National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-06-08
LIFE IN WASHINGTON.
SKETCHES LBOTT THE CITY ny THE
REPUBLTC.iN REPORTERS.

MONUMENT SoCTEry.--The regular meeting
of the Monument Society was held at noon
yesterday; present, Mr.. COrcoun. Admiral
Powell, Major Mcdonald, Captain +. d. Stuart,
and DIR. J. d. Blake. After the usual routine
business the report of the special committee on
the United States army engineers report on
the foundation Of the monument, which had
been sent TO the President of the United States
for pcrusal, was ordered to be printed.
WANTED, A MISUNDERSTANDING licenses
have been issued rs follows: William Proctor
and Rosa Porter Jos. Sccvcy and Mary Mori-
arity, John ". Smith and Jennie Brown, j. T..
Ashford and Georgia A. Grimes, Thomas Tay-
Tor and Mcdoa Wingfcld, Frank Tpllivcr and
Rosa Lacey, John Jilum and Rachel Nailor,
William II. Waters and Sarah 4. Henderson,
q. W. Scott and Emma TnvcrS, John Mat.
thcws and Lille Berry, of Good Hope Hill,
Maryland.
ST. JosErn's AsyLuM.-Quitc q respectable
representation Of the various Catholic societies
met last evening In one Of the large school
rooms of st. Joscph's Orphan Asylum to in.
augurate some movement for the benefit Of
that institution, which Is In much need. Mr..
Thomas Frederick occupied the chair, and
Capt. 4. +. Duffy acted as secretary. Various
plans were proposed and discussed. and the
meeting concluded to give picnic on about
the 18th of July at the Schuctlcnfcst Park. on
Sevcnth-stTcct road, as the hest way of assist.
ing the good sisters Of st. Joscph's to care for
the orphan boys. Committees wcrC appointed
to carry out the desire OF those present. An.
other meeting will be held In the same place
on next Thursday evening to perfect arrange
ments.
TURNED OUT To DIE.-A colored woman.
named Eliza Straighter. was found lying in a
stupor, on the Seventh street road, in the
county, by Second precinct officers yesterday.
She stated that she had been summoned the
day before 10 appear as witness IN liquor
case against Catherine Baylcy, who keeps a
little rancho on the Scvcnth-strcct road. She
was employed at Mrs. Baylcy's, and after she
was summoned she was driven from the house
with her two little children. She left the
children in the wOods under a large tree, and
returned alone to Mrs. Baylcy's house. Here
she was dragged in in order to prevent hri
appearance before the Police Court, and put
into the condition in which she was found
She said she had not seen her children. whC
were out in the heavy storms of Wednesday
After the woman related her story the officers
Of the precinct were Charged to keep q lookout
for the children, aud they were found about
$50 o'clock in the afternoon in the wood'
shed of Mrs. Baylcy's house, but 1t was not
discovered who put them there.
BADLY BILKED.-John DcBar was arraignCd
in the Police Court yesterday morning, Oh the
charge of stealing railroad ticket to Chca e
Carroll came to this city from Richmond. ~
his way to Chicago, last Monday, and. instead
Of going, went TO the Washington House
which he made his headquarters while on
big spree. lie had about So in money whci
he started out, besides the ticket and check
lie put intoport Wednesday morning with hi
sails tattcrcd and all Of his money gone
During his rounds one Of the persons with
whom he fell in and frequently imbibcd wa
John DCIiar, a man who is pretty well known
about town. DrlIIr was sent for to come Il
police headquarters yesterday morning, and
he acknowledged that he had the ticket and
check, hut claimed that Carroll had sold it tC
him for three dollars, and insisted upon hi
taking the check. In the hearing in the Pc
lice Court yesterday morning there was no cvi
dcncc to show that DcBar had stolen anything
hut the case was continued until to-day II
hear other witnesses, for the purpose of clear
ing up the mystery of the disappearance o
CAROLS money.