National Republican., 1877-09-10
TuERMoNETRrc READINGS FOR YESTERDAY.
CITY NOTES.

The base ball clubs will grow lazy un-
less we have some good weather.
The tramps commenced TO leave the
city whom the labor Exchange was proposed.
Work Neverl
Flags were displayed at half-mast from
tho public buildings Saturday out of respect
to the late N. Theirs.
An Avenue restaurant keeper COM
planned Saturday night because his receipts
had been only $500 that day.
-Forty-four arrests were made by the
police during Saturday and Saturday night
Sixteen Of these were drunk.
The chilly nights make the tramps seek
shelter. Twenty four were accommodated in
the station-houses Saturday night.
Joseph d. Haccs, colored, escaped from
the Insane Asylum Saturday, and was cap.
tured by Officer Morgan, Of the Second pre-
oinct.
"A large delegation of colored people
from Alexandria and cnvirons visited this city
Saturday, aud spent the day In seeing the
sights.
Fast Washington lovers take such an
interest In science that they hang over the
cate until two o'clock In the morning, look ing
Tor the satellites of Mars.
The President. on Saturday, sent to
the marshal of the District pardons In the
cases Of Henry Meadows aud Henry Hall,
confined in the District Jail.
Dallas Dustin, the insane man who
wanted to have the Postmaster General and
other Government officials arrested, was sent
TO the insane asylum Saturday.
1T is splendid opportunity just now
for some strong. minded Christian to ascribe
all the accidents in the vicinity of tho Long
la 10 hrpa in nf ha Sah.
bath.
The Washington and Georgetown Rail
road Company have commenced the erection
nt the terminus Of the Fourteenth street line,
0t Boundary street, of spacious brick stable
and car-house.
Col. VIM. +. Parrish, of the Second
Auditors Office, well.known typo, who was
recently thrown from buggy near Fredericks-
burg, Va, Is in n state Of convalcscence, and
will he out in few days
Excursions from Virginia bring busi-
ness to the clerks Office. Two of the party
are sure to buy q marriage license among their
purchases. This was the case on Saturday.
Bring on your excursionists.
The marriage licenses issued on Satur-
day were two only: John Henry oDonucll
and Sarah NJ. Wayland, both OF Baltimore,
Md; O. q. Henry and Annie Mills both Of
Fort Royal, Fauquier county, Va.
Thomas Jones was sent to jail by Judge
Mills for six months last Saturday for stealing
fifteen ducks from George Gcrharlt, He was
also sentenced to six months in Jail for the
larceny Of = hog from Jos. Wright.
The Mount Vernon Peace Society of
Fairfax county, Virginia, branch of the Uni
vcrsal Peace Union, will hold mass convcn-
tion at Mount Vernon Springs on tho 18th in
slant, commencing at IL o'clock a. m.
Since Thursday last the time e-hOnored
custom Of marrying and giving in marriage has
fallen into disuse In Washington. All the
marriage licenses granted since then have
been either to Marylandors or yirginans.
Daniel Cunningham was In the Police
Court on Saturday. and pleaded guilty to the
charge OF stealing watermelon from dealer
In the Washington market valued at 25 cents
He was committed to Jail for fifteen days in
default of IS fine.
Oscar Jones, colored, was before Judge
Mills on Saturday, charged with assaulting
VIM. Iinkins on Friday by striking him on
the hack Of the head with a stone. He was
fined 81 and costs, and in default was sent to
jail for thirty days.
-NIurYaret Clark told Lizzie Smith she
ought To go to work instead Of begging and
getting drunk, aud Lizzie hurled rock at her
and swOrc she would kill her. Saturday Judge
Mills required her to give security to keep the
peace or serve thirty days.
-lIamOn RoSencrinz, residing on ID
street between Delaware avenue and First
street northeast, had his ankle broken by n loco
motive coming in at the Baltimore and Potomac
railroad, about $50 o'clock yesterday morning
He was attended by Dr. Elliott.
AT n special meeting of the Mrs r. b.
Hayes Temperance Society, held Friday even.
ing, II was decided to change the time and
place Of meeting Of the society, Of which tho
public will be duly notified through the ad.
vertising columns of this paper.
Mills Haskell was sent to Jail for rthirty
says Saturday by Judge Mills for stealing 20
cents from Mary Ryan. In extcnuaton of his
ofensc lac pleaded intoxicaton and hunger.
So he was sent where he could not get whisky,
but where he would be provided with board.
Joseph Harrison, white man. pleaded
guilty in tho Police Court Saturday to being
profnne an Water street, Georgetown. The
evidence showed that Harrison INDUCED in
the most proiime language, and the judge sent
him to the wOrkhouse for thirty days in de-
fault Of IS fine.
The following officers for the ensuing
year have been elected by Mount Olive Lodge,
No 1888, q. u. o. of o. F.: p. q. NJ. s. A. Har.
ris, T. s. =. n +. W. II. J. Malvin. treasurer;
J. N. +. J. A. Simns, chaplain; p. n. F. r. II.
Wright, p, n. +. II. W. Freeman, J. X. Sopho,
banking committee.
daniel W. Davis, of Detroit Mich, On
tered on Saturday In the Supreme Court of
the District Of Columbia an appeal from the
United States Patent Office on the rejection of
his application for patent for an improve
ment in the mode of preserving and transport
ing meats TO market.
The alarm of fire about 5;I5 o'clock last
evening from box 5l2 was caused by the burn.
ing of two brick stables In the rear of ll9
SIKH street northwest, owned by Mr.. A. T..
Clark. The damage amounts to about 800.
II is supposed that some boys who were play.
ing In ono Of the stables set it on fire.
Corner meetings were held last evening
at several points. EARLY in the afternoon de.
tachmcnt of street evangelists held forth IN
the wicked neighborhood on Thirteenth street.
between & and ID. Later gospel meeting was
held Mt the corner of Eighth street and Penn
sylvania avenue, and temperance meeting at
Seventh street, one square below.
There was a fight at the corner of
Seventh street and Pennsylvania avenue