National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-05-05
CITT NOTES.

n 81, n
Ninth, 60 cents.
"A party ofsixteen young men of this city left
yester day for Leadville, Col.
Don't fail to go to the Art Loan Exhibition at
the Cooke mansion, In Georgetown.
B f. Queen, Of tha St. James news stand, sends
the New York Clipper for the current week.
The only Turkish bath in the city, 500 Il street,
near Judiciary Square. Best shampoocr This side
OF New York. DR.. BoVee
Mr.. George NJ. Rowe of this city, offers TO fur.
nish the District Commissioners With steamboat
for the river police service for 500 month.
Turkish, Russian and Sulphur Baths at the
wel-kIiown place O03 + street. near Ninth The
only reliable place in tho city for genuine baths
Mr.. Charles Gordon Que Of the Oldest inhabit-
ants OF the District died yesterday morning at his
residence, No. his street, in the ninety-second
year Of his age.
headquarters for disposal OF second hand
| clothing, &c. Call or address S. Guggenhoimer,
2S7 Seventh street southwest Orders by mail
| promptly attended to.
The Potomac Steamboat Company has closed a
contract with the Harlan Il Hollingsworth Com
pany of Wilmington, for the construction of a new
boat to run on the Potomac.
The funeral OF CAPITAL In John Barry, late Of the
United StnteS Army, took place yesterday from D25
New jersey avenue. The remains were inferred
IN Mount Oivet cemetery.
Henry Williams q co,ored man. was arrested
last night by Officer Daley Of the Sixth precinct
while attempting to rob the residence Of Judge
Richardson on l. street. near Twelfth.
Thomas G. Dyer young man who after being
convicted IN the Police coArt ofan assault On his
| father last February, and was committed % the
Insane asylum has been released from that institu-
| ton.
| GENTLEMEN who want cheap business suits should
see the stylish cut-awny sacks and university coats
at nom $3.50 per suit M, brought ont this spring
| by Deylin q Co., of New York Call at their branch
| Office, 1890 + street,
"A no SC attached to a wagon belonging to Mr..
Samuel Ross ram away from his place of business
| OH Eighth street, between Pennsylvania avenue
| and ID street about y o'clock yesterday morning.
and comp eteiy demolished the wagon.
| In the case Of Thomas McNally, letter car.
rer, charged with purlOining letters etc, the hear
ing was resumed before the United States Commits
siUner, 5. c. Mills, yesterday. and the accused held
in the sum Of $1,000 TO await the action of the
| Grand Jury.
Mr.. James Cunningham jr. OF West Virginia.
| employed in the Surgeon Generals office War De-
| pnrlmelt and member OF John Il. Reynolds Post
No. 6, q. A. X. has been invited by the committee
| Of the Department Of the Potomac. q. A. r., to de-
! liver the memorial address at the Congressional
| cemetery, this city, and has accepted
| THE REPUBLICAN announced few days ago
that Colonel Sam Strong hod struck bonanza in
Mexico 10y the discovery that his lands bore gold,
silver and copper. Colonel strong last evening left
| for Mexico, where he intends to work his mines
! He carries with him in his new undertaking the
best wishes ofthe Washington community.
There is a broadly treated Landscape study on
exhibition at Wllitakers from the easel of Mrs. NJ
X. Dodge, Of New York city, formerly of Washing
ton which should be seen by art lovers. 1t rcfre-
SCENTS bit Of Massachusetts coast scenery, near
Magnolia, where the artists summer studio is To-
Gated. As rapid field sketch 1t is Il meritorious
piece Of work.
The National Veteran Club met in their new
| rooms at 1i35 New York avenue last evening,
| Colonel Burnside In the chair, and MajurH. D. Nor.
ton secretary. Twelve applications TOR member
ship were presented and referred to the executive
committee. After dcci ling TO issue on address to
cx-soldicrs and sailors to become members of the
club the meeting adjourned.
About l0:30 yesterday morning. Frank Brown,
pupil of the Abbott school, while playing ball on
New York avenue near Sixth street. was run over
by horse aud wagon driven by Thomas Landon,
the wheels coming within few inches of passing
over his head, buthe fortunately escaped with II
few slight bruises. He was aterward taken to his
home on Ninth street near II b, Mr.. Landon.
Among the building permits issued yesterday
was one TO Anton Heitmullcr TO construct seven
three story dwellings on q street, between Thir-
teenlh street and Vermont avenue for S25 800: one
| to Fernando Wood TO construct q tenement house
four stories and cellar, on between Fourteenth
md Fifteenth streets for SD 600, and one TO NJ G.
| Emery, for four.stOry store on Seventh street
between Louisiana avenue and ID street, for IS 900
"A new military company, composed entirely
Of honorably discharged soldiers and sailors (mcm
bcrs of the G. A. r. has been formed here ana
now numbers for, y.siS men. An application has
been made to the District authorities to muster the
company into the National Guards Of the District
The first pubic appearance Of the company viii
be made on Decoration Day, when ii will take part
in the services at Arlington. The Grand Army
uniform has been adopted for the present.
The Commissioners have notified Mr. William
Birney, esq, in answer to communication from
! him dated March /, requesting that proceeding
against market hucksters be suspended until tht
settlement OF certain other cases, That the aSsstAl
attorney OF the District has rendered the following
report: Proper steps taken to have case in gen.
! cral term decided Tho jury fund has run ont aut
l cannot get chance to hear any appeal case til
the jail is cleared by the United States Attorney.
; The knights of St. Augustine Commander.
, No. have elected the following officers for TIN
4 ensuing year: Commander, Willis j. Smith Is
!, Dep. Com, James Toy ID Dep. Com, John F
{ Fletcher X, s., Lewis B. Brown; L. s.. Isaac Ian
i die d. K. S., James L. Green; Capt-Geu, Thoma
W. Ingraham; Her, John Mitchell; War;, Jane
4 Kent; stamdard.bcGrer Charles II. Johnson; chap
lain, Rev. Felix Barotti; board Of governors, Houc
II Dyer, Robert Coats Daniel Clark. Henry \. Jack
a son, L. Il. Lewis and Ananas Herbet.
o "A meeting of the class Of ls79-S0 of the law de
o partmcut University Of Georgetown, was held Las
" night at Gonzaga Hall to take action in regard
the death of George w. Saltcr, u member of tn
class OF 10 Messrs. IL. C. Clagett, Jirdiuston, Smith
| Rice aud Newman were appointed n committee {
DRAFT suitable resolutions with instructions to rC
~ port to the next meeting of the class to be held
Monday evening at 7 O'clock at GOnzaga Hall,
street, when euloges will be pronounced by scN
eral members of the class. The friends of Mr.. Sa
u, ter uTe invited to attend this meeting.
Gents Low Shoes
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