National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-19
CON DENSED LOCALS.

The police made l06 arrests during tho
twenty-four hours ending at o'clock yester-
day morning.
Special Officer Happier discovered fire
in Schneider's foundry early yesterday
morning, which he extinguished without
damage.
Detective Carter on Saturday recovered
some tools that had been stolen from James
Cotton while ut work on the Washington
monument.
The Corcoran Base Ball club, of this city,
were defeated by the first nine of st, Johns
academy on Saturday, at Alexandria, by o
score of IL TO 10.
Daniel Warfeld was cut in the neck dur
ing an aliray ON Fourth street. between G.
and II streets northwest, lato Saturday night.
Two men were arrested for the cutting,
The fish commission steamer Albatross has
arrived at the Washington navy yard with
valuable specimens of deep sea fishes from OH
the West Indies, whore she has been cruising.
The District Temperance alliance held a
fine meeting at Fletcher chapel last night.
Addresses were mado by j. s. Poler, p. @.
Cheeks Win b. Sarell, Rev. Mr.. Laney, pastor
of the church. and by Mr.. Caldwell. About
fifty persons signed tho pledge.
During an aiIray which occurred at about
II o'clock Saturday night between two
sailors, named Wilson and Wallace, on board
the schooner Mary Shane, lying at Seventh
street wharf, Wallace cut Wilson across the
face with n razor. Wallace was arrested by
Sergt. Nokes, and tho wounded man attended
by DR., Cook.
Tho graduating exercises of the class
Of 'Si Of tho Spencerian Business college
will occur at Lincoln hall next Thursday
evening. There arc siNty-twO members Of
tho class. Tho addresses will DO by gradu-
ates aud the music by the Marine band, The
annual excursion of the college will be given
on the steamer Corcoran next Saturday.
Scipio Robinson seeks by bill in equity
to prevent Edward Quirk from using, for
building purposes, narrow strip of ground
adjoining lot ?, square 57S, which has for
sometime boep used as alley way. Mr.. A, Q.
Bradley appears as solicitor for tho COM
plainant, and Justice Cox has issued a tenn
porary restraining order returnable next
Wednesday.
There arc twenty or more colored delegates
from tho south to tho Chicago convention
qusrtered in the various hotels in Washing
ton, and several of thom hold AN informal
meeting last night and decided TO invite all
persons hero, white or colOred, delegates or
outsiders, desiring to attend the convention,
to meet at Carson's hotel, at 7 o'clock, this
ovoning TO make arrangements for special
train TO take them TO Chicago.
Rev, DIR. j. G.. Oakley, of Forty-fourth
Street n. h. church. Now York city, and Rev.
Dr. Mills, of Ohio, delegate TO tho general
conference at Philadelphia, made eloquent
addresses on prohibition and total abstinence
at Masonic hall yesterday. Rev. Mr.. Hanser,
Of Wisconsin, and Rev, Mr, Norris also mado
short addresses. TheaudienGe was large, and
the speakers wero frequently applauded, The
service was held under the auspices Of tho
Womau's Christian Temperance union of the
District of Columbia. Another public meet
ing will bo held in tho hall next Sunday at
3 p. m,
CANARY, the champion trick bioyolIst this altcr
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