National Republican., 1880-03-20
CITY NOTES.

near Ninth go cents.
"A marriage license was issued yesterday
to o, K. Butler, of New York city, and Helen
Oswold, of Philadelphia.
.-Of the 1000 water takers In the District,
so far only about 5000 have walked up to the
Collectors office aud settled
The only Turkish bath in the city, 500 f
street, near judiciary Square. Best shampooer
this side of New York. DR.. Bovee
Another case of smallpox, at 47O L street
southwest, was reported yesterday afternoon,
and removed to the hospital last evening.
Headquarters for disposal of secondhand
clothing, &c. Call or address s. Guggenheimer,
237 Seventh street southwest. Orders by mail
promptly attended to.
Tie Health officer has several oleomar-
gerinc cases on hand, but tho recent decision
of Judge Smell rather discouraGes him in pre-.
senting them for prosecution.
The Washington City Hibernan Benevo.
lent Society No offers reward of $500
for the discovery OF the person or persons
who poisoned John and Jane O'Reilly.
Justice Hagncr yesterday granted Annie
NJ. Moore decree of divorce from her hus-
band, John w. Moore, with permission to re.
sumo her maiden name of Curtin. The charge
brought by her was repeated acts of cruelty.
w. NJ. Hobber, Il collector, was fined 500
by Judge Snoll yesterday for assanlting Joseph
A. Emerson, u Treasury clerk, against whom
lie had a bill in Justice Helmick's office. An
appeal was noted and bouds were fixed at 5000
Turkish, Russian and Sulphur Baths ut
the well'knOwn place, DR.. Shedds, 903 Il
street, near Ninth. Tho only reliable place in
the city for genuine baths, Shampooer Of ten
| years experiences; no noyices in the business
at this place.
Among the questions asked at the exami.
| NJ at of "a fnr nnaitinns In he
sion office yesterday was tho following:
| what number of combinations are possible of
the numerals from one to fifteen inclusive ?"
This shows that the "fifteenn craze has taken
a firm hold of the Executive Departments.
! About ninety excursonists from Essex
Institute, Salem Mass under the director.
ship of J. 4. Whitcomb, arrived in tho city
yesterday afternoon and took rooms ut the
| Ebbitt House They will stay in the city two
or three days. and will thoroughly do" tho
places of interest To-day they visit Mount
| Vernon.
Permission has been granted to tho Nh
tional Capitol Telephone Company to Greet line
Of telegraph poles along the north side ofWatcr
street, Georgetown, and X street, Washington,
from Congress street, Georgetown, to Twenty.
fourth street. Washington, and along the east
side of Twenty fourth street, from + street To
N street northwest
The Water Registrar has written 20 the
District Commissioners stating that when the
new buildings in South Washington are com.
pleted there will be u scarcity Of water in that
part Of the city, and suggesting as n remedy
that q six-inCh main be laid on Fourteenth
street, between North b and South b streets
aud on Ninth street, between South B and
South streets.
| Mr.. Carl Ziesser, an old theatrical mana
ger will open a German theatre ut Cosmopol
itan Hall, in this city, next Tuesday night
The hall has been transformed into a very
cozy little theatre, with stage and the usua
accessories. The manager will open with
performance by the troupe from tho Concordia
Theatre Baltimore. II is intended to make
the theatre q permanent establishment
-Alessrs J. Amber Smith and w. H. Ma
lone, as solicitors for Sarah j. Forrest, yester
day filed a bill for divorce from her husband
VIII. Forrest, and for an injunction TO proven
his interference with her, The parties werI
married by Rey. John O. Smith In the year
1852 and three children are tho fruits Of The
marriage, all living. She charges that Ia
has been guilty of repeated acts OF cruelty
with her and committed adultery with
woman named Depro.
"A little before o'clock Thursday night
an unknown man called ut the residence o
Dr.. Thomas Foster, editor Of the Lj5erdt n pa
per published In Alexandria, in the interest o
tho Roadjuster movement lie inquired TO
the doctor, and whom that gentleman appeared
without further ado, struck him, as the Doc
tor believes, with q slung-shOt. The unknown
us'alant then jumped into q carriage and rod
away before the Doctor revived from tn
| shock sufficiently to call assistance. DR.. FOs
ter Is a clerk in the Second Auditors office.