National Republican., 1876-11-27
CITY BREVITIEs.

The weather yesterday was a mixture of
81 oW and rain.
The annual parade and review of the fire
department takes place this afternoon, at
Scott square, al 8 20 O'Clock.
Yesterday evening Patrick Coates, co!ored
who resides in Lincoln village, quarreled with
his sister, beating and kicking her severely.
Officer Alder appeared on the scene and es-
corted Patrick to the station house.
Saturday morning, about 4 o'clock, a
colored thief, named Frank White, stole from
this premises of Mr.. Sebastian Andrews, who
keeps a bakery at No. 20 Sikh street north
west, tet OF harness and a robe. Officer
Fields saw him making of, gave chase al
captured the iaIcenous White.
Workmen are engaged in reiaying the
track of the Washington and Georgetown
Railroad Company at the corner Of First
street and Pennsylvania avenue northwest to
give room for the proposed circle At the in.
tersection at the foot OF the Capitol.
About EoOn yesterdays boy, named Mark
Justh, about sixteen years of age, while
handling pistol in the yard of his fathers
residence, GIG D street northwest, accidentally
shot himself in the right fore-finger. DR..
SouDt nschmidt was called 10 and exit acted
the ball.
Several residents of houses adjoining Bah
cocks alley, in the First ward, have recently
missed chickens, provisions and other small
articles, stolen from their Easements. Officer
Norris found a suspicious looking colored man
named Arthur Green prowliug about the
alley Saturday night, and placed him under
arrest.
The funeral of the late John Stein, who died
Wa1p 1o-A p1a nh,
chapel, South Washington, yesterday after
room. The remains were buried in the Con-
gressiOusl cemetery. Germania Lodge, No.
IS, and the drill corps, K. OF P, attended the
ObseGuiss in uniform.
A man named Samuel D. Roberts was at
tackled with heart disease on Louisiana ave-
nue., near Ninth street, Saturday afternoon,
and was taken to the Fifth precinct station,
where he was attended by DR.. McBlsir. He
recovered from his illness and walked to his
home on Capitol Hill.
The following have been chosen directors
of the Masonic Mutual Relief Association for
three years Messrs. j. D. Bartlett, Andrew
CsuldWeil, F. H. Chamberlain, Thos. J..
Gardner, j. A. Stewart, VIM. Mertog and s..
n. Thorn; for one year, to I'LL vacancies {:
Noble D. LarDer and j. c. Bointon.
Yesterday morning Thomas Bond was ar
rested on a warrant obtained by Lucy Web
ster, charging him with obtaining money by
false pretences. According to Lucy's account
Bond sold her some property which he claimed
to be free from Indebtedness, but after paying
him some money on account she found that
the property was mortgaged, and hence the
uupleasantness. Bond will be arraigned be-
fore Judge Shell this morning.
The union meetings which have been in
progress at the Fourth-street NJ. z. church
for the past week will be continued at the
Twelfth street church This " eek. The fol-
lowing are the announcements made for the
ensuing week: Monday, q, Rev. J. w.
Hedges; Tuesday, 2S, Rev. j. s. Deale;
Wednetday, %, Rev. H. Nice; THURSDAY, So,
Rev. D. NJ. Browning; Friday, December J.,
Rev. W. F. speake. The services commence
at 80 p. m.
Saturday morning, about 7:SO O'Clock. Mr..
John V. Bryan, who was well known in East
Washington, died at his residence, corner of
Seventh and streets northeast. He had
been quite i'll for a few days past, and had
b come COW. les, e n, but went out prematurely,
which caused relapse that resulted in his
death. Mr.. Bryan was forty four years old
at the time of his death, and belonged to the
firm Of Barrett & Bryan, grocers. He was a
member of the Masonic fraternity.
Messrs. Duncanson Bros, auctioneers, sold
on Saturday afternoon, for Woodberry
Wheeler and Milton C. Barnard, trustees, lot
SO, in W. 7. Steeger's subdivision of certain
lots in square No. "a, improved by frame
house, situated corner Of Twenty fifth and VI
streets northwest, to BeavaDs & Shaw, for
S625. Also, for James VI. Johnston, trustee,
lot l9, in square SIS, to JEFF H. Johnston, for
s.. 200; lot 16, in same square, to same pur-
chaser, for g, 400, and lot %, in same square,
TO p. NJ Barber, agent, for $500. These lots
are on Fourth street east, between A and B
streets south, and are each improved by q
two-story b:ick house.