National Republican., 1876-09-04
RECORD oFFIREs AND ACCIDENTS
Miscellaneous Paragraphs OF Interest

Miscellaneous Paragraphs OF Interest
Weather probabilities estimated at a. H.
For the New England and the Middle States
falling barometer, warmer southwest winds
and partly cloudy weather.
Thermometric readings taken at the Signal
Sffce Sept. s, 1876: Tam, $50; 7:35 a. m. &.
$50; 12 NJ, 20; 2 p. m, 74o; 4:35 p. m
76o; 9p. m, $50; II p. M, $50; maximum
76o; minimum, $50.
Lay in your coal while prices are down, and
do not trust to the cunning monopolists.
S. Katzentein, No. SO Seventh street north
west, opens to-day full line of fall clothing.
Saturday afternoon Officer Clark killed a
mad dog on Eighth street, above the Bound,
ary.
Repairs are to be made on the Seventh-street, !,
Broad-branch and Ptney-branch roads in the
county.
Left-off clothing, watches, pistols, &c.
bought at Herzog's, 917 D street. Orders at
tended to.
The weekly meetings of the Carroll Insti-
tute will be resumed for the winter next
Thursday night.
All klDQS OF mduG W
and covered at McMurray's, sos Pennsylvania
avenue, Market space.
The police made ffty-four arrests during
Saturday and Saturday night. Twenty-six
were for drunkenness in the streets.
A fine orchestrion will perform every after
noon and evening at Henry Schwarzenberg's
Orchestrion Saloon. 4O5 Eleventh street:
s. Katzentein, No. 80 Seventh street mort h.
west, opens to-day full line Of fall clothing.
The directors of the "Belt line" railroad
have abolished the system of six tickets for
25 cents 1t is doubtful if the change proves
profitable.
ECharles Humphrey, alias Sonny King, has
again got himself in trouble by stealing saw,
for which ofense he was arrested Saturday by
Officer Slater.
Tickets of admission to the schools OF the
Fourth district will be issued this afternoon
from the jefferson school building, commencing
at O'Clock.
The Maryland and Southern Republican As
sociations will open their campaign rooms on
Seventh street, opposite the Post Office build
ing, this evening.
The celebrated Ice King refrigerators are
now selling at greatly reduced prices at 603
Seventh street. Call and get bargain and
the best refrigerator in the world.
Last Saturday Officer Warwick took into
custody an insane colored man, named James
L. Tilghman, who was fourishing q sword in
the street in dangerous manner.
Peter Keslan, who has faithfully filled the
position of night clerk at the Metropolitan
hotel for several years, left this morning for
81 1Dl; o-,IE E1,o al viii
ton.
The tournament and picnic to be given at
Analostan island comes off to-day. Boats will
leave the foot of High street, Georgetown,
every FIVE minutes. A fine time may be ex-
Pected.
Last Saturday workmen began tearing up
the wooden pavement on Pennsylvania avenue,
commencing at Fifteenth street, and by night
had one side of the street for square re-
moved.
J.H Squier & Co., bankers 1416 Pennsyl-
vania avenue, pay six per cent. in ereston de-
posfts, payable on demand. Special rates on
time deposits. Interest paid January and
July, or credited.
Mary Washington and Lucinda Lewis, SER
Yants in house at the corner of Twelfth and
G streets northwest, had quarrel, during
which the former smashed a plate over the
head Of the latter. Officer Mcmahon made
the arrest.
Saturday night some of the denizens of Pear
Tree alley built a fire in the street to
draw the mosquitoes from the houses. The
bright light was seen by No. engine company,
who ran to it, but returned, as their services
were not needed.
Chief Justice Cartier is expected here this
week; Judges Wylie and Humphreys are now
in the city: Judge Olin is at his country seat,
and Judge Macarthur is in New England. In
few weeks there will be four courts in ses-
sion at the City Hall.
a gang of halfgrown colored boys, who
gathered yesterday morning in the shells Of
the wholesale market, at the foot of Louis
lana avenue, and played cards and insulted
ladies passing by, was broken up by the police,
being surrounded and surprised Dy the general
ship Of Sergeant F..inter.
call at the handsome parlors, 1920
street, few doors below the Ebbitt house, oc
cupied by Devlin & Co., will satisfy any one
that their stock of fine goods is the largest
and finest in this country. Their new rooms
are very tasty and business Like in appearance,
and all are invited to call and inspect their
stock.
MT. hlcEdGu huIll, 400 LlCNcubu SJICCI
northwest, hung two pairs of pants and
talma overcoat out in his back yard Saturday
morning, and George Parker came along the
alley with little bag and gathered in the
clothes. He was arrested By Officer Marr
with the clothing in his possession.
Those who read the lists of persons who
were overcome by the heat during the July
hot spell will remember the name of Sarah
Perkins, which figured quite prominently. At
one time she was overcome by the heat on
Pennsylvania avenue, and about a week later
she fell with a stroke Of paralysis on the same
avenue. Yesterday she was found in the
street lunstic and locked up at the Fifth
precinct station.
Two notorious colored thieves, named
James johnson, better known as "Slew Foot"
and Charles Lee, went on a thieving expedi-
ton Friday night, and, after stealing carpet
from Mr.. Richard Reeder, living on New
York avenue, near Fifth street, entered DR..
Nailor's stable and borrowed set of harness.
Sergeant johnson and Officers Mari and
Saffell, of the Sixth precinct, recovered the
carpet Saturday and arrested the two thieves.
About 2 O'Clock yesterday afternoon Officers
Kellum and Daley, hearing a disturbance in
Louise alley, proceeded to investigate matters,
and found number Of the inhabitants in that
locality engaged in a drunken brawl, "raising
Ned" generally. The officers made raid upon
them, arresting John Willis, Joseph Cheney,
Jonas Diggs and Emma Show, and took them
to the First precinct station, where they were
held for hearing this morning. Several of
the parties made good their escape.
Fire Record.
About l O'Clock on Saturday afternoon an
alarm was turned in from box 423 by citizens,
on account of the burning of pile of shavings
on Thirteenth street, near the river.
At 10 O'Clock on Saturday night colored
woman named Alice Russell, residing in
Fighting alley, was slightly burned by the ex-
plosion of a coal-oil lamp.
About 4 O'Clock yesterday morning an