National Republican., 1877-10-08
CITY NOTES.

The hotel arrivals are becoming numer-
Gus.
be healthy.
-Thirty-three tramps lodged in the station
houses Saturday night
oro nFsst # driving on the streets is becoming
The recent rain has caused great deal of
foul air and water in the gas metres.
The pump on c street, between Sixth and
Seventh streets, Is very much In need OF repairs.
"A sink is necessary to catch the waste
streets
Tho police made fifty.two arrests during
Saturday and Saturday night. Nineteen Of these
were for drunkenness.
The House and Senate will he ready for
occupation the latter part q this week The com.
mite rooms have been thoroughly renovated and
put In repairs, and arc now ready
About seven o'clock yesterday morning
oihcer shelton found flock Of ten sheep In Lin.
cor, square and took them To the Eighth precinct
station house to await reclamation.
Public singing rchearsals are held by the
advanced class In music every other Thursday in
the franklin Female Grammar school room AT .. Is
D. IL, under the direction Of Prof Daniels
"A meeting of delegates from all the trade
unions In the District will be held at Bacrs Hall
Eighth and streets, this evening, to initiate a
movement Tor organizing national trades union
Mr. Ned Derrick, of this city. went on
hunting L,g excursion to the mouth Of the Pntuxent
rivSr n ana sneeScded Il, procuring three hundred
Thursday. ~'''' WI
A female colored infant. only a few hours
old, was found about 10 o'clock last night on the
street northeast 1t was taken 10 the Eighth pre.
cinct station by Officer McKenna.
Saturday afternoon about three o'clock n
coiored man named William Jackson was prostra.
the lungs. He was attended by Or. Mac Williams
and taken To his home at Boundary and Seventh
streets by Oficer Dubois.
Saturday afternoon while a little white
foot clipping he fell and one Of the spikes ran into
his chin, hurting him seriously. He was taken 70
the drug store; corner OF Ninth and Y streets and
anerward to his home on street. and medical aid
procured.
Some boys In Prather's alley made an ef
hgy OF man and raised considerable disturbance
h,tn 10 the alley % Last evening About two hundred
ngy when Ofcer Dcane appeared, captured the ef.
fgy and carried tito the Seventh precinct station,
where II was cared for last night.
The banks Of Rock creek In the vicinity
OF Lyons mill were lined with spectators YESTERDAY
anernson To witness the baptsm'of seven converts
O. the First Baptist church, Of Georgetown Rev.
sandy Alexander oficiated. and amidst great
shouting and singing the converts were dirpcd in
tiles ''''
One Of the sights on the streets on Satur-
two. and occasionally making a dash and getting
all mixed up when something pretty In a store
window attracted their attention. These were The
young ladies' OF Capt PenicE's school, Alexandria
President at the White House. WV
AT meeting of the Journeymen House
Painters at Baiers hail Saturday night Mr. "
Beron, president, and John J. Menny, secretary.
the resolutions adopted by Columbia Typorrnhi.
cal Union were indorsed and Mcssrs W Beron, T.
=. Rawlings and John J. Menny were elected dele.
gates 70 the Trades Union meeting tonight There
which delegates were elected.
John Dwyer has n COW which is ouitc n
help To- the family, and as Sunday was an on day
john thought he would take her out for a plcuic
and let her get her fll of grass before the frosts
came and Killed II, SO he picked out one Of the
pasture, hut one Of the boys In brass buttons put
an END % the excursion by marching John tn the
this morning.
a tournament and ball will be held at the
Washington Driving Park. Benning's station, on
wednesday October 10, 1877. The proceeds are 10
aid in the erection OF new church a few miles
from Washington on the Baltimore aud Potomac
railroad. -Four handsome prizes will be awarded
tn the successful knights. Orations will be deliy-
cred by prominent gentlemen and the whole man
ageinent viii be In charge Of Chief Marshal vii.
fred Marshall
About o'clock on Saturday evening one
nedy ran into hole In the pavement on Twenty.
fourth street. between and K northwest, and was
turned over. The wagon was broken, and Its con.
tents, including several demijohns OF liquor,
damaged. The driver had his head badly cut and
house o. Police oficer Byrsm. where he was at.
tended by DR.. Newman. Afterwards he Sss taken
To his home In Georgetown.