National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-03-30
LIFE IN WASHINGTON.
SKETCHES ABoUT THE CITY BF THE
REPUBLICANS REPORTERS.


THE EsCkrE or GoopNAN.-MarsAal Fred.
Douglass yesterday addressed letter to the At
torney General, recommoo ding the dismissal of
Tom Young, one Of the bailihs thr ugh whose
earelessness the convict Goodman escal cd from
custody O Wednesday last.
ELECTION OF OFFIcERs.-Howard Division,
s. ofT,No. Lat TIE regular meeting, on wednes
day evening, March 2s, elected the following
officers for the ensuing term; James McKonna,
". p; B. Selby, W. A.; Silas Boyee, r. S.; A. @.
Uonstantlne, IT., A. X. s.; WIN. d. Halves, 7. s.;
Jae. II. Nermilya, ". T.; Eugene Jewell. o.; I.
sslby, 4. c. Alex. Keesback, l. s.; W. I. Har-
AFATs. GUsT or wISp.-Yes,eriay Coro-
ner Patterson Investigated the AFFAIR Of George
Binnis, who fell from the canal.boat Z. b. White
above Georgetown on Wednesday and was
drowned. From the facts CLEANED It seems that
the deck Of the BOAT a sudden gale Of wind came
mp, and the old man being unable to keep his foot
hold, was blown overheard and drowned.
The srovErTPE MYSTERY soLvRp.-Coro-
neT Patterson yesterday made an Investigation in
the case OF the coiored baby found IN the stove.
pipe at No. 1883 Fourth street northwest, and
found that twas premature birth, and that It
exposure o. the girl; also that no blame could he
attached to DR.. A. +. Augusta, the physic
who attended the unfortunate girl.
WANTING TO MARRY.-The following mar
riaae licenses have been issued: Thos. N. Baden
and Mrt. Eleanor A.G. Baden,of Prince Georges
county, Nd; Jacob +. Beck, OF Adams county,
Pa, and Barbara stewart. Of Baltimore, Md.
VIM. Il. LETTERS and Mary V. Disney, Of Balti-
more, Nd; Richard T. Boarman, OF Georgetown,
and Carrie L. Sherrer, OF Montgomery county,
Nd. washington Cooper and Moilie Dixon; Chas.
W. Whipple, U. s. A., and Josephine q. Jones.
Coon FRIDAY sBRvIcEs.-To-day being
Coed Friday appropriate services will be held in
ar a.. al, .ho,,k n
peuially in the Catholic and Protestant Episco-
pal churches. At o'clock p. m, services will be
held in the Metropolitan church aud on Easter
Sunday PRAYER meeting will be held at o'clock
ees appropriate for the day. The auditorium will
be elegantly decorated with flowers aud ever
greens.
ACCIDENT on THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO
RoAp-The Virginia Midland north. bound ex-
press met with accident on the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad, at Shadwel's station, four
miles north Of Charlottesville, Wednesday night
While the train was passing over q frog at the
north end 1.-THE siding, the sleeping car jumped
coaches. One passenger was slightly injured, and
the cars were not greatly damaged. The wreck
was soon cleared away. so travel Is not impeded.
WHEN THE SWALLOWS HoxEwARp Fly
The follrwiug prisoners started for tho Albany
penitentiary last night, at o'co,k, In charge OF
capt. VIM. Croker and a,iet III OF thejsil guard;
Wilson, horse stealing, years: Charles Harris,
horse stealing, years; Earl S. Rathburn, rot,
bling United States mails, years VIM. Jackson,
robbery. tyears; Alonso Gamheil, assault with
hteltto Kill, years; WIN. Walker. Larceny,
year: VIM. Reeves, larceny, 3 wears; Charles
Wesley, larceny. years, and John Bowen, pre-
senting fraudulent claims against the United
States, years.
THE HERB DoCToR IN CoURr.-The negro
"herb Doctor" John p Brooks. and his wife
liya nd Insth a pnI Lao ~
yesterday, on the charge OF keeping the bawdy
house ID street, between Ninth and Tenth,
which was raided Wednesday night. Tho oticers
who made the raid, and the persons caught in the
that the house has been used for disreputabie
purposes. As the doctor is proprietor of the
missed. and he was nned 600. There have never
been any DISTURBANCES at the doctors" house,
but It wa; Of : character most dangerous to any
initiated into . life Of shame in this place.
SeuArLY WEATuER.-The heavy wind
storm yesterday did considerable damage to
property throughout tho city in the shape Of
blowing down chimneys, injuring houses and
enth and Z street. northwest, was blown down
Oficer Nicholson, Of the Fitth precinct was pass
near striking him: The front Of the blacksmith
shop, corner Of Thirteen and a-hAlf and d sire =
nSS.thTSs,t W, Vas blown out In addition to
Seventh street, north OF the Avenue, suf.
fered considerable loss by having their awnings
torn to pieces by the wind. The wind was SO
strong that the ferryboats plying between the
Capital and Alexandria were unable 10 make
their usual time The schooners coming up and
going down the river were compelled to reef their
sails for safety: number OF yachts and other
email vessels started down the river with private
parties on hshing excursions. Several Of them
came near capsiZing. number Of them which
reached Alexandria put into that port, while
others put into the virginia and Maryland shores.
Some tackled about and returned to the oity
River men who have followed the waters Of the
Potomac the greater portion Of their lives assert
that the wind was higher and the usually placid
Potomac was rougher than IL has been Tor years