National Republican., 1878-11-19
rhcrntomrirIc Rcnding.
indications,
HONE AFFAIRS.
CRY NOTIS.

The Commissioners have ordered the De
trict offices to hU closed on Thanksgiving Day.
Parties wanting furnished houses, call ou
or address u. II. Warner, 0l6 + street north
west.
The uayy.yGri looks dreary, but few men
arc employed In the shors, aud the sound OF
the hammer doesn't fall SO pleasantly on the
car as in times past.
Tho Columbia Baptist Association will
meet at the l. Street Baptist Church to-day
aud tomorrow, tho sessions beginnings at eleven
o'clock this morning.
OF late considerable petty thieving has
been pcrpetratcd on the citizens Of East Wash
ingtOn, aud they propose TO do little shot.
gun bull.dozing on the deprcdatOrs hereafter.
MIR. W. W. Corcoran has presented to the
State Of Louisiana painting of the battlo OF
New Orleans, by the celebrated French artist,
Sami The work, which cost $4,000 is de-
signed to ornament the State Capitol.
About halEpast eight o'clock last night a
FIRE broke out in the stable used by Judge
BARLEY. in Stanton alley, between X aud l.
and Thirteenth and Fourteenth street, and did
damage to the extent Of $50. An alarm was
turned In from box l}j.
Yesterday morning young girl named
Ida Henderson, living In Campbell's Row, be.
tween TwCnty.fOurth und TwCuty.fllh and |
and X streets, was shot In tho head accident.
ally by q companion named Carrie Ennis. The
wound inflicted is very painful but not danger
Gus. The ball was extracted.
Mr.. Adam Kiddic who was arrested on
Sunday evening for driving his hUrsc over the
Sidewalk on Pennsylvania avenue, near the
Capitol, desires 1t to be stated that he was not
driving but leading his horse at the time,
being 'ligcd TO take TO the sidewalk to avoid
an accident. lie was not intoxicated.
On Thanksgiving Day the Protestant
chuTchCa in the eastern part Of the city pro.
pose hu.diLE union s,ryiCc at the Fourth
Street Presbyterian CtuIch. The Ruv. J. W.
Trout, Of the Nuril Carolina Avenue II. =.
Church Cnpirol Hill. has been designated to
preach the thanksgiving sermon.
Yesterday afternoon, while Seventh street
was crowded with pedestrians, n ncwshUy
named William Wharu grabbed pair Of boots
from Il hook in trout OF +. Profits shOc.store
and rau yit with them. A Large crowd pursued
the thief several squares, but he was hualy
captured 10y Olicer o Hare after long run and
.takcu to the fllih Precinct Station. lie will
face Judge Smell to-day.
a ,dd case Of affection and want has been
recently discovered gu the Island IN the person
Of former letter.carrer Ui this city. lie Is
bed. ridden aud unable to move or do anything
for himself, aud las beeu out OF employment
for a very long time. What makes his case 50
deplUrnble il the family he has and his utter
inability to provide tor them. Any favor Civ.
ng MN unuuGh the !eltcr'Cafflers VIII indeed
be q charity well bestowed.
District Attorney II. II. Wells, In the mat
ter OF the purchase Of lots |, >, 3, 1, aud ,,
square 575 and lot 8, square 5iG, condemned
for the extension Of the Capitol grounds, has
pctitipued for an appeal 10 the court in general
term, excepting to the judgment Of Justice
Humphreys, by which he allowed William Is.
Wcbh, William II. Clagrit, Il. II. Warner s. q.
7, Mulscll, and L. Z. White 1900 each for their
services as appraisers.
The regular weekly meeting Of the Labor
League was held last evening AT headquarters
4D Louisiana avenue. john Pope HUdErtt
resident, who had just returned from the
National aud international Convention held
al Chicago !Or the Improvement Of the Com,
meTC'gl and internal Industries Of the People
OF the United States. wa, in the chair. Mr
Hodnctt made report, in which he rtatcd
that the Labor League was ihhUIsud hy all the
delrgutcE with whom he talked.