National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-27
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Forty-eiGht tramps lodged in the station.
houses Saturday night,
The police made forty arrests during Sat.
urday and Saturday night. Twelve were reg
istered as drunk
About halfpast six o'clock last evening
two ovcrcoats, valued Mt $50, were stolen from
the hallway OF Mrs. b. Bryan's residence, No
327 & street northwest.
Robert Mann, young sou of Patrick
Mann, dealer in agricultural implements on
Seventh street, got his hand In hayCuttcr
Saturday evening and lost two fingers.
Tho Thirteenth Street Baptist Church
choir have a great acquisition in tho voice of
Miss Florence Hopkins She rendered a solo,
Ave Maria at the morning service ycster-
day, very finely.
The flags on the river steamers were at
half mast yesterday on account of the death of
Hannibal Hazcn, tho pilot Of the steamboat
Keyport young man highly respected by all
who knew him.
Ella Bowser, colored, the woman arrested
on the lst instant for burning her little niece
with hot flat-irOns, was sentenced to Jail for
six months last Saturday. An appeal was
taken and bonds fixed at 5000.
The Cheyenne Leader states that Nicholas
+. Cleary. formerly of this city, has been ar
rested for forgery, perpetrated in Denver, Col.
Cleary is a nephew of Hon. John A. Bingham,
United States Minister to Japan.
The leo in the river in front Of Alcxan.
dria has almost entirely disappeared, and the
prospect appears favorable for speedy OPEN
ing of navigation. The ferryboats were run
ming between this city and Alexandria yester-
day.
The manager of the Miigets has had
numerous requests from citizens Of Alexandria
aud Georgetown to give exhibitions In those
cities, but will he unable to comply with them
People from those cities will have 10 visit Odd
Fellows Hall if they wish to sec General Mite
and Miss Zarate.
The artists Of this city propose TO tender n
testimonial benefit TO Mrs. Aiken, widow of
the late Colonel f. A. Aiken. The successful
efforts of Colonel Aiken about three years ago
to get relief for several hundred lady clerks
discharged from the Treasury arc still CRATE.
fully remembered,
The Alexandria gazette says that the pro-
jcct for the building Of a railroad from Alex
andria to Mount Vernon, agitatcd some time
Hgo, has been revived, in consequence of the
blocking up of the river by ice and the Gitli
Guilty thereby experienced in reaching that
place, and is now under serious contemplation
by interested parties.
The funeral Of Policeman John c. Toppin
who died last Friday from the effects OF a pis
toll wound received accidentally, will take
place at two o'clock this afternoon from Ehen
ezer Church, and the romans will be- buried
in Hnrmonial Cemetery. A detail Of thirty
policemen, under charge Of Lieutenant Greer
will attend,
Officers PfaH and Sullivan, whiIo patrol
ing on Rock Creek Church road about one
o'clock yesterday morning, found an old sol
der named William Noble, about seventy
years Of age, lying in puddle OF wator,almos
frozen TO death. His coat was or aud his
pockets were turned wrong side out. IIo wa
taken to the Soldiers Home aud made %, com
Portable as possible by the two officers. Nobl,
was intoxicated when found.
"A COlorCd thief named James MAXI
matchcd pocllct-book containing about s
from lady named Robertson, on Pennsyl
wanna avenue, Saturday afternoon, and RAJ
away. most exciting chase followed. Tn
thief was finally captured in the White Lot b.
Officer FitlsimmOus, who shot at him, wound
ing one Of his feet Mako was locked up a
the Fifth Precinct Station for o hearing TO-
day.
Annie Gardner, young woman who lcf
her home IN this city TO seek her fortune, II
the summer of 1871, returned In destitute Gin
cumstaucos Saturday night, discovered tla
her father had moved, and could not find hin
Through the assistance OF the police Of In
Seventh Precinct she found her father at lus
ut his new home, No, 1880 Now Jersey ayenu
northwest. During the year and % half Of ho
absence her relatives knew nothing Of hu
whereabouts. From her story ID appears tha
she bad % rough CEpcliOuCe, working a3 70 d.
nestle scWaut ia Maryland and West Via
ginla.