National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-01-27
CITY NOTES.


Turkish Baths at Dr. Shedd's, 0O3 street,
| near Ninth, go cents,
The only Turkish (hot air. Bath in the
| city, 500 Il street. near Judiciary Square. DIR.
| IL. l.. B0vee
Clinton Vermillon has been appointed a
special policeman, TO duty at the Wallach
school building.
IS. Guggenheimer will buy secondhand
clothes, &C. at 237 Seventh street southwest
Orders by mail promptly attended, to.
The building committee of the Board Of
School Trustees held conference with the
Commissioners relative to the erection of the
now school building on Massachusetts, avenue.
William Meyers, a colored boy, was con-
victed in the Police court yesterday of enter
ing an unoccuped house, No 40 street north
west, and cutting out lead.pipcs, &c, aud was
sentenced to Jail for one year.
The Inspector Of Buildings has notified
the Row. Mr.. Crummell that the front doors of
| his church, corner of Fifteenth and Samson
streets northwest, must be changed, so rs to
swing outward instead of inward.
About $50 o'clock last evening n fire was
discovered in Walsky's secondhand clothing
store, on ID street, near Ninth. The flames
were eNtiug1ished Ivy citizens before doing
any damage, aud rendering au alarm unneccs-
sary.
II. L. Reid, who has the opcra-glass case
| at the National Theatre, on opening his case
last night discovered that it had been forced
open aud nine out of eleven opera.glasses,
valued at over $40 had boon stolen. The
matter was given to the detectives for invcsti-
| gat ion.
Some days ago IL was announced that Mr..
| o. ID. Barrett obtained an execution OH u iudg-
mcnt against Mrs. Myra G. Gaines for 1888.
Subsequently Martha j. Burke, Judgment
creditor of Mr.. Barrett issued AN attachment
/ a 4sl,.
| Gaines.
"A horse attached to II buggy in which was
| seated Miss Alice Powell and her brother ran
away yesterday afternoon from the corner of
Thirteenth and & streets southwest, and threw
the occupants out upon the sidewalk. Tho
young lady received several severe bruises,
aud the buggy was totally demolished.
The Com missiouers have sent to tho chair
man of the House District Committee Il COM
muncatiOn in regard to tho tax imposed upon
street railroads. They say that none of the
present Commissioners are now, or have been,
| stockholders in any ST. Get railway. Neither
have they any information as to the private
affairs of previous Commissioners.
Colonel L. NJ. Whitaker, our esteemed
townsman, for some time past one of the most
prominent business men of Washington, who
has recently been i'll and now is suffering from
congestion OF tho optic nerve, and was sup
/ y
regret to learn, within the last iow days suffered
from relapse and but slight hopes are now
entertained OF his recovery.
The following donations are acknowledged
| by the Emigraut Aid Society Colonel Robert
q. Iugersol, $50; Rev. Mr.. Owens, on behalf
OF his church, $9.1l; Rev. Mr.. Draper, for his
church, II cents Rev. Mr.. Waring, for his
church, $3.50; Rev. Mr. Peck, for his church,
50 3d. miscellaneous collections, $i.25. Tho
| society Yesterday sent tWenty-io four cmiprant1
on their way rejoicing to ParkerSburg and
Wheeling, W. Va.
The temperance meeting held under the
auspices of Pioneer Council, No. l, Sons OF
Jonadab, at Gorsuch chapel, in South Washing
ton last night was largely attended and very
interesting. Remarks were made by Messrs.
Lathrop, Reside, Nye, Eaglcston, Adams and
Larcombe. Forty persons signed the pledge.
The music and singing, which were particu
lArly fine, were led by Mr.. John Chamberlain,
OF Georgetown, assisted by Mr.. and Mrs. Y. f..
| Mexican