National Republican., 1878-09-16
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The inspection of the winter uniforms Of
!he police force Is now In progress, conducted
BY Captain Brock.
of thirty-six arrests made by the police
Saturday and Saturday night nineteen were
registered drunk"
Twenty.nino tramps lodged in the staton-
houses Saturday night. The increasing mum
bcr indicates an approaching frost.
"A bold thief invaded tho bedroom Of Mrs.
ODelrs house, at No. 425 FUur-and-a-half
street southwest, Saturday night. and made of
with 300 In money and quantity Of jewelry.
Saturday afternoon q little boy, named
Clarence Wilbur living at 1913 L street north
west, was run over at tho corner of Seven
teenth aud L street northwest by a butchers
wagon driven by colOrcd man named Mace
Mitchell. The boy was seriously hurt
The house Of Mr.. Ferguson, No. 427 Four.
and.a.half street southwest, caught fire from
stove In the second story last Saturday morn
ing. The flames were eXtnguished by the
fremen Of No. engine and the police with
out turning IN an alarm.
Logan Peterson, a colored thief who was
detected and captured by Officers Hess aud
Fisher, early Saturday morning, while cutting
window Of the residence Of Mr.. InholI, 1922
L street northwest, was 6ued $50 or ninety
days in the workhOuse By Judge Walter
Slturday.
Early yesterday morning Officer Slater, of
he Sixth Precinct, found a man iu an intoxi-
,ated condition. who gave his name as J.
Brown, suffering fiom cut on his neck, which
he had evidently received in sUIne atfray
Brown refused 10 give any information about
The cut,
There is no abatement in the powerful
..wakCninS, and glorious revival at Foundry
Church. Last week there were over 80
cekers OF religion. Services to-day at eleven
, m.-holiucss aud revival. Great revival at
hali.past seven, conducted by the young
rcvivalist.
About six o'clock Saturday evening John
Casan was severely injured about the face and
arms by falling from wagon, corner Of Tenth
aud VI streets southeast. He was taken to u
neighboring drugstore, .where his Injuries
were dressed after Which hc was taken TO his
home, in the county.
A concert and sOciable for the benefit OF
the yellow fever sufferers will be given on
Tuesday, September II, at McCauley's Hall
eOe Pennsylvania avenue east, under the aus
pices Of the o. W. ID. Club. Some Of tho best
amateur talent Of Alexandria will help to maxi
the enterprise q success.
Mr.. John Wise, a wcll-known contractor,
died at his residence No. 725 First street north
west, carly last Saturday morning, after suffer
Ing Cor about ten days with typhoid malaria.
lie was tifty-nine years Of age, a native of
Washington, and erected maDy of the hand
some buildings Of which Washington is proud.
The funeral will take place tomorrow morn
hg, at st. Aloysus' Church.
l. -Hcury Bell, a colOrcd youth, was arrested
by Officer Duvsll last Saturday night oil u
charge Of stelling five gross oflead pencils from
store al the corner Of Eighth and b streets
northwest. The prisoner WIS taken to the
Fifth Precinct Station, and, upon searching
him, eleven dozen pencils werc found. He
will have talk with Judge Walter to-day.
The photographs Of the entire force Of no.
lice stationed in the Sixth Precinct were aiken
in a group in front Of the station on Thursday
afternoon. The men are arranged standing in
line, with Lieutenant Greer and Sergeant,
Fainter aud Leech sitting in the foreground
As "a body a finer set Of men could not bo found
in the country. Considering the cloudincss 0
the weather, the picture is fuG representa-
ton.
The interest in tho powerful revival a
foundry Church incrcasvs ut every service
Last night two services were held at the sam,
hour IN the church aud lectureroom and Ovel
forty persons sought religion at the altar
During the past tcT nights over one Lundr,,
and fifty persons have becu seeking religion
The young evangelist will conduct rcyiva
meetings day Hnd night this week, aud to ac
commolRte the crowd the doors will be opcngt
every night at hRlf.past six.
"A committee, consisting Of six prolanen
eitIzons Of South Warrington, Of which Lou
r. Clements, esq, iB chairman, have mad,
arrangements to give grand day and ovCuiu,
excursion to MARSHALL Hall next Thursday, til,
18th Instant for the benefit Of the sufferers
The steamer Mary Washington has been SC
cured, and Pistorio will furnish tho music
fhe management Of the affair has been intru,t
ID to competent and responsible parties, ant
Should prove a success.
Last Saturday evening, about nine o'clock
D oolorod man named Thomas Smith sneake,
Into the store Of s. Yelati, on Seventh street
near r. street northwest and grabbed tn
money.drawer, which contained about VS..
short time after he was caught By Oflcel
oHare, who locked him up In the Fifth Pre-
oinct Station until this morning, when he viii
interview Judge Walter. The I'll, minus tn,
poney, but containing some papers by whicl
was Identified, was found near the City
Hsl by Solored wan.