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

The play Of 'pzaTO' will be repeated on
Oh about the middle OF the present month.
The attendance ut the Harrison revival, at
Hamline Church. last night was very large
--Turco- Russian aud sulphur baths, 003 T.
ST. IL. W, cures rheumatism and skin diseases.
"A fine sacred concert WIS given at Odd
Fellows Hall last evening by the the sicnger-
bund.
"A regular hotel dinner for twenty-five
cents at the Bayard House, corner of Tenth
and L streets northwest.
Silks, Satims, Damasse Grenadines, Blunt.
iDgs, and Fancy Dress Goods at Burdette's,
Seventh street, between | and X.
Tho many friends of Mr.. J. r. Whitaker
jI., the well-Snown butcher, will be pleased to
learn of his recovery from his late sickness
"A man named John Clark was arrested on
Saturday, by Officer Martin, of the Fourth Pro.
einci, on the charge of selling policy tickets.
ON the Both inst. the Departmental Dozen
will give an excursion to Marshall Hall and
thirty miles down the Potomac ON the steamer
George Leary.
The police made thirty-nine arrests satur.
day and Saturday night Nineteen were
"drunks.' Eighteen tramps lodged IN the sta
tion-houscs Saturday night.
Saturday afternoon Officer ShRnks Of the
Sixth Precinct, while in pursuit of some colored
boys who were playing ball in the street, fell and
injured his knee severely.
The great auction sale Of books, stationery,
Be- now going on at Mr.. Crandell's corner OF
Seventh and ID streets, should not DO over
looked. The entire stock is to DO closed out,
and the variety is very great.
The arrivals of fish on Saturday amounted
TO Gj,O00 herring, 5000 shad, and 100 lunches
OF fish. Herring brought Sc ard s. per thou
sand shad $3.50 and 80 per hundred and
bunch fish thirty and forty cents per bunch.
The German Workingmcn's Society were
to hold mass meeting at Borgman's Hall yes
terday afternoon, but there were only about
twenty present After short speeches from
Mcssrs. SpieT, Heidemann, and others, they add
journcd.
--Devlin & Co., the leading New York cloth
ing firm, do not pretend TO do "ow-priced'
work, but to give fine work and the latest and
hest New York styles, as low rs consistent
with good work and good materials. lnyesti-
gate them at 1920 i street.
"A paror entertainment for the benefit of
the Chisolm Monument Association was given
at Mrs. Ingersoll's residence, No. oil Fourth
street. Saturday evening. The event of the
evening was the narration by Captain James
Wells Of the story of his escape from. Libby
prison.
AT the meeting OF the J. p. D. s., Saturday
evening, the following officers were elected {:
President Mr.. Frederick T. Tasller vice.
president, Nj. Philip Fitzhugh; secretary, Mr.,
b. b. Thompson treasurer Mr.. Z, S. Rhccm
recording secretary, Mr.. i. " Benet, and
judge, Mr.. Bullitt Fit2hugh.
Saturday afternoon coorcd woman
named Charlotte Holmes, brought white in
FAINT, about six weeks old, to tho Fourth Pre-.
cuct Station, stating that il had been left at
her house, No 9li Twentieth street, by white
woman, named Emma Jones, evidently with
the intention Of abandoning II. The babe was
taken to st, AIMS Infant Asylum and re-
Ceived
james Cleveland, member of Union En-
CINE Company, No, l. fell from the hose car.
Tiage while it was being dragged by rope on
Pennsylvania avenue Saturday morning, He
was caught in wheel and dragged some dis.
lance, by which he was bruised considerably,
but not otherwise injured, DIR. b. b. Adams
rendered medical aid, C1eavcland was taken
to his home. No. 1853 Bridge street, George
town.