National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-06-07
CRY NOTES.

Month of Mary" services wcro celebrated
For the benefit of the policemen, Judge
Smell has decided to hold court hereafter at
o'clock in the morning.
The police made sxty.one arrests during
Saturday and Saturday night. Twenty-Five
were registered as drunk"
Tho only Turkish bath in the city, 500 L
street, near judiciary Square. Best shampooer
this side Of Now York. Dr. Bovee.
The Smngorbund gave family excursion
to Schonch's farm, in the county back Of the
soldiers homo, yesterday afternoon.
Turkish, Russian and Sulphur Baths at
the wollknowm place, 903 L trcot, near Ninth.
The only reliable place in the city for genuine
baths.
Mrs Kate Collins, living in Jackson Hall
alloy. was burned severely about tho hands
and arms by coAl.oil lamp explosion Satur-
day night.
The closing exercises Of the Eclectic semi
nary will take place at the chapel of the north
baptist church, on Fourteenth street, to-
morrow evening.
Headquarters for disposal of secondhand
clothing, &c. Call or address S. Guggenheimer
239 Seventh street southwest. Orders by mail
promptly attended to.
Marriage licenses have boon issued to
Charles Spencer and Mary G. Gastoll, George
ID. Crump and Marsella Wisely, aud Mansel
b. Philip aud Emily Friol.
Yesterday morning young man named
Hewlett, whilo picking cherries in " tree on
Emmetps farm in the county, fell from the
tree and injured his back severely.
1.-THE Doctor of Alcantara" was again pre-.
scented at OddFellows hall ut a matinee Sat
urday. The opera if possible, was presented
in better manner than last Wednesday.
The charge against Captain S. +. Pardee,
of the schooner Sallio Coursoy, of not pro-
vding his crew with proper food, was dis
missed by Commissioner Mills last Saturday.
John johnson, a colored man caught in
the act of robbing the residence of Professor
Nourse, of the naval observatory, was on
Saturday committed for the grand jury OH the
charge of burglary.
The trial of John Silas Marshall johnson,
charged with the murder of James johnson,
has been placed on the assignment in The
criminal court and will Immediately follow
that of George Leo now in progress.
The alarm from box 125 last evening was
caused by tho discovery of fire in the paint
store of Gill & Reardon, No. 712 X street
northwest A few buckets of water saved the
fire department the trouble of going into Scr
vice.
The commissioners have decided to &C.
code to the request of tho grand Jury to sus-
pend clerks Beall and Roomo during the pend
ing investigation of alleged Irregularities in
the special assessment division by the grand
jury.
About II o'clock yesterday morning a
portion of the treste work on the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad branch near tho insane asylum
caught fire, but the flames were extinguished
by men in boats before much damage was
done.
Tho river was quite lively vii excursion
parties yesterday. Tho Corcoran took to ely
mont large picnic party drawn from OH
Hebrew citizens. The John w. Thompson
and Mary Washington also carried down large
parties.
Wash Meredith. wcl-known thief, wa:
discovered Saturday night whilo attempting
to rob the Holmes house, and chased by Off.
GERS who fired several shots. Meredith eluded
them, but was arrested later in South Wash.
ington.
I'm the case of Robert Ballingcr, one of the
parties charged with robbery and assault on
John Hunter, in throwing tho Liberal news
paper into the Potomac, bail was renewed in
tho criminal court last Saturday, his father
becoming his security.
Two young men. who gave their names
as Frank O'Neil and William johnson, created
great disorder about o'clock this morning by
attempting to kick open tho door of q house
! on Thirteenth street, near G. They were ar
rested and locked up for hearing,
Are not the parks of our pretty city grow.
ing rapidly into forests instead Of being breath
ing spaces or lungs for tho population ? 1t i,
to be hoped that our public squares will, fol
the sake of health, be prevented from becom
| ing dense woods where no air Circulates.
"A horse belonging to Laander Van Ris.
wick ran away from tho corner Of Fourth and
N OF a n'Flnpl- 1aN nft
At the corner of Third and n streets the hOrs,
fell, injurng himself severely. The buggy t.
| which he was attached was slightly damaged
The steamer Jane Mosely arrived SatuIda,
night from Baltimore, whore she has been L
have new boilers put in. She will be painted
and completely renovated during the prcsen
week, and will be ready to lake her place OF
the route between this city and Norfolk next
week.
-Green Mountain Lodge, No. 1i77, G. U
| o. of o. F., celebrated their ninth anniversar,
yesterday at the Enon Baptist church. Tn
annual sermon was preached by Rev. C. w
| Walker, and addresses were made by Brothe
p. g. NJ William, @. Coslin, A. X. Mannin,
and Charles II, Shorter.
-Mollie Jarboe witness in tho case O
| Andrew Lewis charged with false swearing /,
connection with pension claim, spent 23
days in Jail. She was released short tim,
ago, anu ldSb cdluIuNy INC court OiQefeu tina
sho be paid witness fees at tho rate of 81 o
per day for the time she was confined.
District Chemist DoSmedt has pronounce
the water from the following pumps ms goo
or uscablo: Corner of N and Madison street,
| Ninth street and New York avenue, Rhod
Island avenue and Tenth street, on Now Yorl
avenue between Seventeenth and Eighteenth
streets, and Sixth and 4 streets southwest.
The committee appointed to examine tn
papers of the fifteen contestants from tn
boys advanced grammar school for the Ken
dali and King scholarships, completed tho
abors Saturday night, aud the names of tn
successful contestants will DO announced n
the meeting of the school board to-womo,
evening,
Mr.. John n. Oliver, counsel for Mrs. Chri.
tiancy, has boon notified by Mr.. Il. @. mgel
soil solicitor FOR the ex-senator and husband
that to-day lie win in tho equity court file
motion for an extension Of time in which
pay the alimony aud counsel fees recently OF
dered by the court. His object is to obtai
communication with Mr.. ChristanGy upo
the question Of the payment,
John Edwards, a street luckster was al
raigned in tho police court yesterday hayil
been arrested under The recent order of tt
commissioners for crying his wares, whic
happened In this case to be Strawberries,
the street. Judge Smell decided much to I'll
satisfaction Of large number of huckstors
attendance, that if the crying was not of sue