National Republican., 1878-01-14
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CITY NOTES.

-soose sends New York pap crs in advance.
The Belt Line Railway repairs have been com.
plcied Oh Eleventh street.
Eighty four lodsers we're accommodated in the
statiOn.hOusvs saturday night
The mert hHnts will do we'll to look out for a
corner on blue ri bon when Murphy comes.
French street At the corner Of Tenth, is being
adorned with row Uf lew brick buildings.
"A runaway on NiIih street Saturday after.
noon created quite Il sensation for the nOnce.
The sidewalk has clyrl In at the corner Of
ninth and q streets northwest, making dangerous
hole.
The large pile Of dirt on Eleventh street, near
!, which ha, Gccn covering the pavement all win
TER, should lie removed.
The caving IN of the dirt around the man. trap
Of the corner Of Sixteenth and X streets should be
attended TO Immediately.
The recent events in Europe have revived a
demand for The Battle Of D9rking,' copies Of
which Can be had at ShllIingtOns.
It. v. DUlan held quite large curb stone meet
ing at the c rner Of -vveHth street and Peunsyl.
vnnia avenue yesterday Afternoon.
The chldrens fancy ball, that was to have taken
place at Masonic Temple, saturday last has. been
postponed until saturday, the 10Th inst.
The churches Throughout the city yesterday
were al unusually well attended. At most Of
them a large numLer Of strangers were noticed.
Rev. Olympia Brown preached last evening to
amodcrac sizCd audience at Tullnadsc Hall. Her
dissertation was logical, and delivered in true
pulpit style.
Over one hundred persons have been fined
snco the last snow.Storm for failing TO remove the
snow from their sidewalk. This should be O warn.
Ing 10 lazy hOuscholdcTs in the hlture.
The cheap ia ks, toOth.pRstc, Quaker polish, and
brass iewelry merchants that hold forth during the
week at the seventh street junction give place 10
the street cvRngelsts oil SUNDAYS.
Rev. George Muller. who has been disabled by
indispps!tOn for the past week, will give his ad
dress % Christian workers and TO Others who may
IKE 10 attend at the Memorial Church this even
Ing.
The police made Rfty arrests during Saturday
and Saturday night. Only thirteen drunks were
registered. This proportion Is very small and may
has swept the topers of the street.
"A compromise has been made between the
owners of the steamer Mary Washington and those
OF the schooner Mary Jane, which was run into
below Alexandria some time ago. II is stated thai
tho compromise was made 10 avoid suit fol
damages
An Oriental entertainment under the super
Vision OF Mrs. Dr. Newman and other ladies oi thC
Metropolitan Church, will be given at Mrs. New
mans residence on the l7th and 18Th instant. The
feature of the entertainment Will be Photographic
tour around the world, accomplished by means o.
five hundred interesting views
William Jones aud Edward Colbert, two younl
colOred rRsCals were tempted by seven rabbits
whose long ears protruded from Mrs. MargaTe
Riley's wagon at the market Saturday evening
Very soon aitcrWurd tho Two boys were gCamperlnt
down the street with the rabbits In their hand'
and several police officers after them Amer an ex
citing chase, the thieves were captured and locked
up In the Filth Precinct station.
Saturday, as a lady wES walking up Fihl
street near o, a purity Of young men, oil cOlOred
from her and making OF with H. An officer OF the
Sixth Precinct last evening arrested the boy whC
had II, and now the query Is, Who is the LADY, |
she will call at the station house, on Massachusetts
avenue, between Ninth and Tenth streets, she vii
find her poCkct-bOOk, and also be of service II
Identifying the bold thief