National Republican., 1880-08-18
CJ1l NOIBS.

--Benedcine Malt Vino Beer. Finley Il
Koch, agents. 1906 Pennsylvania avenue.
Tho only Turkish bath in the city, 500 L
street, near judiciary Square. Best shampooer
this side Of Now York. Dr. Bovee.
Building Inspector Entwislo has con-
domued the front Of house No. 522 Tenth street
northwest as dangerous to lifo and limb.
The Philharmonic society will give
moonlight excursion 10 Marshall Hall OH the
steamer w. W. Corcoran tomorrow evening.
"A rattlcsnako eight feet long and twelve
inches in girth has been sent from Florida to
the Smithsonian institution by Mr.. James
Bell.
"A man named John Van Sciyor was ar.
rested by Detective McDeyitt last evening on
q charge of pocket.picking preferred by Harry
Ellis.
Turkish, Russian and Sulphur Baths at
the wGll.known place, 903 j. treet, near Ninth.
Tho only reliable place in the city for genuine
baths.
Among the patents issued from tho United
States patcnt-Ollice yesterday was one to Will
liam s. Owen Of Washington, d. c., for sash
| fastener.
An excursion party OF 100 persons from
Wheeling, w. Va, and the neighboring coun.
try arrived in the city last night and was
quartercd at the National and other down.
town hotels.
w. r. Dyson, porter, employed by Hufty
& Taylor, was 1ned SO or thirty days by
Judge Smell yesterday for tho larceny of
eighty five cents from a box belonging TO tho
lady employees in the store.
"A new barge called the Transfer has been
placed on the railroad ferry line between
Shepherds and Alexandria, tho barge Brew.
erton having been withdrawn. Tho giant
barge Excelsior which is being fitted up in
| Alexandria, is expected to arrive early next
| month.
An aged coored man named Joe Agger.
son, from Winchester Va, appeared at police
headquarters yesterday and sought tho aid Of
| the detectives in recovering u thousand.dollar
gold piece which, he said, had been stolen
| from him. The detectives think that Agger.
| son is iliEhty.
| Captain Travers of tho steamer Jane
| Mosoley has complained to the local steamboat
| inspectors of the conduct of the officers of the
steamer Arrowsmith, who, ho says amuse
themselves by running around other boats in
order to show the speed of the Arrowsmith,
and thus endanger the vessels.
| Two brothers, named George and William
Adams, were fined $50 or sixty days each by
Judge Smell yesterday for assault Oh fish
dealer named Columbus Alexander. Alex
amdcr attempted TO separate the brothers,
| who were fighting, and both turned upon him
In the struggle that followed AleXander's arm
was broken
The friends of Mr.. Henry +. Bauer tho
| teller Of the National Metropolitan bank, tom
dered that popular gentleman serenade last
evening at the residence OF his father on Four
and-a.half southwest The occasion was
NJ. Bauer's twenty.eighth birthday. During
tho festivities there was a pretty display of
fireworks in front of the house.
| While the apparatus of tho rival odorless
oxcavating company was at work in an alley
yesterday afternoon Mr.. j. II. Morrow, fore
man for Mr.. Dansy, and Frank Carter, jr.,
became engaged in an alteration. During the
meeo Mr.. Morrow struck Carter with such
force that he broke one of his fingers, but be-
fore any further injury was done either party
they were separated by the workmen.
"A young woman named Clara Donaldson
was arrAigned in the police court yesterday
charged with threats against Jennie Usher
but as tho charge appeared lobe n conditional
ono the court ordered her personal recognizance
10 bo taken. This proceeding caused Clara to
burst into loud laugh ut her triumph, but
when tho court ordered her to bo fined S5 fol
contempt the laugh was on the other side.
1t cannot yet be stated whether the visit
ors at tho National fair this fall will have the
pleasure of witnessing trOt between Maud s
and St. Julien or not. The mention of the
fact that negotiations were in progress with
the owners Of the horses has developed
| lively public interest, and tho indications are
that ID would not be an unprohtabl invest
mont to offer inducements sufficient TO brns
the horses here. The capital boasts of having
the finest race track in the country, and thC
best horses in the country ought to be trotted
overlt.