National Republican., 1879-09-29
CITY VOTES,

Sixteen dodgers put upat the station-houses
Saturday night.
"A marriage license has been issued to John
f. Mattern and Amna 8. Kaufman.
The only Turko- Russian aud sulphur bath
house in the city, 903 l. street northwest
The police made ffty.six arrests during
Saturday aud Saturday night. Fifteen were
"drunks"
Tho best Vienna bread in tho city can be
obtained culy Mt L. Frcund's 7O2 Ninth street
northwest also confectionery.
A body of a colorcd infant was found on
Q street northwest near the Jamcs.creck
canal. Saturday. The coroner issued burial
permit.
or tho 200 privates on the police force
2j are detailed for special duty, Is are on tho
sick list and two absent, leaving OIL l55 for
regular patrol duty.
"A woman named Minnie Stephenson was
/ kicked in the abdomen and badly injured by
| Frank Proctor during an affray on Thirteen-
and a.halr street Saturday night Proctor was
arrested.
Madame b Van Rcuth, No 100 Thirteenth
street. will, on Wednesday, October /, have
hor fall opening displaying rich assortment
of goods and many novelties in the way Of
/ ladies dresses OF course the ladies will note
| the number aud date.
The work on the Riggs House artcsinn
well was stopped Saturday, the contractor
being unable to do anything on account Of tho
drill which stuck fast in strata OF blue rock
some days ago. II is proposed to start another
well near the present one.
Saturday morning the house of Mr.. T. J.
Miller ON Tenth street, between VI and N
streets southeast, caught fire from detective
/ tnc. The flames were cxtinguished with an
engine and fire extinguisheIs from the navy
yard. Tho damage amounted to about 800.
The train due at the Baltimore & Ohio
depot at 5 o'clock Saturday morning was de.
layed for some hours by tho engine having
been disabled this side of Bladensburg by the
breaking of driving-rod. When tho w, stern
train came along it pushed tho disabled train
into the city.
A woman named Mrs. Moore, living in
Prince Georges County, Md, was sick at the
| Eastern MarketSaturday evening and before sho
could bo removed was prematurely delivered ofa
child After receiving attention from DIR.
| Bayne, she was removed to her mothers house,
a few miles from the District line.
In the Police court Saturday George Cole
was committed to the Grand Jury for an as
sault and battery with intent to kill James
| Davis. About three weeks ago the men en-
gagged in dispute about woman at tho cor
ner of Seventh and + streets. Cole knocked
Davis down with such force that he fractured
his skull against the pavement.
"A colored thief broke the window of Frank
Leonard's store, corner Of First and q streets
southwest, Saturday night aud getting inside
stole the contents of tho money drawer. The
window of the Baltimore Il Ohio railroad
ticket office, corner of Pennsylvania avenue
aud Fifteenth street, was also smashed. but
there were no evidences OF o robbery.
A colored man named John b. Marley was
knocked down and run over by horse, driven
by q young man named Al. Williams at the
corner of Third street and Pennsylvania ave.
nue. southeast, yesterday afternoon, but sus.
tanned only slight injuries. He WAS taken to
Dooley's drug store, where he received proper
attention, and alterward left for his home.
Twenty four chickens of fancy breeds,
which were highly priced by the owner, were
stolen from the yard of Mr.. Il. L. Odlum's
residence, No. sos Sixth street northwest, dur
ing Saturday. A quantity of marketing was
stolen from tho adjoining house, it is supposed
by the same thieves. reward is offered fol
the return of the chickens or conviction OF
the thieves.
"A little white boy named Philip Kaiser
aged ii years was arrested by officer Dali,
last Saturday night, shortly after he had
stolen several pairs of shoes from the establish
ment of Mr. q. Strasburger, on 7th street, nea
l northwest. Another lad, who was in com
, pany with the prisoner, succeeded in escaping
capture. Kaiser was taken to the Sixth pre-
clint station and locked up for Il hearing.