National Republican., 1878-08-10
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Miscellaneous matter on third page.

miscellaneous matter on third page.
For uncallcG-for letters see third page.
The pump at the corner of Thirteenth and
streets northwest needs repairing.
Patrick Ward. for trcspassiug on the park :
ing, was fined tS6 yesterday by Judge Walter.
Weston Grcon, the colorcd magistrate ar.
rested IN Alexandria on the charge of cxtort.
Ing money, after an examination by Judge
Patgett, was held fur court.
Mr.. Louis Appich, of Alexandria, came
with a lady to this city yesterday, hat upon
arriving here was stricken wtL paralysis and
had TO be taken home in hack.
-OhCer Reese found q dead infant at the
fnrner of New jersey avenue and i street
northwest yesterday morning. The body was
lakcn 10 the second Precinct Station and the
toroner notified.
The yacht Roxy" started ON week i
cruise down the river last evening, manned by
Mcssrs. William B. Mason. Morris Richards.
William Jones, and John LlnnauIan. Black.
iston Island is their destination.
The Carroll Institute have completed ar.
rangcmcntS for day and moonlight excursion
to Marshall Hall on the 22l Instant. A com.
mittec composed OF sOmC Of our must pr0lu.
nent business ncn have charge OF this affair
aud pleasant time may he expected.
Last Thursday evening Mr.. Charles Dessig
while enjoying himself on the lettcr.carricrs
excursion was relieved OF silver watch and u
small amount Of money. lie reported his loss
at the Eighth Precinct Station yesterday and
left description OF the missing watch.
detective Miller yesterday morning ar.
rested William Green, Edward Green, aud
Henry Cole, all colOrcd, on the charge Of rob.
berry OF j. Hammers boot and shoe store cor.
ner Of fuur-and-a. half street aud Pcnnsy ylvania
aveiuc, of $15 worth OF goods, on the Both OF
last June.
- Early yesterday morning a party of col.
oreh rouglIs, returning from picnic at Gales
wood, attacked party of white men, near
1Tflicrs garGcn. Several shots were fired but
no one il known " have been injured. Upon
the Gppr"Sri of the police the rioters hej, aud
no arrests were made.
-Dr. .Iohusnn Eliot is lying dangerously III
ut his rrsidcmcr on l. street, between Finh and
Sixth 1t is thought that he was poisoned BY
the virus from the subject of an amputation
or frou u lngrr.which lie WAS di,scctlng, ms
thv first manifestations of his illness was a
swelling Of hs hand aud arm.
john Scott was arrairncd in the Police
Court Yesterday, charged with au assault on
HeuIy voorhees, by shooting him in the hand
After hearing all the cevidrucc ia the case Judge
WRltU impu,' 4 n fine Of $25. Voorhees, whu
was brought in under attachment, was iinet,
e for not appearing when summoned.
- woman named Mary NrhOls while in,
toxIcAt"d. assaulted II man with knife in
kuiic IN front OF Police Headquarters ycster.
day afternoon. She was arrested hy Detective
COUmcs In taking the knife from her hrI
hand was cut. She was locked up ia the Sey,
enth Precinct station.
-lsnac Cohen, agitatOr, with some of his fol
lowers, called Mt the Executive mansion and
prcscutc,l to the President petition from til,
"WorkmguIcn's Relief Association" asking thai
the labor contract nystcm he abolished. aud til,
Government employ men directly, paying
them II 30 per day. The President said tha
he would consider the subject.