National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-07-30
CITY NOTES.

The jackson Grove camp.mcoting will
be opened August 9th and close ou tho 18th.
The only Turkish bath In the city, 800 e
street, near Judiciary Square. Best shampOoer
this side Of New York. DIR. Bovoe
Detective Coomes yesterday recovered q
quantity Of carpenters tools roconpy stolen
nom Mr. l. W. Burke OF Capitol hill.
An excursion party of about 100 mem
beers Of the ]. o. o. Good Sam aiitans from
Frederick, Maryland, visited tho city yester-
day.
Turkish, Russian and Sulphur Baths at
the wcll.known place, 0O3 troet, near Ninth.
The only reliable place in the city for genuine
baths.
Ticket No. 2,7s1 drew the watch and
chain ratified by the police for the benefit OF
the House of tho Good Shepherd, In Balti.
more.
-Messrs. Willett s. Ruoi have presented to
the Columbia Boat club q very handsome flag,
which will be thrown to the breeze from their
boat'houso in few days.
Testimonial excursion TO William II.
Romane on steamer w. w Corcoran to Mar
shall Hall this evening. Tickets, fifty cents.
For sale at the wharf Boat sails at o'clock
and returns at 1880 sharp.
"A little boy named Frank ITorrigan, liv.
ing at No. AZ Lingan street, Georgetown, fell
into the river while fishing nc Viewers
wharf about 1890 o'clock yesterday, and was
drowned. Tho body was soon recovered.
Officers White and Rhodes Of the sec.
ond precinct wero fired at "Wednesday
night by some unknown parties on Boun.
Diary near North Capitol street. The officers
returned tho fire, but were unable to catch
the parties.
Marriage licenses have been Issued TO the
following parties: d. ]. Butler of this city
aud Cordelia Proctor of Prince George county,
Md; Matthew Taylor aud Jane Burroll, aud
James Brown Of Cleveland, Ohio, aud Sarah
Kane Of this city.
Yesterday Inspector Entwislo issued an
order to Joseph Robinson for white washing
schools ia the hrst district for the sum Of S35;
ID. VI. Frain, for painting schools in tho second
district, at S7i.25, aud painting schools in the
first district for $3.50.
Mr.. p. j. Duffy of the American house is
confined to his house in South Washington
with huge boil on the cap Of his right knee,
and Is unable TO navigate. This accounts for
the sorgeanPs not parading with the Light
Infantry corps on Tuesday last.
Excelsior Tent No. 133, l. o. Of r.,
will give FREQ picnic at Analosan island on
Monday rext. Tho obi, ct is recreation and
tho advancement of the temperance cause.
Boats will leave the High.street wharf every
ten minutes after o'clock p. IN.
- Judge Smell yesterday dismissed the
charge Of riot against T. S. Donaldson John
J, Daily, George Honesty and FIVE others, who
wore engaged in u street fight on Q, near
Thirteen. and.n-haf street southwest, on tho
goth or June, MS no common understanding
was shown.
Tho Tennessee Republican association has
engaged rooms at No. 934 I street northwest,
where they will hold their regular meeting
tonight. All Tennessee republicans in this
city will be welcomed. The organization has
commenced work in earnest, aud will accom-
plish gool results.
The gonial Sam Thompson ofthe adjutant-
generals office cnlidcd with a bicycle ut the
corner of Ninth street aud Pennsylvania
avenue last evening. Neither tho bicycle nor
Mr.. Thompson was injured, but the bcyclist
was thrown OF upon the pavement and
limped away in very profane mood.
Ella Randolph, a colored woman, was
sentenced 10 Jail for thirty days yesterday for
| stealing $50 from a countryman named
Thomas Jackson, whom she had induced to
accompany her TO her homo. 1t appears that
Ella was herself robbed Of the money by two
men while on her way from this city to
Alexandria.
"A co,ored man named William Green was
charged in tho police court yesterday with
an assault and battery upon George Collins,
little white boy, by pushing him out of u
defense was that Collins fell out because tho
tail board fell ont. The court required Green
to give his personal recognizancc.
One of tho features of the twenty five
cent excursion TO GlymOnt on the Arrowsmith
Friday evening, under the. auspices of the
Washington & Baltimore Excursion company,
will be the presence Of the Jubilee Singers.
Tho trip to Pincy Point on the same boat Sat-
urday has been arranged so as to allow ample
time for bathing, fishing and grabbing,
Mr. Michael b. Scanlon ono of the direct
ors Of tho National club has returned from
the east, looking hale and hearty. Ito has
been with the club for two weeks past, and
| left them in excellent condition. He has ar
ranged games to keep them occupied during
tho coming month, and in all probability they
will have all they can do from this time until
the season closes
-General Wright, president of the Penn
sylvania avenue paving commission, sent to
the District commissioners yesterday u copy
of letter written by him TO the secretary OF
the treasury, advising him of the inspection
Of recent repairs TO that avenue, and notify
ing the commissioners that this avenue has
been turned over to them, aud is now under
their exclusive control.
The case Of George W. Walters, charged
with an assault on George Farr, at the cor.
ner of Sixth and III streets southwest on the
10Th Instant, was beard in the police court
yesterday. From Mr.. Farr's testimony 1t APP
peared that ho was attempting TO got Wal
! tiers, who had had u difficulty with other par
ties, home, when he turned upon him aud
cut him across the cheek with kuife Tb,
court sentenced Walters to jail for six months
to which judgment an appeal WAS noted
Equal Division No. 3, Sons of Temperance
is doing good work in tho cause of temper
auce by lis attractive open meetings which
are constantly growing in popular favor
public meeting will be held at tho rooms Of
the division in Temperance temple this even
ing, ut which a programme of instrumental
} and vocal music, recitations, etc, will be pre-
scented by well-knOwn local talent. The door,
will be thrown open ut $3.50 o'clock, and thS
, friends Of tho cause are cordially invited Ia
attend.