National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-06-10
CITY NOTES.

Tho annual exhibition of the prers ratory
school of the Columbian college will be given
at Lincoln hall Eiiuay evening.
The only Turkish bath in the city, 500 L
street, near judiciary Square, Best shampoOer
this side of Now York. DR.. Bovcc.
Turkish, Russian and Sulphur Baths at
the wellknown place, 903 L trGot, near Ninth.
The only reliable place in the city for genuine
baths.
The Huckstcrs' Protective association,
through committee, have petitioned the com
missioncrs that the wagons of huckstcrs be
numbered.
james f. Oyster, formerly member of
the Washington Light Infantry, has been
elected captain of Company B of the Washing
ton Light Guards.
Headquarters for disposal of secondhand
clothing, &c. Call or address s. Guggenbeimer,
$50 Seventh street so-tnwest. Orders by mail
promptly attended 10.
-JuIi, Clark, the colorcd woman arrested
fa- stealing SIS In money and diamond ring
from Mrs. Sarah E, HofI, was yesterday COM
mitted by Judge Smell for tho grand jury.
Tho case of +. P. Hill against the National
Fair association, in which the bill wss dis
missed by Justice Hagn er, has been appealed
by the complainant to the court in general
term.
Considerable amusement was caused
among those who attended the Columbian
college commencement last night by bur-
! lesque programme which was circulated in tn G
audience.
The fourth annual commencement of the
Washington kindergarten Normal institute
was held last evening at kindergarten hall. A
very interesting programme of music and es-
says was presented.
Tho firms of Petit & Dripps and Gray &
Noyes have obtained temporary restraining
order against the Bailey French Paving COM
pany to prevent Interference with the DISPOSE
tion of certain assets of the defendants.
Mr.. +. C. Ingersoll, counsel for ex-senator
l. P. Christiancy in the suit for divorce brought
against his wife, Mrs. Lillio Christiancy, l,as
filed a replication to the defendants answer,
and the case is now ready TO take the testi-
mony.
Captain Rockwell, OF the quartermaster's
department has requested the commissioners
to stop tho practice among certain persons of
| deposting earth and rubbish Oh G street,
southwest of Fourteenth street, adjacent to
the qllartermasters corral.
A blazing roll of rags, saturated with coal.
oil. was thrown by some person upon the roof
of the back shed OF Mr.. Frederick Howard's
house, No. 42G 81 x-and -a-half street south west
Tuesday night but was discovered and re-
moved before any damage was done.
The Douglass Infantry, oolored company
of Augusta, Ga, loft Augusta yesterday morn
ing on an excursion to Richmond and Wash
| ington, and will pass in review before the
president and cabinet. The company com.
prscs somo of the best colored citizens OF
Augusta.
Yesterday before the court in general term
q motion was made in tho case OF Joseph
Neverson, alias Babe Bedford, Sandy Pinn and
Edward Queenan, convicted Of tho murder of
George p. Hirth for a rohearing on the bill of
exceptions. The motion was taken under ad-
visemoht.
Officers Sullivan and Mari discovered a
fire in the shed sdjoining the premises of Mr..
G. ID. Whiting, No. 0l5 Sixth street northwest,
yesterday afternoon, and with the assistance
of members of No, 6 engine company extn-
guishGd the fire with trifling loss without
turning in an alarm.
Patents were issued to the following
Washingtonlans yesterday: A. G. Bell cleo
trio telephone transmitter; Emil COrnely EN-
broideiing machine; John G. Krieger, bottle
stopper; Elisha SILVER, shot machine, and
Henry NJ. Zimmerman and 4. N. Chute, com.
bned foOt'rest and booUack.
The manager of the world renowned, orig.
inal Fisk Jubilee Singers has, after persistent
efforts secured temporarily Miss Mattio l..
Lawrence and the troupe is to be congratu.
lated upon this their latest acquisition. Wash.
ingtOIians generally will be glad to hear of any
success attending Miss Lawrence In her new
aud extended musical field, for she VOL de.
serves IL,
While Mr.. o. +. Smith, accompanied by
his sister, Mrs. johnson, was driving up New
Hampshire avenue near / street yesterday
afternoon his horse took frigh. and ran away
upsetting the carriage aud throwing tho occu,
pants out upon tho sidewalk Mr.. Smith re-
Oeivcd injuries about the head and Mrs, John
son about tho body, but under the care of Drs
Newman and Baldwin were soon able K
be taken home.
Tho most substantial prosperity in thu
business world is that gained by merchant
who never misreprosents his goods, aud estab
fishes low rate of prices from which he never
varies. This is what has given the clothin!
establishment of George +. Timms & Co., cor
ncr of Seventh aud ID streets, its wide popu
larity. They sell fine class Of goods at thu
lowest prices, and business Is conducted
strictly on The one.prce principle.
Reuben B. Hill, formerly correspondent G
tho Baltimore Herald in this city, aud now
reporter on the same journal in Baltimore
was on Tuesday assaulted with whip ant
brutally beaten by Thomas Turpin, the pro
, prietor Of q concert saloon on Baltimore street
Hill was supposed TO BIO responsible for al
article In his paper describing Turpin's place
as vile den OF inlquity. Turpin was arrested
and hold for the action of tho criminal court
, Hill caIno to Washington yesterday, and ap
: pearcd on the street with bandaged eye.
! Tho Sioux Chiefs Back Again.
Red Cloud, Spotted Tail and the other Siou!
Indians returned from Hampton ypslerda,
morning. They were much pleased with wha
they saw Mt the Hampton school, hut not s.
we'll plpsgCd wi TN ihair vaVAgo as most IF tb