National Republican., 1877-09-21

CITY NOTES.

The Cabinet now numbers three in Wash
ington.
-Govcrnor Hampton is summcring with the
Presidential party.
Yesterday was an exceedingly dull day
for news. Nobody knew anthing new.
There is pattern" man in the Office
Of the engineer in charge of the Capitol
grounds.
The Hallct, Davis & Co. pianos are de-
clarcd by eminent musicians In both homi-
spheres to be unrivaled.
Hon ]. Amber Smith, Of Va, has re-
turned to this city after an extended summer
trip, and will resume the practice of law.
DIR. Vim. +. Harvey, of the office Of tho
director of the mint, of the Treasury, returned
to this city last evening after six weeks
trip to Vermont.
"A street gamin named Henry l.. Raw
lings was committed for the grand jury ycstcr-
day for stealing n gold watch valued at $50
from N. Pipcnbring.
Alice Adams, colored, was arraigncd in
the Police Court yesterday for profanity, but
rs oil the witnesses against her were in the
workhouse, she was discharged.
Yesterday was the last day Of the COM
pctitive examination In the Interior Depart
ment and 100 candidates out of the 200 that
were examined are to be made miserable by
the results.
Clara Williams, q coal black darkey,
disturbed the quiet of Georgetown by her un-
secmly conduct with canal hoatmcn, and was
therefore fined $40 or sixty days In the Police
Court yesterday.
Secretary Schurz still declines to say any
thing, either negatively or aiiirmativcly. re.
parding the report that Mr.. Ioyt, of New
York, is to be appointed Indian Commissioner
vice Gen. Smith.
A son of VIM. Bosse, who resides on
Sixth street, died, choked to death, yesterday
by dipthcria. An operation had been per-
formed on his throat to enable him to breathe,
but without avail.
-Adolph Kcnzig was fined S5 and costs
In the Police Court yesterday for an assault on
Patrick Bouldin, one Of his tenants, whom he
picked up bodily and threw into the street be-
cause he would not pay his rent in advance.
james Stillield, strong, healthy
looking man, pleaded guilty in the Police
Court yesterday. to being a vagrant, and so TO
prevent his becoming chargeablc to the Dis
trict as pauper, he was sent to the work
house for ninety days.
Margaret Simms disliked VIM. Logan's
intimacy with her sister and, catching them
together one day, she went for him with an
AK o bottle, some stones and q hatchct. As a
result he appeared in the Police Court yester-
day with his arm In sling, and she was COM
mitted to the grand jury for attempting to kill
him.
ALI the Beckley family, minus the male
head, were in the Police Court yesterday. Mrs
Jane Beckley was shown to have permitted
her boys to spread oxcrement on a vacant lot
thereby creating nuisance, and was fined So
Each Of her two boys, one about seven and tho
other about nine years of age, were arraigned
for throwing stones with o bcan-shpoter, and
were fined $3.50 each.
Mrs. Ann Flynn swore at Mrs. Terrell,
a neighbor, and threatened II she came on the
street she would fix her with n bludgeon she
had In her hand. As result, she appeared in
the Police Court yesterday and was fined s.
for profanity. She had in the meantime
sworn out warrant for Mrs. Tcrrelrs hus-
band on the same charge, but 1t was not sus-
tanned, and he was dismissed.
Daniel Ready and his son Dennis have
occupied much Of the time Of the Police Court
during the past year. 1t was claimed that one
| or both of them were selling liquor In George
town without a license. When one of them
was araigned it was shown that the other was
the proprietor Of the place, and it appeared
almost an impossibility to convict either of
them. Yesterday, howevcr,a good case was
made against Daniel, and he was fined SiO5
An appeal was noted.