National Republican., 1877-10-22
Indications
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CITY NOTES.

.-Roosc sends New York papers in advance
OF the mails
Rev DIR. Newman is still out of the city,
And will not return until the lst Of November.
The pump on street. between Sixth aud
Fourand.a.haf streets, needs repairing,
-Twonty.nine tramps were accommodated
with lodgings in the station houses saturday night
Winter is fast approaching hut no I'M
prJreincnts have yet been made on Thirteenth
street north.
L street, in the vicinity of Eighteenth, is
being repaired which improves the appearance
very much.
--Forty-hvc arrests were made by the police
during Saturday and Saturday night Eighteen
were registered drunk"
The strect-lamps not being lighted last
night, aud it being one of the OiI:nights for the
moon. II was fine time for burglars, iootpads, dm
Onhe genus
some time Saturday morning thief en-
tered John Brady; greenhouse, on Twenty .inh
$40 worth Of rose bushes
About 3 O'Clock Saturday afternoon Jerry
pesnOnl, while driving along street. between
Third and Four and a hal streets accidentally ran
slightly Injured ~ ""' ''''
= saturday morning some boys playing ball
on the commons between X and l. and First aud
Second streets northwest found dead white in
liant and carried II 10 the seventh precinct station
Coroner Patterson garea certificate of burial.
We have received the November number
of WIDE 4rdke bright monthly for little folks
published by u. Lathrnp & Co., Of Boston, and ed
tied By Ella Farlan. This number Is rich with good
things, and finely illustrated.
IEMrs Church, president, and Mrs. " Con
molly. member Of the Woman's Temperance
Womans National Christian Temperance Union.
which meets in Chicago next Wednesday,
The Knights of Pythias have organized
ns sSTi Se4s S4s Sm %ESnSy WIN H. HS OT
man II. q. Deyne, Decatur, No. o. assistant chair.
tsry.
The Jefferson Literary Society will have
an entertainment ON Tuesday evening, at O'clock
at the Jefferson school building corner Of sixth
and D streets southwest. The principal features
viii be music, recitatiOns, dcclamatiOns and u
debate.
ABOUT 7:3O o'clock Saturday evening. a
man named Henry MOsrly, while under the inllli.
enCc Of liquor, jumped into the rivcr at the Long
Bridge. Mursrs. GoSsf1rd apd Talbot rescued hin
and took him to the First Precincts tation where
his friends found him and took him home
Prof Heness, whose engagement to teach
class Of advanced sudumts from the Schurbund
on his new method Of teaching German without
ses use 3 EngIh y was was mentioned , in our colums
another class See advertisement
South Washington Division, No. 4, Sons Of
Temperance, have adopted resolutions commend.
ing the action of the Washington Market Company
~ REFUSING 10 sign the applications for liquor
licenses Of parties engaged IN the liquor traffic on
the square fronting the market.house property.
An attempt was made early Saturday morn
ing TO enter the store of Mr.. Theo. Van D6ren, No.
lll2 street by forcing open the door Mt the rear OF
thu promises. There were eight negroes In the
gang, aud their object would probably have been
accomplished had not cOored man passing down
the back alley frightened them OH
The loud, piercing cries Of Murder" in the
alley al the rear OF Grant place saturday night
about 10 o'clock caused quite an excitement In the
dclghborhood for few moments. As no further
noise was heard and no victim has been found, II
Is supposed that they the idle shouts Of one Of
half seas over.
About $50 o'clock Saturday evening, Mis-,
Minnie WaterhOld, residing at No. liS 4 street
northwest; while on her way home from the o.
street market, was thrown out Of her wagon, near
the P-strcet circle and severely injured about the
head and shoulders. She was taken home and ut.
tended by Dr. Moss
-GOing up Seventh street on car the other
day, Il man tried to jump off with a lot of boxes
when one OF them broke open and lot Of little
China babies tumblcd out He finally gathered
th0m up and started on; but fate was against him
Again the babies were disclosed To view. when one
ofthe oeengantsJn ladS-ol the car asked Of gen:
was the reply.
Tho Right Worthy Grand Encampmcnt Of
the Ancient order Of the Sons and Daughters oil
hoses have elected the following Offices: james
Fanny Tidball, i. W.. g. T.; Mary Branson Il. "
u. ". James Talbert, X. W. q. Sec; Edward Jack
y q H. P; Whine Burrows r. W. i. &. T.; Chas IS
J. Cant, r. W. G, Marshal; Robert Roots r. W. q
N, Of A.; 7, o. Thompson, X. W. q. l. =; John
Lewis, r. W. G. S.
A bold case of theft tool, place Saturday
Afternoon about o clock, on Twelfth street neal
northwest Mrs Pcrlce was approached by
three colOred boys, one of whom stepped up anI
deliberately knocked her poCkctbOOk from hcl
band while u second one srntchud II up, and al
three mude good their escape There money
and only money order In tho book. so that The
bold thieves are none the richer, as an attempt e
cash the order would be but To put themselves IN
the hands of the law.