on time deposits. ], II.
The grading and parking of First street south
east, south TO y street, where the wooden pave
ment ends, has been begun.
The Navy Yard car tracks have been changed,
and now run south from the Avenue to b street,
and thence straight up the hill.
II. ID. Cooke, jr., & Co., street, near the
buy and .s Dsfst sscurtes ssc
DR.. O. B. Pwvis, colored, Of this city, proposes
to take part IN the Republican campaign In Ohio,
and will speak at Columbus, Cincinnati and other
p aces.
About l:so O'Clock Saturday afternoon q colored
child one year old, son OF Dennis Fry, fell from
the third story window OF house No. 114o Twen-
teth street northwest to the pavement, and was
severely injured about the head. Dr. Sothoron
rendered medical aid. q
At o'clock yesterday morning fire was discov-
eIed IN u frame mouse on u street, between north
Capitol and First street east, occupied by a man
named O'Brien, and owned by Edward Gorman.
1t was exttDguished by the neighbors without
sounding an alarm. Loss, 500.
Saturday Detectives McDevitt and Coomes ar
rested black boy named Beachman Stngaltsry,
carrying brass band instrument, and took him
to police headquarters, where he was locked up
on suspicion Of stealing IT, He states that he Is
sell It. -
Mr.. Charles H Watson, patent attorney was
arrested yesterday afternoon, while speeding his
horse along the Seventh-street road, by Sergeant
Redway, on the charge OF fast driving, He was
escorted TO the Second precinct station, where so
collateral was deposited for his appearance at the
Police Court to-day.
The case Of Justice J. T. X. Plant, charged with
ing on Vermont avenue, on the foot pavement,
was called in the Police Court lastySaturday, but
as he was not present the hearing twas postponed
until the 9th instant, collateral having been de-
posted with fhe marshal.
Saturday morning Frank Anderson, colored.
aged about II, was drowned near the big Rock
In Rock creek, while bathing, and his hody was
recovered and taken to the Second precinct station.
drowning, and the body was turned over to the
family Of deceased for interment.
The keno banks, after a weeks resurrection, in
which they ran to losing business, were closed
by the authorities Saturday night Either owing
TO the hot weather or the game having lost its
charms, its patrons were slim in numbers when
compared with the playing Of last winter; The
penses any single night the bank ran on the
recent reopeniDg.
Saturday afternoon, about 2:so O'Clock, two
horses attached to wagons standing in front OF the
store OF Browning Middleton, on Pennsylvania
avenue, between Sixth and Seventh streets north
west, took fright and ran away. At the corner of
sixth street one Of the wagons upset and the
horse was checked, and the other animal was
caught at the corner Of Missouri avenue and Sixth
street, without doing much damage.