National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-02-17
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Thirty tramps lodged in the statonhouse
Saturday night.
lt-Robert Sherlock n fugitive from the work.
house, was captured Saturday night by Officer
Block.
The police made thilty-two arrests during
Saturday and Saturday night. Seventeen We're
registered as drunk.
"A thief entered the house of No. 926
Eighth street northwest and stole some Of the
gas-lxlures last Friday
Some time during Saturday night the
show-wiDdows of the store of Jordan, Dare q
Co., l0OG F street, were broken and the entire
contents stolen.
On account of the occupation of Franklin
Hall on Tuesday evening, February Is, Dr.
Howlands lecture on the electric light will be
postponed till the next Tuesday evening.
The great sacrifice at which Mr.. Crandell
is closing out his stock of books and stationery,
corner Of Seventh and ID streets is attracting
general attention. No humbug in this case
ture.
The pump In Willow Tree alley. between
lineup and IT" alleys, situated between b
and and Third and Four-and-a-half streets
southwest, Is out Of order and needs the SER
vice of the pump doctor.
Pioneer Temple, No. /, Juvenile Templars,
announce n musical and dramatic entertain
ment at franklin Hall this evening. The OBJ
ject is worthy one and the association de-
serves patronage.
AT the literary and musical entertainment
to be given at Odd Fellows Hall by the Car
roll Institute this evening General James
Shields Senator from Missouri, will deliver an
address on "Reminiscences Of General Andrew
jackson"
By direction of the convention of dele.
gates conducting the Logan reception all can
Vassers IRE requested to deposit with the gem
Il n
the Treasury Department, all collections made
by them before seven o'clock this evening.
Mrs Sarah Ann Belfuss aged about fifty.
eight, residing on NJ street northwest, was
stricken with paralysis yesterday about noon.
IN the morning she attended mass ut st. Mat
thews Church, aud on returning home was
stricken down. The lady is the widow Of the
late Eugene Belfuss.
Saturday night, about nine o'clock, man
named William A. Groves, residing at No. 81
Massachusetts, avenue, fell Mt the corner OF
Seventh street and Pennsylvania avenue, and
cut three gashe5 in his head. Officers Fritz
and Byrnes took him to the Fifth Precinct
Station and cared for him until the arrival oil
DIR. Walter who rendered surgical aid.
The funeral of Mr. Eugene jacobs, the
well-known caterer Of this city, who died sud.
denly on Friday uighs, took place from st.
matthew's Church yesterday afternoon and
was attended by q largo cOncourse of friends
Mr., Jacobs was well on Friday during the day
but in the evening was taken suddenly sick
and died in few hours.
"A gentleman named Reed, stranger In
Washington, slipped down at the corner oil
Thirteenth aud f streets northwest about ter
o'clock last evening and cut himself badly in
the head. Officer Wheelock assisted him Il
Memberships drugstore, whore he received
proper treatment, after which he was sent tt
his hotel
"a woman named Jennie Commodore wa
arrested last night by Officer Shilling on
charge of stealing $50 from a colored woman
named Louisa Pincut. Both parties live in thu
same house, and it is claimed that the money
was taken out Of complainants bureau drawer
during a temporary absence. The case will b,
tried to-day in the Police Court