National Republican., 1878-08-26
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Miscellaneous matter on third page.
For excursions and pcncs sec third page.
Eight lOdgeis were accommodated in the
statiOn.houses Saturday night.
james L. Waugh and !. T. Pike have filed
petitions as voluntary bankrupt,.
Tho police made tifty.one arrests during
Saturday and saturday night. Eighteen were
registered drunk.
The schooner Euos h. Phillips, while lying
at the Twclith-strrct wharf oil saturday night.
was robbed OF u haw,er, valued at SO, by some
skilful river pirates.
-Crrier pigeons were liberated Saturday at
Brandy Station, iity.siX miles from Alexandria.
aud arrived nt their loft in the latter city IN
one hundred minutes.
s.-Suturlay morning 4 cOlorcd man named
solomon Robinson fell in a fit at the corner of
Twenty. y.sccand and F streets northwest. Upon
recovery he was taken home by Officers Crump
and Cunningham.
The falling of the wall of tho house cor.
ncr Of Ninth and X streets northwest, being
erected by Mr.. William Kelly, did not damage
the adjoining property, as was at iiTst stated.
The injury done was only trivial.
About 800 people went to Richmond on
Saturday night on the excursion given by the
Young Catholic Friends Society, and were
present at the services Of consecrating Bishop
Keanc, and returned early this morning.
saturday afternoon Officer Shanks found
colorcd man named Sol. Taylor ying in tit At
the corner Of Thirteenth and l. streets north
west. lie procured n push-curt and took him
to the Sixth Precinct Station. from which
place he was aitcrward taken to his home.
officer licnline arrested u colorcd man
named Moses Brown last Saturday morning u
the Centre Market, who Is wanted in Alexan.
dria for stealing load of hay from q farmer
near the Long bridge. Tho prisoner was
turned over to the Virginia authorities for
trial.
Mr.. +. VI. HcatOn was knocked down by
a horse aud wagon last Saturday evening, at
the corner Of Ninth and ID streets northwest
and received slight injuries. The driver oi
the team was arrested by Sergeant Guy, but,
Us M Hcaton declined to prosecute, he was
released
Early yesterday morning Officer McNcal
found the door Of the stable belonging to Mr..
Murstou residing st No. 1910 X street north.
west open, and recovered the horse, which was
running at large in the alley. The door had
been pushed opom evidently, by thieves but
nothing wa, missed FROM the stable.
The check swindlcr who appeared in Balt-
NOR. aud hi, city under the name Of George
AEl,l, l,on and in Alexandria under the name
OI George Blaine, h'., turned up in Rchmond
whor" Ii" gay" the name Oi W. i. Gibbs, and
succeeded III virtimiHiug two merchants with
wUIlhg,s rh""ks 10 the extent Of 81.
The choir at Grace 7. T.. Church, south
Washington, ha, been rcUrGuniled and Is now
one Of tn" finest VuHrtclta choir, in the city.
It's mrm.h"rs are RphrIt II Tcatuan, tenor aud
leader; William ;. Nratman, bAs,O; Miss Min.
ME Ewar. soprano: Miss Lizzie Taber, con.
tTIllO, and sidney MrutrUp urguni,t.
u number Of rphbcrir' have occurred At
the ,NmminL.,rl,I lately. While persons
arc IN swimming sInu sneak thief takes ad
vnntul" Of the opportunity and rinrs the pock,
ct uf thc clothing in the dressing room Ca
Friday Ham KrNgcr lost gold watch and
Frank smart, who was with him lost - IL
money.