National Republican., 1876-12-18
CITY BREvITIEs.

The police made thirty-five arrests Sat-
urday and Saturday night.
The New England Society will celebrate
ment at the Masonic Temple.
Saturday morning q fetus was found at
the corner Of Fifteenth and streets northwest
and buried by order Of Lieut.. Noonan.
The New York Republican State Asso-
citation inaugurate their series of winter sociables
at the Masonic Temple on the 2Sth instant.
The Washington Art Club give special
reception to its associate members, at the rooms
in Vernon Row, tomorrow evening at O'Clock.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Waugh M.
E. church will give q sociable at the church to-
night, and from the preparations that have been
been held.
Mr.. George A. Hounschild, son of Mr..
William Hounschild, the we'll known upholsterer
and paper-hanger, died Of consumption at his
fathers residence, 175l Pennsylyania avenue, yes
terday morning.
Early last Saturday morning car No. 90
of the Metropolitan street-railroad ran into a
hack near the Baltimore and Potomac depot,
smashed the windows and lamp, and damaged
one of the front wheels.
Saturday afternoon carriage containing
corner OF Maryland avenue and Second street
northwest. The occupants were thrown out, but
received no serious injuries.
To-day the managers of the Belt line of
street cars propose WlluuIdWlnR cars lrOul Inc
route. They Will also decrease the time allow.
ance for o trip TO forty-eight minutes, which will
make the travelling faster, but time between cars
greater.
Officer Nicholson, of the Fifth precinct.
yesterday morning. about o'clock, found a dead
white infant in the White lot, south of the Execu
tive Mansion, frozen stiff From appearances it
was four or five months old He carried 1t to the
station house, and the coroner was notified.
The Washington aud Georgetown Street
Passenger Railway Company have finished the
work Of laying the new pavement between their
tracks from First to Fifteenth street northwest.
The work has been well done, and presents an ex-
$4,000
Last night Detective McDevitt brought
to the Fifth precinct station house q man who
gave his name as Charles r. Belts, who had his
ear cut entirely in two. He could give no infor-
nation as to how it was done or where It occurred.
DR.. Walter was called, and sewed up the wounds,
after which the injured man was accommodated
with lodgings.
1t ia possible that Prof. ]. NJ. Laugston
and Mr.. John H. Cook will have to go without
raided their premises, on Howard University
hill, Saturday night, and sixteen chickens, that
went to roost in the evening without any fear,
were spirited away, and are probably dead. Such
is the uncertainty Of the ROSTERS life in Washing
ton.
Last Saturday morning, as the south
draw Of the Long bridge was being opened, the
ing 1t, knocking him over forty feet and into the
river, from whence he was soon rescued. He was
quite seriously hurt and 1t is feared that besides
having suffered the breaking of rib, he has been
internally injured. He was brought by the train
to the city.
Saturday night Officer Daily found
man, named Charles II. Smith, lying in an in
sensible condition in the area Of house No. 3l2
Eighth street northwest, evidently having STUN
bled into the place from the sidewalk. He was
taken to the Fifth precinct station and attended
by DIR. Walter. He remained there all night, not
being able to walk home until morning.
A fire broke out in the second-story of
Majors stables on E street, between Thirteen
and-a-half and Fourteenth streets, about $50
o'clock Saturday night. There is considerable
combustible material stored in this part of the
building, and the danger Of q serious fire was
great. Firemen from No. company and police
men, by their prompt arrival, ch ecked the flames
before they could spread No alarm was struck.
Last evening a fire occurred at the
house Of Lucinda Spencer, 25o Third street south
west, occasioned by the burning Of SCOT in the
chimney. The women in the house raised the
cry of fire, which was responded TO by Officers
Bryan and Helmuth, who extinguished It with
few buckets of water. Officer Bryan had his
pants leg badly torn by dog which was kept on
the premises. It fortunately happened that the
officer was "booted." The dog did full Justice to
his name, which is "Blood."