National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-11
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--lioosc send -" Wort ,.aprrs In advance.
-finy men "uAd lodgings in tho station-house
Saturday night
Harmony Circle will give a German at Shel.
don's Hall tomorrow evening.
The hop given by the Island Social Club at
ST. Josephs Hall, Ngls one Of the best-attended and
most enjoyable OF tho season.
The Young Peoples Singing Association of the
Fourth street s. e. NJ T. Church will give their
second monthly concert this evening
The police made forty arrests during the
twenty four hours ending at eight o'clock yester.
s day mSS5nins Thirteen of the prisoners were
The baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company are
reducing the forces employed In the several shops
located along the line Of the road, owing to the
lack OF work in the shops.
Professor A. II. Thompson late Of the Powell
expedition, and Mr. Frank :. Presbrey of this city
start tonight OH an extended trip through Kansas
and Colc.,se with view Of settling down and
On one Of the pillars Of the dismantled Unita.
rian Church uhc would.be Police Court is a pia.
card with the following words "Pews for rent.
IS Columbia buildings"
About half.past three o'clock yesterday morning
Onicers Dunnigan and Felt saw a light In the base.
nent Of Mr.. J. II. Leddells house No III Fourth
street northwest and. upon approaching. a coiored
man nan out the back way and escaped. There
was nothing disturbed.
,,msaturtay afternoon Detectives Coosucs and
Miller arrested d. H. Webb aud l.. q. NAitby on q
kpcer: All the parties live IN q tenement houss en
New Jersey avenue. near tse baltimore and Ohio
Depot, and diligently arvse regarding the right OF
possession. The case will be called In the Police
Court this morning.
John Benzes, fifteen years OF age ran away from
his home, In Baltimore, two weeas ago ana came
TO this city, where he has been nntling with AN
uncle Detective Noss took him u fpliCe Head.
quarters Saturday aud turned him over 70 Deputy.
Marshal Frey. Of Baltimore, who took him home
The boy cumplaiucl that his tatner hl1tfnAted him
and Deputy Frey promised him II he feturned
see that he was hot abused. ii
The J. =. b. :. llrt Saturday evening The fol-
lowing member responded TO Their nRnes with
readings and dcclunNtOns: MessrS. MundclI Rob
iiIsOn, bangs, Pickett stark weather, and Ober. Mr.
Hunt read very Interesting sketch of the history
Of ohio, prepared by himself This next question
for debate Is "NG@iyri. Tint the statesman /.
more beneficial u his country than the warrior"
The rc>!dcuvc of Mr.. T.. T.. Goodrich No. i2l
F'fth street northwest was entered by burglars last
saturday night but they were scared oft before do.
lnJ Any damage, beyond devOurny such catables
rs could b. found in the Kitchen. An entrance
was Effected ~ srAl!ns the fence and forcing the
back door win = jimmy" NJ that useful mpc.
incnt was found in tiiy rutu the next MORNING
-, noted ros;luratcur. who has been freely al,
Nertised rGr"'sly ~ .hg caterer of a uIstuguslIe
state prisoner, and the author 80 To sp-uk OF
certain cream puifs alleged Ia have been poisoned
complimentcd the local stat Of this JOurna, las
night with a specimen of similar puiis which, OF
examination were found N be tree from poison
Ills 'hdvcT' IS not to be found IN our columns
and We iurlCar further mention. He must furnish
his own puhs