National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-04-01
LIFE IN WASHINGTON.
SKETCHES AB0Ur THE CIrY M raE
REPUBLICISSR REPORTERS.

GoISG TO PRIsoN. --Commttments to The
Albany penitcntiary have been made out for the
following criminals: james johnson and VIM.
Br,-coe, larceny, two years; Wesley Bctll, rob.
berry Az years; Samuel st9ysrt petit isrrsny,
larceny, second ononse, three years.
ADBAr MuTE Dkow NLD.-Yestcriay AT er-
noon several Joung mon, accompanied by dear
mute namid Brannan, went out boating In
small boat and rowed up above Georgetown.
Just above the Chain bridge the mute foil over.
rescued. Up TO q late hour last night the body
had not been recovered.
TAXING Tunes EAsr.-Jimmy Boston, q
young negro, with q rcd handkerchief around
his neck, was yesterday arraigned in the Police
Court as ''vag." known him for two or three
years" said the ofncer, "and mover knew him
10 do days work. lie loas around corners and
tipping. houses, and when the ofneers come he
dedges on" Thirty days.
A CONTINUOUS DRuSK.-John +. Scott, .
eoioTed man, apparently not very prosperous in
business, was accused Of being vagrant. 81
amt guilty, sir;" said Jack, leaning out Of the
dock. "He's been continually drunk for this last
I've OF three weeks" said Sergeant Arnold;
"Wem let him sober up" said the Court, and
John was sent down for thirty days.
A SINGER IN TRouBLB.-Clement Jones, q
wandering minstrel, was brought into the Police
onhcer said he went about with . crowd Of colorcd
boys singing and begging, and he had told them
70 stop, and they wouldn't. He never told me
caS the sc"n Sny
tonal recogniIanoe and let him 70.
ATTEMPTED RoBBERY AT Police HEAD.
QpARTIRs.-About 10 O'Clock last night Lieut..
johnson, on duty ut police headquarters heard .
soise in the yard, and on going to the back win
dow discovered Q halEgrown colored boy In the
a.. l.
patent pavement, and which had been placed
there for sate-keeping. The Lieutenant started
for the thief, when he broke and ran through a
passage under tho stable to Pumphrey's alley,
where he was lost sight Of. and the Lieutenant
not being allowed to leave headquarters, tho
scamp escaped.
LECTURE on HANLET.-A lecture on Ham
let, illustrated by recitations from the play, was
given BY Mr.. II. Clay Preus., at Gen. McEuen's
residence, last evening, which proved an intel.
lectual treat OF Q high order. The rapid transit
lions Of character by change Of voice aud many
beautiful moral truths eliminated from the play
rendered the entertainment very acceptable 70
present. II is hoped that Mr. Preuss will graf
lily his friends by giving public entertainment.
AN Echo FROM LOUISE ALLEY.-Kate Hig-
gins, q wrnkied old woman, was accused Of ours
ing and swearing before Judge Smell yesterday
morning. Emma West, neatly dressed and re-
spectacle looking young woman, appeared
head out OF her wndsw and cursed her and called
her numes In Louise Alley.
Kat, tho 10 aSss SGpr
whine and my things and told her u sn s vas
.ia sy, + home with him. and didn't curse her
"she did," shricked Emma with q rod face.
Five dollars" remarked the Court, and Kate
was showed back into the dock.
CHBcK WITHOUT A BASK ACCOUNT
was accused Of having obtained money from Al
fred Davis, by false pretsnsss check for s5 on
the Peoples Savings Bank whom he had no de-
poslt there. 1t appears that Heelln was clerk
In the bank, and had at times had an account
there. He made the check, which was dated the
I'd inst, payable to himself or bearer, and whom
twas presented. on the sth inst, It Was refused
as.he had no funds there. Judge Smell held hin
for the grand Jury. The onense does not seen
ysTy and !, vas evidently committed Nth
employed at the bank and considered the check
more in the light Of an order on an employer
than regular bank trssaction.
FAMILY TRoUBLEs.-David Barry was called
up in the Police Court yesterday morning on the
charge Of assaulting his wife, Mary. David and
Mary live on the Ssventh-street road. They are
both past the prime Of life, and OF good, portly
ngurss. Mrs Barry said:
He camo down stairs and threw pan at me,
and got hold ofmy neck and ehoksd me-"
Amanda Brown, . oolorsd woman, who works
for the Barry,. was also . witness, in the ease.
She was Q strapping woman, with . voice like .
bass singer with heavy cold. "Shs was a-cut-
ting up like nad, and a-rlpplng and a-tearinx,
and I says to her, "'Dsed, Mrs. Barry, you amt
doing BY your husband as wife oughter de-"
"She was drunk ~
'She was"
"How do you know"
"'Cause I saw her drink the whisky. lie came
In and said II she couldn't stay home and tend to
her business she needn't stay there at ALL When
he took hold OF her said, "for Gods sake let
her alsne."
II did not appear that Mrs. Barry had sus-
tanned any injury, and the Court discharged the
prisoner, with the information that he had no
right to punish his wife for staying away from
home; and as Mrs Barry len the court he told
her that n she would not drink any more whisky
she would have no more trouble.