National Republican., 1877-08-11
CITY NOTES.

--Ulsters can be bought cheap now.
Tho market will be oyerstooked with |
peaches to-day.
The boys are crazier over base ball this |
year than ever before, |
Hon. J. II. Pugh, of New Jersey is q
guest at the Metropolitan.
Every enterprising hand-organ can play
"Siver Threads Among the Gold"
The oourt-martiai recentlyly organized
at the navy yard Is hard Mt at work.
The Po,omso Base Ball Club has dis
banded. The members have joined other
clubs.
A child In tile county ate q box OF
matches the other day. The casket was COW
cred with flowers.
Chicken thieves are getting ready for
the autumn season. and chickens are getting
scrawny and melancholy.
Tho house Of Daniel Hickman, No 917
Ninth street southeast, was robbed last night
Of . quantity OF clothing.
1T Is time for somebody to make
speech saying that they don't like District
people. News is getting scarce.
1t was the IO,h Of August, but the
stars didn't shoot and the railroad men didn't
strike. Human prophecy Is vain
The country people arrived in the city
In large numbers yesterday, and tho Cuntial
market was bsrr'cadcd with Wagons.
Riley & Bio, OF this city, have received
the contract for furnishing tho Navy Depart
ment with 200 tons Of coal at $3.t7 per ton.
1t Is noticed that q man who gets
dinner for a quarter makes n bigger fuss II the
waiter spills the soup on tho table than a mil
lionyro'
-Rev. Mr.. voorsaugcr, minister Of tie
orthodox Jewish congregation worshipiug at
the corner Of Sixth and q streets, has resigned
his charge.
If II had turned out that Mrs Hayes
had scnt that basket Of flowers the Ms. Il H.
Hzyes Temperance Society would have gone
On o big drunk.
Rev Father Rabbia assistant pastor of
81. Peters church. has gone 10 Now Jersey ou
n visit; meantime his place Is filled by Rov.
Father Powsrs, OF.
The Base Ball League will take action
cab evening In regard 10 the admission Of the
Gksiahtons. We see no reason why their ac-
tiou should not ss favorable.
A gHns Of bass ball Wa played on tie
White Lot last evening botwsen the Boss aud
!8ssolubs niaes, which resulted In an easy vic
cory for the Boss By score Of S5 10 II.
Mr.. George W. Knox has opened line
Of omnibussss, running FROM tho oorusr Of
Eighth street and Psnusy lvania avenue cast IA
the Congressional cemetery and new jsil.
WIN. Rabbingtou and WIN. Reeves, con-
victed Of grand lsrosny and burglary aud lar
-csny and sentenced TO the Albsoy pcniten'
<iary, have been psrdoned By the President.
Tho president Of the S. F. T. P. C. T.
"A. hss resigned the presiAcney Of the Police
Board, q the dutiss Of the 8. ,. T. p. G. T. A,
are too pressing to allow him to retain the
'oAhcs.
John J. King was assaulted by crowd
OF colored mon on Delaware avenue, bstweeu
First and Secoud streets northeast, yesterday
.AfternOon, and robbed Of silver watch and
chain.
-Michasl McGowan, youngster, wht
pilfered bottle Of weiss bccr fiom n wagon
stood In tho Police Court dock yesterday, and
was let of on condition that he would be
better boy.
The Jewish Synagogue on Eight
street, which has been thoroughly renovated
and repaired. will he dedicated August 81
Rev. DIR. Lezold, of Baltimore, will preach OIL
this occasion.
The case Of Captain Adams VS.. Til,
"Iibune Association was yesterlay dismissed
.,y Justice Humphreys the Court having COM
- the conclusion that tho plaintiff had nj
standing In court.
Alexander Stephens, colored, kicked
Hester Callnan down somo steps aud hurt hel
quito bad, alleging that Hester had used i'm
proper language to his wife. Judge Mills yes
sarday fined him SO for the pastime.
-General John Eaton, Commissioner o
Education, Superintendent J. Ormond Wilson
and Mr.. T. Richards will attend the ssven
t5eenth annual meeting Of the National Educa
.ional Association 10 be held In Louisville mex
week.
The footing-up Of passengers throngl
tho gates at the Park show that during u,
ISchuetzen-festiva over forty.two thousan,
irersons attended, aud Of all that numbe + onl
four arrests were made, which speaks remark
ably well for the good order observed.
The case Of Joshua Black, charged will
.sracturing the skull Of VIM. Lewis with intcn
ito kill, was again postponed In the Polio
Court yesterday, n certificate bong produces
from physician to tho effect that II woult
not be advisable for LOWS to leave the hous'
yet.
An elderly lady, named Mary Hillary
ilaid complaint against her granddaughter
IAdelns Hains in tho Polics Court yestcrda
morning There was big black mark on th
told lady's forehead where Adeline struck he
with a stone. Adelino was fined $40 and cost
-sr sixty days in Jail.
Electric sparks from crossed wires |
the ONCE Of the Atlantic aud Pacific Tolegsp
company on Pennsylvania avenue, near Fou
teenth street, early yesterday morning cause
a small oonhagration, and an alarm of fr
was struck from box 1876. The flames weI
oxtinguished before any damage was done.