National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-03-27
LIFE IN WASHINGTON.
sKErCHEs ABOUT THE CITY BIZ THE
REPUBIICavS REPORTERS.


REPUBLICANS REPORTERS.
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A HARMLESS SToRM.-It was generally
supposed yesterday that the heavy storm which
prevailed Sunday night and continued through.
out yesterday had done considerable damage.
NPSn inquiry Yesterday IL was learned S,. mat
damage bad been experienced By those doing
business along shore.
NEW BuILDINes.-Amongt the bull ling
permits issued yesterday was one to Thomas J.
King, for the erection OF two-story brick dwell
ing on II between First and North Capitol streets
northwest, for $4,000; one to William Hengles,
TO construct thres-story brick dwelling on Gay,
between Congress and High streets, aeorgetown,
for o. coo; and one TO L. W. Slater, to erect two
.tory prick Syeiing on New Jersey wense' De-
SENT DowN.-Caroline Adams was
charged with being vagrant and q person Of
evil life and fame Caroline was colored, and had
. ragged cloak wrapped around her shoulders and
dlrtywhite cloth tied about the top Of her head.
"Not guilty" replied Caroline.
"Been here before3" asked the Court.
"Yes, sir" said the oiicer. "Drunk nearly all
the time. wouldn't DO sober now II she was
Work house" was the iseonIo sentence.
AMERICAN MIDpLINGs PURIFIER Con-.
rASr.-Tbere has been filed in the receivers
once certificate Of Incorporation in the name OF
WIN. M.yan Buskirk, Rodney Mason and Walter
s. CoI Is the corporators The object Is to man.
ufacture, use and sell to others to DO used ma
tieuiariy middiings puriners, and to this end buy
and eel letters patent Or other property relating
70 saia %snrisstSre The capital stock Is
years.
KNIGHTS OF ST.. PATRIcK.-At q meet
ing Of the Knights of St. Patrick, held at Baers'
hall, corner Eighth and Z streets, last evening,
the following officers were elected to serve for the
ensuing year Commander, Thomas Carraher;
First Deputy, Bernard Conroy, IRE elected) Sec
ond Deputy, James Raglan; Third Deputy, Ed
ward Corcoran; Recorder, NJ. b. German, IRE
elected) Financial Recorder, Daniel Donovan,
Herald, Martin Glynn; Warden, James Decry;
Standard. bearers, James DlTney. WIN. whaIsn
hourishing condition and daily Increasing in
membership.
MAN WITH A CONCEALED WEAPON
Charles Sullivan, young negro, was arragned
in the Police Court yesterday for carrying con-
eealed weapons. would you like to see the
knifeH" asked tho officer. The Court said 1t
would, and q dangerous. looking weapon, about q
foot long, was produced and inspected. There
was three OF them" said the oficer. "Me and
ny partner was patrolling our beat, and some
body ,aid they was trying basement doors; We
pointing a big thumb at Sullivan, sand my part
ner grabbed one, and the other run. He had this
ere knne on him" Fifty dollars or ninety
called.
THE O'BRIEN FAMILY, e ward
O,Brien writes IN T>ur Rrrrnt,c., IN sorrec,
errors made in the o'Brien pedigree, in conneo-
t,on win ,ner acquaintance with biiiy cornell.
heta1s 'ns' mere are three iamihes oy that
psme Nn'en ne SHOWS we'll anu none OF tnen
ever went WIN corner. mat may DC true, out
ons y, NAN ~ ne VINO d.a asspee WIZ nun;
mar name are also in eonhnement or were, mar ~
haps they have finished their terms and boon re.
stated The article had reference to the o. Bren's,
companions OF Cornell, and who were members
OF that hard crowd which has now been pretty
we'll broken up. 1t is not astonishing that q mal
honest man would that had the preservation Of
his good name at heart
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STkALiNG FROM A NEwsBoY.-"He ID
charged with stealing papers from Q newsboy,"
u W. e,eno 'uase Snei', Hnen DAn,e' Ihom.s
"a Ios, rnI,P ,, 49, 49,
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ontn. 1870 TO- 80, go, a. ~ .'ss, w
NJ. $50 -. S,.,,, ", $3.50 80 e,a Wv saAs
weather And from severe strsininx in erSinx bis
papers.
he tux the papers out Of me hand while John
~ tNIk ou, NJ ehechs' saiu rat, edBing
w ~ .no yuuse uesk: A., -
nIoo Mnite voys wno vas WIN nun got my
P.RWn ~ ~ .o'A MS ~ pano! aeIehse;
said Pat snIious 10 make a f.TorabIe lnpression
,Von n%nh, M, "a ,.a,, NO. ,r s,..,,,
n.tL"a v ~ NO, 70 eeg.n ne oy steang re-
paniei ssid he .,knoxea Il an P Sa Ma. .sn.
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