National Republican., 1879-03-31
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--Thrty.two tramps lodged in the station
houses Saturday night.
One marriage license was issued Saturday,
and that to Parker Smith aud Mary 5. Rich
ardson.
The police made thrty-eight arrests dur.
ing Saturday and Saturday night. Twenty
were "drunks."
A regular hotel dinner for twenty-five
cents at the Bayard House, corner of Tenth
and streets northwest
Leonard Brown, a little boy, had his legs
badly crushed Saturday morning at the corner
of Thirteenth and NJ streets, while stealing
ride on cart
"A musical and literary entertainment
will be given by Asbury Sabbath school
this evening at Asbury on. E. Church for the
benefit of the school.
The great cosing.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.
Tomorrow morning at seven o'clock, n
requiem anniversary mass will be celebrated
at st. Matthew's Church for the repose of the
soul of the late Rev. c. |. White, d. d.
-workmen will commence to-day straight
enjng up the walls and getting things in read
ness to commence the work of rebuilding the
burnt portion Of the PatentOtfice building.
The case of Frederick Werlich, arrested
for an alleged attempt to blackmail General
Butler, was called in the Police Court Satur.
day and hearing postponed until tomorrow
Considerable interest is centred in the
twenty x-hour pedestrian contest between
five employees of the Government Printing
Office, to take place next Friday aud Satur
day at Franklin Legion Hall.
A stranger from Nashville was decoyed tC
Arlington by three monte men Saturday, bu
he was smart enough not to become intere ested
In the little Joker and paid a boatman to
bring him back to the city.
An overcoat was stolen from the room
Mr. s. A. Balcom editor of the Omaha Herald
at the National Hotel, Saturday evening and
soon afterward recovered at a secondhand
store by Detectives Coomes and Acton.
Mr.. Thomas Dwycr, of Alexandria, Va.
who eldest son, an architect, prepared the plan
for the Dominican convent now erecting il
South Washington, is lying at the point o.
death at his residence in our sister city.
Mr.. Crawford, the champion pedestrian oil
the District, has accepted a challenge from
Nutting, the champion Of New England, for a
twenty sixhour walk, for 800 a side. to take
place at Franklin Hall, between the 7th and
18th Of April.
"A horse and wagon belonging to Mr.. C
Auth was stolen from the Center Market Sat
the wagon and harness, turned the horse loose
1t was found by boy aud returned to the
owner through the police.
Saturday morning two colored stevcdore
named George Hawkins and Stephen jenkins
got into row at Riley's wharves and for time
the (isticuihng was lively. The difficulty oc
CURED in consequence of Hawkins uuderbid
ding jenkins for discharging a cargo Of lumber.
The new steamer Leary left for Norfoll
Saturday night, filled with invited guests as
the first trip down the river was considered
rs event to be celebrated in an unusual way
The steamer is expected to return this morn
ing and will start back again later in the da,
on its irst regular trip,
There will be sold at auctionon Tuesday
at the Patcnt-OHice, a lot of scrap metal, con
sisting Of brass, copper, cast, and wrought iron
being the unidentified models from the fire o
September u, 1877 The weight of this meta
Is estimated at from 80 TO 100 tons a large pro
portion of it being brass and copper.
The representatives of the different ten
perance societies and churches have concluded
TO hold mass prohibition meeting on tn
third Sunday in April, at half.past thro
o'clock, in Franklin Hail. aud all the pastor
OF the different churches will be requested 4
deliver temperance sermons on that day.
The Rev. Dr. Porter, of Charleston. S
g., arrived here last week from Nov
York, and is the guest of the Rev DI
sion. DR.. Porter Is en- route to England whithe
he goes in the interest Of his school for boys il
Charleston Dr. Porter is the rector of tw
churches in Charleston, the Holy Commune
and st, Marks (the latter a cOlOred EpiscOpa
temple) besides exercising the control OF tn
Holy Communion Institute. lie sails for Li'
erpool on Wednesday next, from New Iorl