National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-05-22
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CITY NOTES.

Good board and rooms at the Holly Tree
A dead infant was found in the Capitol
grounds early yesterday morning.
-Turco-Russan and sulphur baths, 9O3 E
81. w., cures and prevents malaria.
Francis A. Beuter has been appointed an
additional private to do duty about the Riggs
School building.
"A regular hotel dinner for twenty-five
cents at the Bayard House, corner of Tenth
and L streets northwest.
Silks Satins, Damasse Grenadines Blunt.
ings. and: Fancy Dress Goods at Burdette's,
Seventh street, between / and X.
At the 'pcncsand tournament of the Ma.
tional Tournament Club ut Gales Park to-day
MI F. G, Revells will deliver the orailon.
The Alert, one of the largest dredce.boats
on the river, yesterday noon broke her din.
per'handle while dredging at the foot of
Tenth street.
Mr.. Crandcll, having rented his store, cor.
ner Seventh and ID streets, will close out tho
balance OF his stock of books, show cases, safes
&c, from No. 437 Seventh street, few doors
above. Auction at seven p. m.
The annual exhibition of drawing and
penmanship of tho public schools will take
place tomorrow, commencing at one o'clock
NJ the Franklin aud Sumner school bnildings
The public are cordially invited to attend
Tho Commissioners have issued al order to
persons on whose promises the caps of stop.
cock boxes are above the surface of the pave.
mcnt to have them reduced TO level with the
tideWalk' Inc order was promulgated through
the Water Registrar.
The closing complimentary entertainment
of the Thuliau Club for the season of ISIS and
1873 VIII be given ut the Opera-House on
Monday evening next. The play will be the
tine old English comedy of Tho Poor Gentle.
man. with very excellent cast.
The Republican city convention in Alex.
Rndria Endorsed DIR. j. B. johnson, the indie.
pendent candidate for mayor, Wesley Make
ley, Tor superintendent of police; L, l..
BIOckett for auditor and N. y. Harlow, for
treasurer were also unanimously Endorsed.
The Si'sby Manufacturing Company, of
Seneca Falls, N Y, have been notified by the
District Commissioners that at present they
cannot accept the proposition Of the former
TO exchange one Of their ncw.style "crane.
neck steam lire engines for the Silsby engine
now IN use by the fire department of this city.
The following county roads have been re.
ported 10 tho Lngineer-C Commissioner MS need
Ing repair Lincoln avenue road, Bunker Hill
road Hardwood Rock Creek Church. from
Eagle gate to District line Magnolia, Queen
Chapel Blair, Eighth street extended Sber.
man, Old Sligo Mill road aud bridges on
Bunker Hin road
Mary McAnnally, administrators of Jobn
olChhhilSi I''oUgh HCT counsel, Mr. BCniumin
Davenport, has entered suit against the Wash.
jngton City Hibornian Society, No. /, to re.
cover ai!ment money for twenty-one and a
half weeks, from May to September a. 1876
at So per weel-S13O. She claims that be wa
entitled to the amount Of benefits claimed.
Yesterday afternoon, while the police were
engaged in paradmg the Avenue, woman
named Brown, living on Thirteen-and-a-ha
street northwest, seized the opportunity TO ad,
minister "A beating to rocreunt lovor. She
had succeeded in pounding him good with a
bar OF iron whom mutual friends interlcred aud
stopped the fight.