National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-07
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-Tbirty-Gve tramps lodged in the station
houses Saturday night.
Only one marriage license issued on Satur.
day, and that to Lewis Washington and Mary
Allen.
Tic police made ffty.rour arrests during
Saturday and Saturday night. Twenty -four
were DRINKS"
"A regular hotel dinner for twenty-five
cents at the Bayard House, conner Of Tenth
and + streets northwest
Travis Glascoe the barber held for the
grand jury last week on the charge of embcz
element has not been employed at the Riggs
House for many months.
The great closng-out sale Of books and
stationery at Mr. Crandalls, corner Of Seventh
and d streets, is attracting general attention.
Goods are sold at heavy sacrifice.
The Jewish Passover will begin this even.
ing and continue seven days The first and
seventh days are observed rs holidays and the
intervening periods as half holidays.
A stove which smoked badly in the house
Of Charles Rogers, (colored), No. 1922 Seventh
street northwest, caused an alarm of fire from
box q about half'past ninc o'clock Saturday
night.
Saturday morning foul chimney on Mrs,
+, LawsCn's house, No. 47S Virginia avenue,
caught fire. Foreman Lowell, of No. i engine
company and his men distinguished the flames
before any damage was done.
The contract for laying the intercepting
sewer on New York avenue has not yet been
awarded, and an important question as TO the
responsibility of the contractor must be settled
before the award is made.
Mrs Lizzie Jordan was taken sick at the
corner of Pennsylvania avenue and Seventh
street on account of nervous prostratOn Sat
Nrday evening. Sergeant Uollinberger pro-
cured a carriage and took her to her home No.
1926 Thirteenth strt ct northwest,
The committee representing the different
temperance associations and churches have
decided TO hold prohibition mass meeting in
Odd Fellows Hall on the third Sunday after
moon Of this month Temperance sermons
will also be preached in the different churches
on that day.
james Corners Peter Harrigan, aud few
friends had street fight at the corner of Thr.
teenth street and Pennsylvania avenue at
halcpast one o'clock yesterday morning Their
fun was spoiled By Officer Oliver who got into
The crowd and grabbed Corners and HarIigan.
Conncrs had been severely pounded and his
head was quite badly cut.
The Alexandria Gazette says: 1.-THE dwell.
ing house at Lexington, in the southeastern
part Of Fairfax County, belonging TO George
Mason, csq Of Spring Bank, was totally de-
strOyed by fire on Thursday evening last. The
house. which was frame one, was built by
Colonel George Mason, Of Gunston prior to the
war Of the Revolution"
About hall-past two o'clock yesterday
afternoon Officer Dunnigan brought to the
Seventh Precinct Station an old colored man
named WOodvoc Speare, who had fallen at the
corner of First and b streets northwest and
bruised his head and face badly. He remained
at the station until yesterday morning, when
he was able to go home.
On Saturday afternoon last the body Of
the late John NJ Compton, u clerk in the Post.
Office Department who died on November 4
last, was removed from the public vault in
Congressional Cemetery aud inferred in the
family lot under the direction Of Undertaken
w, II, Speare, by whom the remains had been
embalmed Immediately after death. The fea
lures Of deceased were as perfect and lle.lik
rs when first placed in the casket,