National Republican., 1880-02-18

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Turkish Bathsat DIR. shodd's 9O3 L street
near Ninth. 60 cents.
B. L. Quoen. of the st. James uows stand
sends tho Now York Cippa. for the current
week,
The only Turkish Bath In the city, 800 Z
st., near Judiciary Square. Best sham pooer
this side OF Now York DR.. Bovco.
-HeadquartGrs FOR disposal Of second band
clothing, &c. Call or address s. Guggouhemer,
237 Seventh street southwest. Orders by mail
promptly attended to.
MIR. James L. Sprague, who was secretary
of the New York Republican Association In
this city during the Presidential campaign of
1872, died at Memphis, Tennessee. on tho 18th
instant.
Jake Brown, colorcd man who nearly
killed colored woman named Mamie Peyton
in January last by knocking her down and
kicking her, was tried in tho Police court yes.
tcrlay and sentenced to Jail for six months.
Tho District Commissioners have received
note from the Health Officer inviting alton
tiOn to the unsuitable condition of th9 apart.
mcnts used for school purposes in the base.
mcnt of tho Thirteenth street Baptist church.
Turkish, Russian aud Sulphur Baths at
tho woll-known place, DR.. Shedd's, 9O3 f
street, near Ninth. The only reliable place in
the city for genuine baths. Shampouer of ten
years experience; no novces in the business
at this place.
In tho stockings of an applicant for a
police appointment who was examined
yesterday were found pastoboard Gifts"
intended to bring him up to the required
height. He measured Hvc feet seven inches
without the lifts, and five feet eight and one.
quarter inches with them.
-Brights and all other kidney diseases,
dyspepsia, liver complaints and all nervous
and chronic diseases, and all female weak.
ncsscs, positively cured with electricity, at
9lS T. street northwest, by DR.. Bosworth, as.
sisted by thoroughly com petemt lady. The
doctors success is unprecedented in thu heal.
ing art, Call for references. Consultation
free.
Tho members of the Putomae Fruit
Growers Association and their friends filed
Tdllmadgo Hall last evening Tho occasion
was Il lecture on "Our Recent Geological Sur.
veys," by Mayor Powell The lecturer gave
somo most entertaining aud instructive de.
soriplious, aud illustrated his remarks with
the aid Of II huo collection of Photographic
views.
A committee Of citizens Of South Wash
ington waited upon the District Commissioners
yesterday morning aud entered "a protest
against the use of Il street southeast as II
route for the tracks of the Baltimore & Poto.
mao road when they are removed from Mary.
lahu ana virginia avenues. The committee
suggested + street aud Water street US the
proper route, Commissioner Don't said that
any protest at present was premature.
The Salon, Massachusetts,, Observer of the
l4th instant chronicles a sad accident 10 the
shoe factory of tho Cannon Brothers Ia that
city, by which Mr.. Thomas Cannon, u brother
OF Mr., l., +. Cannon, oil this city, was killed.
Tho gas arising from eVaporatiny benzino liz.
nited his clothing, aud though his brother,
Mr.. Charles Cannon, displayed tho greatest
heloism, being badly burned himself IN bis
efforts TO save him. Thomas was 30 severely IN
juTtd tbnt ho died on tho following day.
"A Pedestrian" writing 10 THE NATIoNAL
REPUBLICAN,, says ''As / was crossing G
street northwest At Seventeenth yesterday \
burly Ethiopian was driving down the latter
street at high speed, From his manner
had not tho least idea ho wus going to turn.
He did 50 very suddenly, however, and IL was
only by quick movement aud skillful dodRng
that | WAS able to escape being run over by a
pair Of heavy horses. / would not write about
this simply because II concerned me, but / SEQ
similar occurrences nearly every day, and
have yet TO witness single arrest for reckless
driving. Lot the police give this class OF
offenders especial attention FOR lime, mako
an example Of a low aud they viii receive tue
gratitude VI many"