National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-04-21
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CTR NOTES.

S-Turco- Russian aud sulphur baths, 9O3 L
street northwest.
.-Thrty-three tramps lodged in the station
houses Saturday night.
A marriage license was issued last Satur.
day to Charles Wesley and Jane Olerick.
The police made lorty.thrce arrests Satur.
day and Saturday night. SXtoen were set
down Us drunk.
"A regular hotel dinner for twenty-five
cents at the Bayard House, corner Of Tenth
and streets northwest.
The great closing.out sale Of books and
stationery at Mr.. Gandalls, corner OF Seventh
and ID streets, Is attracting general attention.
Goods arc sold q t Il heavy sacrifice.
The hearing III the case of Henry Harry,
arrested ON Friday night, charged with being
concerned III the outrage of Miss CLANCY, was
postponed Saturday until Wednesday.
Saturday evening match was made be-
tween Barney Kelly and j. j. Heron for a
twenty-six hour pedestrian contest, gO-as'you-
please, for 5000 a side, to come of May and
3. FOrfeits were deposited.
The examinations in spelling in the public
schools will begin next Wednesday aud be con-
cluded on the Both instant The oral cxami-
nations in the eighth grade schools begin May
list aud continue until the 9th, inclusive.
About eleven o'clock saturday night some
one fired pistol shot through the shOw-win-
dow of Ed. q, Pyles' store, No. PAP Four-and.a-
bali street southwest. No damage was done
except to the glass
The box plant stolen from Mr.. s. w. X.
Handy assistant superintendent Of the Great
Falls Ice Company, several days ago, has been
returned, and was on Saturday planted around
the office of that company, foot Of Tenth street.
The arrivals Mt the fish wharf Saturday
amounted to $4,000 behring's, 900 shad, aud
800 punches Of fish, Herring brought s. per
thousand, shad SIG TO :lS per thousand, and
bunch fish thirty cents to forty cents per bunch
"A colored thief named john Taylor WAS ar
rested by Officer Daily yesterday afternoon on 0
charge ofstealing valuable oycrcoat aud um,
brella from gentleman named jacob Harris
last Wednesday. The accused was locked Vi
nj the Fifth Precinct Station.
Crawford the District champion, came out
last in the pedestrian contest in Baltimore
making only G3 miles. Tracy scored 100
MaCkey, % Wadman, So; Pierce, 81; anl
Shock, 20. Crawford was in poor condition
aud gave up carly Saturday evening
"A coai.oil lamp exploded about 0:45 O'Clock
last evening and set fire to a curtain in the
front room Of els Massachusetts avenue north
west occupied by Marion Smith. An alarm wa!
turned IN from box 1876 but the engines did no
90 into service rs the police and citizens OK
tinguishcd the flames with trihiug loss.
Saturday morning, at hall.past two o'clock
prying into the door of Mr.. W. H. Gibson,
drug store, corner Of A aud Sixth streets south
east, The thief escaped by jumping the fence
OF an alley near by. The Waterman fire,
twice, but the thief got away In the darkness;
That lonp.ostahlshed, reliable and popu
lar carpet establishment Of Mr.. w. s. Mitchell
No, Sl3 Market space, is offering great induce
ments 10 the public this spring in the way o
carpets, mating, curtains, &c, &c. Give thi
house u call before purchasing, for its stocl
comprises everything in its line, aud at price
10 suit the times.
The marriage Of Miss Kate II, Goodall an,
Mr.. II. G. Townsend will take place at tn
Church OF the Epiphany, ut nine o'clock shar
on Wednesday morning, and as it is to be IN
card" affair all of the iricuds of both the bId
and groom are cordially invited to be presen
20 wish them a bon UOydge. They win star
away upon the limited express for Boston
thence 10 Niagara.
"A meeting Of the st, Georges Society wa
held last Saturday evening to take steps rell
tive 70 proper Observance Of "St George
Day" which occurs next Wednesday. Ate
discussion it was decided in lieu of publ
demonstration, to have private dinner "A
Fabers restaurant, and to send congratulations
dispatches to the Philadelphia aud New Yor
societies.