National Republican., 1877-11-01
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CITY NOTES.

-Roose sends New York papers in advance
OF the mails.
The hotel lobbies are the liveliest places
In the city in the evening
The repairing of the sewer at the north
east corner of Thirteenth street and New York
avenue has been completed.
The Children's Hospital, corner Of W and
Twelfth streets, is under roof and the inside work
is len To be completed next spring.
When man halls street-sweeping
machine for a horse-car he Is q fit subject to be
looked after by the Mrs. r. u. Hayes Society.
The number of bcggars in the street is in
creasng. There are lots Of them who have letters
and ask people PLEASE to read that bit OF paper"
From to-day the Chariot Company will
sell eight tickets for twenty-five cent; This makes
riding ~ cheap, II not as comfortable, as going on
foot
Night before last there was neither noon
light gaslight illumination In the streets Of the
city which was shrouded in the darkness of Hadcs
Itself
Last night was all Halloween, and no
end OF fun for the boys; Rats, cabbage, potatoes
dogs, cats; SC, were plenty. and many door
suffered Disagreement
Tho phantom ball which was to take place
last night at the Masonic Temple, in aid Of
81. Johns Mite Association: was postponed OH &C.
count Of the death OF Mr.. Nicholas Acker.
The game of base ball on the White Lot
yesterday between the keystones, of Washington
and Lone Stars, of Georgetown resulted In an easy
victory for the former by a score OF l6 too.
The Seventh Police Precinct has been
slightly reduced in size by taking off the square,
between Fifth aud Seventh street and street and
New York avenue and adding them to the Sixth
Precinct
AT the meeting of the "Hucksters' at Large
Protective Association" on Tuesday night, Mr.. A.
A. Winfield was elected president Milo sweeny
secretary, ana A. s. Mofitt, treasurer
Tie specimens gathered by the Hayden
expedition in wyoming this season are now being
received at their office. Among the many boxes
several of fossil plants fishes insects &c. Sew
eral pair of immense elk antlers are among the ro
ceipts.
The alarm Office turned in from box l31
at llii last night caused by the explosion OF
coal-oil lamp in the Office Of the District Telegraph
Company, corner + aud Tenth streets. The fire
was extinguishcd by Mr., Gibson, but not until he
had burned his wrist and arm quite severely
Loss one coal used in smOIhcring the fire.
The fair of the Ladies' Association of the
First German Calyinist Church. Ut St JOsephS Hall
corner of Fiflh and streets northwest, which ha,
been in progress this week, Will close ON saturday
evening with grand concert All the articles oil
hand nj that time will lie disposed Of at auction
The fair has been complete success, and u hand
some SUN wtll he realized for the benefit Of thu
church.
The two colored burglars, William Parker
and John Payne arrested by Officer Breen of III,
finh Precinct, on the night Of October r. esCapct
from the jail van Tuesday, lust as 1t reached III,
They had slipped the handouts OF aud Jumped gu
OF the door when 1t was opened, made Oh and haV,
not since been caught
There is nothing more disagreeable to Ia
dies than to be stared at by mob Of young mcI
whose manners, II they ever had any, have bceI
forgotten To sec a good exhibition of this ungen
tlemRny custom all that is necessary Is to be pres
ent in the entry.way of Lincoln Hall Just at tn,
close of an entertainment. If men will insist OF
crowding each side of the entrance and staring on
of coumtenance every lady who passes. the polio,
should interfere and put stop to the custom.
The colored vagrants and tramps are be
coming very bold. The other day, while n lady
crossing the lot at New Jersey avenue AM
Fourth street, she was overtaken by a cOlOred man
who attempted "a rob her but was driven on
However, he bruised her shoulder and arm Yer,
badly. Another lady was going from market OF
Capitol Hill, when she was knocked down and he
pOCkcI.bUok and basket taken by cUlOred man
but they were utterward recovered
A party Of conductors, numbering forty
returning from their Annual Insurance COnVen
tUn are IN the city. Among them are the follow
ing stopping al the Ebbitt House John IiOugll
taling aud wife, ). Murphy aud wife, Rochester, \
Y; II. W. Cleveland and wife, OswcgD. n. Y; II
{. BRISTOL and WIFE Galesburg. H.; G. II Whcele
and wife, Chicago, III; J, +. Lane and wife, Con
ncaut, ohio; W. Hastings and wife, Amhurs
Mas; e. A. SlanGtiicd aud wife, Creston, Iowa
II. Mounts and wife, Columbus Ind W Straigll
aud wife, c. C. Crockett, John Lane and vile, &. II
Briggs and wife, indianapolis, Ind