National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-02-04

Turkish Bathsat DR.. shcdd's, DOB street
near Ninth, 80 cents,
D. +. Queen, of the St. james news stand,
sends the New York Clipper for the current
week.
The only Turkish Chot air Bath in tho
city, 500 street, near Judiciary Square. DR..
Ii. l.. Bovee.
William Crawford the pedestrian, has
mysteriously disappeared from the city, lcav.
ing his family here.
5. Guggenheimer will buy second hand
clothes, &C., at 237 Seventh street southwest.
Orders by mail promptly attended, to.
-Distrlct-Attorney Riddle has given m opln.
ion that milk-dealers who sell milk from their
own cows are not liable for license but
those who buy to sell again become produce
brokers and should be taxed as such.
Mr.. james Small, sealer of weights and
measures, in his report for the month of
January states that he has inspected 100 coal
scales, which nave been found to he as correct
us scales Of their capacity generally are
The alarm of Gre turned in from box %
about 1870 o'clock last night was accustomed
by fire being discovered in wood shed in
Drouco alley, occupied by Annie LOWS, col.
ored. The damage amounted to about s..
Mr.. Joseph Williams, Mr. Easily, Major
Twining and other gent lemen appeared before
the sub committee of the House District Com
mitteo on River Front yesterday, and gave
their views on the various plans suggested.
Turkish, Russian and Sulphur Baths at
tho woll-inown place, DR.. Shedd's, SOB L
street. near Ninth. Tue ouly reliable place in
the city for genuine baths. ShampoOer of ten
years experience; no noviCes in the business
at this place.
Monday night two white men stopped
lady named Mrs. Mary +. Chapman at the
corner of Thirteenth and r streets, and one of
them coOly cut pocket out of her dress and
stole her peck etbook, containing u small sum
of money. They escaped.
An excursion party of about 800 ladies and
gentlemen from Western and Southern New
York aud Pennsylvania arrived IN the city
yesterday, aud were quartered at the I'm.
peiial, National and otherihotels. They will
do" the town thoroughly.
CHARLES L. Gregory has fled an answer
| to the petition for divorce filed by Ida W.
Gregory, and denies that he WIS either cruel
/ to her or deserted hor, but on tho contrary has
contributed to her support until her where.
| abOuts became unknown 10 him,
The Republican members of the House
| Committee on Invalid Pensions have selected
/ Mr.. Arthur Shepherd rs ono of the three adj.
/ ditOnul clerks to that committee Mr.. Shep.
/ herd has been for three years past on special
/ duty in the West for tbs Pension Office, and
| has made record UNSURPASSED In unearthing
frauds perpetratod or contemplated against the
pension funds
Mr.. Robert Leding, who has been FOR the
past twelve years prominent clerk in Mr.
! III. SemkGus jewelry establishment, has re.
signed his position in that house 10 accept tho
positiOu of Western travelling agent for tho
firm OF Wilcox d Co.'S silver-pating estab.
lishmeut, OF New York. Mr. I.ediug carries
with HIM the best wishes Of his numerous
/ Washington friends for success in his new
field Of Labor.
The Old Folks concert which has been
/ anticipated for several weeks by Georgetown
folks in general, was given last evening At the
Curtis school building, IL Is departing in no
degree from the truth TO state that no musical
entertainment within the past year has given
so much unauthorized pleasure rs was
afforded those who attended tho concert on
this occasion, Not only was tho music first,
class, both instrumental and vocal, but there
seemed opCryade pleasant social spirit among
the audience and performers which helped Il
increase the evenings enjoyment The pro-
grLmnle was quite long, but sufficiently varied
TO prevent the interest from tagging Tho
music commenced with full chorus, followed
by quartette, entitled Soma of Zion" In
this Miss Fannie sypherd, Mrs. w. II. Wunlor
Mrs. Myers. aud McssIs. Newman aud Rich
ardsOn elected round Of applause.
second quutette, Sound the Loud TinIbrel,
in which tho Misses Cutter aud Messer
Alessrs. Guilds, Madden aud Richardson tool
part, WA, greatly enjoyed. Mrs. Snibbs sang
comic solo which brought her applause The
entertainment was concluded by q quartelt'
aud chorus called the Blessing"