National Republican., 1877-08-31
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CITY NOTES

CITY NOTES.
A boy named Robert Knofs has heep
nissing from his home about two w"iks, since
which time no tidngs OF hun havs boon ro-
seived.
John Early, colored, was sent 10 jail Tor
fifteen days yesterday for trnspassing on the
bridge, above Georgetown, aud stealing sorn.
A woman weighing over two hundred
pounds fell from tho Tiber-crcck cmtankment
yesterday, a distance Of some ten feot, and
made a terrible splash. She was rescued with
out sustaining any injury.
Parties who know about II state that
fhe trouble between Timothy Dnyls aud Fran.
els Herman, which was reported In yesterdays
REPUBLICAN, had no connection with any love
affair. but grew out Of al old dislike betwcnn
the two.
-Ford's Opera House will open nsr,
Monday evening with Jochits Chys' Japs"-s.
troupe. This wonderful troupe, which is new
making its first tour through the United
States, has received the highcs, praise In -veiy
city that they have visited.
---ThorS was a time when the public
parks and reservations were an ornament tu
the city, but now they are quite ueslerisd
and choked with grass and weeds. They
were formerly cleaned every two OF three
weeks but now tho weeks have grown into
months.
Mr.. Alex. T. Stewart has bean ap-
pointed temporary teacher Of the male Gram.
mar school Of tho Third district and acting
superintendent Of the Wallach building In
place of Mr.. Hilton. who has not yet suffi
ciently recovered ffom his recont lines TO TO.
sumo his duties
--George Curtis was charged IN the Po-
lice Court yesterday with tho larceny Of
leather belt, valued at $50, from the engine
room Of q machine shop belonging to Mrs.
Elizabeth Smith, corner Of Third and n streets
southeast. He was oommittod for the action
Of the grand jury.
A one-sided game Of base ball was
played yesterday at tho White Lot between
The Keystone and Atlantic Clubs, resulting In
. victory for the Koystoncs at score Of IL t0
i. The game was umpired by Mr.. Joe Bland
To-day the Keystones will tackle tho Actives
on the same grounds.
George Allen, colored, was fined $50 by
Judge Mills yesterday for carrying y billy,
and he appealed. Allen was loaing about tho
streets In South Washington, aud was arrested
on Four .a-half street, betwern ID aud L
southwest, and taken to the First procinot sta.
tion by Officer Burr. whore on searching him
tho billy was found.
ELLA johnson, . tall mulatto girl, was
In the Police Court yesterday charged with
stealing Eve bed sheets from Mrs Mary 4.
Davis. on the eth instant while In her en-.
ploy as chambermaid. Mrs Davis testified
that she has beeu robbed Of shaets, underwear
and . watch chain. valued In all at $500
Ella was sent to Jail for thirty days.
The officers Of the First precinct have
potiAcd tha occupants Of houses In South
Washington to clean their CUTTERS, which had
become filled with all kinds OF rubbish, sccn.
l-.. s,l.
injurious to health. Nearly all tho tenants
have complied with the request, aud most all
ths gutters present clean appearance.
The question Of the day is how 10 live
N "A little money as possible and this qnes-
lion has been most satisfactorily answered by
Mr.. p. s. Moutren, proprietor Of the Moutren
House, Nos. 822 and 92i + street northwest.
At tho Moutren House meals can he obtained
1t twenty five cents each. and board by the
month at sls. Tho proprietor is enterprising,
and his patronage is all frst-class.
Marriage licenses have been issued to
he following parties: Sandy Donaldson and
Mary z. Green, Hamilton johnson and Sarah
Adams, both Of Mont gomery county, Nd; W.
e. Crupper and Lucy Coleman, both of Fairfax
sounty, Va; William Bird, of Fredericksburg
Va, and Harriet A. Gloscoe, Of Northumber-
land county, Va; James Parker and Ann
rurner. Greenbury Chase, of this city, and
Ella Powell, Of Baltimore, Md.
John C0ughln was before Judge Mills
yesterday and was fined $40 or thirty days for
heng loud and b0isterOus and disOrderly in
Judiciary square, at late hour Wednesday
night Mr.. ii. NJ. C. Danaher was passing
through the square with lady when Cough
lin stepped up to him and asked him for q
light for his cigar Mr.. Danahcr told him he
had none, when Couyhlin commenced to abuse
him in an outrageous manner. Mr.. DanaheI
whistled for q policeman, and Officer Whee.
lock responded and arrested Conghlan and
took him to the Seventh precinct station. Th.
Judge, in passing sentence, remarked that h'
was glad to see o citizen take steps to arres
these loafers who continually infest the public
parks at all hours Of tho night, and hopet
Sthers would follow the example.
The Nineteenth-strect Baptist church
one Of the largest among the cOlorcd people
celebrated its thirty-eighth anniversary OF
Wednesday evening. The Quartette Jubilee
Troupe sang with excellent taste some o.
their peculiar songs such as Roll Jordan
Roll" Be. Miss Anna Mason, q teacher II
Wayland seminary, delivered a short address
on the history Of tho church, which was full
Of interesting matter and we'll delivered. Tn,
church was founded by three women and on
man in 1889. 1t has had twelve pastors, tn
Rev. J. +. Boulden, formerly Of Mississippi
being the present pastor. Its membership
nearly 1000, and the church Is nearly out Q
debt and in fourishing condition. Prof. II
r. Grecncr read some choice selections, in fin
voice and with excellent taste. Among thnr
wero VIII Carleton's decoration poem; 9TH
Vagabonds," by Trowbridge, and "Fathc
Phils Collection" from Lovers inimitabl
"IIandy Andy" He handled the brogue lik
. native Milesian. After the performance
refreshments and social converse followed /
the basement Of the church.