National Republican., 1883-07-10
Local Items.

Elizabeth Flarherty was arrested OH COM
plant of w. A. Anderson for having stolen
$50 from him. She is locked up at the fifth
precinct station.
The funeral of Mr.. Edward Weight took
place yesterday afternoon. His remains were
inferred at Prospect Hill cemetery. He be-
longed to number of secret and beneficial
organizations, delegations from all of which
accompanied his remains to the ground. Rev.
l.. Schneider of the German Concordia
church, preached an impressive funeral SER
mon at ting grave.
number of dead animals and fowls found
lying in the streets were reported rs nuisances
and Injurious to health by the officers of the
Peighth precinct yesterday. East Washington
is not the only locality whore dead animals
are allowed to lie in the cutters without be-
ing removed by the health authorities d
street, between Ninth and Tenth, has been
the resting place of defunct cats and rats for
days.
| At the fourth meeting of the Equitable
Building association held at Goddard's hall
last night, fifteen shares, representing $4,000,
were sold at the following rates: Five shares
at l75, five at 173, and five at Ill.
The colored citizens Of the old eighth dis
trict met last night, with Sidney Mcfarland
chairman and w. A. Stewart secretary, and
ton which meets to-night Richard Hender-
son, Griffith Reed, Albert Mcintosh alter
mates, d. Hadnell and David Mcsser.
At meeting of tho colored citizens of tho
old thirteenth district. held last night at
Daly's hall, on . street, between Sixth and
! Seventh streets northwest, G. II. Boston,
president, and VIM II. Stewart secretary,
the following were elected delegates to the
convention to be held to- night: George H.
Boston, Solomon Morrison, and Lemuel Gibbs
Alternates: VIM. H. Stewart, John Ii. Smith
VIM. II. Collins.
On the fourth of July couple of disrep-
utable colored men, who act as bogus guides
in and about the capitol, took in rather a
snug sum Of money by admitting strangers
into the capitol through one of the windows
on the house side, east front. A gentleman
told reporter of THE REPUBLICAN that he
paid these surreptitious window keepers 90
cents for the privilege Of seeing the interior
of the building.
The usual Wednesday evening reception at
the, National Academy of Fine Arts will not
be hold this week. All interested in art will
however, be- cordially received by Mrs. Nor
rell Wednesday evening, July 1S.
The careless manner in which some justices
of the peace prepare and issue warrants is
causing no end of trouble, and the recent
order of Maj. Dye requiring that all magis-
trates' warrants should be Endorsed by him
before being served does not remedy the
matter.
While riding up Seventh street in an open
street car yesterday morning, Mr.. j. w. Ewing
had fine chnchilli overcoat valued at SAC
stolen. The robbery was reported to the
police.
Last night about o'clock, n middle aged
man fell in fit on G street near Fifteenth
street northwest The police ambulance re-
moved him to his home.
The Sayre children-Willie and Hattie
who disappeared on Friday evening last have
not as yet been found, and it is thought that
they have been spirited away from the city
The parents are nearly frantic, and have tn,
most alarming fears for their safety.
Tho presence of two adroit swindlcrs in tn,
city having come to the knowledge of th
police, the latter are on the lookout for them
Their dodge is an old one--that of attempting
to sell silk, &C., represented to have beef
smuggled from abroad.