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During the twenty four hours ending at eight
a. IN. Sunday the police made ffty.four arrests.
An unknown man fell from the street bridge
saturday evening, but was rescued by John Tread.
well, Excepting slight duCking he was unin
jurcd
The young ladies and gentlemen connected with
the new Tabernacle, Roy. Or. Hicks, pastor, con
template the formation OF aliterRry and debating
society.
The Health Officer reported Saturday three I'D.
dilional cases of smallpox ut Freedmans Village,
and the death OF a child from that disease satur-
day morning.
The large Dutch bnrkentne Hevetia, which
h has been visited by hundreds Of curious people at
to her departure for Europe.
Mr.. James X. Gibson, tho well known eornetst,
VIM ,,, mas alvey gwen ms ara to calls OF charity
Church Friday evening next.
Henry Jackson, coloTed, who shot Mrs. Annie
RinEE4id during TIE ball a. Galile4n Fisherman
sent to jail in default Of $500 bail
Saturday morning a burglar, while attempting
TO break into the residence of tho British Minis
ter was shot ut by police officer Though pur-
sued the burglar was not captured.
Colonel Corbin, corresponding secretary and
treasurer, received last week subscriptions TO the
fund for the erection of monument In this city 10
the late President Garfield amounting to Sl3S70
Mr. Herman IIollerith, special agent for the Cen.
sus Bureau, has gone to Philadelphia to attend the
meeting of the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers, of which he Is prominent member.
Mrs. ScOvillG states that she intends to prepare
petition to the President for COmmutatiOn OF Gui.
le0u'S sentence to imprisonment for life, and
travel around the country leCturing and circulate
ing tho petition for signatures.
Hon. Isaiah c. Wears one of the ablest of
colored men, will lecture at Lincoln Hall, on We'd
nesdny evening, Oh the comparative wisdom of
the two races for twenty years past, Mr.. Wears is
brilliant dcbuter and speaker.
At quarter past nine last night Rachel Brown,
colored, sixty -sevcn years old living at PHI o
Thomas Lynn who lives at 552 Twenty nth street
| northwest. The Coroner was notified.
The Ada Gray combination, which appears here
at The National Theatre on Thursday night, can.
coled Its engagement in BinghamtOn on last
Friday aud Saturday, owing to the death of the
mothor-in-law Of Miss Gray In Oneonta, n. Y.
dispatch from Chicago says: George SEQ.
lie, late counsel for Guiteau, has forwarded to
| Washington long letter addressed to the Supreme
| Court Justices, Withdrawing formally from the
case and giving his reasons, personal and judicial,
| for doing sO.'
Frmbels centennial was celebrated Saturday
morning by the pupils Of the National Kindergar.
ten of the industrial Home School, with the chill
| dren Of the Protestant Orphan Asylum, Mt the
| Congregational Church. An attractive programme
| was rendered.
A. s. Worthington and Randall Hagner trustees,
| have filed suit in equity against Catherine A.
| Reed administrators Of the estate of william Il.
Reed to quiet the title to sublOts % and "a square
! 800 and to sell the late William u. Reed interest
| IN the property.
About ten o'clock Saturday evening an alarm Of
an occupied house, No. 213 street northwest,
owned by James Fry. Damage, $500, covered by
insurance. The fire is supposed TO have been Of
| incendiary origin.
The Bismarck Dakota) Tribune, of April 10,
says General Tilton,- of the Washington Post, is
| In the city en- route to Willard in search of homes
i,.pn Of Raa
| wants TO know who the llades General Tilton, OF
| the Washington Post, is?
The cases against the Metropolitan and WASH
| ington aud Georgetown Railway Comp mics Tor
| violating the license laws were called in the Po-
lice Court saturday, but as the counsel for the de-
Tense were both engaged in the upper courts a
! DISAPPOINTMENT OF the hearing was made until
Wednesday noon.
Mr.. Nj. D. Helm the business manager of the
trGc, has been offered his former position MS fore
man Of the Congressional Record by Public Printer
! Rounds. In his letter rendering the post on Mr..
Rounds pays a high compliment TO- the SKIN and
executive ability Of Mr. Helm, who holds the
! offer under Amusement.
! To-mOrrow will be the thirteenth anniversary
! ofthe organization Of 81. Marks Parish, on Capt.
toll Hill. twill be observed by services in the
| church tonight ana tomorrow At this even.
| ing's service, beginning at O'clock the annual
| report Of the Parish Guild will be read and ad.
dresses made by several Of the city clergy.
The staff officers of the emancipation parade
| have effected a permanent organization, TO be
| known as the Emancipation CelebrGt on Organi.
LhllOU OI NHSHlllElOU, WIN Dr. Sllllyultl, pTeSl-
dent; j. o, Holmes, vice presidents; j. u. Law
son, Corresponding secretary; X. Waters treas.
| urer, and X. Anderson, sergeant at arms
Judge Smell will render decision in the Artificial
| Stone Company conspiracy case this week. The
| delay has been caused by the compliments (Rer.
delPn) testimony being used before the Criminal
under which he has been indeed IN the STAR
route cases and TO which lie pleaded misnomcr.
The following cases are in to;day's assignment
| in the Criminal Court; Daniel Magrud.r, petit
! larceny, second OtltuSg. George lmmipE usSuult
with intent TO kill Laura lmmick; Jennie VII.
lams grand nion larceny BENJAMIN H. Turner and
| assault with intent to kill Charles W. NJ. Hub
bell.
Union Bethel Literary Association VIII meet this
evening IN the BereAn Baptist Church. The paper
for discussion Will be presented by Mr. X. G. Doug
las, entitled The Negro in Business" The a,so,
citation will hold memorial service to the late DR.
Garnctt In the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church or
the 4th proximo. Rev. DR.. Crummell will be the
eulogist,
Marriage licenses were issued Saturday to Chris
| w. Schneider, Highland FAILS, n. " and MQrhl
Lamon, Mashingtoni james Fletcher Ienoay ~
j., and Henrietta Mofett, Washington; Carter
Richards ami Olivia Chapman, John Durain aud
Elizabeth Ogle, all OF Gejtgctown; Enos r. Berk-
| ley and Emma L. jenkins, James A. Wnitcomb
| and Virginia CGmmaCk all Of Washington.
The coIOred boy named CHARLES Butler, who
was arrested by Detectives Voss aud Acton ON
Thursday was at first supposed to have commit ed
the burglary at the residence OF Mr.. j. T. Lighter,
lave b S the sI Ss %Ro bsd &GSSS
house, 1915 Madison street. The clothing Inat he
had in his possession has been Identified by that
| lady,
The thirty-third annual commencement of the
medical department Of Georgetown UuiVers ~
takes place 1t Lincoln Hall next Thursday even,
ing. The graduates are George Clark Ober, Dis
lrict Of Columbia Frederick E,kiedl Pennsyl
Ynnin; James RCanc, Dslrct OF Columbia; How
ard r. Brisbane, New York Frank Fnuey, Kan
sas; John j, MNrkTiter and Thomas Taylor, Dis
tUct Of Columbia. The address Will be delivered
by Professor James $. BcNle, NJ d.
| Al the regular session of Pioneer Council No /
Sons of nudab, saturday evening the iron
| Cuds,' Il. o, PuikinhuTn and William II. Norton
celebrated tue iuur,ecnth anniversary Of their re
lease nom the thrHldOm Of "kiug Alcohol" o.
| the same evening Centennial Council celebrated
entertainment with short address by prominen
members ofthc order, at Red Meus Han.
The South Washington Branch of the Ian,
League will present set of lcsOlutiO MS to Hon.
! T. Robinson, In Acknowledgement Of their appTe
citation OF his eff ON behalf Of the irish Amer
| leans imprisoned by the British government, to
night at ST. Domlnics Hall Tie exercises II
connection with the presentation are expected 4
| be decide y Interesting, ana Will reflect Credi
upon this the banner branch OF the Land League
| in this District,
c. G, stevens, esq, late chief Of the naval diyi
son Of the Second CVmprOllcr's OniCe Of tn
Treasury Department. was buried a. Chatham
Square, KeOkuk, Iowa, ON the 18th instant, will
Masonic rites, Mr., stevens was an old citizen o
| Kcokuk, aud had been employed in C TEeasuT
Department since 1863. Tnc officers aud en-
lGyees Of the Second Comptroller ONCE recent.
met aud p SEED appropriate resolutions expressing
lLuIr uppg ia ou'Oi The L.gh standing Of the de
CpNspd rs a man aud an officer, and their Warmvs
and heartfelt sympathy with his mmily in thel
hour Oi Uililctou.
Miss Ada Gray ia East LyunC."sSR
Our population has II dramatic treat in store 4
the coming appearance AT the National n atre o.