The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-10-24
Settings About Town.

JOtftugs About Town.
The epzootic is prevailing to an alarming
cNtcnt In this city.
A few straw hats still lnger along our
thoroughfarcs. Where are the militaY
All tho latest magazines and periodicals
at Brad Adams's. WHO is open this morning until
The people living on Seventeenth street
above II would like to sec the strcet-swcepcr In that
vicinity,
From the publishers, Appleton 4 Co., Now
York, we have the North Imcrfcnp Reric,c for Mo-
vember, 1880.
Washington street, between Gay and West,
In Georgetown, Is having rccurbing nj the expense
OF the property owners.
Rev. DR.. Douglass +. Forrest will hold
service this afternoon, at O'Clock at Grace Episcopal
Church, South Washington
1t is understood that the statue of Farragut,
now In position In Farragut Square, will I've unveiled
about the 10Th OF December,
The time is now near for the reassembling
OF Congress aud the city Is welcoming Its winter Ns-
itors. The season promises to he short aud sweet.
A slight fire was discovered in Finley &
koch's establishment, on Pennsylvania avenue last
night, hut was eStlngulshcd before any injury was
done.
The members of the Capital Bicycle Club,
of this city, will attend the Frederick city agricul
imra fair ON Thursday next. The club will bc under
the care Of Mr.. ID. W. Zantzinger.
Last night John Cornell entered the house
OF Mrs. Louisa Shaw, Tenth street, near Louisiana
avenue; aud raised a fight during which he struck
Mrs. Shaw with chair. Oicer Janifer arrested him
and locked him up in the Fifth precinct.
prominent lady of Philadelphia has
choice bottle OF elder that was bottled during the
time OF Jackson's administration, which she intends
sanguine that ten. Hancock viii he the recipient.
The local colored politicians are very much
| excited the action of Chief the ~
Department, In not taking any Of the colored mem-
beers OF the department to the Baltimore parade, and
threaten TO go for his scalp In the event OF Garfield
election.
Mr.. James p. Willett, of the firm of Will
lett & Ruor, has Just returned from New York,
| bringing with him everything new and novel In the
and gentlemen interested In matters OF dress should
read Messrs Willett RuoG's advertisement, in an
o,her column.
Members of the United States Supreme
Court and the citizens OF Washington generally will
regret to learn OF the death Of Mr. ustavus A. Clarke,
who has been for the past forty years doorkeepcr OF
the United states supreme Court III. death occurred
| day morning from the whitney House.
We gladly call the attention of all who
buy children's shoes to the advertisement of tn,
american Shoe Tip Go. III another column. As
black tip that Is perfect protection to the toes
costly shoes while adding to their beauty Is of til,
first Importance. Such The A. $. n. Co. Zip ha
| proved TO be.
| MIR. herndon Morsel's concert at Lincolr
Han was well patronize last week that the citizen
Alexandria have asked to have 1t repeated there
This request has been granted, and the concert will
take place at Armory Hall next Thursday evening I'M
der the management of Mr.. Samuel q. Kingsley, o
the National Theatre. which is sufficient giarantc
that everything VIII he OF the very best.
In the event of any Washington peopl
being alive at the next centennial celebration OF on
neghboiing city of Baltimore, II might not be out
place to warn them to take early train fo
home. Three hours and q half travelling forty mile
does not show much Increase Of speed In hundrc
and fifty years. and should the same ratio continue
10y the next celebration 1t will take all night e,
home.
:. The journeymen tailors of this city held
meeting last night in the dinng-rcom of Cosinopo
tan Hall, W. ketter, the president OF the associa
ton. In the chair. A resolution adopted TO ask n
employers not now paying the scale of prices of Il
association to regulate the and agree with them
committee was appointed to draft circular gvin
the names Of the paying and non-payng tailors of III
city the prices adopted 10y the association The n
tendance was very large.
: a Complete Assortment of Overconi,