National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-06-21
CITY NDTEN.

Good board aud rooms at tho Holly Tree.
-Turco.Russian aud sui phur baths, 903
st. IL W. Life renewed aud health restored.
"A marriage license was issued to James f.
Edwards, Of South Carolina, and Z. Butler, OF
this city, yesterday.
The bill to allow the Y. NJ. G. A. to refund
their debt at u lower rate OF interest was passed
by the senate yesterday.
"A portrait and sketch Of Levi ). Meyerle.
hrst-basemau of tho Nationals, appears in tho
current number Of the Clipper.
Mr. Royal II. Brown will deliver his lee
ture on The CUored Man in Europe" at Israel
Church next Monday evening,
The resignation Of Officer A. p. McKenna,
one OF the oldest policemen on tho force, has
been accepted, to take effect June 30.
Excellent drip coffee served with those
sumptuous twenty. fve-cent meals at the Bay
ard House, corner Tcuth aud L streets.
A little boy, named Thomas Elwood, fell
from an express wagon on II street, near tho
Government Printing.Onice, yesterday morn
Ing, and one OF his arms was broken.
Henry ). Diehi, through his solicitor, Mr..
+. L. Browning, has entered suit against
George Gross for $4,000 damages for false rep.
reservations that the defendant made to him.
The commencement exercises of the
schools OF the Immaculate Conception will
take place next Wednesday morning, at half
past nine o'clock, in the hall connected with
the church.
Rev. G. Wesley Fitzhugh has received
letter from Governor st. John, of Kansas,
returning thanks for the receipt of two boxa
Of clothing, to be distributed among destitute
culUred refugees.
Madeline ST. Clair was arraigned In the
Police Court yesterday, charged by Duschka
b. White with keeping bawdy house but, rs
the evidence did not sustain the charge, the
case was dismissed
The public will have All opportunity of
hearing Miss Eva Mills once more, before tax
ing her leave for New York, at st. Dominic's
| Church tomorrow morning At eleven o'clock
mass, when Won Wober's Mass in G will be rem
dered in fine style.
| The Baltimore emp pigeon race will
take place from the Ebbitt House on the 7th
of July. The following gentlemen have
made entries: N. w. Caughy, Charles Becker,
II. F. Whitman, F. L. Hooper J. ]. w. Muse,
Charles Webster, J. T. Harzberg, and q. l..
Golden.
The president Of tho Parking Commits
sion, Mr.. William r. Smith, has suggested to
the Engineer Commissioner that some action
he takon to protect trees, where the boxes
have been removed, from being injured by
horses. Quite q number have suffered from
this cause.
A correspondent criticses the reckless
and dangerous shooting of policemen aud other
officers, referring to scene IN Judiciary
Square last evening, when n prisoner escaped
and Il court officer shot wildly after him, en-
dangering the lives Of children, ladies, and
other persons In the park.
Last night, about nine o'clock, small col
orcd boy, named Charles West about ten year.
of age, got into a difficulty with u colored wo
man, named Mary Bird, and struck her above
the left temple with Il stone, knocking hcl
seuseless, since which time she has not spoken
The boy was taken to the Fourth Precinct Sta
ton By Officer Burrows and locked up to await
the result of the injuries.
Under the head of "Washington's Presen
to Baltimore" Baltimore paper of yesterday
says About six o'clock yesterday evening
a destitute family, consisting of William Higgs
his wife, and son, seven years Of age, entered
the Police Southern Police Station and stated
that they had been sent to Baltimore by tn
authorities at Washington. They were cared
for at the station during the night"
A man, giving the name of Henry Ehm, o
Baltimore was found Thursday morning lyin,
by the side of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road track, near Ivy City. lie had sever
scalp wound and his left foot was injured. l
is thought he was injured by passing train
though he declined to make any statemen
,, whatever lie was taken 10 Providence Hos
pital.
About nine o'clock last night q fire wa
discovered in the roof of franc house stu
ated on lot between Twenty-third an,
Twenty fourth and NJ and n streets north
west, caused by q lamp being set against tn
side of the house. The flames were extir
guished by the inmates. The damage wa
1 trihing. No alarm was turned In, but true
b was on the ground. colored woma
named Elizabeth Brooks occupied the house.