National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-05-15
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Good board and rooms at the Holly Tree.
-Turco-Russian aud sulphur baths, 9O3 Z
st. W., curcs rheumatism aud skin diseases.
The National Tournament Club will give
. picnic aud tournament at Gales Park on
Thursday, May p.
"A regular hotel dinner for twenty-five
cents at the Bayard House, corner Of Tenth
and streets northwest.
Silks, Satins, DamasSe Grenadines, Bunt-
inGs, aud Fancy Dress Goods at Burdette's,
Seventh street. between and X.
MIR. Crandcll, having rented his store, cor
ner Seventh and ID streets, will close out the
balance Of his stock of books showcases, safes
&c, from No. 137 Seventh street, few doors
above. Auction at seven p. m.
The Washington Architects Association
has been organized, with the following tempo
rary officers W. NJ. PoindeNtcr, president c.
A. Duttcn, secretary, and Mcssrs. Pe!z, McGill,
and Dutten executive committee.
The mandamus in the case of the Mutual
Fire Insurance Company, which was to have
been heard yesterday before the court IN JaHc
was postponed until tomorrow In the mean
time motion TO quash has been entered
The newly-clected officers of Washington
Cummandery, X. T., were installed last even
ing at Masonic Temple. The sem.annual COM
munication of the Grand Lodge was also held,
but no business of Importance was transacted.
The first outdoor concert of the Marine
Band was given in the Capitol grounds yester-
day afternoon. The concerts will be given
every Wednesday ut the Capitol and every
Saturday at the Executive Mansion until Sep.
TENDER q.
BY order of Chiel-Jus,ice Cartier, Robert
Watson, alias Hill, arrested here last Friday
for stealing horse in Prince Georges County
Md, was yesterday turned over TO Sheriff vii.
son, OF that county, who held reQuisition
from Governor Carroll.
In response to a request from the "Prefct
de la Seine" Paris, q table has been compiled
at the Health Office, giving n statement of the
total deaths, marriages and births, and SILL
births with an remuneration Of the most rom
lnent causes OF death in the District during
the year 1878,
Two small hoys, aged respectively eight
ana seven years, were arrested mt the Balti.
more and Potomac depot by officer Kearney
yesterday morning. They were about to leave
the city. II was discovered that one of them
had stolen $50 from his mother. The boys
were returned to their parents aud most of the
money Was recovered.
In reply to communication from Mr.. II.
X. Miles superintendent Of Fre-Alarm Tcle-
graph asking to be reimbursed for the loss
Of q horse caused by his taking fright and
running away from where he was tied and in
juriug itself so that IL had to be killed the
Commissioners have replied that they are OF
the opinion that the District is not responsible
for the loss.
Two brothers named Munford, aged re.
Jpectively twenty-five aud seventeen years,
bad light on Eleventh street, between Il and
U streets northwest about ten o'clock yester-
day morning Moses, the elder shot the
younger in the left urn. The wound is not
serious. Dr. b. b. Adams extracted the bail.
Moses left his home after the shooting, and has
not yet been arrested.
About eleven o'clock last evening Lieuten-
ant Austin, Of the Fifth Precinct, accompanied
By Sergeant HollinbeIger and a squad of Off
GERS, made a descent on several disreputable
houses in Majors alley aud on Thirteen
and-a-half street northwest and arrested all
the Inmates. Sixteen in all were captured
consisting VI thirteen white aud colOrcd women
aud thrgc colorCl men. The party were locked
up until this morning, when they win be pre-,
BeHlsd " JudBC oLelI 10 Migrants,