National Republican., 1877-08-13

arrested last Friday on suspicion, were ident- |
fed by Mrs. T. A Cook, and another lot by
Mr.. A. II. s. Davis. Two cases Of larceny
were made against her In the Police Court
Saturday, and she was fined s. or fifteen days
in one case and u or ten days In the other.
Saturday an aged lady named Mary
Meredith, was severely injured by falling out
backward from the wagon Of her son, on Third
street, near d street southwest. Her son and
Officer Began assisted her to the house Of Mrs.
Amber, 32i Third street, where the necessary
remedies were applied. She was afterwards
taken to her home, on New Jersey avenue, be-
tween l. and NJ streets southwest
William and Annie Fitzpatrick were
charged with perjury on warrant sworn out
by Lizzie Rider In the Police Court Saturday,
The alleged perjury was committed in the
testimony OF the Fitzpatrcks during trial
by the Police Board of charges against Officer
:, =. M0orcs, On account Of the informaltty
Of the warrant, which was issued by Justice
o. Kimmcll, the charge was notie prosecuted.
About o'clock on Saturday night Off
Ger White. Of the Second precinct, attempted
to arrest Raphael Evans for the larceny Of s13.
He resisted the officer and with the assistance
OF his wife, who also attacked the officer, made
good his escape The wife was taken to the
station and locked up. Sunday morning, about
2:30 o'clock, the officer again tried TO arrest
Evans, who concealed himself in a shed, and
after meeting with strong resistance, succeeded
In lodging Evans at the station.
A few days ago the son Of Lieut. A. f.
Ecklof, Of the police department, was run
over and seriously injured. Oliver p. Andcr-
sou, 4 blacksmith, was arrested Saturday
morning 1 the driver Of the vehicle, and
charged with assault. Owing to the serious
invnries received about the head, the boy
could not appear In the Police Court Satur-
day, and the case was continued until Wednes-
day, Anderson being required to give 81 600
bonds.
Two colored men, named Matthew
Winters aud Reuben Crutchfcld, had fight In
house on Carroll street, between First and
Second southeast about eleven o'clock yester-
day morning. Winters struck Crutchaeld on
the head with All AK, inficting q wound which
Drs johnson 4 Ford who attended the in
jured man, pronounce quite severe, but not
dangerous Winters was arrested by Officer
Carter, and confined in the Eighth precinct
station.
Col Geo. II. Butler, ex-special agent for
| the Post Office Department, has written n very
nice letter to the Capital, detailing some Of the
incidents Of his trip to the Black Hills. II
seems highly improper for Col. George to
speak Of his late hyperion, the Postmaster
General, rs Dave Key He excuses the
familiarity on the ground that II is a term Of
| endcarment, but person who so recently
graced the drawing-room Of Washington
should know better.
| The usual curbstone meetings were
held last evening in the vicinity Of Seventh
street and Pennsylvania avenue. Tho tenn
perance people aud the Y. NJ. G. A. both held
forth. After they had gone man who has
invented new sort Of religion brought out q
dry goods box and began to preach. The
crowd that collected about him was rather
irrcverent, and asked him So many imperti-
ncut questions that he was finally obliged to
adjourn the meeting.
Thomas Mason is lying dangerously i'll
at his home, on North Capitol aud ] streets
northeast from the effects Of kick received
during All aniay with George Gibson, at the
Centre market Saturday night. They were
lquarreling over the removal Of some goods at
the market They were arrested at the time
and forfeited collateral In the Police Court Sat
urday, for engaging In an ARRAY. DR.. Ander-
sou, who is attending Mason, says that he ID
internally injured and ruPturcd.
Washington Is the Venice Of America
Not Oh account OF its canals. because we have
none. but by reason Of the countless number
Of our serenadrrs. who take possession Of our
streets from s::N y. m until 12:45 q. m. The
sweet plxintivc strains Of Down Upon the
fours and sizes at intervals Of seven minutes
between each, Iinger on the ear up to tn,
moment OF yielding ourselves into the em
braces Of Morpheus, which free music. added
IN the heavenly hum Of the divine musIuito
makes the souls exit from the tolls and care
Of the day pleasant and agreeable.
Henry Washington is one of the col
ored men who have heen in the e,nploy Of Mr.
+. X. Ward, proprietor Of the Aldsrney Dairy
un T. stio i, near Seventh. Lately consider
able milk, butter and other things have been
mssei from the dairy, and Washington wa,
suspected. About 1 o'clock yesterday morn
ing Detectives McDevitt aud McEl fresh caugh
Washington us he was leaving the dairy with
u can of milk. lie was locked up at Polio.
headquarters for . hearing in the Polic'
Court to-day. 1t appears that Washington
has been supplying the whole alley with milk
"A permit has been granted to the Con
grcss- street church Of Georgetown TO remOde
their parsonage at an expense Of &, 500. Per
mits have also been issued to II. G. Dean ant
ii. A, johnson to construct two tw0-stOry
brick dwellings on West, between Monroe and
streets, Georgetown, for $500; to Hugh
McCafifey to build three-story brick dwell
ing OH First street, between North Capitol and
A streets northeast, for $500; 10 VIM. Masi
for Atwo-story brick dwelling on p street, be
tween New York avenue and Fourth stree
northwest, for $2,sO0, and to Matthew q
Ernery, . three.story brick bake-house oI
Second street, between Pennsylvania aveuu,
and b street northwest, for 81 600
AN Ex-TAx COLLECTOR SUED.