National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-10
LIFE In WASHINGTON.
SKETCHES IBOUT THE CITY BY THE
REPUBLICANS REPORTERS.

Az ACCOMMODATING suooTER.-A man
named John Hitler gave himself up at the Eighth
preclnet navy yard) station yesterday morning,
rspoSdns that about 90 O'Clock on Tuesday
uight thief attempted to take OF door that
corner Of Thirteenth AMI Z streets northeast,
uwned by Hitler Hitler fred two shots at the
thief one OF which he thought took effect. Ho
gave himself up in order to save the officers
trouble In case they found n man WAC had been
shot. Hitler was released on his own recog.
niEunce.
YorrnrrL DErHAvITv.-Two little girls,
one white, aged fourteen years, and the other
colorei, aged ten years, were arrested by Ofiiccr
BFcen yesterday afternoon, and locked up at the
central for n hearing in the Police Court to.
day. Though young IN yclrs they have for
long time been leading most disreputablo aud
shameful life Numerous complaints have been
made against them, and the police have attempted
10 arrest them several times but were never sue
crss0ul until yesterday For want OF conclusive
evidence against their more serious Oitcnscs they
VIII be tried as yaEranta The colcred girl cried
pearCd more hardened, was perfectly Indifferent
to her fate.
CARLOS CAUouT ron A FIrTT.-Jacob En-
gle, alias HaEeltine, the Carlos" who engaged
50 extensively in correspondence with young la
dies who answered his advertisement, was ar.
rested yesterday morning for carrying con.
cralcd weapon, and taken to the Police Court.
When he was held at police headquarters, Mon.
day. loaded revolver was found on his person
his letters he was Put under arrest. lie stated
TO Judge Smell thathc purchased the pistol for
lady friend The Court fined him $50, or 10 dc.
fault ninety days, remarkng that he rcgrett cd
that he was unable to give him more He paid
his ituc. An impression has got abroad that
Carlos" Is a handsome man, with very winning
ways. On the contrary he looks like canal
driver In sl2 suit OF clothes which have had
three months to shrink.
How TRINrs GET THEIR HARNEss.-Two
tramps-a German, named Charles Hleney, and
m Irishman. named Charles JOhnsOn-were ar
rr''ci by Sergeant Johuson yesterday morning
af suspiclOus characters. They had In their pos
SESSION a valuable saddle and n set of harness,
which were believed to have been stolen. They
gave very contradictory statements as to how
they came by the articles but said enough to
chow that they obtained them somewhere be.
tween Baltimore and this city. They were locked
mp and tho ease reported at headquarters, whore
u was learned soon after that the stable OF Mr..
Enach, In Prince Georges county, had been
robbed Tuesday night That gentle man was np.
prscd OF tho arrest, and ls expected in the city
to-day to Identify the articles
SULPuURic ACIp VISEGAR.-Thc "crooked"
vinegar condemned by the Board of Health last
Tuesday evening was not manufactured in tho
District, but by Z. Hermann X Co., of Chicago
Tgc qu unity shipped into the District was not so
BDarl Of Health. Only hvc car loads, or about
twO hundred and my barrels, were brought here.
or these only ten barrels were found in George
town. and the other two hundred and forty were
HistrtbuiCd about Washington. The vinegar was
sold NJ ten cents gallon, about three cents
cheaper than offered by other dealers. 1t was put
70 n very good barrels, which cost more than tho
vinegar. It IL only Justice to District manuactu-
r'rs 70 SAY that II was not manufactured here.
lhc Georgetown arm Of grOcers who purchased
In- vinegar from Hermann Go. Immediately
up1n learning of what 1t consisted refused to re.
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