National Republican., 1877-08-15
INDICATIONS,
rHEpMoNErRIc READINGS FOR YESTERDAY.
CITY NOTES.

On any Of the street railway lines OF this city.
Morris Mullen was fined SO
yesterday for engineering hack without q
license.
The Northern Liberty Market Company
yesterday entered suit against twenty seven
dealers in the market to recover stall rent.
Last June Daniel Looney had his hair
cut ut Rudolphe Sauer's barber shop, and he
improved the opportunity to hook" one ofthc
razors. He was inod IS or ten days yesterday.
Charles Conners, alias William Conncrs,
pleaded guilty In the Police Court yesterday to
the charge Of stealing fifteen pounds of butter
from John II. Wright, and he was fined go or
thirty days In Jail.
We have received from G. c. Pursell,
bookseller, 422 Ninth street northwest, Fat
and Blood" by 8. Weir Mitchell, Lippincott
& Co, publishers, and "Godey's Lady Book
for September, 1877.
Tho marines under Lieut. Col Hay
wood, arrived from Scranton, Pennsylvania, at
eight o'clock last evening, by tho Baltimore
and Potomac road, and proceeded to their
quarters at the barracks,
William Anderson, An octogenarian,
and we'll known hack driver of Georgetown,
having resided in that city for sixty years,
died there late Monday night. lie was an
Odd Fellow and Knight Templar.
"A colored infant was found Monday
night by Officer Kepler at the corner Of Fourth
and q streets, and II was sent To the Colorcd
Orphans Home but admission was refused
II. A colored man took the baby to his
homo.
About noon yesterday o small colored
boy named Madison Jones, was accdently
knocked down by carriage driven by James
W. Havenner, on the Soldiers Home road,
about mile from the Home. Dr. Newman
was called in and pronounced him not
seriously hurt.
A little boy, named John Davis, about
seven or eight years Of age, WAS charged with
profanity In the Police Court yesterday morn.
Ing by Mrs. Schaefer. His size was his best
defense, and the Court released him. lie did
not seem to be big enough TO swear so as 10
disturb the peace.
Thomas Conway, tramp was brought
to police headquarters on country wagon
from the Virginia side Of the river. He was
found Sunday night on the premises Of Mr..
Windsor suffering from injuries sustained in
falling down an embanknient. lie WAS sent
TO the slms-houss.
At the request Ofa large number of the
friends Of the Carroll lnstitnte, who were pre-.
cluded by the inclement weather from attend.
ing Its excursion Of tho I'd instant, tho society
has determined to repeat tho same on Thurs.
uey, INC ootH OF august, on WntCn OCcaSiOn tho
tickets not used On the I'd will lie honored.
Marriage licenses have been issued to
the following parties: WIN. Bentley and Char.
lotte Holmes, J. s. Thorns aud Rachel V. Kett.
nsr. +. o. Pemberton aud Ida v. Jordan both
q Richmond, Va; George Jocon and Thsress
Queen, John Snowden and Sadie jackson, s.
Haywood and Pug Jsnnings, both Of Lynch.
burg. Va.
AT eight O'Clock this morning there
will Be solemn ceremonies ut Trinity (Catho.
lic) church, Georgetown, on which occasion
the following priests will take their last vows:
Rows. P. p. Fitzpatrick, J. A. Doolxu. d. A.
McGirk. J. MAitruguss. pastor Of Trinity
church; J. J. Ryan, A. Rossi, C. Polino aud
Brother L. Cutting.
David Jones, y tall colored man, loaled
Sto three or four stores on Four.and a hal
street southwest, ordered goods, and had pack
Ages done up, when IL was found that he had
no money. Tho repetition Of the transaction
30 often excited suspicion and ho was pulled
quired him to give bonds or serve ninety days
During Monday nights storm the main.
mast Of tho two-mssted schooner David Ames
Of Rockland. Me-, Capt. A. Flanders, lying al
the Consolidation wharf, Georgetown, wa:
shivcrcd by lightning. The lightning also
struck In the yard Of Mr.. II. b. McElfresh ou
Third street northwest. aud . little dsughte,
Of Mr.. hcElfrosh named Blanche, agod seven
years, received . severe shock.
-Les Thompson, Jr., colorrd, was fined
Se0, or two months In Jail, yesterday, for steal
ing wagon spring from William Woodward
Thompson's defense WAS that he had bought
the spring from travelling junk man. whom
lie met on tho street. It appeared, however
that he had beon inspecting Woodward
wagon considerably before the spring wa
missed, ostensibly with the view Of purchasing
II.
An interesting and exciting game o
base ball was played on tho White Lot las
evening between. tho Boss aud Active mines
which resulted In victory for the Boss by
score Of % 10 Is. The playing of Barclay, o
the Boss and Lehman, Of the Actives, was un
sxceptionsble. ii. A. Schmidt acted Us un,
pire, and James Duffy scorer. Tho Boss viii
play the Analostans tomorrow evening.
The last novelty In tho way of e1cur
sons is that proposed To Ocean City, OH tn,
Atlantic coast, on the 2ist instant. Ieavin,
here on the Jane Moseley Tuesday vt o p. IN.
reaching Ocean City at the nezt morning
full place, surf bathing, fishing. &C., and reaG',
ing this city on their return Thursday morn
ing at o'clock. For further particulars Sc
advertisement In another column.
-Nettie SOndheimer, O JeweSs, was sen
to tho work k-house for ninety days ycsterGln
as q vagrant aud charactcrless woman. Thi
Is one of the few instances wherc Jewesse
have trOd the downward path. A few year
ago Nette Sondheimer was noted as II bcauti
fnl young woman, and she entered Of her ow
will upon life of debauchery. Those VIII
knew her then would scarcely have recognize
the dissipated and vce-marked face which az
peared at the Police Court dock yesterday.
While an entertainment was in prOgres
In Georgetown row was started, and Office
Lynch went In. As he went in John Butcl
the principal disturber of the peace, went on
OF the back window aud hid himself on tol, d
n shed. The officer hauled him in, and h
WAS yesterday sentenced to sixty days in III
work-h0use. As he was riding down froI
Georgetown in the Maria" yesterday morn
ing Butler, who was the sole occupant, swor
very loudly at Officer Lynch on the step bt
hind, and he was fined s. for that.
A lease was put on record yesterda,
entered into between the Potomac Lock an
Dock Company Of Montgomery county, Md
and II. II. Dodge, of Georgetown, the State
Maryland and the Chesapeake and Ohio Cana
Company. The party Of the first part, fC
$4,000 annually, payable quarterly, leases
she party Of the second part, for twenty -iv
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