National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-03-03
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twenty-five cent meals at the Holiy Tree.
Officer Quinlan found a dead infant in
BabcoCk's Lake yesterday afternoon.
The Rev. Father Berrotti, who was taken
suddenly i'll last Wednesday evening is I'M
proving.
"A. ]. Falls has been elected u vestryman Of
the Church of the Ascension, vice B. j., Jack.
son, deceased.
Lieutenant Noonan tool, charge of the
Fourth Police Precinct last Saturday and Lieu
tenant Boteer assumed charge of the Eighth
Precinct.
Mr.. James Letch, t'a brass founder broke
bis leg Saturday afternoon by falling on the
pavement in front of his business place, No.
1916 d street.
THE great closing.out sale of books and sta
tlonery ut Mr.. Crandell's, corner Of Seventh and
d streets, is attracting general attention. Goods
are sold at heavy sacrifice.
The collections in the Catholic churches
of the District ut the different services YES
lcrday in aid of St. AIMS Infant Asylum
netted quite handsome sum.
The police made forty-two arrests during
Saturday and Saturday night. Sixteen were
registered as drunk. Twcnty-nine dodgers
we're accommodated in the station-houses.
p Marriage licenses were issued last Satur-
day to John w. Dyer and Mcdora Koontz and
James Page and Eliza Smith, tho last two
named of Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
About seven o'clock last evening the resi-.
aence of Dir. A. G.. Johnson, No. 722 Eleventh
street northwest, was entered by thieves, who
succeeded in getting away with two valuable
Overcoats.
William Parker, colorcd, was arrested by
Officer Olive yesterday morning on charge
Of stealing n parof pants from another colorcd
man named West lie was locked upat the
Fifth Precinct Station for bearing in tho
Police Court to-day.
Early Saturday morning frame house in
tho alley between Tenth and Eleventh and
and Q streets northwest, owned by Mrs Ann
Hurley, and occupied by John Foster, caught
FIRE and was almost entirely destroyed. The
damage amounts to about $3.50 An alarm was
struck from box q.
Mr. Henry st. Patrick Tudor, the equcs.
trian who proposes to ride TO Patagonia, has
penetrated beyond Richmond, Va. He left
that city last Saturday. In Fredericksburg
he was Joined by a young man. who will under
take to accompany him on his long trip in place
OF Duffy, who has concluded to stay at home,
Justice John A. Moss and James Toliver
Of Uniontown, were fined 500 or thirty days in
Jail each by Judge Smell last Saturday for an
assault on man named Joseph Mcintosh. An
appeal was noted. Moss aud Tolliyer broup ht
charge of assault against Mcintosh, but the
evidence indicated that the ohonso was on tho
other side.
Saturday evening Officer Burrows, Of The
Fourth Precinct, arrested james Wilson, alias
Sam Dent, for robbing Meyer Stoarn, of No
G3s Pennsylvania avenue. The charge Is that
Stearn took Wilson to his house to sleep, las
Thursday night, and during the night Wilson
left tho house, taking with him Stearns watcl
and chain and pistol.
A man named Patrick T. O'Connor, Will
intoxicated, last Saturday evening, about sil
o'clock, tried to gain admission TO the Treasur!
building. He was opposed by the Waterman
aud quito lively and exciting skirmish fol
lowed, which resulted in O'Counor's arrest By
Officer Olive, lie will have a hearing in thi
Police Court to-day
About one o'clock yesterday morning
while young man named John Carney wa
getting into his buggy on Virginia avenue
near Third street southwest, tho horse started
suddenly, throwing him TO the ground Tn
horse ran long distance, and was finally sc
cured by Sergeant Guy at tho corner OF -Four
teenth street nnd Pennsylvania avenue Car
ncy was only slightly bruised
A E'Ino pufr nf snIlfnfpt, gfuds.