National Republican., 1877-12-27
HOME AFFAIRS.
CITY NOTES.

-Roose sends New York papers in advance.
-Drunkards were very numerous on the streets
Yesterday.
THE hvenu. W., IN good condition yesterday
The Fourteenth. street railway was Yesterday
repaired at the corner OF o street.
Tho weekly night exhibition Of the Corcoran
Gallery " Art viii take place this evening from
eight to ten o'clock.
The clothes. lines Of No. 3J7 L street were de.
priyed OF their burdens on Christmas Day. Loss
about - 10 the owners.
The operation Of laying q sewer was yesterday
commenced In the alley between Fourth aud Fifh
streets and Massachusetts avenue and II street.
"A colorcd man named James Smith, living at
pi Eleventh street northwest, died very suddenly,
at his home, ofheart disease, last Tuesday night
~ new lamp-post was placed at the intersection
Of Massachusetts avenue and street and at the
corner OF First and ID streets northeast yesterday
A Christmas festival will be held tonight at
Mount Zion Church, corner Of Fifteenth and X
Streets There will he plenty OF fun for the little
--Chrisimes morning onicer Harper, OF the
Fourth Precinct was run over and quite badly
bruised while to arrest man for fast driving.
Joseph Hardon, barber, was assaulted and
badly beaten by Ave young rowdiss at the corner
Of Thirtcenthand a.half and ID streets Tuesday
afternoon.
The police had their hands full Christmas day.
All the cells In the houses were filled with
drunken men and disorderly characters picked of
the street
The young Mems Star Club" gave a very
pleasant and agreeable entertainment Christmas
y.
street northwest
The alarm Of FIRE from box es, about eight
O'clock Tuesday night was caused by the explo-
kion OF coaloil lamp at the house of Lucy Miller,
No llo X street northeast. The damage was slight.
The HeusJ Of Representatives looks rather
lnely and dcsolate since the House adjourned for
hoping al ali times to draw their respective salaries
-Onicors of the Capitol police iorcc yesterday
arrested William .Burke, william Shanahan,
Charles Roberts, and Edward Cole for drunkenness,
profanity. mud various other OtfenSCs committed In
The Capitol grounds.
Johnny curley, a small boy, while playing near
burned By So sSedent d Ignition ana ennissio% "
q bunch OF hrc-crnckers IN his pantaloons pocket.
He resides with All aunt OH d street.
,-Tuesday afternoon, oiticer Felt q the Seventh
bon, who had been shot In the left leg, above the
knee, by some person not known. DR.. Merriam
extracted the ball The wound Is not dangerous.
Mr.. James Du Bois, OF the Treasury Department.
agentleman well known In Washington society,
was married Christmas Day 10 Miss sallio Benedict
Of Duffalo by the Rev. II. NJ Parsons Of that city.
The happy couple will mako their home at 1905 II
street as Son Ms they return from their trip.
About $50 P. IN. yesterday Robert White, col.
streets northw est He was taken into Mr Grsy's
drug store. Drs Herbert and Southard were called
IN aud rendered medical aid. Officers Scott aud
his residence $40 four.and half street northwest
Mr., Andrew J. Bowen, president OF the B,ti.
more ,Typographieal Temperanee Association,
obtained something like twenty names as a nu-
elus ola similar association at the national capital
which he is ambitious Of organizing May success
attend his efforts. Mr.. Bowen will visit the Gov.
ernment Printing Once to-day In furtherancs Of
this object.
-Rev. Robert Johnson. pastor Of the Fourth Bap-
tist Church, residence l6ll Vermont avenue, was
visited between the hours Of two and three O'Clock
on Christmas morning, by 4 surprise party, num-
bering forty or ffty persons consisting OF members
Of the church and congregation, each one with q
pound or more. Of worldly goods. They len the
packages on the parsons table and walked out
without further ceremony.
IN a great many Sunday schools Of the city
Christmas trees were unloaded last evening, to
the great delight Of tho Juveniles, who bore of the
prizes. As usual, Santa Claus appeared with has.
ket OF candies and bon bons Al least three differ
ent persons. representing themselves To be Santa
Claus, are known to have been around last night
and II Is wonder that the children are beginning
" think that the old man Il fraud.
The Committee Of knights OF ST. Peter consist
ing Of hessrs. j. u. fitzhugh, X. d. Gales j. Gates
J. Clancy, L. Lanman, J. ii. Dougherty, J. T.
BraSsor =, +. Higgins, +. Sullivan, and A.Ceeves
are making preparations for their sixth annual
ball, to be given New Years Eve, at Odd Fellows
Hall, Seventh street northwest. They have Just re-
ceiccd letter from Baltimore. stating that twenty
five Sir Knights of st. Peter and eight ladies VIII
come from that city TO attend the ball.