National Republican., 1877-01-27
CITY BREyITIEs.

The Board OF Health, at their meeting last
evening, transacted only routine business.
Ellen Loud, a woman OF bad character, was
arrested last night by Oicer Hobbs for TIN eaten.
Ing The life oi ope Of her companions in sin.
The detectives yesterday arrested two men
on suspicion OF being hot"i thieves. They are
pQW In prison aWaiti--s further developments.
The Washington Gas Company has con-
trlbuted two hundred bushels Of coke TO l.. :.
Emery for the poor of the county outside Of the
city limits.
Not a marriage license was Issued yester-
day. Friday seems TO be an oil day for those
seeking the married state and securing the neces.
sary legal permission.
A fight occurred in the First precinct yester-
terday between two brothers. resulting In the
older being arrested at the instance of the other
for assault and battery.
J. A. Flecker was yesterday fined s5 for
leaving a sick horse on the street all night with
out any covering or feed. The horse was killed
by consent OF the owner.
Private s. J. Block, of the Fifth precinct,
who has been suspended for several weeks. on
the charge OF conduct unbeooming an oficcr, was
yesterday fined s95 by the Police Board. and will
lose his pay during suspension.
Rev. David Wills, D D., pastor of the West
ern Presbyterian church. viii, In the course ofhs
series of dlscourses on the "Ten Commandments"
preach tomorrow evening on the Seventh Com
msndment. Thou shalt not commit adultery"
Lieutenant Noonan will distribute three
hundred lOaves Of bread today from the Second
precinct station. house, Seventh and Boundary
streets the results Of contribution Of hi: officers
and few citizens In that locality. The distribu.
tion will commence In the morning.
About s O'Clock last night Oificer MEG rayey,
Of the Eighth precinct. arrested u colOrsd boy
named James johnson, for having In his posses
sion a quantity Of ladies' and gentlemen linen
Ell to have been stolen. Johnson was locked
up for q hearing before Judge Smell this morn.
ing, and the clothes were held for Identification
BY an error in the columns Of this paper
yesterday, charges was made against the present
Forrest (fpOrUptuWn Mr
Murray, who is gentleman OF reputation.
II was the late proprietor who was roughly used
tack was entirely unproyoked
Yesterday morning Officer Smith, Of the
fTst precinct, found newborn male colored
child, wrapped in an old blanket and laid in u
buggy which had been left standing in an alley
between Thirteenth and Thirteen. and q half and
h and q streets southwest. lie took 1t to police
headquarters, and II was Afterwards sent TO tho
poorhouse.
While Officer Luskey, of the Eighth pre-
cinet was patroIling his beat about o'cluck last
night, he noticed u col0rcd man acting in very
under his arm, The otiicer approached him, when
he took leg bail. The otficc- gave chase, and the
man dropped the blanket and made good hi c'
cape. =
The officers of the Second precinct, Lieu
tenont NOonan. Will commence at 10 o cock this
morning TO distribute bread to the poor resdin Y
10 that precinct, To-day they VIII distribute
three hundred lOayes and one hundred lORvoi
each day during the coming week. The bread Il
be distributed next week has been contributed by
the business men doing business In that precinct
while thai distributed to-day was the contrbu
tion OF the police officers On duty In the Second
precinct,
tn ere were one thousand aud twenty.siN
persons served with SOUP at the Northern Lib
erty SOUP. house yCste OF this number one
hundred and forty one wore white, the rest col
ored. The dealers In tho market, who furnish
the meat and vegetables for this soup, deserve
great credit for their charity, as also Mr. ShcEcs
the gentiemanly market.mastcr, who collects the
material
The managers of theatres have been notl
fed TO take the following precautions for prevent
ing ires In their various places OF amusemen,
l. To cover their stars with non-c0mbustibl
wrappers .. The leaders Of bands must be non
copduotors. 3. No mention TO be made on tn
stage Of aold flames" "hery fathers, "burnint
Indignation" sc. l. All Overhead imagination
TO be watched by fireman.