National Republican., 1880-08-04
CITY NOTES.

--Benediotine Malt Wine Beer. Finley &
Koch, agents, 1906 Pennsylvania avenue.
The democratic headquarters on + street
will be graced with new banner to-day.
B. +. Queen of the St. James news stand
sends the New York Clipper for the current
week.
The only Turkish bath in the city, 500 L
street, near Judiciary Square, Best shampooer
this sdo OF New York. Dir. Bovce.
Turkish, Russian and Sulphur Baths at
tho wel.known place, 903 E treet, near Ninth.
The only reliable place in the city for genuine
baths.
The contract for constructing brick and
pipe sewers along Boundary, and V streets
northwest WAS yesterday awarded 10 Mohler
& Reynolds.
Tho steamer Jane Moselcy returned TO
this port last evening from New York, whore
she was chartered for service on the Long
Branch line.
A colorod man named John Wilson, who
had in his possession two new shirts, was
arrested by Detectives Coomes aud Acton yes.
terday ON suspicion.
William Loonoy, an elderly white man,
was sent TO Jail for sixty days by Judge Smell
yesterday for having assaulted his wife aud
br Oxen her ribs about two weeks ago.
Robert Dent, colored man, received SEN
lbuCtb amounting HllVBtlucf 10 t5D or nYe
mouths yesterday for assaulting Ben Boyd
with a razor at the corner Of Seventh and 0
streets Monday afternoon.
The rain last night had depressing
effect on the young democracy, there being a
very slim attendance Of tho Hancock and Eng.
lish club at Cosmopolitan hall last evening
Little business was transacted.
Eugene Curtis, coored porter in tho
employ OF Tyssowski Bros, dealers in gents
Fp, \, ,i,Nos Ia,
on charge Of potty larceny from his EN-.
ployeis. They declined to prosecute, how
ever, and he was discharged.
In accordance with the action of the
| commissioners noted in yesterdays REPUB.
| LTCAN the pound master was yesterday in.
| structed to procure two covered wagons of the
property clerk aud two horses aud to employ
six additional mon in the pound service.
Tho Kansas Republican association met
last evening, but owing to the rain did not
| perfect 4 permanent organization. The asso-
| citation adjourned, without transncting other
business, until next Tuesday evening, a the
| same place, corner Ninth aud G. streets north
west.
-Heath.Ofiicer Townshend and Mr.. L. Car.
ter the garbage contractor, and his attorneys
| had u conference with the District commits
sioners in relation to the garbage service. The
commissioners declared their intention OF
|
with tho contract.
| Isaac Brown, colorcd, was arraigned in
| the police court yesterday on q charge OF
bigamy, having married one Maria Plummer
while his first wife, Clara Brown, was still
| living. Tho testimony was pretty strong
| against him and lie was sent up to the grand
| jury, bonds being fixed at $500
The commissioners yesterday awarded the
contracts for building new schooI-houses in
accordance with the report Of the committee
| on bids as follows Tho Anacostia buildiur
to r. Downing, building on u street to Bright,
Humphrey & Co., on Bladensburg road to
B. Q. King aud on street to ]. II. Hewlett
The executive committee of the Washing.
| ton Grove Camp Meeting association held a
meeting yesterday and arranged vast
amount Of business preliminary TO the
opening Of the camp'mecting on the IL h in.
stHnt Out Of a large uuaber Of touts ordered
for the occasion ouly fifteen remain untaken
The new twolve.inch main laid on Four.
teenth street, between North b aud South h
strccts, las not materially improved tho water
supply IN tho neighborhood Of tue bureau o
engraving aud printing, as was expected, The
! water registrar states that tho scarcity o
water is due to the fact that the water in th,
distributing reservoir is three or four fee
lower than usual at this season.
Among the promised attractions at thC
| ScbutlZ1N park Tor thursday evening is
watermelon match, under tho patronage o
distinguished citizens IL is advertised ~
Something in opposition to Dr. Tanner. 1--WE
prizes will be offered the first for the mar
I who eats the most watermelon in half an hour
and the second for the lun who eats the mos
in the first hfleeu minutes. 1t is expected
that tdcro will be a large number Of entries
The question of the right of a woman 10
license to preach under the methodist cpiscopa
church will have to he settled by the bisho
presiding over the next session of tho Balti
more conference. Mrs. Clara Roach, who ha
been successfully engaged as an exhorter wa
recommended by the officers of Hamlu
church some time ago for II liconse to preach
The presiding elder having ruled that there i
no law iustfying tho license of women I
preach, Mrs Roach's friends have appealed t
higher authority.
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