National Republican., 1877-09-27
READINGS roR YEsrERpAY.
CITY NOTES.

The night lodging house will probably
open about the middle Of October
-"Old Probabilities" has been prophecy
Ding cyclone for the past few days. Our
~devil" says he thinks it struck the Olympic
ball grounds yesterday.
"A small colorcd boy with the high,
sounding name Of Robert Franklin johnson,
was yesterday sent to the Reform School for
idlencss and incorrigibility.
A little colorcd boy named John Ruifiu,
who had stolen ten cents worth Of coal from
Clark 4 Given's coal yard, was fined 81 or ten
days In Jail by Judge Mills yesterday.
The Introductory lectures of the Ma
tlonal College OF Pharmacy for the course of
'1S77-7S will be delivered In the college hall,
COLONIZATION building next Monday cveing.
Charles Haesch alias johnson, who was
arrested by Officer Dunnigan, admitted to
Judge Miller yesterday that he stole n pair Of
pants from a bed-felow named Charles Nc
Euen. He was fined $40 or thirty days.
"A game Of base ball will he played at 3
O'Clock this afternoon on the National grounds
between the car drivers Of the Metropolitan
railroad and the drivers and conductors Of the
Washington and Georgetown railroad.
The seventeenth annual exhibition of
the Frederick county Agricultural Society will
begin on the 9th Of October and continue four
days. Tho society expect that the approach.
Ting fair will excel any that the society has
over held.
David Smith, a burglar, well known to
the police. who has committed several rob-
berries in this city lately, has been arrested by
Detectives Clarvoe and Noss and Is held for q
hearing The officers also recovered large
quantity Of goods.
The fire at o'clock yesterday morning,
on account Of which an alarm was struck from
box 7l2, was In back building of a house In
I.ibbey's row, corner of Frederick end Second
streets, Georgetown. 1t was extinguishod be.
fore much damage was done.
Maurice Roche, convicted in the Crimi-
NIL Court in last July, and sentenced to pay
800 fine, or, In default, six months imprson-
ment imprisonment in Jail, has been released
under the poor convicts' act by United States
Commissioner John A. Clarke, Roche having
served more thirty days Of the sentence.
Maggie Russell, colored, was fined s.
by Judge Miller yesterday for being profant
to Mary Jones' also cOlored. Attorney Smith
also cOlored. attempted to prove from the cvi
dence that the fine was excessive, but his ar.
gument convinced the Court that he had been
too lenient, 50 he increased the penalty to $40
Robert Thompson, member Of Buffalo
Bills troupe, was taken homo to Baltimore by
his father yesterday morning. Robert was
only thirteen years Of age, and when Buffalo
Bill left Baltimore he ran away. Tuesday
night Officer Shea took him to the Fifth pre-
cinct station house, and left him there until
his father camo for him yesterday morning.
The "Bon vivants" of this city are in
clover, owing to the announcement made in
our columns that Wecker. the world renowned
Rsstronomio artist, Is to reopen his famori.
restaurant at No. 727 Fifteenth street north
west, on Monday, October l. Long starving
denizens can now bo filled up according tC
their tastes and appetites. I
I'm the Police Court yesterday Annie
Watts plead not guilty to an assault on
amanda Brent, who testified: "Sho has IN,
bonnet and overdress, and wouldn't give 1t t,
mo when went for IL. waited by tho door
and sho camo out and knocked me down
Kicked me In the stomach and beat me un
!mercifully on the head" The Judgment wa
80 and costs or thirty days. Both parties ar
colored.
Caroline johnson, cOlored. had JOsepl
Hunter arrested for an assault and she told
Judge Mills yesterday that he had struck hci
back of the neck while she had n baby in he
arms and raised big lump. For defense Il
was shown that Caroline was eating joe
dinner whom he came in. He said he WI,
ltred Of feeding her and ordered her out Of hi
shouse. She abused him fearfully in rcturI
tand refused TO go, whercupon he showed he
tout Of the door. Aud that was all. "Iou cal
'gO," nodded the Court to the prisoner.