National Republican., 1880-03-10

Turkish baths at DIR. Shedd's, 0o3 street.
near Ninth, go cents.
B. f. Queen, of the ST. James news stand,
sends the New York Clipper for tho current
week.
Marriage licenses were is'ued yesterday
to l.. G. +. Hugo and Lizzie Young, and Ed
ward Brown and Mariaa Jones.
The only Turkish bath In the city. 500 E
street, ucar Judiciary Square. Best shampooer
this side of Now York. DR.. Bovce.
The clerks in the Water Registrars Office
are kept busy making out bills for the next
water rent year, under the increased schedule.
The meeting of the members of the oxecu-
tive committee of the Irish Relief Fund is
called for to-day at o'clock, at the Arlington
Hotel
Headquarters for disposal of secondhand
clothing, &c. Call or address $. Guggenheimer
| 237 Seventh street southwest Orders by mail
promptly attended to.
A petition is being circulated In East
Washington petitioning the District Commits
sioDers TO select site for the proposed Union
depot at the western terminus of tho Navy
Yard tunnel.
| The alarm of fire from box 81 about 12:I5
o'clock yesterday, WAS for fire in a wardrobe
in the house corner of New Jersey avonue aud
d strces southwest, occupied by Joseph Fry.
The damage amounted to about $50
Turkish. Russian aud Sulphur Baths at
tho well.known place, DR.. Shedd's, 003 L
street, near Ninth. The only reliable place in
the city for genuine baths Shampooer Of ten
years experiences no novices in the business
at this lace.
| The Fire Commissioners held a private
conference with the District Commissioners
yesterday afternoon, the purport of which has
not boen divulged Tho full board was pres.
cnt, Commissioner IIumO having returned
| from his Southern trip.
Father Quinn, the converted Catholic
priest lectured ut Lincoln Hall last night be-
| fore a good audience. DR.. Rea presided aud
introduced tho lecturer. When Father Quinn
finished speaking Father Wood made few
remarks. Father Moelling, who was expected
to speak, was unable to attend.
Senator Burnside presen ted in n.the Senate
| yesterday petition from bankers and bank
employees In the District asking that inaugu-
ration day be made legal holiday in tho Dis.
trict, aud that a law bO passed providing for
! the observance Of some other day when q
legal holiday falls on Sunday.
Two white men, named Shackslford and
| Cook, were arrested in Alexandria Monday
night for passing counterfeit Dickels They
were yesterday committed to Jail by Mayor
Smith for the action of the United Statei
courts. They victimized many persons IL
Alexandria with the bogus fiye'cent pieces.
| "A motion was made IN the Police cour
yesterday 10 reopen the case of Betsy Johnson
fined for beating her son with a cow-bide, fol
the purpose of having the nno reduced. judge
Smell remarked that Woman who inflicted
sixty blows Of cow.hide on a human being
did not deserve consideration, aud he would
not revoke his judgment.
The funeral Of Brooke Mackall, who died
last Sunday in tho eightieth year Of his age
took place yesterday from his late residence
No. 339 G street northwest, and WIS largely
attended Tho pall-bearers wsro DR.. J. b
Blake, DIR. William Walters, Mr.. Joseph p
McCorkle, Mr.. Columbus Alexander, Judge
w. Willoughby and q. G.. Cox. Tho remainI
were inferred at Oak Hill.
Two young mon from Baltimore, named
Charles Beard and Edward Brown, were ar
rested by detectives Acton aud Voss yesterday
afternoon, while ondeayorlng to dispose o
several valuable rings on the Avenue. II was
uscertained that thoy had taken the ring
from their parents aud had come ovor here
for spree" Marshal Gray was notified by
telegraph, but stated that no prosecution
would be made If the property was returned
This was done and the prisoners were released