National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-06-16
having died recently after a few hours sick.

having died recently after a few hours sick
ness.
An excursion will he given on the steamer
| W. W. Corcoran to Marshall Hall next Wedmes-
day evening, rs a complimentary benefit to
Mr.. Clarence ID. Lydnor.
The officers of the Fourth Precinct raided
disorderly house kept by Henrietta Bruce on
Saturday night. Four women aud two men,
all cOlOred. were arrested
Thomas Murray, the last Louisiana wit
ness arrested for perjury waived an examine.
ton in the Police Court Saturday and was re-
| leased on $1,000 bail
Saturday afternoon thieves gained en-
trance into an uuocCupicd house ON Fifteenth,
between Il and streets, owned ny Robert L.
Fleming, and carried of several articles.
The ceremonies attending the festival of
Corpus Christi ut st. Domiuic's Church yes.
| tcrduy morning were very impressive In the
| procession of the blessed sacrament there were
about $50 children.
Saturday night Henry Jackson was ar.
| rested by Officer Fitzgerald of the Sixth Pre-
cinct, for stealing u ham from the stand of
| George Clifton, ut q Street Market. lie was
locked up, and will lie sent to court to-day.
li-Mrs Mary Foley, an elderly lady, residing
/ at 1875 l. street northwest, was badly bruised
about the head aud body yesterday afternoon
By falling of the front porch o! her residence.
DIR. Harry VI. Newman rendered proper aid.
Two boys, named George Finley and
Richard Finley, fell into RocI; Crarl; Saturday,
I aud were in imminent danger of drowning. when
MIR. q. II. Ncaly, who happened to be in the
vicinity, jumped ill., aud with much difficulty
got them to the shore.
All the shoe dealers except one on Penn.
| sylvania avenue and two in other parts of the
| city nave sEucd the agreement to close early.
Meanwhile the date upon which the agreement
shall take effect has been postponed until the
| 18th instant. The clerks of Shoe dealers will
meet tonight.
! -Duschka White, William Nolan. mud Caro-.
| line Brown were arNigned in the Police Court
| saturday for keeping II house of ill.fIme. The
| evidence not duplicating Nolan he was dis
| charged. The two females were fined 500
each or sixty days in Jail, aud took AN appeal,
giving bonds for their appearance.
"A horse, attached to II wagon belonging to
MIR. John Fontme ran away from the Centre
| Market about halt-past eleven o'clock Saturday
night. Two men who were in the wagon were
thrown out, and the vegetables with which the
wagon was loaded were scattered along Sew
| euth street No serious damage was done.
| "A novel way to stop u runaway horse Is to
| put loolling-gass before him. Though this
may seem incredible, the experiment was tried
by man on Saturday afternoon while horse
| WAS running away Oh Massachusetts avenue
| uN"h NuuItn street, Huu resulted successfully.
Now, if the horse had been goat, o where
would the glass have been?
| AT noon Saturday cur No IS, of the Wash
ington and Georgetown line, while rounding
the curve at tho corner Of New Jersey avenue
| and Il street southeast, ran over the arm of Il
little son OF Mr.. George c. Ward, crushing it
very badly. The hoy was taken 10 his fathers
residence, No. 20 Carroll street, where surgical
aid was rendered by Drs. Trott aud Brocke;t.
Officer Shanks, of the Sixth Precinct,
while passing through Mount Vernon square,
about three o'clock yesterday morning came
upon man III the act OF pulling III gerlni-
ums by the roofs He Immediately took the
early bird" under his protective wing aud es-
! cOrtcd him the station, where he was recorded
as William Curran aud locked up. He will DO
introduced to His Honor to-day.
One Of the most enjoyable excursions that
has been down the river this season was that
OF the Fourth Presbyterian Church Sunday
school, GU saturday, to Mount Vernon Springs.
on the steamer Mary Washington, uud,r tho
| Charge of Rev. DR.. Sunderland There was a
large number of persons ON board. The stu
dents from the Deaf Mute College, under Pro.
iessOr GallaudGt, were also on board.