National Republican., 1877-07-02

CITY NOTES.

Innumerable quiet drunks on the streets
saturday night.
All the restaurants, with but few exceptions,
were closed yesterday.
The police made fifty arrests during Satur-
day and saturday night.
Washington has never yet had a baby show
Who will oner a chrome for the finest baby
. Fifteen "drunks' were registered at the
station houses Of the District Saturday night
The Board of Health need moro money to
enable them to reduce the dog population faster.
The commencement exercises of st. Johns
College, Annapolis Nd, will be held "Wednesday.
Joseph Whitney, colored man, was hauled
In by Oficer Furar saturday for pilferng cont nom
Edward Devlin.
The fourth annual picnic Of the Knights Of
Bt Joseph No. l, will be given at Beyers Park sev.
enth street on the Fourth Of July.
woman is going about with forged letters
Recommendation asking for relief to help herself
and her five children to get to Richmond.
There are only two days left in which to
TO get up that grand Fourth OF July carnival ball
the Avenue which was talked over several months
ago
Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg, has con.
ferred the degree of d. D. upon the Rev h. =. Bitten
ger pastor ofthe Westminster Presbyterian church. OF
this city.
John o Bren was arrested by Officer Dunni.
gan Saturday morning Tor stealing a sstchel from
Thos Norheet, the harness and trunk. maker on
Thirteenth street.
John b. Edwards was up In the Police Court
Saturday for attempting to pick lady's pocket
street. The court required $40 bonds ninety days
In the workhouse.
While man named Hart was doing on
bench in Judiciary square early yesterday morning,
two colored rificd his pockets and stole watch
and chain valued at 80.
The wheat crops in the Maryland and Nir-
GDia valleys this year is unusually large and there
every indication that the market will be good Plenty
Of money for the farmers
Ephriam Ducketts, thirteen. year old fugu-
tive from the Reform school. ~N apprehended by
Onicer Marks, Of the seventh precinct, Saturday
night, and turned over to the proper authorities
Sergeant Arnold yesterday arrested q man
named Frank Taylor for aSSaultiDg his mother Tay-
Tor inflicted serious injuries about her face lie
arrested once before for shooting her through the
thigh.
tend To the collection of fines and the service OF pro-
ctsse- IN District NJ the Police Court Lentcn-
ant Hurley has been assigned to the Fourth precinct.
left vanRnt by Lieutenant Eckoh.
Rev. A. u. Brown, Presbyterian minister
nom Fort Wayne, Ind, Ia stopping In the city for
several weeks He preached at the Congregational
church yesterday morning, and at the Nnthstreet
Presbyterian church last night
The tramps have gone to make application
for summer apartments nj Judge Hiitons Grand
Union hotel nj Saratoga Only seven Of them lodged
In the stations Saturday night. They sang, We Are
Beven," ~ the shades OF night decpened.
paragraph in a Sundays paper In refer
snce to the theatrical engagement Of MLs Annie
6tory s authoritatively denied The paragraph
though evidently printed with kindly motives, Ap-
peared without the iady's knowledge or consent.
sarah Green was charged with being loud
and boIsterous In the Police Court Saturday She did
not deny the loudness, Int said that she found relis
lon, and felt good that she couldn't help it, The
bodse cautioned her 10 practice quiet religion and dis
missed her.
The troubles of the base bsllists are numer-
sn A named DoDnell had his nose broken
while indulsinE in the game SATURDAY afternoon on
Me common between Ninth and Tenth and and r
btxeets northwest Dr. n. b. Adams put splints on
che fractured member.
Among the LIB graduates Of Georgetown
College Of the class OF 1876 there
popular than the young lrbhman Tom Muir
ray, a native Of Belfast. Saturday evening he
was the subject Of many fervent hearty hrew'ls 5
his departure for st. Louis, whittier he has to
practice law
At o'clock yesterday morning an alarm was
aruck from box Il on account OF fre In twostory
frame house corner OF Firt street and Indiana ave
nue. northwest. owned by Mrs Ellis and occupied
lolntly by Gov smith and Harry Ward. The are
originated by partition catching fire from stove
pipe In a seconds story back room. The damage
about $50.
The picnic for the benefit of st. Peters
plrochial school takes place the Fourth Of July
st the schueEen park, and viii be pleasant place to
spend the day for those whose means or nclinatlons
DO not lead them far from home. The arrangements
are In capable hands. and those who contenp plate
attending can rest assured that their pleasure and
comfort will be faithfully looked amer.
A cOlored woman named Martha Pool was
arrested by Oficer West, of the Second precinct,
Saturday night for assault and battery with intent to
Kill Thomas johnson. Johnson and Martha have
been living together In "Heiis BOTTOM" They had
big hght Saturday night, and Martha exploded a
pistol charged only with powder, In his face burning
him quite severely. lie arrested for disordery
conduct.
Sergeant Acton, Of the Second precinct, Sat
prday night arrested old Rodger Carroll for petit lar
ccny on the complaint OF Michael Lynch. RodgC =
has made habit OF milking his neighbors cows and
approprlating the milk. He miiked Mike Iynch's
COW too Uren, and Mike had him arrested for
petit larceny Judge Snei Will have to decide to-day
Whether Rodser could steal from Michael something
which Michael never had.
The excursion on the palace barge, which
takes place to-day, IA IN charge o' Prof George T.
shsldon, which hrt is sufficient announcement to In
sure ns The barge Is commOdious and IA fe,
- fully proven on Tuesday evening last, Il hay
Ing bscu caught In the storm Of thai evening
with Dr. SewInans congregation on board, aud they
tay ing plS,el reso buttons commenting II AS safe YES
sell The excursion to-day Is both dly and evening.
and those wishing to get away nom the heat OF the
city cannot find a pleasantcr way.