National Republican., 1878-09-02
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Miscellaneous matter on third page.
-Nitalizng-Autumnal walks ON easg feet.
FOR excursions aud picucs see third page.
Two or three thousand people attended
the campincetng in progress near tlOutOwn
yesterday.
some enterprising citizen has dumrcd
lot of oyster. shells in the holes that were IN
the pavement at the corner Of Thirteenth and
j streets.
saturday morning colorcd man named
Jane, Lowell was run over in Alexandria by
freight train on the Midland Road aud had his
left foot crushed.
Mr. W. II. Snowdcn. Of CnllinGwood, Va.
was quite severely injured saturday morning
by being thrown from market wagon while
driving into Alex xlndra
The old wooden block pavement on the east
tide Of Fourteenth street up TO the circle has
been torn mp, preparatory to the laying Of the
new concrete pavement
--WVrkmen are engaged In erecting a
frame building in the yard attached to the rear
of the Government Printing Office, to Le used
for the clcctrotypng room.
About six o'clock yesterday morning OH
Ger Marks of tho First Precinct. found a new.
born colored infant in Cullinane's alley. 1t
was sent to st. AIMS Infant Asylum.
The police n ade afty.two arrests during
Saturday and Saturday night. Thirty-twO
were registered drunk. Twenty trumps lodged
IN the statiUn-hOuses saturday night.
Since watermelon season came in there has
been very pcrceptible decrease In the con.
sumption of tonic beer. Tonic beer wagon
drivers state that they have had almost moth
ing to do.
The yard OF Alr. A. b. Lacey, No. Ar ii
street southwest, was entered by thieves yes.
terday morning, who succeeded in making of
with rocking chair, which had been lGft out
through carGCssncsS
Mr.. J. V. y. Huyck, real estate broker,
has sold, for Mr. William :. ROOse, that fine
residence No. 1927, at the Thirtceuth.strect
circle, to Paymsster General b. W. Brice, L.
s. A., for $4,000 cash.
saturday was the regular pay day for the
corporation officers in the city of Alexandria
but for the first time in nearly two years they
were left unpaid, owing to the fact that there
was NO money in the city treasury
A meeting of the citizens of East Wash.
ington will be held this evening, at half past
seven o'clock, at McCaueys Hall, 200 Penn
pylvania avenue southeast, to consider means
for the relief Of the yellow fever sufferers.
About four o'clock yesterday morning au
alarm for fire was turned III from hOx %
caused by the burning Of wOOdShed In the
rear Of the residence OF Mr. Charles II. Men.
run, No. 1913 Columbia street. The damage
was slight. The shed caught fire from some
lime which was being Stacked
night Officers Berkeley and Shelton discovered
o COlOrCd man at the corner of Thirteenth and
streets southeast carrying two chairs with
hnlr-clOth cushions. On the approach of the
officers he dropped the chairs and scudded over
the commons, making his escape.
About Ave o'clock on Saturday evening
wagon belonging to John Homiller colldod
with buggy belonging to Benjamin Cooley
at the corner OF Ninth aud X streets southeast
and broke both front wheels of tho buggy,
which was driven by George Gill aud Samuel
Iuckctt, LuCkett was thrown out aud slightly
injured.
"A young man named William Hudson was
arrested by Officer Beatman on tho charge of
embezLlemout aud locked up at tho Fifth
Precinct Station. Hudson, who Is u huck stor,
bad some money belonging to his omplOyer,
Charles Mitchell, and spent II while on spree
Mr., Mitchell, since the arrest appears unwill-
ing to press the case against him.
About halfpast four o'clock Saturday
morning fire was discovered in the c,tab.
lishmcut OF Whyte & Overman, galvanized
iron manufacturers, corner Of Thlrtt en- and
a.haif aud L streets, and an alarm VIA, turned
in from box l3l. The loss was about 800
Tho building Is owned by Allison NaylOr. The
origin Of the fire Is unknown.
Jerry Drscol was arrested by Officer
Lombardy yesterday morning. at one o'clock,
for disturbing tho peace on Third, near q
street southwest. He resisted with vigorous
efforts all attempts of the OhiCer TO arrest him,
but after three citizens had been called upon
to assist, he was landed ut the First Precinct
Station, aud locked fora hearing In the Police
Court this morning.