National Republican., 1877-07-03
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CITY NOTES.


The navy yard is beginning to look busy
again. large force of men went to work yesterday
morning
The court has fixed the bail in the case of
John H. Brooks indicted for forgery in three cases at
5000 eacb.
Greenbury Duvall was tried yesterday on
She charge Of petit larceny before Justice Macarthur
and acquitted
John Smith, colored, plead guilty Of assault
on Edward Brooks, and Justice Macarthur gave him
thirty days In Jail.
Daniel Burns plead guilty in the Police
Court yesterday to the charge Of assaulting Ellen
Clancy, and was fined ta
The trial Of Isaac Jones and George W.
Hanson, indicted for keeping a gambling house has
bScn set for Monday next.
Joseph Bishop, William Moore and William
a. spencer yesterday sent to the workhouse for
ninety days for being vasrants.
There arc about six hundred hands now at
work in the navy yard increase OF some two hun
dred over the number employed last mouth.
The case Of Michael Kelly, charged with in
hmlating n witness was dismissed In the Criminal
Court yesterday, owing to faulty Information.
Soda water is the best thing in the world to
increase thirst on the other hand, glass Of Nlchy,
Beltzer other mineral affords certain relief
jeremiah Darman and John Kirby plead
guilty yesterday TO the charge Of Rss.ulting John
shew, and Judge smell required them to pay fine Of
beacb.
In the case Of John Van Riswick against
eeorgc L. Sheriff for the possession of certain wharf
property, the jury yesterday returned verdict for
The plaintiff
The dogs Of Washington are hereby notified
that ~ the dog law went Into operation in New Iok
yesterday they will do well 10 their muzsles
when visiting that city.
The wood pavement in front of the George
town market h in very bad condition. 1t is danger
Gus TO drive over IT, The Sinth-street pave
ment also needs ''poultic!ng."
The first two checks in the new fiscal year
drawn by order "fthe District Commissioners yesteI:
day for Crnnford Il HOFFMAN for tr2.c0 and
another for W. &. MurdUSk for $1,000.
John Sullivan, small white boy, was fined
one dollar and costs In the PUre Court for stealing
bottle Of tonic beer from a namcd Frederick
En~t In the market, saturday morning.
William Price, II tall slender black man,
threw stone at Kate Kcenrr and chased her out Of
her house with u hut"iIOt SHnrily night for which
Ju'lve smell yesterday required him To pay tIO.
While n gentleman named Smith was pass.
hg along New Jersey avenue near street mortl =
west, yesterday morning fierce dog uut Of yard
AMI took big bite out of the calf of his leg. OiCCr
N Henry shot the dog
Michael J. O'Neal, John Coughlin and
florence Hall tncd s5 each IN the Police Court
yesterday fpr being loud and boistcrous on til" public
highway anh Armstsad Burke and Moses Berry y
each for profanity in the streets.
jeremiah bowman visited the Theatre
Comians saturday evening, and amused himself by
breaking " worth OF Window for which Judge Smell
yesterday fined him vac, in dst.ilt Of which he was
transported 10 the workhoute for siIty days.
The boys have already commenced TO cele-
brate the Fourth Of July in earnest. Last night
"a. sa
the city by shooting OF hrscrckerS sending up sky.
rockets and blue Lights, m.Isling tor edoct, &c
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
have decided to lm their excursion from this city te
Hsrper's Ferry, Va, 10 morrow, TO three hundred
persons Those dstirous OF going would do well &c
procure their tickets before the complement Ia sold.
A permit has been issued to T. s. Chapman
70 erect ten brick houses street. between First
and Second streets northwest, for ts,ooo and To
Henry Kraak To build brick house on Pennsy "a
avenue, between Four.andar half and sixth streets
northwest, for $500
The steamboat Mary Washington will give
her annual free excursion 10 the orphans OF ST. Vim
cants asylum, corner Of Tenth and O streets to-day
TIE boat will leave her wharf at o'clock in til,
m rning, and return at In the afternoon, after sail
ing down the river as far as possible.
The corner stone of the Bercan Baptist
church, tcoloredD sixteenth and streets was laid
evening with appropriate ceremonies. The Colored
Grand Lodge OF MasOns OF the District OF Columbia
were in attendance. John +. Cook, Grand Master
presided There were several addresses
The office Of J. N. c. Perkins was yesterday
morning robbod of about $50 worth OF law book Tn,
thief Robert Edwards was arrested laer In the day
by Detective Voss and the books recovered by Detect
Ives McElfresh and McDevitt Edwards tore the backs
of the books and sold them junk dealer for a. 10
A number of laboring men who had not
been employed by any one reported at the navy yard
yesterday morning, with dinner buckets in hand
ready for work They said that they had been told Il
20 there by J. Pope H0dnctt, who assured them tha
they would hnd work. II was a cruel disappointment
10 the poor fellows
II Is reported that Mr.. Thomas Jewell
brother OF the former chief of the Bureau Of Engrav
Ing and Printing In lying seriously III at his farm nca
Arlington, suffering from the effects Of injuries IN
nicted by savage dog which attacked him, a few
nights In place called Doctors Run, short dl
tarce from his farm.
Marriage licenses have been issued to tn,
bliuwing parties: j. " Hudson and Ella T. Brow
Ing, of New York city, George NJ. Beach and MaTth
worstcr, both Of Fairfax county, Va; John Foss an
Mary " Lucas: Edward Nash and Annie H. Taylor
Of Prince Georges county, Md: Patrick Ryan an
Mary Dcvlne, Of TennalI ytOwn, Md.
About o'clock yesterday afternoon a ma
hHincd Eugenr Wlmott was overcome from the enc
OF the heat, . the corner Of rwenys cund street an
Pennsylvania avenue northwest officer Myers
TO his home on Ninth street. between l. and VI stree
northwest whore he received medical attendance.
There will be four. r.Oared shell race on tn
Potomac river at O'Clock this evening between III
following crews Of the Potomac boat Club; She
Saratoga BcStoT bow BARTON, ., Doyle, g. Barbari
stroke. Shell sue ShcphcTd-GibsOn bow Cox,
Bchasfftr, s. Wheeler stroke. The course will be frOI
the boathouse up the river 10 the Three Sisters All
return.
William Moran was charged in the Polio
Court yesterday morning with engaging Jehu sa
urday evening for two hours and half, and an,
getting through with his ride refusing TO pay the bi
Of Tour dollar which the Jehu claimed WIS due Lin
The Court required the defendant to shell out ii
fonr dollars stand committed until the amount
paid. Moran accepted the former proposition All
paid the four dollars,
William COntce was stood up IN the POliC
Court yesterday morning for hssantlng his wifi
Illrhhcl Contec. Rahnrl te'tiiCd that the dcfndli
came to her home In the First ward and wthul
the slightest prOvOcatiun struck her on the head II
ni,iing an ugly wound and knocking her scnseles
and while down he again struck her In the mOut
lactratinG her lips, The court imuu-rd fine Of e
and In default srnt him to Jail fOr sixty days.
John O'Brien, quite gentcc looking whit
man was before Judge Sucll yesterday, and plea
guilty to the charge Of stealing lndys vsdsr value