National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-02-16

Turkish Bathsat DIR. shedd's, 0O3 L street
| near Ninth. 60 cents.
Nineteen tramps lodged in the station
houses Saturday night.
The police made forty.two arrests durin!
Saturday and Saturday night. Twelve Were
| "drunks."
Considerable dissatisfaction has bcon
caused by the closing Of the city poStoifCe
Sunday evenings,
j. NJ. Busher has filed his bond as consta
| BILE, Mcssrs. Il. II. Pywell and George Juone-
| mann becoming his suretics.
"A marriage license has been issued to
Francis il. Gordon, Of Poru, Ill.,, and Josephine
G.. Anderson, of Culpeper, Va.
Tho only Turkish Bath in the city, 500 L
ST., near Judiciary Square. Best shampooer
this side OF New York DR.. Bovee.
Professor John Fiske delivered the second
! lecture in the course on "Amerca's Place IN
| History at the Congregational church Satur-
day evening.
Headquarters for disposal of secondhand
clothing, &c. Call or address S. Guggenhcimer,
237 Seventh street southwest Orders by mail
promptly attended to.
the Health Office was one of woman named
Jenny Brown, who died in O-street alley and
was said TO be one hundred aud eleven years
old.
Health Officer Townshend has issued the
| necessary olders to discontinue the operations
of the corps of vaccine physicians, as it is now
believed that there is no further danger of a
spread Of smallpox.
| Tho McGibcny family closed most sue
cessful engagement in this city last night with
a sacred concert ut the National Theatre The
| theatre was packed, aud tho performance was
ono Of the finest given in this city.
AT the vespers service at st. Matthew's
church last evening the statue, Mater Doorosa,
which has just been imported from Munich,
WAS dedicated with impressive ceremonies. A
special programme Of music was rendered very
finely.
Turkish, Russian and Sulphur Baths Mt
the well.kUown place, DR.. Shields, 9O3 T.
street. near Ninth. The only reliable place in
tho city for genuine baths. Shampooer of ten
years experiences; no noyices in the business
ut this place.
Saturday evening three colorod men EN-.
tered NJ. A. Duehring's store at No. 1917
Seventh street, pretending That they wanted
to have some clothing altered, and after they
left, Mr.. Duchring discovered that they had
stolen Il pair of pants
Tho House District Committee Saturday
agreed to II bill to increase tho police force by
adding 100 mon, ut compensation of 500 II
mouth, subject to promotion to the higher
grades Of pay, Commissioner Morgan says that
10
Tho Commissioner Of Pensions and the
ladies and gentlemen of his bureau have con-
tribuLcd literally TO the cause of suffering
Ireland. DIR. OCOnnell, of tile Pension Office
was authorized by the Commissioner to re-
cOive contributions.
! The Presidents Of the Metropolitan and
Columbia street railroad companies had an in.
, terview with the District Commissioners Sat
urday, In relation to the arrears of taxes
claimed to be due from tho railroad cOmpa-
MES, with view of etfecting settlement.
Early Saturday morning, as the driver
; OF one of the H.streot cars was turning in" at
the stables AT Fourteenth and Boundary
streets, he was attacked by two roughs who
tried to get possession Of the money box, but
the driver fired at thOm and they retreated.
There will be meeting of jOurneymen
painters on Tuesday evening next at o'clock,
in front OF the City Hail. for tho purpose of
organizing cooperative painters association
, on sound principles. iusurng beneficial results
, both To the members of the association aud to
; tho public
officer Miller early yesterday morning ar
rested man named Fegan for fighting in a
restaurant near tho avenue. Fegan escaped
from tho officer. A short time aftcrward his
/ coat aud OyeTcOHt were found hanging on a
tree Ia front of tho restaurant and were turned
0 over to the officer
t The First Comptroller of tho Treasury has
4, decided in the case Of MIR. UerrCk formerly
property clerk of tho Metropolitan police force
: that tho employees of tho Police Department
! are not entitled to the twenty per cent. sd-
e ditional pny provided for Government EN-
0 ployeS by the act Of 1867.
Secondhand clothing is often In tho way
! of a good hOusckeepcr, who is pGrp!eXed to
; know what to do with it, s. Guggenhclmcr
I at 237 Seventh street southwest, provides a
= remedy, MS he pays good prices for this class
, OF goods aud takes thOm away. HOusckeeper4
should paste this in thoir scrap.boOks.
/, --BrighCs and all other kidney diseases
: dyspepsia, ivOr complaints aud all nervous
aud chronic diseases, and all female weak
nosses positively cured with electricity, al
= 0l5 Il street northwest, by Dr. BoswOrth, as
sisted by u thoroughly competent lady The
Doctors success Is unprecedented in tho heal,
= Ing art. Call fur references. Consultation
/ free.
1 Yesterday morning Mr.. Luther Sleigh, su
4 perintendcnt OF the Congregational church
: Sunday school, stated to tho school that DR.
4 ! Rankin. with some Of the members of hi,
q church, desired 10 have monthly temperance
i. exercises introduced in the school, Mr.. Jane,
a Cunningham made au earnest appeal to tn,
n scholars aud road a pOeIical temperance eX
X. tract, oil Of which created great interest IN
O the subject.
G Al private meeting of gentlemen, helG
Y Saturday night, arrangements were made !Ol
= the purpose Of raising money to dOfray tn,
0 expenses of tho National Democratic CuuvCn'
u tlOn in cRsO tho committee cAn BIZ influenced
0 to select Washington rs the place of meeting
' All present agreed TO become responsible Ion
. various amounts Of money, aud pledges wcr,
: received from two gentlemen that they would
fYisf tsOD oh