National Republican., 1877-08-04
rhnrmometrio Reading. For Yesterday.
CITY NOTES.

CITY NOTES.
Thomas Cronin ran away with pocketbook
worth 81, from the book stand Of Angelo Con
.Ales, and was yesterday fined slo or sixty
days.
The hands on the vessels lying of Alexan-
aria arc amusing themselves by boat racing
during the dull times brought about by the
canal strike.
John Orchard and Mary Orchard do not live
happily together John gave Mary severe
beating the other day, for which he was yes
tcrday fined Is.
Inspector Plowman has issued permit TO
Thomas Burns TO construct two brick dwell
tngs on q, between Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets, for $500.
Tho residents on r street, between Sixth
and Seventh southwest, propose offering re-
ward for the garbage man. IIo has performed
no service in that locality for several weeks.
Marriage licenses havo been issued to the
fbllowing parties: Eli West and Georgia Jun-
fsr, Ed. Gibson and Mamie Chick, Cornelius
Jackson and Agnes Clark, wm. Woodward and
Ida Jones'
Clinton Page and John Young were fned
80, or thirty days each, In the Police Court
yesterday for knocking down all old colorod
man named Charles Lewis The trouble was
over 4 stick which Lewis bought from Young
Iof hNe oeus.
Tho wcll.known yacht club "Tuuocents
Abroad" started on their third annual cruise
yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Sailing fish.
ing and grabbing, with plenty Of salt water
sir, they expect will not only furnish amuse.
mcnt but good sound health. They are ofii-
oered as follows: Charles A. Appel, president;
II. 4. Weaver, secretary, and L. Stoddard, sail
ing master.
A game ofbase ball was played yesterday even.
ing between the National and Prep" mines,
resulting in victory for the former by score
Of l2 to g. The National and Astoria clubs
will play Tuesday next on the old Olympic
grounds, when good game may be expected.
The National this year Is composed Of Holly,
Dallas, Bielaski, Linney, Diggs, Hough, Lusk,
Bterns and Houck.
The mosquitoes having almost entirely dis.
appeared from Piney Point. A number Of the
Amilies who so procipitately left there several
days agowil return next week and n large num-
her Of new visitors went down on the Lady OF
uic Lake last night, including the families Of
1hos Parker, esq, and Addison M. Smith,
and the popularity Of Swectscr and Pincy
Point Is on the increase, and the indications
sre that business will be rs brisk in y few days
- II was last week.
b autiful summer resort near the city
" ere all the comforts Of home are provided
~ reasonable rate, is located ut the Highland
8 aiion, on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. or
BY the Baltimore turnpike, II you wish 10
drive. The five miles of distance Is exhausted
by the trains in ten minutes aud you ran
drive in thirty minutes. Anv further particu-
1ars m y be obt ined by calling upon or ad-.
dressing Mrs s. J. Williams, bIadensburg post
efice, or Highland station.
Buck Lacey, an old colorcd man, was fined
BIO, or sixty days, BY Judge Mills yesterday
for a,saulting young girl named Katie Myles,
in Georgetown. Katie said that her aunt sent
her mp the street to get spool Of cotton, and
when she came hack Buck mot her on the
harhetstreet bridge and struck her in the
breast with his fst. Buck said that the
children in the neighborhood teased him by
Ealing after him Buck, Buck, how many
horns up" and he mistook little Katie for one
u his tormentors.
Express Business at Low Rates by the Balti.
more and Ohio Railroad Company Since the
ist instant the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
company has been performing the express
package business, heretofore performed by the
Adams Express Company on that line. Offices
At which orders are taken have been established
t No. 6l3 fifteenth street and No. AS Penn
glvania avenue, S we'll As at the depot. All
orders will meet with the promptest attention,
and deliveries are made within thirty minutes
after arrival at the depot.
The case Of Officers Duvall and Moorcs, who
were charged with cowardice in not rendering
more assistance ~ the time, on the 18th OF
June, when George Mantz walked to the
station-house with Officer Dunnigan's club,
after knocking him down. wns taken up in
spen session Of the Police Board on Thursday
night and postponed for week. Afterwards,
In secret session, the was reconsidered and
the evidence discussed. Officer Moores was
dismissed the force and the charges against
Officer Duvall were dismissed.
Sergeant Mulhall aud Officer Lewis, Of the
int nat Last ntaht Aa1 oil rod
man by the name of Edward Howard on a
warrant sworn out by Mary Carter, charging
him, on the 4th Of July last, with soizing her
Pocket-book, which fortunately had no money
In It, The officers spied him for the first time
Inst evening on N street south, and started In
pursuit Of him. lie ran about mile before
lhey succeeded In overtiking him. This is
Howards second offensc, and he will very
likely be sent as u recruit to Albany.
John Brown, colored, left his coat hanging
% the fence OF the Smithsonian grounds
while he was at work about the market
When he next saw the coat little white boy,
named Robert Fitxhugh, was taking 1t around
70 rag-shops trying to sell it, but none of the
rag men thought 1t worth buying. 1t was
veteran coat. The elbows were out, the
scams were bursted and one side was com
pletely demoralized. What little Of the origi-
nal material was left was discolored and
greasy. John valued 1t at 81. at will keep
me warm in cold weather, anyhow" he mum :
bled when the young lawyers laughed. The
defense was that Robert picked up the coat
from the ground, where 1t had fallen, consid,
oring 1t abandoned property, and the charge
was dismissed
BURGLARS ARRESTED.