National Republican., 1877-08-27

and-a-hslf streets, about o'clock, and was
wandering about the streets. When Mr..
Adams was informed Of his whereabouts he
came with hack and took him home.
About 8 o'clock Saturday evening a
horse attached to grocery wagon owned by
4, A. NcwmycT, became frightened ut the cor
ncr Of Thirteenth and q streets northwest,
and ran away, up New York avenue. At the
corner Of Fourteenth street the horse ran upon
the pavement and broke down lot Of scafoid
Ing IL fiont OF some houses 10 course OF cree
ton by Mr. Lehman He WAS caught by oul-
ccr Volknan. The wayoh aud hafEsss were
badly damaged.
The thieves have got new Jacket
and that Is to steal laggagr And o'hcr Articles
fIom wagons. A valuable viIisu, containing
several cnStly articlos. belonging To Mf. James
w. Savillo, was stol0n notn n wagon nj tho
Centre market Saturday, The casa was 10
ported NJ police h0ahgnai,srs, and tho stolen
valiso and contents wore recovered IN less than
balf an hour after the theft was cornmiitc,i
Another valiso was stolen tho sane evening In
tho same tuaonor, aud II is presumed by tie
samo thief
About & o'clock last nvanin2, as Mr ].
r. Dyer and vifr were driving al tho corner oi
Ohio avenue and Fifteenth stTo"t, tho horse
became frightened at n dog and ran. The
hinh part Of tho buggy, containing Me and
Mrs. Dyer, WAS left hol,ind. while tho horse
tnro along Ohio avcnnc and u street with the
front part. At Seventh street the horse vas
captured by OfiGer DuLois anh Special OiiicHr
Mckay. No damage WIS done TO anyth!nS
syoept the lmggy.
I'm tho divorce suit Of Topisa g. Enf1cr
vs. John II. Butler the latter has filed M an
swer and nross.hill. lie aSSoris that I.oniSn
WAS mnriiGl woman, with n nndiGniccd
husband, at tho time she married him; thst
the first marriage took place while she bor'
tho name Of lIattun In 1872, aud that the
second marriage was contfGti@l at st. Mat
thow's parsonage In 1877, he i,einp under the
Jolief that her first husband was dead Ito
therefore prays that M order aCnulling the
marriage 10 made.
Tile E.street BAPTIST church is under
going some important repairs Tho galleries
have been torn down and the walls and cell
Inys arc being frcscocd. Tho congregation
la We purchased nnr Of The finest organs that
has over been shipped 10 the District II was
mado by Hooker. OF Cambridge, Massachu.
setts. Tho repairs, including the new organ,
will cost about $1,000. While the repairs are
In progress the pastor. Rev. DIR. Parker, is so
journing In tho East for the hnnciit of his
health, aud will return In about two months,
when the church will be rooponod aud dvdi'
catsd.
Tho city markets arc infested by class
NJ thieves whom II Is almost impossible to
get rid Of, except when they nro actually de.
tccleh In stealing. Tho way ladies are in the
habit of carrying their hanhkHrchicis aud
pock ct. books affords these fellows an excel.
lcnt opportunity To make a dishonest living
The dotcrtivc officers have raide'l tho gangs oil
ldlcrs about tho markets several times, hut
find diiiicuity In having them punished by tho
courts unless they have actually caught them
stealing. Officers of the Seventh precinct
Saturday night. made haul Of thieves at the
Northern Liberty market and captured five
all n0lored, whose names are Gibson Payne
Frank Brown. alias Taylor Free, alia
Thuudcr, Charles Evans Thos, johnson, ALA
| Bowie, and Paul Chase.