National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-08-04
CITY NOTES.

The only Turko.Russinn and sulphur
bath-houso in the city, 903 L street northwest.
The best Vienna Bread in the city can be
obtained only at +. Freund's, 702 Ninth
street, northwest.
The will of the late Francis Mohun, which
was executed in 1872, has been filed in the Of
fee of the Register OF Wills for probate.
Postmaster Edmunds says that the state
ment that the Scaton building has been Sc
lected for the City Post Office is incorrect.
Only two dodgers were accommodated In the
station houses Saturday night. Tho weather
is so warm that the tramps prefer the parks.
"A lady fell out of one of the open cars on
Pennsylvania avenue, near Eighth street,
Saturday evening, aud sustained serious inju-
ries.
"A colorcd boy, named Augustus Coleman,
received twenty lashes, well laid on" in Al
eXandria Saturday morning for stealing
pair Of overalls.
The gutter running along the sidewalk at
the southeast corner of Tenth and o streets is
in very filthy condition aud is badly In need
of attention FROM the gutter cleaners.
The police made seventy arrests during
the twenty-four hours ending at eight o'clock
yesterday morning. Twenty-Five arrests were
made in the Fifth or Central precinct alone.
Saturday night was unusually lively in
the Fifth precinct. There were numerous
small ARRAYS in the Division" aud Judge
Bundy's attention will be fully occupied this
morning.
Henry Harry, one of the men under In
dictmeht for outraging Miss CLANCY, WAS ar
rested Saturday night for making an assault
| on man named Charles Smith, on Thirteenth
street, near northwest.
John smith, u colorcd laborer, working on
the Bureau Of Engraving aud Printing build
ing, had his skull fractured Saturday morning
by being struck with the crank or handle of II
derricklwhile hosting stone.
The case OF Carpenter against the District
of Columbia, involving all the questions at
issue In regard to increasing and enforcing
the payment of water rents comes before JUS
tce James for hearing this morning.
The opening of Tom Troddens new res
taurant, No. 205 Seventh street northwest,
was appropriately celebrated Saturday even.
Toms friends had roushg time.
| The Anacostia Gun Club made the follow.
ing scores at glass-ball shooting at Eagle Park
| Saturday, each member having ten balls
Rothwell, = Wagner, 10; Williams, Z; Shell
ton, Z Moran, 6 McNelly, S; Stumph, Z, aud
Ready, 8.
Hugh Coyle, editor of the Telegram, and
o. p. Chappcll had personal difficulty of Il
very lively nature in the reading room of the
| e'culuR. n cry
| of police y was raised and the combatants
quickly separated.
"A new gilling skiff, named the Fannie A.
| Golden, was launched at Captain Raynor's
boat house, foot of Ninth street, last Saturday
afternoon. Quite a large crowd assembled To
witness the first dip" aud the affair was
made very jolly ono.
The directors of the National Fair Asso.
citation have appointed Major +. G. Curtis, J
Bradley Adams, ]. b. Mccarthy, f. +. Thor
nett, NJ. b. Scanlon, James Redgate, Thoma:
Somervllc, James Grimaty aud q. Il. Davis q!
u committee to take charge OF the athlet,
sports at the fair
Bill Piper alias Suffering Bill" colorct
driver for johnson Brothers, was knocked of
his cart by a stone thrown from crowd o
workmen on Water street near Twelfth Satur
day evening. He was sent home in his own
cart. Bill provoked the workmen by persist
ing in driving upon pile of cobble stones OIL
which they were working.
Among the many promotions which took
place August /, 1879, was that of J. II. s
Parker colored man from Chattanooga
Tenn. He was appointed by the p NJ. &
April TO- 1877, aud assigned to the folding
room, which is in the bureau of the Third As
sstant. He has been placed rs chief over thii
room since promotion. The entire United
States is supplied with registered package
envelopes from this room, besides the otlicia
| enyelOpes.