National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-24
CONDENSED LOCALS.

VDr. J. G. O'Connell wants to tap the water
main in front of No. 40 M street northwest.
Judge Smell fined Edward Reynolds and
James Reeves s. each yesterday for engaging
in an atfray on tho street.
The annual examination of the Columbian
law school will bo held to-day. The senior
Gloss will be examined on Monday.
The Columbias, of this city, defeated tn
Langleys, of Langley, Va, yesterday in
game of base ball by score of 10 to 8.
Thieves entered Capt. William Chambers
house, 1913 Valley street, Georgetown, on
Wednesday night, and got Off with a $50 gold
watch.
Arrangements have been completed for
raising two now statues to their places in the
inches over the main door of tho Corcoran
art gallery.
A dead infant was found in the black and
Shiny mud of James creek canal yesterday,
where it had evidently been thrown by heart
less parents.
A beer wagon ran into o herdc at the cor
ner of Four.and.a.hal street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue yesterday, and mado @ hole in
the rear of the herdic.
A colorod deserter from the army, named
Robert Bolin, was captured by the police
yesterday afternoon. He is held for tho
station.
ored) there was Il reunion Of tho resident
students. Recitations were given by tho
students, and there was singing by tho
jubilee choir of tho seminary.
The Capitol hill police found q colored
man, named Arthur Williams in q sick and
destitute condition at 3lS Fourteenth street
southeast yesterday afternoon. He was re-
moved to the Freedmen's hospital in the
police ambulance.
| Tho superintondents and delegates of tho
| Colored Sunday School union will attend tho
anniversary of Zion Wesley Sabbath school,
| ID street southwest, tomorrow at o'clock,
and 20 into business session at tho close Of
the anniversary exercises.
| An old colored woman, fully 100 years of
aSo, named Elizabeth Bailey, was removed
| yesterday from a shanty in Carroll alley,
| between First and Second and East Capitol
aud A streets southeast, and taken to the
poorhouse. She was thoroughly destitute.
I A smoky stove in house No BIO II street
northwest caused an alarm to be turned in
and the fire department to trot out in tho
| rain yesterday evening. The stove worked
80 badly that volume of smoke issued from
the rear windows and alarmed tho neigh.
| bors.
A Grand Army service of Lincoln post will
be held at Rev. Mr.. Little's church, corner of
| Fifth and / streets northwest, tomorrow
morning. The comrades are invited to meot
at G. A. r. hall, corner Seventh and i streets,
at 1915 a. IN. and proceed To tho church in a
body.
II called upon this man TO assist me in
making an arrest" said Officer Rhodes in the
police court yesterday, pointing TO large
colored man named Walter Hungerford, "but
instead of assisting me he turned around and
assaulted me-" "HO will pay $5," said the
court
A telegram was received by Maj. Dye last
night from Cleveland, Ohio, informing him
of the arrest in that city of Billy Connell and
James Stanley, two well-known Washington
thieves. The mon have done several jobs
in this city. Two female accOmplices were
arrested with them.
The police "blottsr" shows tho following
recent robbories! John p Anderson, 2ll0
Sixteenth street. reports that his stable was
entered and set Of carriage harness, valued
at $50, was stolen. Capt. Win. Chandler 1GlS
Valley street, West Washington, reports thai
his house was entered by sneak thief, whC
carried OIL gold watch, value $50.