National Republican., 1878-01-07

with 500 bu, hels Of potatoes 10 J. O. J. N. Wa
SUDDEN DEATE.
Saturday night Elijah Brown, The colored man
who for years past rang the bell every Saturday
evening for the close Of tho market, died sud.
denly, a. the age Of afiy.ays years. NJ. Brown,
was taken quite sick and repaired to neighboring
restaurant and partook Of q stmulent carriage
was procured, and he was taken to his home, in
CARROTS alley, between Prospect Fayette and
First streets, where he died in few minutes afer
his arrival.
The coroner was notified, and, after examining
Of heart disease.
HEAVY FIRE.
The good people residing IN The vicinity Of
Pierce lane aud Broad Branch road. In the county.
Were startled at an early hour Yesterday. morning
by cries Of fire, The cause Of the alarm was found
to be the burning Of large barn and buildings
upon the farm OF Mr. Pierce shoemaker. The
buildings though partly constructed OF stone were
filled with hay and other combustble material, and,
there being no water power at hand to stay the pro-
Orc structures, including lot Of agricultural Inn
plcments Mr. shoemaker s,istalns a loss Of 5000
there being no insurance upon The property: up In
town police rendered valuable assistance.
PoLIcE WORK.
The following statistics show the operations Of
thc police force Of the Third Precinct during the
quarter ending December 81, ISL: Total number b,
colored, IS OF those - were married and lJt were
single; 16l could read and write and Sc could not.
1he Offences for which arrests were made are as
fellows: Highway robbery, 4: murder, rape,
intoxication 20; assault and battery, 80; assault
and battery with intent To kill 81 petit larceny 10;
grand larceny, 3 burglary, 1; offenscs against
the person. 16D offcnses against property, 4S ami
mails recovered and turned over to owners g. lodger
accommodated gO7 doors found open and secured 2l;
fires attended 81 assistance rendered at accidents,
O. lost children restored TO their parents, s. Amount
Of United States fines paid $3.50; appealed, so
amount Of Diftrict fines paid, I appealed, go.
Amount OF property recovered and turned over to
owncrs, sgli0i; amount OF property turned over to
the property clerk, slOs.
GEORGETOWN PARAGRAPHa
L. Bochncr. of New York: II. Il. Magleson,
Philadelphia; Alexander Martin, IT, West Virginia;
William Barnard. Baltimore: Madison Williams,
New York. at guests at the West End Hotel.
Yesterday morning the child Of George Ilutchin-
son, colOrcd, died with scarlet fever In house at
the gorner Of Fifth and High streets known as the
yellow Tavern aged one year and eleven
months. The child wss SICK eight days without
the attention Of physician. The coroner was noti-
fedand, deeming an Inquest unnecessary, gave GER
| Al DumbartOn Street Church yesterday morning
| Rev Mr.. Norris preached an excellent sermor from
| the text-JerCminh J., s.
Mr.. Joseph II. Ice, OF the firm Of Smith & Lee
ship chambers, has gone to Atlantic City, N. j., on
visit Rumor has II that he will bring with him
| oil his return partner for life.
| POlico Officer Lintz is lying dangerously III q,
his residence, No. 81 Congress street of hcmorthnge
of the bladder. and his death Is hourly looked for
his physicians having given up all hopes Of his re-
| CuveTy.
At the West street Presbyterian Church yesterday
! morning the pastor, Rev. $. H. Howc preached
| from the text Rev. VIII, 0-lO. The teAt wns tho
one set apart by the Evangelical Alliance duIins
the week Of prayer, which commenced yesterday.