National Republican., 1880-09-20

-BGncdctlne Malt Wine Beer. Finley K
Koch, agents, 1906 Pennsylvania avenue
Again the police have been ordered to
check the flst driving of hacks when return.
ing from funerals.
MIR. Alexander Cook, for many years
clerk in Barbour 4 Hamilton's store, died Satur-
day OF Bright's disease,
The only Turkish bath in the city, 500 +
street, near judiciary Square. Bost shampooer
this side of New York. DR.. Bovee.
Henry Lundy, a colored boy, fell from
tree in Borry's woods opposite Glenwood
cemetery, Saturday, breaking both arms.
Turkish. Russian and Sulphur Baths at
the well-knOwn place, SOB j. trcet near Ninth.
The only reliable place in the city for genuine
baths.
Charles Schafer, who was arrested in this
city for victimizing two Alexandrians, was
taken to Alexandria Saturday and committed
to Jail by Mayor Smith.
The bill for divorce brought by Mrs. S, J.
Forrest against her husband, w. II. Forrest
has been dismissed Mt her request, and the
couple are living together again.
A democratic pole was raised at Bealls.
Vile, Montgomery county, Nd, Saturday, on.
which occasion speeches were made by Hon
Montgomery Blair, Colonel Schley and others.
Mr.. Preston Williamson, as solicitor for
haBSlo dg loii lhSl SATURDAY Nleu "a Dill iOr d.
vorce from her husband, Samuel H. Taylor, in
which she charged him with desortion and
nonsupport.
II. Zell Hoover, who has become quite well
known as bogus office broker, was arrested
Saturday by Detective McDevitt on charge
of obtaining $50 by false pretenses from Alex
ander Adamson.
johnson Armistead, an elderly colored
man, was run over by buggy driven by an
unknown whito man on the Seventh street
road Saturday evening He was taken to the
Freedman's hospital.
1t is understood that arrangements have
been made by which the Ohio aud Indiana
clubs in the departments can get reduced rates
through the ticket scalpers equally low to any
heretofore made by the railroad companies.
The police made ifty.nine arrests during
tho twunty.iour hours ending at s o'clock yes
tcrday morning twenty.oue of which were
registered rs drunks. Ono dOz IN dodgers
were accommodated during the same period.
The detectives arrested q man named A.
L. Thomas Saturday, on complaint of his
former partner, G. ID. Gilmore, who charged
him with the larceny of certain papers. The
case will come up in the police court to-day.
"A cOlored woman named Louisa Grauson,
living at 127 Virginia avenue southwest, died
suddenly yesterday afternoon, and as she had
not been attended by a physician the coroner
was notified aud will mako an. examination
this morning.
During the progress OF a race at Moffhtt's
track, near the insane asylum, Saturday af.
ternOOn, a man named Frank Taylor In at
tempting to cross the track, was knocked
down by one of the horses and slightly in.
jurod.
H II. Cassidy was charged in the police
court Saturday with obtainig money by
t.,1 tt,,., /, IA.
tornCy for man in prison, and collecting
money for his alleged client from friend
The case was continued.
Sergeant Salfell and officers Daily and
Grant Of tho sixth precinct raded a disorder ly
house in Goat alley carly yesterday morning,
and arrested the proprictress, Henrietta
Brown, two other women and man, whom
they locked up Tor an appearance at police
court to-day.
While George Wilson, the minstrel, was
cracking jokes on the stage at Ford's, Satur-
day night soms one played joke on him by
stealing an SIS pair Of boots, which he had left
in the dressing room below. A colOred boy
who carried water for tho troupe was arrested
for the theft.
"A young man named Charles Moreland
employed in repairing tho Baltimore & Poto.
mae railroad bridge over the eastern branch, fell
from pilodryer a distance of twenty feet
Friday and was seriously injured. A permit
was secured, aud he was taken to tho hospital
Saturday morning
William Rutherford, tho owner of tene.
m'nt house on l. street between Twelfth aud
Thirteenth, was charged in the police court
Saturday with tho larceny of trunk from
Mrs. Rebecca Smith. The defense was that
the trunk was held as security for unpaid rent
The court ordered restitution and discharged
the defendant
An explosion of barrel of whisky In
the basement Of Haryey's restaurant, corner of
Seventh aud Il streets Saturday afternoon
caused considerable CONSERVATION in the
restaurant and started fire, which was
promptly distinguished An alarm of fro was
turned in, but the fire department did not
80 into service Non-oXplosiye whisky will
hereafter be in demand.