National Republican., 1877-11-08
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CITY NOTES.

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Of the mail.
Repairs have been completed on tho by.
drsnt on Thirteenth street, between and Y
streets.
-Nuptusl festivities have been unusually
numerous Tia iaIl is Il not FAKE who says that
h,,Ffi svcs up and Mercury goes DOWN.
Some burning sawdust In spittoon caused
. scare at the Post. Office Department yesterday
among the clerks who have vivid recollection OF
The Patent ONlcc fire.
The dirt around the man tran nj tho south
west corner OF sixteenth aud streets has cavri
Ia, making All ugly hole In the parking, which
oogh to be attended to al once.
The Commissioners of the District have
yetcsnded the order prohibiting George W. BSs'e,
slcTk In charge Of special assessments from re.
eeiving drawbacks In payment Of =P1cal Improve.
mcnts.
Yesterday, while little colorcd boy was
playing on Cnrington street between Rhode Island
avenue and Il street, a carriage ran over him,
Knocking out his lower and upper teeth. doctor
WAS cOled In and rendered medical aid.
"A literary and musical reception" will be
t,ndsred TO the gentlemen Of the immaculate Con
septOn Parrish by the Carroll institute, at It's rooms
on q street, THIS evening. The best talent OF the
institute will take part in the entertainment
Yesterday afternoon human arm and
hand was found in the rear yard OF promises No
l33o street northwest, and carried TO the Second
Precinct stati ,n.Housc BY Emery H. Buffers and
lanes j, Clark. The limbs were buried by the
authorities.
Conductor IIill of car 25, Of the Pennsyl-
yania avenue line, desires the man that gave him
te y s5 change he got aud receive his counterfeit
note In RETURN lie promies not to prosecute the
party who took him In.
James johnson, colored was arrested by
Onhcer Lewis, of the First Precinct, about six
O'clock last evening. on warrant sworn out by
neanor Forks. also colorcd, charging him with
a~anlt and battery. He was locked up for hearing
IN the Police court this morning
While tho Mot otrnnnlitan linz Of straat ..a rs
(Nfnth and streets employ but my per cent. as
many horses and men as the Avenue line, they
ebarye almost half again ns much for single fare,
and require the passengers 10 do the conductor
work. "Kciorm Is needed here.
The destroying of trash by fire, in the rear
Wa house on Tenth street near H. yesterday,
eood II was II very dangerous operation, a. the
houses In the vicinity are all frame and sparks
from the fire were flying around quite freely.
"A colorcd man, named John Williams, as
sauted Chares Lewis, also colOred, In South Wash.
tnstou. yesterday afternoon, and about eight O'Clock
last night Williams was escorted 70 the station by
0ffcer Dyer, of the First Precinct and locked up
for an introduction TO Judge Smell this morning.
The awards Of merit for defamation at
the Franklin Male GRAMMAR School yesterday,
were received by the following, IN regular order Of
merit Gcurge W. Rawlings; subject. "Catlne's
B0nshIuent Frank Sharr; subject, King Henry
Vat AgimccourL" Robert Rodgers; subject, Clan
hcAlpiue."
The following have been installed officers
i@srW; teri = seth / Clark, VIC. I; Miss 2 =, smith,
wrSiL :. H. M;hETSE %SE: " T; Miss v NJ Evans,
Smith, W. l. G; X. r Evans, W. o. q.
The alarm of fire turned in from box 212.
last evening about eight o'clock, was caused by
BoriaiId corner Of Eleventh and streets north.
west The department responded promptly, but
did not go into service. a. the ncighLors rendered
ue Necessary assistance. Damage trihlng.
A negro bny nlayad nd. no raatnr
day, On the p.e.inan who serves at the franklin
School Building When the pieman turned his
heal 70 attend to customer; the boy snst"hcd
met on the other side Of tie ,tect by a big police
man who ran him in 10 await the action Of Judge
sneil this morning.
covered in the framework Of the back ay.window
IN house No. 91 street northwest, occupied by
H. o. CiauGhton. The nsmc> originated in an ad-
Joining house, No. 9Oj. occupied by NJ. Strickland
caused by dcfcctive fuc. Sergeant Brrnan Of
the Seventh Precinct, cXi!nguishci the flames
without turning in an alarm. Damage slight
Randall Henson nlled himself with fight
ing whiskcy last night and stood on the corner Of
Virginia Avenue and Four and I halfStTeet south
west, and wanted - thrash every one that passed
that way uutl Officers Dyer aud Hutchinson, Of
Lhe First Precinct came along aud marched him on
70 the station house, where he was locked up for
aheaFiNE N the PpliCe Conr, this morning, ON the
charge OF being drunk and disordcry
The push carts eau be used for conveying
i've as well ns dead freight Us was demonstrated al
The corner of Eleventh street and pennsylvania
avenue northwest, Yesterday afternoon. man,
who had been OH little tear found his legs unable
10 support him at that point, aud chartered one Of
these yehl lcleS 10 convey him home large crowd
ssseFnbed, and after slight delay the procession
moved OF the occupant being apparently well sat,
khed with the novel conveyance.
On Tuesday, Private Duffy, one of the
proprietor Uf the American Hlus, Of inis ,ly -
ceiVcd Dispatch fIOm Richmond, Va. stniing
that their old friend Capt, Hcnry T. MilICr. Com.
pany +, Firt Nirg.mia Regiment, WHO 80 hand
iomrly entertained Company A on their recent
visit III the state Fair was TO be married Col
Moore. Cumnnudaut Of Company A. quietly ~ his
sompany to: ether and proceeded To Brleicr Br s.
tlore and selected handsome pIesrnt tlr the gal.
liant captain, aud sent II By cxpicss Wednesday
morning.
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