National Republican., 1880-06-21
CITY NOTES.

The police made during Saturday and Sat.
urday night only twenty nine arrests, about
one-half the usual number.
The Sioux chiefs who have becn in tn
city during the last fortnight will leave for
their reservation this morning.
The only Turkish bath in the city, 500 E
street, near Judiciary Square. Best shampooer
this side Of New York. DR.. Bovce.
The steamer Arrowsmith has left the
Alexandria ship-yarl for Baltimore, where she
has been chartered to run excursions
The pump at the corner of Seventh and
VI streets is to be dismantled as the water
from it has been pronounced unfit for use.
Marriage licenses have been issued to
Benjamin Shreve and Mamie V. Harrington
aud Daniel J. Sullivan aud Bertha r. Eisen-
beiss.
Turkish, Russian and Sulphur Baths at
the wcll.known place, 903 f troet near Ninth.
The only reliable place in the city for genuine
baths.
l. About 4;3o o'clock Saturday afternoon
| fire was discovered in house No. 932 L street
northwest. The fire was extingushed by
| neighbors.
Headquarters for disposal of second.ha
clothing, &c. Call or address S. Guggenheimer,
| 239 Seventh street southwest Orders by mail
promptly attended to.
Catherine Maiu on Saturday filed bill
| for divorce from her husband, John Main, on
| the ground of cruelty and asked for the con-
troll aud custody OF their three children.
| Mr. Louis II. Lcuman left the city last
evening to attend the annual convention Of
the Roman Catholic Kni ghts of st. John, to
be held in Cincinnati OH the Oath instant.
George Brown, colored, convicted of false
| swearing In connection with the procurement
of pension claim, WAS refused new trial
last Saturday by Justice James, aud tho case
will bo carried up on exceptions.
The June term Of the criminal court COM
moncos to-day, but is not probable that the
court will sit more than n fortnight longer,
when a recess will be taken until after the
expiration OF the summer months.
The Jackson Democratic association and
the District Democratic executive committee
will hear the news fron Cincinnati at tho In
perial hotel, Colonel Peirce hav ing furnished
apartments to be used rs head quarters.
-Bright's disease, aud all kidney affections,
rheumatism, dyspepsia, neuralgia, paralysis
diseases of females and all nervous and chronic
diseases POSITIVELY cured by Dir. BoswOrth, 9l8
L street. Lady assistant in attendance. See
his card.
Assistant District Alto rney Perry has
given notice that all par ties recently in.
dicted, whether on bail or not, will be called
next Saturday in the criminal court to plead
aud for those falling to answer bench war
rants will be issued.
The steamer Corcoran, tn G Marine band
nearly full moon tue enti re evening, and a
forty ride down the Potomac offer rare
combination of delig hts to all who may de-
sire to escape tn is evening the heats and dis
com forts of the city.
The motion for II new trial in the case of
George Lee, found guilt Of aanslaughter in
killing Francis Williams, on the night of the
3lst of December last was overruled by Jus.
tice James, and the case will he carried to the
general term OH exceptions.
There was large atten dance at the fl.
neral of Captain w. Harry Byles, late of the
steamer Mattano, which took place from his
residence on Missouri avenue Saturday. Rev.
Mr. Baer, of the Metropolitan church. Otiiciated
aud the remains were buried at Oak Hill.
In addition to the double.sculing m atch
on the Eastern branch, already announced for
Tuesday, another ono has been arranged for
next Friday, starting ut $50 D. III. sharp from
tho Anacostia bridge. The contestants will
DO G. Herbert and q. Brown, G. Duvall aud
l.. Riley, aud J. It. Roberts aud N. l.. Fowler
The census cnumerators, who have been
occupying the old private Office OF the marshal
TO the past three or four days to Tevise theiI
work, 6hd almost nothing to do. Very few
persons are coming in TO make corrections
and it is believed that the enumcTators have
pc rformcd their branch Of the service satii
iactorly,
The GermaH-Amcrican Fire Insurance
company on Satur day eecied the following
officers: Preside Mt, G. F. Schaefcr; vico-pres
dent, +. ]. Heib ergor; treasurer Charles G
LadereI; secretary, L. T. NJ. Faetz; board O
directors, G.. f. Schacfer, f. j. Hebergor
Philip May, Charles d. Pearson, Hermann
, GaSch, W. G. Metzerott, Charles q. Lederer
r. A. Sellhausen aud l. q. schaefer.
Tho new passageway to DO opened acros
the reservation iu front of the Center mark Ell
making the market building accessible from
Pennsylvania avenue, will, as any shrewt
busi' ess man can see, make the wholesale
stores facing the Avenue very valuable. Thes
stores arc now advertised for rent the mGrke
company Offering them to good, reliable ten
ants, on aud after July l, at 20 per cent. les
2 than the regular rates
. Justice Wylie was presented last Saturda,
.. with petition by DR., H. II. Tachmyntis, tn
I Greek doctor and traveller, asking for leave Il
file, without paying the docket fees, his sui
/ against the District Of Columbia for $500, ,00
damages for false imprisonment In tho work
house as vagrsnt and injury to his reputa
) ton. lie claimed that, under section 9lS o
: the United States revised statutes, he hR'
such right, but the court thought dihcrentl.
and refused 10 grant the petition, which ac
filed the doctor With wrath.
h A pleasant little episode occurred at IN
Il commencement of tho Washington Fenlsl
s seminary last Friday night. Miss Ada i
}. Voute, a very pretty blonde-haired young lad
I Of fourteen years, who stood highest on tn
roll for mathematics, and received therefor