National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-18
CITY NOTES.

Gas lamps are being erected in Iowa cir.
Gle.
The new revolvers for the police force will
be distributed to the men to-day.
The only Turko- Russian and sulphur bath
house in the city, 903 L street northwest.
The janitors Of the large shool buildings
will receive their pay for the month Of July
to-day.
The Forty Hours Devotion commenced at
st. Augustine's Church with grand high mass
yesterday morning.
The best Vienna bread in the city can be
obtained only at L. Freund's 702 Ninth street
northwest also confectionery.
Mr.. Roomo has issued TO date 1919 certif-
Gates of drawbacks for revision of special as.
scssments, aggregating $50, s5441.
"A large new bill board for Ford's Opera
House has been erected in front of the marble
building corner of Ninth street and Peunsyl.
vania avenue.
The Washington Schuotzon verein have
been invited to attend the fest of tho Balti-
more Schuetzen Verein, to be held iu that city
on the 26th and 2sth iustants.
"A mile track has been staked ont on the
property selected by the National Fair Asso-
citation at Ivy City, and the work of construc-
tion will be commenced to-day.
"A horse belonging to Lum Eslin was killed
by lightning at Mount Pleasant Saturday
evening. A tree at the corner of Seventh and
Is streets was struck and the trunk shattered.
The police only made thirty arrests during
Saturday and Saturday ught-about half the
usual number. The rain had u depressing eff
feet on the FOUNDERS" Only ten "drunks"
were registered.
"A man named Johnson attempted 10 jump
on tho steamer Leary rs she was leaving her
wharf, Saturday evening. lie did not jump
far enough, and 1t was with difficulty that he
was rescued from drowning.
"A young lady tainted in the street at tho
corner Of Seventh and + streets, about half.
past seven o'clock Saturday evening" DR..
Mo!gan was summoned, and under his treat
n.ent she soon resusctatcd, and was assisted to
her home.
Acting Postmaster General Tyner, in the
interest of the railway mail service, has asked
Major Morgan to break up the gangs Of roughs
in Swampoodle who stone trains, and have
oven gone SO far as to cut tho tubes of tho air.
brakes. The police have received orders to
look out for the rascals.
The church property corner of Third and
i streets northwest has been leased by the
Commissioners for school purposes, and 5000
allowed to put it in repair. The following
are the bidders for the work Albert Mcintosh,
S527 Lewis Morris, 1893; r. II. Barron &
Tho pulpit of the Assembly Presby teriau
Church was filled yesterday morning by the
former pastor, DIR. BOynton, who preached an
eloquent sermon from the text Blessed are
tho peacomakers." The Doctor will preach
again next Sunday, and no doubt will be
greeted by large congregation.
Joseph Hays and VIM. Lane two OF the
gang of young thieves arrested by the detec.
tives last week, were arraigned in the Police
Court Saturday, charged with tao larceny of
an umbrella from the residence of Hon. j..
Hale Sypher. The evidence not sustaining the
charge they were dismissed.
A report was circulated Sa urday night
that VIM. III. Ottman had died in Saratoga.
Some of his friends here telegraphed to learn
| the truth of the runlor and received dispatch
that 0ttman was in good health and attend
ing to his business. Attorney Wells may yet
have a chance to try the $4,000 robbery case
again.
Sat urday morning a small boy, four years
of age, son OF Mr.. Cobb. residing at the corner
of Seventh and / streets northwest, fell into q
pond of water in a vacant lot between Fifth
and Sixth and aud X streets northeast. After
remaining under water for some time he was
rescued by citizens, and with great difficulty
resuscitated.
Mr.. Nicholas Dubois, the chief engineer of
the st. Louis, Keokuk and Northwestern rail-
road, who was Killed by smash'up on that
road south Of Clarksville, Iowa, last Thursday
was, until few months ago, a resident of this
city. He was formerly clerk in the Land
Office, and afterward in the employ Of the
| District government.
The Commissioners are Of the opinion that
| it would not be for the public interests to
interrupt the execution of Messrs. Craw.
ford & Hofimans contract by ordering
the removal of the concrete works at Eleventh
and b streets. On the completion of their
work the contractors will be required 20 re-
move the works from the public grounds.
Yesterday evening while a young man
named Edward Baker was standing on the
edge of the sewer on Fifteenth street. in front
of the Riggs House, tho earth under his feet
gave way and he was being prccipitntcd into
the gulf when he made q spring and grabbed
the car-track. He held on and was finally
rescued from his perilous position. Death
might have been the result if he had gone tC
| the bottom.
Tho officials OF the Belt Line Street
Railway Company have asked permission OF
the District Commissioners to open Water
street from the intersection of NJ to Eleventh
street southwest, and Eleventh street, from
| the intersection of Eleventh street to the
tracks of the companys road on Virginia ave.
nue. with view of extending the line in that
direction. The matter has been referred to
| the Engineer Commissioner
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