National Republican., 1877-04-19
LIFE IN WASHINGTON.
SHBrUHEs ABOUT THE CIT BIZ THE
REPUBLICAvs REPORTERS. :

STEAM ON THE AvENUE.-Mr. Henry Hurt,
president Of the Washington and Georgetown
Railrt I'D Company, has been granted permission
BY the District Commissioners to try the dummy
sspsIs On Rs road % for thirty days said II perm
sisn to bc subject to revocation at any time.
NATTIRs MArRIMoRIAL.--Marriag licenses
have been issued to tho following parties: Walker
Morton and Jenny Roots; II. q. Moran and Cora
4 Beavers; Cbas, II. Spencer and Maria Wins:
Lculsvhis, Ky; Robt. ktcfsson, Of Laurel, Nd,
and Bettie Bersop, Of Montgomery county, Nd;
0overner Do1ins and Mary Z. dOheen.
AcQuITrAL OF MAJoR BowrB.-The trial Of
MAI. Francis M. Bowie, Of Prince Georges county,
M, indicted for an assault with intentto kill Mr..
Ssss. r.! Ts evidence wa: e the effect that 4
sun. is'I a ,sasisnse Oliver % having nf fSsa1snts
threatened the life Of Major Bowie.
AN UNBEARABLE BoRE.-Martha Vessel,
soiored, came into the Police Court yesterday
with several wf.te rags banded around her head
and charged Charlotte Tap with having assaulted
and war. Cd 70 cook sorethins, but she would not
let her. 20 Chsrloste assaulted her with an augur
med Charlotte 20 or thirty days.
RUN Own ON THE AvISuH.-Yesterday
ansrnoon as Mr.. Tindall, father Of DR.. william
I,
was crossing Pennsyiyania avenue, near Tenth
street. he was knocked down and run over by
passing vehicle. He received an ugly but not
Henhie and Others went TO his assistance, and
had his wound dressed, aftsr which no was as
listed to his home on Capitol Hill.
FIeHTrNe Own A GuEsr.-Tho troubles Of
two hotel porters were settled in the PoieeC Court
yesterday. John Bell, iancy-looking darkey,
charged Harrison Washington with an assault.
Bell said that Washington came up to him at
the entrance Of the Baltimore and Potomac
stated stated thSt Bell wanted a man TO 20 With hun Ito to
" hotel, and he offered to take him whore he
could stay for t1.so a day. and captured the man;
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CONTEMPT OF BAILIFF.-Richard T.
Taylor one Of the baillfis in the Criminal Court,
In the Police Court yesterday charged lEsllsn
Browning with an assault upon him. Ellen was
quite neatly dressed and respectable looking,
and IL surprised the spectators In the court TO
III g :ss
Thirteenth and ThIrteen-and-a-h half, to summon
. witness. Mrs. Browning, after rating him
Jumped os, ysn SsSnS he COUNTER Hssis sSs
was standipe, tool hold OF him to put him out,
the vnersasouts % BOUT % Of the @ person % wanted. " A''1'
Mr. Taylor stated that he complained against
her TO make these people understapd that they
concluded not to nne her, but admonished her re.
garding her conduct in the future.
CHARITY BALL.-The annual charity ball
given last night at Masonic Temple, BY the Order
Of United American Mechanics, for tho benent
Of the ohildren's Hospital and DIspenssry, was
q pleasant and sueof ssful affair. The music,
which was very good, was furnished BY Prof.
Henry Perabeau's or hestra, and the opening
piece on the programme was q grand inaugura-
tion march. composed by Prof Perabeau for the
inaugural ball, and expressly for President
Hayes, which is nne martial composition, and
was executed in . spirited ttyle. The supper wal
provided by +. Kolb Much credit Is due to Hon
II. II. Wells, J. p. Hawes, NJ D., and J. Bradley
Adams, chairmen, respectively, of tho invitation
reception and executive commtttess; to Prof
Geo. T. Sheldon, master Of ceremonies, and hi
assistants, Messrs. T. A. Gee and Z. A. Holl, 10
the success Of the affair. We trust that tht
worthy charity for which ne ball was given re
eeived Q substAntiAl bsnent