National Republican., 1878-07-18
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Court calendar and routine legal news on
eird page.
d. +. Queen. Of the st. James news stand,
sends US the New York clipper for this week.
Officer Madignn, of the Seventh Precinct.
yesterday morning, while chasing a flying
thief slipped OIL the pavement and dislocatcd
his ankle.
The various companies who manufacture
fire engines have long ago heard Of the arpro-
pratioms for tho fire department Of the Dis.
trict. and their Oily-tOngucd representatives.
are here.
Yesterday morning, about 1910 O'Clock, II
hhitu man Lamrd james BptrIcr fell from one
of the Metropolitan street railway cars, at the
P.strcct circle, while attempting to alight
from the samC, and broke his left leg.
The body Of Joseph Fox, the white boy
who was drowned Tuesday evening about six
O'Clock. while bathing in the Eastern Branch.
near the jail was recovered yesterday after.
noon aud taken to his late residence, lOll
South Carolina avenue.
About half-past two o'clock yesterday af.
tcrnoOn II lady named Berry, living at No. lJD1
ii street northwest, brought Colorcd ioHlulc
fOuudling, three weeks old, to tho Fourth Pre-.
ciuct Station. Officer Fisher took II TO St
AIMS Infant Asylum, where It was kiady ro-
cvivcd.
1t now appears that whatever claims or
claimants may have existed in regard to the
tito of THE REPUBLIcAS building, to which
we referred Yesterday, has been narrowed
down to Mr.. Murtagh and Mr.. Barnard and
re are assured there are now no other con-
testants for the title thereto.
Officer Long captured a colored man with
two lai-robes In his possession on the Avenue,
near Seventh street, yesterday. There was a
lively chase, which attracted n large crowd.
1t was afterwards ascertHined that tho robes
were stolen from Mr.. Riley, at the Seventh
street wharf
In the Police Court yesterday tho case
against H. VI. c. Danahcr, for assault aud bat.
terry on Mary Teresa Brown, while riding In n
carriage on Tuesday might, was postponed un-
til Friday, on account Of the absence of the
complaining witness, who was unable to at
tend, owing to the injuries received
About six o'clock last evening, as car 2l
of the Washington and Georgetown railroad
was coming down Capitol llill, one of the
horses slipped, fell, and split his hip open.
He was taken in charge by the superintendent
Of the stables and conveyed to the stable horse.
pital, where 1t was properly cared for.
w. +. Baldwin, who was yesterday EN-
ployed removing scaflolding from one Of the
halls in tho Patent Office, was struck oil the
Hehu Dy u IAllhs tilnDtf ana was almost
knocked scnseless. Under good treatment he
soon entirely recovered aud went to work
again. His life was only saved by the timber
riting gas bracket on its downward
course.
About eight o'clock last night Mrs J..
Augustine while coming out of the Mctropoli.
tan Church, slipped down the stops and re-
ceiycd u scYere cut in tho temple. She was
assisted to her residence on e street, between
-Four and.a-half and Sixth streets northwest,
by Officer Amss. Medical assistance wiz
rendered by the family physician who stated
that her injury was not serious.
james Waters and Robert Bcrkcly, two
colOrcd boys, arrested for breaking into one Oi
the buildings attached to Howard University
and cutting and tearing the water aud gn,
pipes, were yesterday fined - each and sent
to jail for two months by acting Judge Walter
This sentence was imposed under the law re-
Gently enacted for tho protection of property
against malicious destruction.
Frank Murray, a white boy, was arrested
last night by Officer Shilling, whiln trying I,
dispose Of n large bag Of white sugar at Il
grocery store on Twelfth street, near G north
west. Tho prisoner was taken to tho Fifth
Precinct station aud locked up Tor hearing
before squire Walter this morning lilo stated
that the sugar belonged to his mother, who
resides on Eighth street, between and II
streets northwest.