National Republican., 1878-07-08
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miscellaneous matter on third page.
Court calendar and routine legal news Oh
third page.
The court. IN General Term. meets to-day
at noon. and IL will be the last day of the
term.
The police made only thirty.two arrests
Saturday night Only twelve were registered
drunk"
Only one marriage license was issued last
Saturday and that to John =. Enncr and Ellen
Jones, both of Baltimore, Md.
A dead colnred male infant, found floating
In the canal near the Arsenal Yesterday morn.
ing by Mr. Joseph Tombo, was buried by order
of the Coroner.
-Eye glasses of the finest quality can be OBJ
taincd at L. Rubcnstein's, Opticiam, No OlJ II
street southeast Having tried thcm, we can
guarantee that they will give perfect sAtisfac.
tiOn.
-Oficer Columbus found little hoy about
two years old. named Robert Taylor. wander.
ing up aud down the Avenue yesterday after.
noon, and returned him to his parents, who re-
side at SCI Sixth street northwest
Saturday morning cOlOrcd boy named
Joseph Hunter was severely bitten through
the right arm by u dog, at tho corner of Grant
avenue and Ninth street northwest. At the
Second Precinct Station he was attended by
DIR. d, b. Adams
saturday morning a horse attached to
James Wormlcy's wagon became frightened AT
the corner Of Fifteenth and II streets north
west and ran away, breaking down u tree an1
trec-box at the corner of Eighteenth aud VI
streets northwest.
Tho greatest revival ever known in East
Washington Is just drawing to a close at
the Tabernacle, Twelfth street southeast
There were fifteen conversions last isht. The
last service will be held tonight Rev. Thomas
Harrison, the young reyivalist, is in charge.
Tho funeral Of Stanhope FOnrose Wood
who died on the LIST instant, at Canyon City
Col, took place yesterday afternoon from his
late residence No. 1872 y street northwest
The remains were buried In tho Congressional
Cemetery. The attendance was very large.
A colOred man, named John Wood, at.
tempted to steal valuable harmOnicon from
D. SilvGrberg's store on Seventh street, Sntur.
day night, but one of the lady clerks caught
hold of him and turned him over to Officer
ByrncS who tOUk him to the Fifth Precinct
Station where he was locked up.
~ cOlorcd boy named Robert White, who
had cut his foot badly on glass bottle Satur-
day afternoon, fell from exhaustion aud loss OF
blood uu FUur.aud half street near south
west, aud was removed to Dr. lIazcn's Office
for treatment. lie was altcrward taken to his
home at 33- + street.
Tho alarm uf fire from box H. about eight
oNlV'h f7hANlhhN lINiulHEf NuN Ot'ANlblltu ny
the burning of 5. c. McDowcll's hay.loft, cor
nor Of First and d streets northwest. Tho
building, with twenty tons Of hay and seven
tons Of straw, was destroyed, at loss OF 500,
on which there was an insurance Of 800
William and Robert Wems, two cOurrd
boys, were arrested Saturday afternoon by
Officer Arnold, OF tho Eighth Precinct, on u
charge preferred by Peter Miller Of stealing Il.
COW in the county, near CniontOwu. The
boys, who We're tending drove of cattle,
claim that Millers COW joined their herd and
persisted in following it.
About halfpast twelve o'clock yesterday
morning. while Officer Columbus of the Filth
Precinct wns patrOlling his beat, he spied II col.
orcd man asleep on the corner Of thirteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue, with large
. market basket beside him. When the officer
aroused the man he started up and ran away,
leaving behind him the basket, which con.
tanned quantity OF bacon and vegetables
The officer carried the basket to the Tenth
Street Station, where it awaits identification.
A REDUCTION Of prices on all wU0lcns. EIsenall