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= -Turco.Russian aud sulp hur baths, DOB L
street northwest.
The Commissioners have given the Provi.
dent Aid Society 5000 TO be distributed for the
relief of the poor.
The l2,O0O-pound propeller cast at the
navy-yard last Tuesday was taken from the
mould yesterday.
Father DoWulf, formerly assistant pastor
of st. Matthew's, will return from Rome about
the 18th of next month.
"A regular hotel dinner for twenty-five
cents at tho Bayard House, corner of Tenth
and L streets northwest
The benefit performance rendered Mr..
Frank Pistcro by the 20. W. D." Society has
been postponed until next Thursday evening.
Many ministers of tho city will preach to.
morrow with reference to temperance, and
also participate in the meeting at odd Fell
lows Hall.
MIR. James S. Davis, foreman of the grand
jury, has been temporarily excused from that
service, and Mr.. James A. Williamson ap.
pointed TO act in tho interim.
"A new packet.boat (thc General NJ. c.
Meigs) is being fitted up by Mr. John 4. Scriv-
cner, to be used in taking excursion and fish
ing parties up the canal.
The great closing.out sale of books and
stationery at Mr.. Crandalls corner of Seventh
and ID streets is attracting general attention.
Goods are sold at a heavy sacrifice.
Father Boyle, of ST. Matthew's Church,
will preach at pontihcal vcspers on Thursday
afternoon, May l, at st. Peters Church, Biti-
more, on which day that church will be con-
secratcd.
"A party of professionals and amateurs, in.
Guiding Miss Annie Ware, the Misses Levy,
and other talented ladies and gentlemen, gave
an entertainment at ST. Elizabeth's Asylum
Thursday evening.
The largest crowd that has yet visited the
fair and festival at Masonic Hail. for the ben
eft of st. Andrews parish, was present last
night The fair will be opened to-day and to-
night and lunch will be served at twelve
o'clock.
The Union Mission, in charge Of Rev. G.
w. DGnson, will commence tomorrow morn
ing in the Police Court room, and be held every
Sunday hereafter, at IL \. m, 3 p. IN. and 1880
p. m. There will be good choir of singers and
music on the organ aud cornet.
Officers Yolkman and Harper, the two
Georgetown policemen who were in charge OF
Carroll when he was captured and lynched at
Point of Rocks last Thursday, had not returned
TO the city last night, 50 that no official report
of the lynChing has been received at Police
Headquarters.
"A mass meeting in the interest of temper
ance will be held at Odd Fellows Hall at 33C
o'clock Sunday afternoon next. Several mem
bers of Congress are expected to be present and
make radical prohibition speeches. Thore will
also DO prohibition singing and instrumental
music.
-lIeath-Onicer Townshond yesterday sub
mitted communication to the District Com
missioner, calling attention to the building
corner Of Ninth and X streets northwest, for
merly used as a police station. lie states that
portion of the building, which is open, has
becomes resort for idors, aud nuisances arc
frequently committed therein.
Complaints are loud and numerous regard
ing the conduct Of thieves and pilferers il
Mount Olivot Cemetery, especially on Sundays
Floral tributes placed on graves cannot b.
found there thirty minutes afterward anC
the sexton even states instances where visitor
have despOilcd graves of their garands an,
with them decorated graves Of their own kin
dred or friends.
Yesterday afternoon, about $3.50 o'clock,
colOred boy, seven years Of age, named Robel
Hearns living on johnson avenue, between
and aud Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets
was run over by lumber wagon, driven by
mau named Marion Saunders, at the corner O
Fourteenth and K streets. DIR, Blair attende
the lad. lie was not dangerously hurt bu
was gashed quito severely over the left eye,
Mr.. John r. Falon, the well.known secre
taIy Of Carroll Institute, will lead to the alta
on Wednesday next, the 23d instant, Miss Liz
zie SummersCales, a daughter Of Mr. ThOma
SummeIscales, OF North Washington, The Ger
emory will take place at halEpast eight 0'clocl
o. M, Father McCarty officiating, and th,
couple viii HE away ~ New York for thC
honeymoon.