National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-18
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-Roose sends New ruak aapers IN sdvance.
The Alexandria G,:'r" note the 'Elr Of "A
SCHOONER .rigged nRncy.dOode." viii somebody
rise aud explain what nNncy-doD'lle IS?
The pound party Ia aid Of the fvc.cent lunch.
room, will DC held Tonight. at eight o'clock. NJ Mn
sonic Temple. The programme i grDd and the
object worthy one
MIR. J. 7. II. Hall, a contractor on New York
avenue paid off his lnborers IN gold dollars Satu.
day. They did not like the gold. and goIug 10 Mr.
Hall In a body they received silver for their gold
During the celebration of solemn high mas
yesterday morning, in 81. rAtriCk'S Church, Mr..
Mary MOnrOc, residing on sixth. between T. aud
Streets, faintcl and cGusCd considerable excitement.
Saturday Police. officer Thompson fell suddenly
and NJ streets. He was taken I" his home, corner
tingly.
An alarm OF Ere was turned IN from box SIS
about four o'clock Saturday morning, on RcCOun; {
an incendiary fire In an unoccnpied frame dwell.
ing, 2ilG Pennsylvania avenue. II WAS cxtingui.hcd
with few buckets Of water.
-CaptAin DeMOt. formerly with william Wall o
well known and very popular gentleman, Is in
charge Of the agency Of Jcssup & Co., Sew York
Just opened at 1904 Pennsylvania avenue, for the
manufacture and sale Of geneneu's clothing.
-To-nil ut the caNtata Of the public schools If the
FIRST district will be presented at Lincoln Hal.
This The hrst Of series OF entertainments to he
yyeSh nc IuPls 4 The public schools 10 T@Iss
TO the Paris Expos. ton.
Saturday morning horse attached to a buggy
ran away al furious rate down Indiana Avenue.
II was stopped by Officer NcHcnry, at the corner Of
Indiana avenue aud First street northwest, and re-
turned TO Its owner Mr.. L. F.. White. The wheels
OF the vehicle were broken badly.
-OniCcr Fincld found John Bose German who
was In very Tecui lar state OF mind on Rock trcck
rad, yesterday and took him to the Freedman
Hospital. The man seemed to be out Of his head
and did not know anything. lie had been out all
night and appeared MS II he had been on a spree.
Yesterday morning Mss Fila Nrumaglm. who
was engaged In attending the stnhbing machine.
which puuCturcs the sheets Of the f1GgrFssiDnni
RecDrt for the sewers, had her second finger caught
in the machine and completely mashed II was
found necessary 10 take the machine 10 pieces to
eStrCntc her hand.
While some children were playing on a shed on
Fourth street, between VI and northwest, SHtur-
day morning one Of them. a little boy named I'll.
with spade AMI severely but not dangerously
cut. lie wns conveyed To the home of his father,
hr. L. q. Wilson, No. lSGi Fourth street northwest.
The "n"n.eNplsive' stenln-cur Lille began
regular trips Oh Pennsylvania aNcnuc Yesterday
morning running from capitol Hill TO the Wash
ingtHn Circle and back. The car was crowded all
day long A. its many triul-triIs have been made
after midnight the sight was novel one 10 the
people on the street, aud crowd Of small boys ran
along beside 1t most OF the time, putting their Limits
In great jeopardy.
The J. r. ID. =. at Its regular weekly meeting
last SATURDAY evening, entertained numerous visi,.
on with Il very interesting debate on the question
"RCSirtd. Tint the statesman II more beneficial "a
hi. country than the warrior Messrs. :. W. Flynn
+. Il. FLYNN, and Fowler being On the affirmative
and MC-srs. Nuyes ann Muudcll ON the negative
The next meeting Of the sOcictY will lie favored
with determinations aud readings by the mCubcrs