National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-05-26
CoNpENsED LoCALs.

The police mado S5 arrests during the
twenty-four hours ending at s a. IN, yester-
day
Albert Page, an insane colored man, is
locked up at the fifth precinct station for
safe keeping.
There are 9i7 members Of Columbia Typo
graphical union of this city, according to the
last quarterly report just issued.
Charles Evans, an escaped convict from the
workhouse, was captured by officer Pearson
on Saturday and sent back to serve his time
Charles Zyprecht, white boy, Is locked up
at tho sixth precinct station charged with
embezzling $l7 from T. j. Augustifor, a
butcher.
The house of Mr. Randolph Coyle, assistant
district attorney, was entered Friday after
noon and table silverware to the volue Of S53
was stolen.
Alexander Smith, colored, was on Saturday
held for the action of the grand jury on the
charge Of breaking into the house of John
Green, near Anacostia.
At the May communion of the North
Presbyterian church Of this city yesterday,
eight persons were received to membership ON
confession and four by letter.
The ladies' garden party ut tho Garfield
hospital grounds, at the head of Tenth street,
will be given on Friday afternoon next. The
congregation of All Souls church will par
ticipate on the occasion.
A new lodge of Good Templars will be
organized this evening at Blake hall, Seventh
street southwest, by the G. w. G., T., assisted
by the officers of the grand lodge and several
of the prominent visiting Templars.
Yesterday was the anniversary of the
foundation Of the Argentine Republic. As
yesterday was Sunday. the occasion will be
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the residence Of the Argentine minister.
Detective Cox arrested on Saturday Nellie
Quirk, white servant girl in the employ of
Mrs. Robert II. Zimmerman, of No. 6i9 North
A street northeast, from whom she had stolen
various articles She confessed her guilt.
Jacob Harper, in attempting to get into q
grocery wagon in Georgetown Saturday night,
fell beneath the horses feet, was struck on
the head by the horses hoof, and run over
By the wagon. He was quite seriously hurt.
James Lawson, colored boy IA years of
age, was sent to the reform school last Satur-
day by Justice Macarthur during his minor
ity. He pleaded guilty to uttering forged
orders on Mr.. N. w. Burchell for groceries
and fruits.
The elevator of the Corcoran building fell
a short distance Saturday morning, but was
caught by the rachets before any harm was
time The rome slinning from the drum
caused the accident.
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Wm. Waru iS tooheu up ~ Vhe hi'h pieoihc'
He went to several colored persons on Satur-
day and represented that he was collecting
subscriptions for some charitable purpose,
obtaining quite large sum.
fight took place in Majors alley late
Saturday night, during which pistols were
m.
useu. , an naoI o9hoison PuihVeu d
latter punished Joe in an artistic manner.
Joe is recuperating at the sixth precinct
station house,
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an aPpioaon."s I.A.h on oasuluIy evening
anu ran away, ~ , Sno ooinel Vi anu SeV
with a bakers wagon, injuring both vehicles.
No one was hurt.
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The little colored boy, Esker Walker, who
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DIR. Josiah i. Winants, we'll known citizen
of East Washington, was taken suddenly i'll
at the corner of Third street and Pennsylva-
MIA avenue southwest with hemorrhages of
the lungs, Saturday evening. He was con-
veyed to his home, No. 446 New Jersey ave-
nuo southeast, whore he died during the