National Republican., 1880-07-21
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-Bcncdctine Malt Wine Beer. Finley &
Koch, agents, 1906 Pennsylvania avenue.
-Commissiouor Dent, having returned from
Berkeley Springs, was ut his desk in the Column
bia buildings yesterday.
--Oficer Mcdonald of the sixth precinct
last evening arrested colored boy named
William Bruce for stealing guitar.
The only Turkish bath in the city, 500 f
street, near judiciary Square. Best shampooer
this side Of New York DIR. Boyce.
Turkish, Russian and sulphur Baths at
the well.known place, 003 L treet, near Ninth
The only reliable place in the city for genuine
baths.
The California pioneers have taken the
preliminary steps toward tho erection of
statue to General Suffer- who died recently
in this city.
-1'homas johnson, the young man who
made himself conspicuous on Sovcnth-street
car Monday night by nourishing pistol, was
yesterday fined $50 or ninety days.
A communication from George II. Will.
isms calling attention to the condition of the
alley running north and south through square
l59 has been referred to Major Twining.
"A colored boy named Walter Crump
eleven years of ago, was arrested yesterday
morning by Officer Brown on II charge of rob
Georgetown. at the head of Greene street.
John Howard, colored man confined in
the District Jail on several charges of bur.
glary shows signs of insanity, but his attend
ants think that he is feigning in order to eE.
change the penitentiary for the insane asylum.
--Brights disease, and all kidney affections,
rheumatism, dyspepsia, neuralgia, paralysis,
diseases of females aud all nervous and chronic
diseases positively cured by Dr. Bosworth, 9ls
street. Lady assistant in attendance. See
his card.
The Young Mems National Hancock club
met at their hall last evening, but transacted
no business of importance beyond accepting
an Invitation to be present at democratic
polc'raising in Georgetown next Friday even
ing
Mrs. Theodore Boucher living at 81
Fuyettc street, Georgetown, broke her right
leg above tue aukle yesterday morning by
falling of the back porch of her dwelling. DR..
Richie attended the injured lady and set the
fractured limb.
Patents were issued to the following resi-
dents Of the District yesterday Alexander G.
Bell, automatic shOrt.circuiter for telephones;
Francis j. Lippitt, eyelet-punch for paper
fasteners, and William Robinson, paging and
numbering machine.
The District commissioners have approved
the condemnation of land for an alley in
square 141 in the city of Washington made
on the 1st of May, 1880, by the jury summoned
for that purpose by the United States marshal
Of the District of Columbia
j. A. Rowland and others, in a communi
cation TO the District commissioners protest
against the paving of Sixth street, between
| + and q streets with granite blocks, and ask
| that concrete be substituted. The paper la,
| been referred to the engineer commissioner.
Francis McKcnney was fined $50 ant
costs in the police court yesterday for assault
| ing Mr. Thomas McCabe last Wednesday. Nc
| Cabe was demonstrating with McKenncy fo
allowing his boy to throw stones, when Nc
| Rcnney turned on him and knocked hin
senscless with brick.
The rain storm yesterday afternoon wa
preceded by wind squall, which created
lively hustle oil Pennsylvania avenue. Hat
and umbrellas flew in all directions Ladie
who were caught out in the squal. farce
badly. One lady had her hat blown of nea
Thirteenth street and recovered it at Eleventh
street.
Tho funeral Of ex-Policeman w. Wallace
Grant will take place this afternoon at
o'clock from the Ninth-street methodist pro
tostant church, and will be attended by del
egations from the knights of Pythias an,
Independent Order of Mechanics, rs well a
n detail of thirty policemen under Lieuten
ant Kelly of the fifth precinct
The president of the board of election
having addressed u letter TO the mayor Of tn
city OF Washington asking information as t.
tho manner Of conducting elections in tn
District, the District commissioners have re
piled, briefly stating how the District is gov
erned, and informing tho writer that ther
are at present no elective officers and no elec
tious in the District Of Columbia.
Samuel Matthews, colOred, was arrestc
by officers of tho fifth precinct yesterday 70
stealing chickens. Matthews, who is an oil
offender, distinguished hiu.sef some years az
by llling the position of judge ina court orgl
nized among the inmates Of the wOrkhous
to punish offenses committed against the law
adopted by the "vags' for their government
Samuel, IL is expected, will shortly return t
his old constituents.
John Champion, young man residing o
l. street. between Sixth and Seventh streets
while at work on the new Peabody scho,
building on Capitol hill yesterday morning
fell from scailold Il distance Of twenty fee
to the ground, receiving severe injuries. II
was attended by DIR, Beall at Scala's dru
store and afterSard taken to the Provdenc
hospital.
The excursion tonight on the Arrow
smith will draw from the best people q
Washington aud Alexandria and Certain
presents a favorable opportunity for delight
tul and comfortable evening trip on the p,
tomac. The CONCERT on the boat by tn
, Marine band will bc Of the highest orde
The moon will be full and the boat is th
fastest aud most capacious on the rive
What more could be offered?
i. John Wesley NJ. L. Zion church will hay
, an excursion to Highland park Tomorrow
which promises to be u grand affair. An IL
teresLiug programme has been prepared. Th
Q exercises will include patriotic songs readin
!. of tho emancipation proclamation, by Prefe
sor W. H. Bell; poca in honor of the flag
our country, by Rev NJ. II. Ross; an addre
= by j. W. Cromwell, editor of tho Peoples Adr
. cate, aud speeches by j. K. Laws aud Others o
= the social and political questions of the day.
a JULIUS LAHsBURGH, tho only importer
7 China mating in the District.
, Tho Spanish War Vessel.