National Republican., 1880-08-09
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-Bcnedictine Malt Wine Beer. Finley &
Koch, agents, 1906 Pennsylvania avenue.
Tho police made flfty.two arrests during
Saturday and Saturday night. Seventeen
wero drunks.
The Schuetzon fest will reopen to-day aud
tho members OF tho verein hopo for good
weather during the week.
Tho only Turkish bath In the city, 500 L
street near Judiciary Square. Best shampooer
this side of New York. DR.. Bovee.
Turkish, Russian and Sulphur Baths at
the wcll-known place, 903 L trcct, near Ninth
The only reliable place in the city for genuine
baths.
"A colored man named Wash Simms fell in
a lt at the O.strcet market Saturday after
noon and was. removed to his homo by the
police.
--Messrs. Gray Noycs were on Saturday
awarded the contract for constructing q con-
dcnacr and air pump at the Georgetown pump
house.
The contract for furnishing wooden tags for
the postoffice department. for tie present fiscal
year was awarded to John A. Plumly Of this
city Saturday.
Saturday afternoon while John Dugan
was driving OH Twenty.thrd street near f,
his horse ran away and demolished the buggy.
Mr.. Dugan was not injured.
-Georgo Gordon, eolored boy about four
teen years Of age, was arrested about 8 o'clock
last night by Officer Block for trcspassing on
the public parking. He will interview Judge
Smell this morning.
Detective Acton Saturday arrested q man
named john Murphy on warrant sworn out
by his wife, Caroline, charging him with an
assault with intent to kill. In the alleged as
sault Murphy used pistol.
AT meeting OF the directors of the In.
land & Seaboard Coasting company Saturday
Colonel o. S. Lowell was elected president, TO
fill the vacancy caused by the retirement (by
resiguation) of Mr.. ]. w. Thompson.
Detective McEfresh Saturday evening
arrested Il white man named Frank Thomp.
son for selling policy tickets. A colored man
same charge by Officer Williams of the first
precinct.
William Burgess, an onterprising bill.
sticker, was arrested by Officer Clements OF
the eighth precinct Saturday for decorating o
pump with bills in violation of District ordi-
nance passed for the protection Of pumps
against vandals
On Friday evening Charles Carter, while
riding down Columbia college hill was rather
seriously hurt by his horse stumbling and roll
ing upon him. Sergeant Redway came to the
assistance OF the boy, and DIR. J. Purman rem.
dored surgical aid
Mr.. t. Abner has purchased the Cosmo.
pOltan hall property, corner OF Eighth aud +
streets, and proposes to erect dwelling fol
himself, with stores underneath, and to en-.
largo his summer garden by extending it out
to Eighth street
Holders of drawback certificates need not
have any fears, for William r. Riley, the well.
known dry.goods dealer in the Riley building,
corner of Ninth and streets, announces that
no will receive the certificates at par in pay.
ment for goods bought at his store
The Uniformed Battalion, ]. o. o. F., will
visit Harper's Ferry, on tho occasion of the
picnic at that place, on the 2jth instant. A
committee is considering the practicabllity o
q visit TO Toronto, Canada, on the occasion o
the rcassembling OF the sovereign grand lodge
next month.
The annual lcamp.meeting at the Washing
ton grove camp at Gaithersburg will be opened
on the 18th instant and continue twelve days
The executive committee have determined
after this year to abolish the custom of leasing
the boardiug.housc privilege aud 10 throw the
field open 10 all comcrs.
Mr.. Jennings Wise Garnett, the youngest
son of Dr. 4, Y. p. Garnett, died Saturday
morning after lingering illness of consump
ton. He was in his twenty.flrst year. and re-
Gently graduated with high honors at tht
University OF Virginia. Tho funeral will
take place this morning from Ascension
church.
Health Officer Townshend has issued
notice to housekeepers asking them to CO
operate with him 50 far ~ possible in socur
ing prompt removal Of garbage from thei
premises, and requests those having garbage
TO remove 10 respond promptly to th
call of the collector Of garbage and caus
| il ia be always in convenient aud accessibl
| places for removal.
Professor DeSmadt reports the water il
the following punps as goods Tenth, between
| n and o streets, Ninth and streets, Teutl
aud n streets aud Ninth and Ridge streets
A sample of Potomac water takou at th,
laboratory Is reported good water. The sam
! pie from tho pump corner Of Sixth aud
streets southwest is reported as hard water
still usuble, but in great danger OF pollution
| The Alexandria Gdsc.te quotes Detectiv
| McDeyitt as saying he knows every one Of th
gang who are engaged in enticing strangers {.
Arlington aud pluudering them by three-car
monte, aud that If tho authorities of Alexan
dra county want them ho can put his hand
on them at any desired time that there Is N
| law by which they eau DO punished In Wash
ington, aud that really tho sufferers don't dc
servo any sympathy, for no violence is use
upon them, aud they loso their money b.
gambliug-and by game by which they fool
ishly believe they arc sure TO win.
"A prominent city clergyman has write
10 the health officer stating that he is not /
sympathy with the protest Of pastors agains
the marriage reports required by the board G
health, He says My plan is for greate
safeguards in this mluiage business, and a
abiding effort to securea more honest count,
If past returns have been defective. i anu 4
favor Of the blanks and all your restrictions
aud If you can lind any way in which 10 homo
marriages still more effectively, give VS. mor
blsnRs-m0ro restrictive laWs and regulation
if snese will do Is, shall always abide you
lordeIs most cheerlully."