National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-06-03
CITY NOTES.

The only Turkish bath in the city, 500 L
street near Judiciary Square Best shampooer
this side Of New York. Dr. Bovco
Harris L. Roberts and George H. Sands
represent the District in the graduating class
at Wost Point this year.
The address at the confederate decoration
ceremonies at Arlington next Friday will be
delivered by General Hooker, of Mississippi.
The contract for the erection Of the now
Gurey mission chapel has been awarded by
the building committee to bearing & johnson.
Turkish, Russian and Sulphur Baths at
the well-known place, 903 Il treet, near Ninth.
The only reliable place in the city for genuine
baths.
Headquarters for disposal of secondhand
clothing, &c. Call or address s. Guggcnheimer,
$50 Seventh street southwest, Orders by mail
promptly attended to.
| Charles Benzcr and Samuel Goldman, the
alleged confidence men, have been released
by Judge Smell, owing to n lack of evidence
TO sustain the charges against them.
w. r. Davies was yesterday awarded the
contract for paving Third street from Penn-
sylvania avenue to ID street With granite
block, his bid Of fifty-fve cents being the
lowest.
The street hucksters have resolved 10
make case TO test in court the recent order
of the commissioners directing the police to
streets
The Gunare, the vessel built for the
Howgate polar expedition has been toweG
from Alexandria to tho navy.yard in Tn city.
where she will receive her finishing touches
and cargo.
Captain Smith, of the schooner George
Nevorson, who was arrested for a deadly AS
sault on one Of his crew, Alexander Ryan, was
| discharged by United States Commissioner
Mills yesterday.
Justice Hagner yesterday granted Caro-
| line Miller divorce from her husband, Jerry
Miller, and custody of thor child. Tho par
| tics wero married in this District, November
10, 1866, and he deserted March 4, 1872.
Police Officers Rhodes and Cole were
| charged in the police court yesterday with as
saulting young colored man named william
| Hart, while he was prisoner in their hands.
After hearing the testimony the case was dis
| missed.
The coroner yesterday held an inquest
on the body of little Benny Baden, who was
killed by Belt line street railroad car Tues
| day, aud verdict of accidental death was
found. Gardner, tho driver Of the car, was
thereupon released from custody.
| Early yesterday morning two thieves at
| tempted to enter J. g. Bush's tailoring estab.
| isbment, No. 622 Pennsylvania avenue, by
| breaking out the glass in the show window.
and Teeple who gave chase to them, but
| failed to capture them.
| Justice Hagner yesterday denied the in
| junction in the case of f. p. Hill against the
| National Fair association ana dismissed the
bill, The action was brought by Mr.. Hill to
compel the fair association TO complete the
bargain partially made by them for the pur-
chase Of the race course at Benuings.
Moses Ross alias Roxy Ross, was charged
| In . al Wit u1t
upon Thomas Williams with intent to kill.
The assault was made on the 18th of May.
| Ross assaulted Williams aud handed knife
| to another party, who stabbed Williams, in
| flicting serious injuries. Ross was committed
for the grand jury.
Rev. NJ. NJ. Bell, who formerly resided in
| this city, and now n member of the Alabama
conference Of the African NJ E. Zion church,
is In this city soliciting subscriptions to fund
to erect an institution at Luskegee, Ala, for
the education Of coored people-an enterprise
| which has been approved by many distin.
| guishcd Alabamians.
Tho counsel for the complainant In the
Chrstlancy case having refused to enter his
| appearance to the crcss-bill, application was
made to Justice Hagner yesterday aud an or
| der issued commanding the appearance of Mr..
Christianey within forty days after next rule
day, which will allow the absent husband until
next September TO put in an appearance.
Mr.. John N. Oliver, counsel for Mrs. Lille
Christiancy, yesterday visited Mr. L. O. In
gersoll to make service of the cross-bill for d.
vorco brought by her against her husband, cx-
I Senator ]. P. Christiancy. Mr. Iugersoll, al
| though solicitor for the defendant, declined
| TO accept service on the ground that he had
| not been authorized so to do by his client.
Mr. Oliver then wont into equity and procured
an order of publication, which will answer
| all the purposes desired.
| The Douglass Infantry" a colored mill.
! tary organization from Augusta, Ga, have re-
ceived permission TO visit this city under
arms. They will arrive here Saturday. June
~, remaining over Sunday and Monday. On
Sunday a similar organization from Ports
mouth, Va will also visit this city, aud the
two organizations will parade on Monday, 18th
instant. committee has been appointed by
Major Charles d. Fisher, of this city, to solicit
contributions for their entertainment.
The papers in relation to the case OF
Richard Harrington, indicted for conspiracy
in connection with the safe burglary, were re-
ferred by District-Attorney Ccrkhill to Mr..
a. G.. Riddle, who WAS special counsel in the
case. The latter returned them with the
opinion that no jury could convict Mr.. Har.
ringtOn, aud recommended that nolle pros.
be entered. As Colonel Corkhill was not con-
neCted with the case in any way, he has trans
mitted Mr.. Riddles opinion to the attorney
general unaccompanied by any suggestions.