National Republican., 1878-07-19
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Miscellaneous matter on third page.
For excursions and pcncs see third page.
A stable foot Indicates strongth-erpede
lercUlcm.
Court calendar and routine legal news on
third page
The hotter it is tho more active and In.
quisitive become the flies.
The alarm of fire turned in at midnight
last night from box li3 was false.
The court in Jdnc meets to-day, at eleven
o'clock, and 1t will be the last session this
term.
-George Smith. convicted of a petty otIensc,
aud sentenced to ninety days in jail, has been
pardOnCd by the President.
The old pump at the corner of Twenty
first street and New York avenue received
lOng-nccdcd repairs yesterday.
AT the shooting for gold medal at the
Scheutzen Park yesterday Mr.. G.. J. Luiilirle
made tho bOst score and was declared winner
OF the medal, which is very valuable
Health officer Townshend and Drs. Bur
roughs and Hall Yesterday inspected the sew
ers on the south side OF Louisiana avenue be-
tween Ninth and Tenth streets northwest.
About five o'clock yesterday afternoon
come unknown thieves entered the store of
Owen Koef. ~ y street, aud stole a box con-
tanning one hundred cigars, valued at $50
Stephen Collins, boy fourteen years of
age, who has probably been reading the Boys
of Amsriod was arrested by officer Carter. of
the Eighth Precinct, laht evening, for carrying
q pistol.
Mr.. W. D. Entwisle, the wcll-known drug
gist and his wife, are both suffering from
paralysis. at their residence on Twelfth street.
DIR. Buckley and th' ir intimate friends enter
tain great fears of fatal results.
Mr.. W. d. Hof, lieutenant commander,
U. S. n, who was injured on Wednesday night
by the running away of a horse, was lying last
night in n critical condition. 1t is the opinion
OF his friends that he cannot live.
DIR. D. d. Adams says that Nicholas Zangc,
the man who attempted to commit suicide in
Patterson S Woods, in the county, Wednesday,
IL improving, and will probable recover from
the effects of his self-inhicted wounds.
About halfpast eight o'clock yesterday
morning, officer Morgan found a dead colorcd
female infant just outside of ST. Patrick s
Cemetery, in the county, and took it to the
Second Precinct Station. The coroner gave q
certificate of burial.
Tho Franklin Temperance Legion will
eivO another Of their enjoyable excursions
down tho river on the steamer City Of Wash
ingtOn tomorrow evening. The boat leaves
the Sixth street wharf at half past six +. m re-
turning at eleven p. III.
Yesterday afternoon Thomas McCicc, a
white boy, about ten years of age fell from Il
.
45l n street, and broke his arm in two places.
He was taken to his home, 4j3 y street, and
DIS. Young and Elliott were called in and
rendered surgical aid.
Robert Allen, an insane coOrcd man, was
brought to the Sixth Precinct Station ycstcr-
day by Officer Young, and locked in cell for
safe keeping. The proper authorities were
notified, aud he was removed TO the Insane
Asylum. lie has tho consumption, aud was
made crazy by brOoding over his disease
Tho case OF Mccarthy VS.. the McIntires
was tried In the Police Court yesterday morn.
ing. CRtharino Mccarthy was charged with
two assaults on Mary Mclntirc, and Mary and
Maria Mclntirc wero charged with assault on
Mrs. Mccarthy. 1t appeared To Mrs. Mccarthy
went To the castle OF tho Mclntrcs to warn
them against closing up u door, when war was
declared and the Mclntircs used their chairs
and Crockery as effcctual weapons. The Nc
lntrtS were hnd s. each, and the case against
Mrs Mccarthy was dismissed.