National Republican., 1878-05-20
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Regular Congress report on third page.
-Roose sends New York papers in advance.
Court calendar and routine legal news on
third page.
Tho police made fifty arrests during Sat-
urday and Saturday night.
Only fifteen dodgers were accommodated in
tho $ sation'hOuses Saturday night Warm
weather.
The Marine Band concert at the Pres.-
dents grounds Saturday evening was largely
attended.
There is very dangerous hole in the
gutter on VI street in front of house 7U7. which
should be repaired at the earliest possible
moment.
-Phineas Davis and Isaac s. Trogg were
arrested by Officer Ycatman yesterday after.
noon for pulling shrubbcry in the Smithsonian
Grounds.
Fanny Mccoy and Jane Brown. colorcd
were arrested by Officer Mulluy Saturday
night Oh, Seventh street, for disturbing the
peace, and taken TO the Sixth Precinct Station.
Mrs. Mary MUwenberg had her pocket
picked of q gold watch, valued at SO, while
attending an auction sale. Uu seventh street.
between and II northwest, Saturday after
noon.
The J. 7. d. s. on account of the prepGra-
tiUns being made for the annual exhibition in
adjourned to the residence OF Mr. Noycs last
meeting, where the usual proceedings were
conducted.
The Potomac Fruit-Growers' Association,
which inaugurated several years ago the novel
idea Of exhibitions a1Oat, which have been
popular other seasons, gives n strawberry cX-
hibitiOn, Oh Wednesday next, as the first OF q
new series. See advertisement.
A lady named Mrs. Hcnuing, residing at
No. rs Sixth street northwest, saturday af-
ternoOn iutrusted her well-hllcd market has
ket to a culorcd boy. At the corner Of Seventh
and streets she looked around and discovered
that he had abscOnded with the basket.
The sewer On New York avenue, near
Fourteenth street, where workmen had been
engaged in tunncling under the car track,
earcd in yesterday morning, making u chasul
about twenty feet deep and twelve feet square.
The street cars had to be pushed over the place
" hand powc'.
The commencement exercises Of the class
OF IS, Law Department. National University,
will bc held next Thursday evening. at Lin.
coin Hall. There are nineteen members of
the graduating class. fine programme has
been arranged for the commencement night,
including an address by Hon. Il. W. Thompson,
Secretary Of the Navy.
Saturday afternoon, as man named John
koezel WAS walking Oh Ninth street, near ID,
an oIu Wouhu IN Lis leil leg reOpencd and the
blood spurted out very freely. He tainted
fell TO the ground, and was carried to Drew
drugstore, from which place, after surgical aid
had been rendered he was taken to his home,
on II street, near the Government Printing
Office.
About hHlf.past nine o'clock Saturday
morning, while Ernest Duchcnhausen was
standing On the platform Of Amncndale Sta
ton, B. and o. Railroad, he was struck on the
left leg by q projecting car-step of passing
tram aud suffered a fracture OF one of the small
bones. lie was brought to this city aud taken
to Providence Hospital by Ofigcr Scott.
1t was reported st the First Precinct
Station last evening that II boy named Phillips
fourteen years Of asc, residing Al No. I2&!
Maryland avenue southwest, had becu missing
since saturday. lie was descIibnd ~ having
brown cyrg, dark lair, aud light complex ivu
with Il scar on forehead, aud wearing blue
jacket, black pants ard hlack straw hat.