National Republican., 1878-11-04
Indications,
HOME AFFAIRS.
CfTH NOTES.

The Police Court building has received new
cost Of paint
.-"Iohn's" restaurant. Fried oysters, Is cents per
dozen, In box. Seventh and STREETS.
Saturday night hny.eight tramps were accom-.
modnted with lodgings In the station.houses.
The condition of Mr.. MCGlnniss Sands who shot
himself by accident last Thursday, at the store Of
Major II. l Biscoe, was much improved yesterday.
Pure New Foundland Cod Liver Oil At % cents
Per bottle "a full pnr at Drews drug store, corner
Ninth street and Pennsylvania avenue.
The police made fifty.one arrests during the
twenty four hours ending at eight o'clock yester
Gay morning Of which twenty-five were "drunks.'
-!hc President has pardoned Philp Gilhardy,
cony ced Of assault with intent to kill + J. Essel.
man aud sent to the Albany pcniIentiary for two
years.
during the past month the clerk Of the court
Issued isi marriage licenses, and for the same
period twelve applications for divorce were made
and six granted
-Early yesterday morning the front door OF
Senator Windows residence was found open by
Ohicers MRttingly and FitLsimmons, aud II was
thought that thieves had entered the house A
found.
a man named John MeScrolc fell IN NJ near
the Baltimore aud Ohio depot yesterday morning
OMccr Mcilcnry had him conveyed to d neighbor.
Ing house aud resDratycs applied lie soon re
covered and was taken to lis home, on Fourth
street, between g and II northwest
There will be public meeting ofthe Labor E1
change a. Tallmadee Hall this evening, Judge Mae.
Arthur Hon. X. W. Thompson Secretary ofthe Navy
and Others are announced to speak. All who are
Interested In the objects Of the Exchange are ear.
nestly requested to attend the meeting.
Professor MArni's complimentary opening SOL.
rte ddH'dHts which has been eagerly looked for.
ward 10 IN the fashionable circles OF the Capital
comes on on Thursday evening next, when his
friends whose name is legion. will be gathered for
delightful time within the walls Of his we'll
known academy.
Three suspicious characters whom Sergeant
Amiss and Officers LarraOte and Hollornn were
pursuing, near the corner OF sixth street and New
York avenue saturday morning, turned and dred
upOh Tie OnIcrS, but without effect. With the a.
sistanco Of Officer Kelum two Of them Henry
Jackson and sam Banks were captured. Judge
bnel committed them for hearing.
MIR. James the young gentleman whose name
was mentioned IN connection with the troubles In
the family Of Henry Sissom, and who was accused
BY sisson Of having e!0ped with his wife and fam
ny, denies the statement positively. lie says that
he did not know OF the separation until after Mrs
SissOn had lGi her husband, aud that his relations
with the family were simply those OF Il friend.
detective Coomes arrested a cOored man
named William Contce last Saturday morning
while endcavor!ng 10 dispose of valuable over.
coat at secondhand store On d street The pris.
oner was taken TO Police Headquarters and locked
up for hearing In the Police Court to-day. Twa
books Were found IN the pockets Of the coat IN
which were written the names Of d. W. Middleton
and Charles Wood.
BY All order Just issued police officers are re
guired To wear bel;ed about their waists. outside o
lielr coats, a heavy Colts navy revolver. The Of
hces complain OF the weight of the pistols Il being
quite iatigGlHg to wear one in the required mannei
for six hour aud to run amer ,hicfs entirely oui
ofthe question They are also afraid to FIRE them
IN the street, because they carry ball with force
almost equal to rifle, thus endangering the live,
ofpeople who may be a long distance on. One O.
the balls would pass through !Ec wall OF all ordn
axy frame house.
The floral offerings 10 Miss Abbott At the close
OF the English opera season at the National last Sat
urday night were numerous aud costly. severa
single pieces, of very handsome design. were
handed up IN lhc regular way. AtR given sigma
the stage was literally bomtardcd with bouquets
which were hung from the boxes ard Miss Abbot
and Mr. Castle. who were singing at the time, had
To dodge IN order 10 avoid being struck. Miss Mon
tague and Miss Addie Randall! Wete not overlooked
as both were the recipients Of very handsome
tnbu:cs.
LIhe Mutual Improvement Association met a
Bsidw IN Hal, last evening. Owing to the Hines
ofJudge Case, his lecture on the "BaTbarisns OF ID,
BiDIe was postponed until next sunday. The',
being no regular lecture, the evening was spent IL
sIaihcr fnmJs!nE discussion Ol the Bible and kin
died subjects. The hall, though enlarged. was vel
hiied with ptumiscuOus GuliruCc, representing
the extremes Of opinion Notwithstanding thest
contradictions, the speakers were tolerant OF III,
opinions OF each other, and showed a kindly spin
Throughout