National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-01-17

Little Annie Lewis testimonial next Tu es-
day evening at Congregational chur ch.
The Knights of st. Joseph No. /, have de-
cided to parade on next St. Patrick's Day,
March H.
Tho only Turkish (hot air. Bath in the
city, 500 L street, near Judiciary Square DR..
IL, L, Bovee.
Not the only hot air, but the largest and
finest Turkish bathrooms south Of New York
city at 903 L street northwest.
IS. Guggenheimer will buy second hand
clothes, &C., at 237 Seventh street southwest.
Orders by mail promptly attended to.
There will be temperance meeting un.
dor tho auspices of the Woman's Temperance
Union at Lincoln Hall tomorrow evening.
Mrs. IeOmans will speak.
-Distrct-Attornoy Corkhlll has not yet
appointed his second assistant to succeed Mr..
Coyle in the Police court, but it is believed
Mr.. John n. Oliver will be the man.
About 10 o'clock last night fire was dis.
covered In the wall of house No, 92d + street
having been caused by defective flue. Lieu.
tenant Kelly cxtnguished the flames with u
| few buckets of water.
About 8 o'clock yesterday morning an
unknown white boy, while carelessly playing
with pistol ut the corner of Twelfth and l.
streets, accidentally shot Colored boy named
James Miller in the right hand, INJECTING q
painful wound.
Lieutenant f. V. Greene has made re.
port recommending the erection of thirty-two
lamps for the purpose of lighting tho alleys.
The Chief of Police requested that ninty.fve
| street.lamps be erected. There are not funds
available for the ereGtion OF so great number.
Dolly Jones WAS charged in the Police
court yesterday with assaulting Adeine
Temple. 1t appeared IN testimony that Dolly
was whipping her son, and Adeline broke in
the door for the purpose of interfering upon
which Dolly pitched into Adeline. Dolly was
dismissed.
Judge Smell sentenced two young girls,
Tnly Croft and Rose Sullivan, to tho work.
house yesterday, they having been arrested
on the streets by the police, and remarked
that ho was sorry that there was no reforma.
tory for girls in the District where such cases
could be sent
In reply to an inquiry from tho sub-com.
mittee of the Senate District Committee, hav =
ing tho matter in charge the District Commits
sioneIs state that 259 police officers will be
affected by tho provisions of Senate bill No.
| 81 "for the Relief of tho Metropolitan Police
Force of the District of Columbia" known as
the twenty per cent, bill, aud that $40, 1866
will DO required to settle claims under the bill.
Inspector Eutwisle has notified the agent
of Bailcy's French Paving Company that the
frame building erected at the intersection OF
North Capital and X streets Is in violation of
law aud ordered that it DO removed within
thirty days. Mr., Charles A. Baayans has also
been notified that the wooden structure owned
by him On Twenty-hfth stroet northwest is
dangerous to life and limb and that it be re.
paired or removed within ten days,
The Smithsonian grounds are in need oil
better police protection. Many ladies object
to pass through this enclosure, on account OF
the insulting conduct oftho vicious idlors who
make oahng place OF the grounds, Al night
even men avoid the place. A lady who has
Occasion to visit the Smithsonian Institution
frequently, one day during the past week had
to run in order to escape from the annoyanceI
Inflicted upon her aud siuco then she has been
rudely addressed,
At the annual election of tho Concord ID
church parish the following officers were
chosen President, +, Imhof, sixth term vice
president John G. Killian; secretary w.
SchergoT assistant secretary, w, PhlIppi
treasurer, 81. LauXmanj board OF directors
I George Goeleler, George G, Walker Chr
Goclseler, w. Berger Louis Kcttlor, Oh.
Schneider and Gustav Giesler; messenger q
4 +. Henry. Mr. Chr Buccher was elected for
the ninth term superintendent Of Prospect
IIill Cemetery.