National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-09-22

CRY NOTES.

Good 25.cent meals at the Holly Tree.
May Marshall will walk against time at
the Alexandria fair.
The condition of Mr.. Thomas j. Murray,
of the Sunday Gdsciiee, is improving.
The only Turko. Russian and sulphur bath
house in the city, 003 l. street northwest
Seventeen tmmps lodged in the station
houses Saturday night. 1t was damp and
chilly outside.
The Grand Jury will meet to-day after
| their long recess, bin there is not great deal
of work for them to do.
Articles for exhibition at the Potomac
fruit growers fair are being received and mr.
ranged at Masonic Hail.
| The best Vienna bread in the city can be
obtained only ut +. Freund's, ZOE Ninth street
northwest; also confectionery.
Marriage licenses have been issued to
Francis Crcagan aud Emily Berry, and Adolf
plus White aud Jennie Speaks.
A workman on the Patent.O Office had his
arm fractured Saturday by being struck with
n light girdor which fell from the roof.
The police made forty.fve arrests Satur.
day and Saturday night. Fifteen were DRINKS"
aud the others were locked up for minor otienscs
Mr.. John X. Shoemaker, all old printer
lately employed ut the branch office in the
Treasury building, died in Bellefont, Pa, last
Friday.
Not less than q dozen fights occurred
among the rabble about the circus grounds last
night, and pistols, knives, clubs and fists were
aourshcd quite freely.
Fred. Oldcn, white, and Milly Molly, col.
ored, have been sent to Jail by the mayor of
Alexandria for the action of the grand jury
on tho charge of misregenation.
john Pope Hodnett appeared at Attorney
Coyle's office in the Police court building Sat
urday aud arranged for continuance Of the
case against him until Tuesday.
Saturday evening officer Cooper, of the
Sixth precinct, arrested Mary Redmond, col
ored. for the larceny of quantity of jewelry,
valued at about Sl5, from Jane Gordon.
Alexander Barbour, colOred man residing
in Alexandria, was injured in this city Satur.
day morning. by falling a distance of twenty.
five feet, from a building, while carrying
hod.
This morning at II o'clock the bench and
bar Of the District will meet in tho Supreme
court room and take appropriate action in ref
crencc to the deaths of Justices DIN and
Humphreys
: The feast OF St. Matthew was celebrated
ut ST. Matthews church yesterday with grand
high mass. Rev. Father Rochefort, of St.
Dominic's Church, pronounced the panegync
= of the Saint.
sngle-scull match between Roberts, of the
Potomac, and Murray, Of tho Portsmouth
club, during the approaching joint regatta OF
the Analostan aud Potomac boat clubs.
james H. Jones and Abraham Brooks,
both colored. were committed to Jail for the
" Grand Jury by Judge Smell Saturday, for cut
ting Bert Haskins with razor. at the corner
of Eighth and c streets last Friday night.
A coIorcd man nop,ed tob', IT,,,,.u,
y rasidirg at "a II street SomtLwaS, diad s,,J
Q denly last Saturday night, 1t is supposed
from apoplexy. Coroner Patterson was notified,
N and will investigate the matter This mornino
Fat, r., , ool,..1 a,.,,..,. -, -
q o.,aS S rU1, eU,oiru servunt girl was
arie 9 a'uIuAy eYenins On charse Oh o1-
% tnin,ne hh9heS ShueI ialac pretehccs from D.
G w $500 ~ VII my S"tSpi"tee ~
tne rou''" p'ee'ne'' anu VIII N'S'' ouuge oneil
M osao.u. -, -. c.,,. IT.
Inc oincers OF tne seventh police pre-
cinct nave arranged picnic, to be given al
2 Juehemahh 1arden next wednesday, for the
Is dement, OF the Wiuom OF the late oncer, VIM
ne Drane, who was better known as Pap
II Drane
err The evidence for the plaintiff In the
b. divorce suit brought Ivy Hattie w. Smith
II against George Smith has been fled; also let
ter from the defendants counsel stating tina,
they will not take any testimony in theii
clients behalf
rs Tho testimony In the case Of F. p Hill
"A against tho National Fair Grounds association
We hssbeen taken and placed on file in the clerk
W office, but nothing is revealed in regard to tn,
Of Benning. track Transaction that has not ali
ready been published
saturday morning little girl named
Lillio Cassidy Eve years of age daughter Of
d. Charles Cassidy, No. 2i32 g street northwest
wus knocked down by n milk wagon at tn,
Washington circle and slightly injured on tb,
back Of her head by the fall on the pavement
n Saturday afternoon, about $3.50 o'clock
u. horse attached to q wagon ran away from tn
corner of Ninth aud ID streets At the corne
~ of Seventh street aud Massachusetts, avenu
10 he ran Into car, and the wagon was badl,
ID. broken. The horse aud wagon were the prop
ae erty OF John Guillon.
az The Centre market produce dealers, upol
~ whom warrants were served for selling with
ri out license, appeared al the Police cour
&c Saturday, and Il being arranged to make
as test case, @. r. Hibbs was arragned and fine
rs SgB. An appeal was noted, and the dealer
aS I an va rargnua1 hnnlg he nnaa ranr.