National Republican., 1878-05-25
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Tie Marine Band will play at the Presi
dents house this evening.
The man.hoc at tho corner Of Tenth and
B streets south west has settled, leaving a dan
gerous hole in the sidewalk
The name Of Mrs. Senator Howe was acci
dcntally omitted from the list in yesterdays
REPUBLICAN affixed to the appeal for the CHS
olm monument
Richard Gray, who was arrested for rob-
hing stranger at the Capitol, was sent to the
WorEhouse yesterday for thirty days as a suS.
picious character.
DR.. E. p. Rowland is a chemist and knows
how TO make nitrous oxide that will not iniure.
Office Rowland Dental Association No. 2ll
FOur-and-a-half street, three doors north of
Pennsylvania avenue.
The ANIMAL reunion of the Society of the
Army of the Potomac will take place at Snriug.
field, Mass, on the 5th Of June. Rev Henry
Ward Bccchcr will deliver the Grafton and
Richard II. sioddard, esq, the poem.
About half.past one o'clock yesterday az.
ternOOn the body of q still-bOrn infant was
found half buried in n sand bank on street,
between Third and Fourth northeast. Coro-
ner Patterson gave certificate Of burial.
The members of the Carroll Institute will
attend st. Matthews Church in body to-
morrow morning, at eight o'clock. to take part
fn the mass to be said for the repOse of the soul
Of the late Father White, d. d.
About half past seven o'clock last evening
there was small fire and considerable excite
ment in the store of W. A. Creamer 1905 Sev.
enth street northwest, caused by some tissue
m l, p1ili nj trI,i Arc Ia,
age was tritling.
Tho pacing race at Brightwood, which was
booked for yesterday, has been postponed until
next Monday afternoon. At the conclusion of
the race Mr.. W. II. Crawford will attempt Ia
walk quarter of q mile while q horse trots
twice that distance.
About two o'clock yesterday afternoon
Johnny flolloran, living at No. 3ls X street
northeast. was run over by n cart loaded with
sand, In South Washington. He WAS takon TO
the First Precinct Station by Sergeant Pierce
and aftcrward to his home.
About midnight Thursday night an at
tempt was made to burn a house, No. lO2 Vir.
ginia avenue southwest, by pouring coal.oil
on the wood and applying fire. The house Is
occupied by Thomas johnson, colored. The
Ere was extinguished by the people in the
house.
Mack Wilson, charged with making an in
uet'ht hhsauit WI Httlc Rlrl named Maggie
OCoDnell the 18th Of last month, was tried in
the Police Court yesterday. After hearing
the testimony Of the child's mother, the court
sentenced the defendant to six months in iail
An appeal was noted, bonds being fixed at
500.
The sidewalk OH the south side Of C street
between Now Jersey avenue and First stree,
northeast, is sadly in need of repairs. The
pavement has been torn up, and the respective
n In tIat,t a.. a.
see that II is rcaid rs speedily ms possible. At
present pedestrians are subjected TO a grea,
deal Of annoyance, owing to the numerous
holes.
last evening two boys named William
Given and Burton Payne, eudcavorcd to ncgo,
tiate with Mr.. Drvlin, n secondhand dealer
on ID street, for the sale Of pistol. As thing.
did not appear to be all right, the boys wcr,
arrested by Detective Miller Tho detective,
had been looking for Given, as he Is suspected
OF being concerned in a recent robbery al
Squire C!arke's.