National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-04-06
LIFE IN WASHINGTON.
sEErCHEs AB0Ur THE CITY ny TIE
REPUBLICAys REPORTERS.

9AEFCHES ABOUT THE CITY BY THE
REPUBLIC4Ns REPORTERS.
A NEw TEMPERANCE USIoN.-A temper
sncc union, auxiliary TO tire womsn's Temper
anes rrion Of the District, has been organised
IN cn,entowr, where great field Of labor Is open
lpE. The fellowin ing ofheers have been elected:
sr..sssns, Mrs. $. '. CornS.lI: seeretsry, 5. p.
Hssl; treasurer, Annie wuisnsOn.
Coon Place TO SPEND LEISURE TINE
Affred watkins, q oali-heaieJ man. with greasy
elethes and face, stood up in the Police Court
sosh yesterday and stared at the Judge while the
Ger Melton ssi.i that ednesiay night the man
cane TO him and wanted to be sent to the WORK.
rouse a. he had nothing TO do. The Court obliged
Mr.. watkins, and sent him down for thirty days.
HAND TO BE HIr.-ln the Police Court
yesterday mornipg Timothy O'Conneii charged
Thomas Svazgart with an assault. I'm guilty
Of .useking him when he cursed me- said
ThsnssI Tinothy said he had never spoken
su.insss" he added. without a common ioafer
Believing him and hitting MIN, think is pretty
svaEssrt 60 or thirty days.
PUTTING THEIR NEcks ISTo THE NoosE.-
Marriage licenses have been issued to he follow
ing parties; VIM. II. Yewell and Jennie N. Jack
son: Henry W. Diekerson and Martha NJ. Barnes;
81 Ne. S.ss s, tas sts H. Jep,sher sed sSiiie
Elopfer, James Tones and Margaret Jones; Geo.
7. 4 Neil and wilhslmina u; uertur,h; Pre-:
ard Lney Price; Daniel kitchie and Esmerelis
ApSereene.
DANeEkors To RIDE ON FURNITURE
wAeozs.-Mrs. Theresa Solomon, wife Of Moses
Ssl.non, vas riding a furniture wagon, yes-
terday afternoon, which broke down At the corner
81 Eleventh and D streets northwest Mrs Moses
vas threun 10 the ground and quite seriously In
lGrtd she vas carried into the house Of Rev. J.
-aIss she was taken 10 her home, No. 81 Sev.
snih street southwest.
How SHE TRIED 70 GET NERcI.-Eveline
Made, . yosng WON an Who had not lost all traces
Ct yos;hiul beauty, was charged before Judge
s1.a yesterday with being public prostitute:
to ss to Tns Sour SS s.d f0%S Sp5a
tLs vtrk Scase. ETeine took a tack seat. wiped
IsI eyes and began laughing at the way she had
''playeurL
THEOLD ORANGE woNAS.-An old woman,
wearing an cid IA shIoned hood, was one Of those
vhs crowded the dock at the Police Court yester-
day morning, and she answered to the name Of
Mary keenan. She vas charged with vagr,
'Issll oranEes." she said with q shril voice;
there's ne pow :" and she thrust her hand down
trto her tasxst and brought up little drisd-up
ne orseer said he ne, her wednesday after.
ncs drunk and going from door to door beg ing,
ard he didn't think she had any home. The eoart
grated her siSty days in the workhOuse.
sBoKr CUrs IN THE PusLrc PARKs.-A
gentleman named Marcus Baker was charged In
the Police Court yesterday morning with tres
.hs.es that Mr. ssssr va. Crossing one Of the
short cuts that have been worn in different parts
81 the pshle srOunds when police officer called
him back. and Baker refused to come. There
vas no wire or fence TO prevent the defendant
from erassing over the pate. The ofneer said he
ever the grass nd had spec! al ia truetions about
these paths, which had been worn by trespas .ers.
The court accepted the personal reeOgniEarce Of
the defendant.
He WOULDN'T BE "TooK IN."-Jxmes
TalSert and NiIlism Mason were stood up in
the Police Court yesterday, for engaging in an
array. The Oiieer said ne found them lighting
On the Sidewalk
with the ehIlls, said ralbert, "and this man
tried to start . game Of cards, and took away
his carts, saying as wasn't going to he took in
sick as l vast uasnb in any condition t.
rsisert didn't look very bad tha, morning, SC
the Ceurt hned each Of them u.
vICToRIA "SESr DowN.'-victoria Burke
avhite woman with . dirty calico dress hangin,
i.osely and erookediy from her shoulders. a pail
81 erass earrings. and q face hardened by d!ssi
with being puolie prostitute.
y an not guilty, your honor" said Victoria
en- her fst and tried to look attractive.
-Sinee she came IRON the work house" said tn
crreer she has been travelling around the streets
-Bosds or thirty days said the Court, snt
SieteriA whisked around Indiy nsntIy, ami retire,
to the rear Of the dock.
4 BAD FIr.-Yesterdsy afternoon about
o'clock . eOlsred man named Daniel Car:rfght
while criving brick wagon, draw n by two mule
belonging to Mr.. Walker. eorner OF Maryland
aysnae and Eleventh street southwest, was pass
ing the corner Of Fourteenth and b streets north
vest, he was seized with spasms and fell to tn
EroGnt One Of the wheels pas,ei over his bod!
vas found in this condition by william Sorrell, o
The Fire Department, and was taken TO his hous
street and Tselh and Thirteenth streets south
vest, by Orieer Burns, OF the First Precinct. Dl
q. V. b arman was callei in and rendered sui
Ebeal aid.
FIsH VENDORS WITHOUT LIcENsEs.-
Yesterday Afternoon Policemen Riley, Lyddan
and Bailey, Vi the Fourth precinct aIreste
David CrUvn. J. d. King. Edward Howe, Ale
ars!sr Crooks, WIN. Green and James Calhoun
all nsh vendors. charged with hawking n
the same time, with their wagons drawn up
front ~ the building; The scene reminded on
thing else that can he imagined, when the trooi
sore arUUnd the city pressing all the wagon
move The wtGnieI rom tie bat;IS. dcld The
were required u leave 80 collateral each. anu a
each one deposited hi. collateral With the IieI
ASH Fresh rsh:'' "Frs.h nsh -
An UMBRELLA WAK.-Susan Braxto
and Martha B-aXtOn, mother and daughter
stood together at the bar Of the Police Court ye
Isrtay, and plead net guilty 10 the charge OF al
saufirx Martha Smith. All the parties ar
col6TsJ, Mrs. BrsItOn being Of deep color an
TIE girls Of light and more fashionable sha &
Martha smith said that Mrs. BraXton took h
umbrella from her and struck her with IL viii
Miss Braxtor struck her with her rsts
Did you strike nrst ::
No, SIR replied Miss smith with = vocal e.
PlosiOn. Il have witnesses 10 prove ! did II,
stTike the rrst HEX
Her witness was her sister, who describe III
EgEt from its inception until she pulled her a
ter away from the In furiated Mrs. Bra ytOn, VII
vas Just about TO strike Miss Mart Ia Smith owe
The neck with the umbrella.
The CCuTt took the personal resemblance
the BraxtOns 20 keep the peace towards III
world in general. and Miss Smith in particular
Co OPERATION AMONG CoLoRED MEN,
The Progressive Commercial Association Of ii
District Of Columbia has perfected it. organiE
tiOn and elected the following 0tieers: Prssiden
Charles H. Marshall; vice president, John T.
Brown; secretary, J. Wheeler Uurrey; assistal
secretary, John T. Conway; treasurer, George
Lee. DirectOTs-ChArles II. Marshall, J
IuIrsy, George II. Lee, Richard J. Collins, Mer
Wilson, Isaiah Mitchell and Charles Irwin. Tt