National Republican., 1877-08-08
Thcrmornetrio Reading, FOR Yesterday
CITY NOTES.

The pump doctor Is greatly needed on
Now York avenue, between Fourth aud Firth
stroos northwest
Tho Criminal Courtroom resembles a
lumber pilo, being ;llls1 up with tiestlo.wOrk
Of carpenters and painters.
"A pormit has been granted to K. C..
Lowis to build q threc-story briGkdewellins on
X. between Seven Lh and Eighth streets north
west for n, 600.
The following parties have obtained
marriage liccnses: L. ". Summers and Mary
II. Burgess, 7. d. Harper and Matte NJ. Odell
and Uriah Summers and Julia Course.
AN Interesting game Of base ball was
played yesterday afternoon At the White Lot
between the wsws.et and Keystone mines. re.
shifting In victory fortbs former by n score of
II to 10.
At 730 oclpok last evening a man
named James Comes, living at t5S Ridge street
porthwoss, cut his throat with n razor. Dr..
Taylor aud lIsovsT rendered surgical aid. The
wound 10 not oonsidered sarions.
-James Itill, alias James johnson, stole
a 6st.iron last aysning from the hard dwarc
store Of Evoriy 4 Sons, on Seventh street. lie
ran TOUT or ave squares with the iron when be
WA reoapturcd BY ohicer elsttory and locked
mp.
The District Commissioners have fur
niahsd to the Interior Department Tho asscss-
ments for improvements on u street north aud
south, adjaosnt 70 tho Capitol grounds. The
cost Is $l2,Sl334, aud tho United States is as
scased for fs.2sAsl.
1T might be interesting for those con-
templating visit to Ptnsy Point to know uha,
tho mosquitoes, which were tho cause Of sc
much annoyance to sojourners there, havo dis.
appeared, and Mr.. Sweetzcr. tho proprietor OF
tho hotel, anticipates no further trouble from
them.
Officers in South Washington in search
Of Q violation Of tho liquor laws last Sunday
unlocked the restaurant at the ferry wharf
with . key which they had in their possession
but they found nothing. If private citizen
should unlock another mans house, he would
ibe arrcstoa as u burglar.
k.-The alarm Of tire from box 20. about II
O'Clock last night, ~as cs,use-l by the discovoi
iof Gro In the osllsr of tho grncery store of SI,s
lui. Runnett, a. The northeast corner o! Sovon
.canth and K streets. 4 barrel Of coal oil |,
rho eollaT caught frs from the gas Tho dam
.&vo amounted eo about $3.50.
Leopold ofYens,ein in the Police Cour
1eStaIday inoruing charged Golf solomon.
'Sattle-dealcI, with pcrury. The alleged por
curp was uttered in n nivu snit in whirh Oir"n
Stoin was defendant. Mr.. J. L. Norris, counSc
,iOr solomon, waived on eNam!na'lon ana tn
-,asc was sent to the grand jury bonds beini
fixed at $500.
The hearing in the casa Of VIM au'
.Pat Hawkins and Maria and JOHN Wnll.
Enlarged with burrlN riously entering II" resi-
ulencc Of Mr.. Langdan. at lie Dro!t PARK. anr
stealing about 500 worth Of clothiug wal
Sanished In the Poiicn Ccurt yesterday, AM
Esbe mslo prisoners wers held for tho gran,
,.ury in the sum Of 1000 each and tho womal
lin the sum Of $500, The defense tried +
:srovo an abb, but not much ciedenco wa
syivon to tho testimony.
About 10 o'clock yesterday morning n
Sswo young ladies, named Paul. were riding L
Ia buggy the horse becamed frightened on NeI
York avenue, near Eighteenth street north
Swest, and an away. The buggy was upse
sand tho young ladies thrown out, Ono wa
iquite seriously injured, and the other onl
Slightly. Lieutenant Hurry took them to III
$-esidenca OF Mr.. Dcnham OH Nineteenth stree
t,etwesn Il and y. where they wers attende
10Y DIR. Young. The buggy. which was tn
;pioporty Of Mr.. q C. BOyce. clerk to I'll
.relics Board, was completely wrecked.