National Republican., 1877-08-22
ruERxoMrfRrc READINGS FOR YESTERDAY.
CITY NOTES.

Grapes are becoming quite plentiful in
Inc markets.
The oysterman's horn will soon mingle
hs soft strains among the thousand noises Of
the city.
The Board of Health could not muster
lquoriim last night, so there was no meeting
" that body.
The Junior Hooleys scoopcd in the Game
Cocks yesterday OIL the White lot by the score
Gl7 to s. Hooleys forever!
Robert Bcali, bookseller, No 405 Penn
yylvania avenue, has "Gerard's Marriage" by
Andee Thewriet. ID. Appleton h Co., pub
ishers.
"A game Of base ball WAS played on the
White Lot grounds yesterday between the
Active and the Boss, resulting in favor Of the
bbrmer by score of 0 tot.
-Atway johnson was committed to Jail
for ten days yesterday by Judge Mills for as
aulting his wife, Julia Johnson, on the llth
instant, by striking her in the breast and kick
Ing her.
Mary Burns, Maria Marion, Charles
Davis, Fanny Belmont and S,llie Robinson
were convicted before Judge Mills yesterday
on the charge Of vagrancy, and were sent down
for ninety days each.
William q. Gallagher, an artillerist,
plead guilty In the Police Court yesterday to
The charge Of being loud and boisterous on the
public highway, and was fined IS, and In de.
fault went to the workhouse for thirty doys.
Albert Barclay was In tho Police Court
yesterday, charged with stealing three tame
pigeons, valued at 81 each, from John j.
dcorge, 1t his residence, on Pennsylvsnia
avenue, near Twenty second street north west
aud was fined $40.
Mary Armstead, tall colored woman,
was before Judge Mills yesterday, charged
with threatening to cut Sinai Johnsons throat
with . razor. and she was required To give her
personal bond In the sum Of 500 to keep the
beace for SIX months.
james Wilson, colored, plead guilty
In the Police Court yesterday to the charge Of
the larceny Of silver ladie, valued at SIS, and
Asilver spoon Of the value Of 81, from Mrs. Z.
v. Nichols. He was fined $50, and In default
was sent to Jail for three months.
Nellie Patterson, an inmate Of the
Division and an old offender, was arrested last
night by Officers Shilling and Miller, Of the
Fifth precinct, for being drunk and disorderly
She made 4 terrible resistance, and by ths
time she reached the station she was almost
nude.
Williams Mullens and Charles Harris
both well known % the police, were In the
Dock of the Police COURT yesterday to answer
tho charge Of stealing carpenters tools ffon
Herrck Freeman on the 18th instant. The!
plead not guilty, but the evideuce showed tba
they were and the judge gave them thirty
days in default Of $40 each.
~-Jackson Middleton, coiored, was at tn
bar Of the Police Court yesterday charged, .,
Che oath Of Harriet Middleton, with assauItinI
her on the 18th instant Harriet testified tina
she was out in thc yard at their home gather
ing grapes, when Jackson came out and tolt
her " stop, and because shs refused to stol
he assaulted her. Juds. Mills sent him i
tsil for thirty days. In default Of $40 fine.
Marriage licenses have been issued b
The following parties Ben Frazier and Mari
Allen; John z. johnson and Mary A. Chas.
b Abeli, Brook kfeid. Mass; William Petti'
bud Betty Phillips George DorI and Mar
Auth; II. N. Tolscn and Mary E. Summers
4. T. Yoder and Emma l. Berry; Alex. Ad
and Sophia Bergnann; W. M. Wheeler, u
Ireenville, s. c., aud sallic Pelham MeCan, O
This city.
'-oficer Duv.ll yesterday arrested a col
4ued man named Hughes, who was trying 4
sell gold school medal, in the shape Of NAL
tese cross On one side Of the medal are tn
words Rock willie Academy, 1871 aud on til
tother "'rhe West Medal TO F. A, :" and LAti
Inscription. Hughes at first said he found tn
medal. Afterwards he said that colored bo
found II and gave II to him TO sell. He wa
released on a promise that he would produc
the colored boy.
Columbia Commandery No. 9, Knight
Temp'a', will leave the Baltimore AMI Poto
Imac depot Friday morning at 5:25 o'clock 4
Especial cars for Cleveland. They will be NJ
scompanied by . large number Of ladies an
friends, and Q delegation from Virginii
Round trip tickets can now be procured {
Sminen Commander Ball, at his Office in tn
Masonic Temple, and will give all the nece+
.sary information. The commandery wi
!meet every evening at o'clock for drill.
= -sarah Hill, q small colored girl was |
1he dock of thsPolicc Court yesterday, charge
'ith stealing $20 In cash and q lot Of wearin
apparel from Mrs. Jane Hammond, while !
her employ. at her residence, on Eighth stree
near Boundary. Sarah was anxious TO max
n visit to Virginia, and before taking her 4,
tparturc II was essential for her to have sevt
raj articles Of clothing, and she took tn
inoney 10 purchase them with; but instead q
Igoing Ia Virginia she has gone to Jail for thre
1nonths in default of $50 fine.
A neat Belgian block pavement III
been laid between the tracks of the Fou
teeRtb- street railroad on New York avenu
4 comparison with the pavement OF the u
lumbia railroad running parallel with 1t
quite unfavOrable In the latter. There al
generally about q dozen people standing 1
the corner Of New York avenue and Fifteent
street waiting for ears on one Of three lin'
WnltH meet tHtTt. IL NOulu DC u RbOu lucu
the roads would 'chip.in" and establish uniC
depot or waiting room at this point, and
would certainly meet with favor In the ey
Of the public
Last evening about 2 o'clock, as n ca
Aiage, containing Lieutenant Smith, wife Al
child, was nearing the corner Of Market spa
and Seventh street, II was forced in pile
paving stones, dirt, &c, used in the erection
the Schuetzen Fest arch, by watcriny.ca
owned by Samuel Lloyd, and driven by Jam
Hassett, which happened to turn the corner
the same time. Mrs. Smith and child We
thrown under the wheels Of the cart, b
the driver stopped his horse in time to pI
vent the wheels passing over them. II
mother and child were taken into Mr.. Mos
furniture store and attended to, after viii
they were taken home
Joseph Simons quite handsome lit
fellow Of ten summers, was brought into /
Police Court yesterday morning charged wi
being an idle and incorriRble boy by
grandfather, Mr. Johnson Simons. The q
gentleman, who was almost bent double wi
age, told the Court that Joe was very b
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