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Cars were placed on the river branch
fthe Belt Line Street-railroad Saturday.
Daniel Reed was arrested Saturday for
keeping a policy shop at SO4 Thirteenth street
northwest.
The police made sixty-one arrests dur
ing Saturday and Saturday night. Twenty-Five
we're registered as drunk.
The contract for furnishing bricks for
the City Hall addition has been awarded to Charles
I. Davis, at 5000 per thousand.
EX-President Hayes horses, which
President Garfield used until he got team of his
own, have been shipped to Ohio.
Messrs. George and J. F. Lcitz have
been given the contract for furnishing, the navy
yard with fresh bread foT the ensuing fiscal year
Caroline Jones, white lady seventy
four years of age. died suddenly of heard disease
at her home, 1205 Twentyfirs street northwest,
Saturday.
1t is expected that the monument to
the late Fred D. Stuart will be ready to be placed
in position at the Congressional Cemetery by the
18th instant.
If any residences were robbed in the
city last night the authorities were to blame for it
no g"S-lampS lighted and the heavens were
hung in black.
The streets ofWashington were as dark
as Erebus last night. Pedestrianism was exceed
ingly dangerous No light from the heavens or
the gas lamps.
"GinX" and all others should remem-
bor that articles intended for publication will be
consigned TO the waste basket if written on both
sides of the paper.
The remains of dead colored infant
were found Saturday in sewer at the corner of
Sixteenth and streets northwest. The cor Oner
gave a certificate of still-brth.
Mr. William Johnson, a resident of
us city for sixty years, and all employee of the
Senate for over forty years, died Saturday at his
home, No. 102S Eighth street northwest.
Congressman W. II. Calkins, the hand
some young statesman from the Laporte Gndana)
district, is stopping at the Ebbitt. Mr. Cakns has
just returned from his mines i'll Colorado.
The AnalOstan bOat-club Saturday
night elected seven new members, agreed to pur-
chase two new boats, and decided to hold its
annual regatta during the month of June.
Mr.. William f. NIattingly protests to
the Commissioners against widening the Four
teenth street road without justly ccmpensating
him for any of his land that might be taken.
Lieutenant Greene will inspect G street,
between Eighth and Ninth streets southeast to see
what improvements are necessary, with the view
OF placing them in the estimates for next year.
William Joice on Saturday sued E. P.
Rowland and Samuel I. Mason, dentists, for 2,OCO
caused by the alleged bungling manner in which
they extracted five decayed teeth from his upper
jaw.
The grand jury on Saturday returned
indictments against John Thomas robbery; CO.
lumbus Kimmall, second offence petit larceny,
and John Hitz and Charles E. PrentisS making
false entry.
DR.. William Fl. Ross, who went with
Governor Shepherd and party to New Mexico is
on visit to this city He reports the health of the
party excellent and the mining operations going
on prosperously.
Marriage licenses were Issued on Sat
urday to John A. Barley and Sophie Oker; John
f. Patterson and Margaret LOveless, both of Prince
William County, Maryland Charles Z. Padgett and
Ella NJ. Staul; TheOphiluS Brown and Matilda
Beverly.
A meeting of all officers commanding
companies the line of the Virginia Midland
Railroad from Alexandria tc Danville will be held
a. Charlottesville on next Thursday for the pur-
pose of organizing the Second Regiment of Vir-
ginia Volunteers.
The regatta on the river ON Saturday
afternoon between the Analostan gig and the
Picked Six was brought to an abrupt close by the
boats fOuing of Easby'S PCint. The referee de-
clared the race off, and it was decided to row the
race over again next Saturday.
Mr.. Charles NJ. Hale, residing at 436
Third street southwest, was badly bitten on both
legs by mad dog yesterday afternoon Dr. Riley
was summoned and, after treating The patients
injuries, declared them not to be dangerous The
d y was dispatched by Officer Williams, of the
flTSt IECCluCl
Saturday morning Annie McNamee, a
little white girl five years of age living in an alley
between Twenty-frst and Twenty second streets
and Massachusetts avenue and street was acct
Gentally shot III the head by her brother John q
boy eighteen years old. while he was playing with
a pistol. The girl is in very critical condition.
Major Twining and Scul ptor Flannery,
having surveyed The ground i'll front of the City
Hail, have concluded to move the Lincoln statue
ten feet nearer the City Hail. so rs to get it out of
the way Of the new sidewalk, and TO lower the
base The improvements in front of the City Hall
will render it impracticable to hold mass-mCet-
ings there in the future.
\ colOred preacher OF South Washing
ton, Rev. Robert 5. Laws was arrested Saturday
morning on a warrant sworn out by the inspector
of licenses, in which ne was charged with con-
dncting an intelligence office without a license.
The accused was arraigned in the Police Court
bra. owing to the absence of the prosecuting wit
ness, the case was continued till to-day,
Judge Macarthur on Saturday denied
the petition of Mr.. John Thompson for a manda-
mus on the District Commissioners to compel them
to issue to him drawbacks to cover the reduction
in certain assessments upon which he holds lien
certificates. He said that Congress knew that the
courts had decided against the validity of the as
essment certificate, and by the act of June 49, 1873
only intended that the drawbacks should issue, as
matter of grace or favor, for the erroneous prin-
ripal.
Judge Belya Lockwood and Arfemus
Ward.
To the Editor of THE REPTrHIICaS.