National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-09-11
CITY NOTES.
Good a5.cent meals at tho Holly Tree.

Good 2o'cent meals at tho Holly Tree.
The only Turko. Russian and sulphur BATH
house in the city, 903 + street northwest.
Mr.. L. j. La Place will exhibit the portable
fire escape this afternoon at Wizards Hotel
and tho Riggs House.
The best Vienna bread in tho city can be
obtained only at +. Freund's, 7O2 Ninth street
northwest also confectionery.
The divorce suit brought by Galveston G..
Campbell against his wife, Grace L. Campbell.
has been dismissed by the complainant's solic.
itor.
Tho Ohio Republican Auxiliary Campaign
club held meeting last night but did 10 bust.
ness further than discuss matters of private
interest
Tho Republican committee of Alexandria
County has been recognized by the election
Of Benjamin Austin as chairman aud L. G.
Cunningham rs secretary.
The produce dealers are still being hauled
up before Judge Bundy for dealing without
license Four Of them were fined $50 each in
the Police court yesterday.
The District Commissioners have con.
Cluded to improve b street southwest from
Maryland avenue to b street. and G, between
Ninth and Thirteen-and.a-half streets south.
west.
-Georgiana Withers, colored girl arrested
DN DtlcIllNtS Us anu nCDtNltt, Is nclQ on
the charge Of stealing u diamond ring aud a
pair Of gold bracelets from her employer, Mrs.
DIR. Pennington.
Frank Wilson, the man arrested for being
concerned in rObbing man named Tracey OF
his watch on the thrse-card-monte plan last
Tuesday, WAS yesterday committed Tor the ac.
tion Of the Grand Jury.
Two small children Of Mr.. w. NJ. Moul.
den, residing AT dl2 Twelfth street northwest
strayed away from homo about o'clock yes.
terday evening, and their whereabouts had
not been discovered up to midnight.
Tho District Superintendent of Property
asks authority to turn over to the United
States Ordnance Department $50 muskets, with
other military accoutrements formerly used
| by the militia of the District which are being
damaged for want of proper care.
The president of the Alexandria and
Fairfax Agricultural aud Industrial Associa
ton reports that all available space In the
main building during their approaching OK
hibltion has been taken up, and that the
prospects Of the fair are very bright
I'm to date the District Treasurer has re
funded about S2l 800 of the illegally assessed
water tax and is likely to be employed in the
same manner for some time to come. Five
thousand drawback claims have now been pre-,
sented, aud there are about 1000 more TO be
acted upon.
The excursions 10 Occoquan Falls on the
Mary Washington are getting to be very popu.
lar. 1t Is orc of the most beautiful and pic,
turesdue resorts on the Potomac. The scenery
Is grand, wild and romantic. Rocky cliff.
covered with moss aud ferus, and waterfall:
at oycry turn, make one constantly surprised.
The ncighborhood Of Tenth and streets
was thrown into a state Of great excitement
Yesterday afternoon over an attempted eioct
ment Of an rascible man Of family by con,
stable. Cries of fire, murder, thief &c. soon
| attracted q large crowd, aud things look cd
lively fora ttpc, but singular to relate, no one
was hurt, ..