National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-01-08
CITY NOTES.

Only one new case of smallpox was re.
ported yesterday.
Rev. DR.. Newman at Metropolitan church
January 49,
The only Turkish (hot air. Bath in the
city, 609 Il street, near Judiciary Square. DIR.
II. L. Bovee.
Not the only hot air. but tho largest and
finest Turkish bathrooms south of New York
city at SOB L street northwest.
The suit brought by Charles f. Bishop for
divorce from his wife has boon dismissed by
the counsel for the complainant.
IS. Guggenhoimer will buy secondhand
clothes, &C., at 237 Seventh street southwest.
Orders by mail promptly attended TO-
The Hon. A. Bell and the other officers of
Columbia Council No. 1, s. Of l., will be in.
stalled this evening. See special notices
Andrew Gleason has been awarded the
contract to furnish the soil and gravel to be
used in improving the grounds south Of the
Executive Mansion.
Tho amount Of drawbacks allowed on as.
sessments for special improvements to date is
$3.50, lIOsi. There is still on hand awaiting
claimants 81 ,s45sI.
Treasurer Dodge has deposited in the
United States Treasury S120S, Ss065, as the
total revenues OF the District received between
July and December 81, 1879.
The show window of p Gotthelfs fancy
store, No. l36 Seventh street northwest, was
smashed by some unknown person carly yes
terday morning, involving a loss of $40.
Fair play. free speech and FREQ press.
The White House the organ OF the National
aut-MosOnc Law League is now ready for de-
livery ut the League Office, G2l L street north
west.
The attention Of the authorities is called
; to the necessity for a lamp to be erected on
the cast side of Thirteenth, between 5 and I
I streets, there being a long stretch of mpene-
trable darkness, over abominable and danger
Gus foOt-ways.
"A jury yesterday inquired into tho con.
dtion Of George w. Miles, jr., and pronounced
him insane. lie has about $3.50 coming to
| him as sick dues from Friendship Lodge,
knights of PythiGs, aud this will be placed in
the hands Of his father to be used for the in.
sane mans benefit,
About p. IN. yesterday woman who
seemed to be sick was found on the potico Of
St. Matthew's church, corner of Fourteenth
and II streets. She gave her name as Mrs.
Julia Dickens aud her age as thirty-hve years,
aud said that she had resided near the K-strect
market. She was conveyed to the Providence
! Hospital in the police ambulance.
THO young man found under the M-street
bridge last Tuesday night with his throat cut
| turns out to be Theodore L. Slater formerly Il
well-knOwn lcttcr-carriCr of this city. He at
| tempted to commit suicide about year ago
on Seventh street near l., but was prevented
/ by his family. No danger is anticipated from
his wound by the doctors at Providence Hos.
! pital, whore he Is now under treatment.
Mr.. March DuBant who died yesterday
! in the ninCty-sXth year of his age at his
home in this city, was one of Napolcon's vet
Grams. lie served under Napoleon in Germany
and Spain and at Waterloo After Napoleon s
/ fall in 1915 he came to this country, first set
| Ting in Philadelphia, but subsequently rcmov-
! ing 10 this city, where he has resided ever
since, being highly respected,