National Republican., 1880-04-26
CITY NOTES.


Turkish baths at DR.. Shedds, 90S street, near
Ninth, 60 cents.
Only four dodgers were accommodated in tho
statiOn-houses Saturday night.
"A alse alarm of fire was struck from box 13l
about half-past o'clock Saturday.
About fifty persons were confirmed at Trinity
church yesterday morning by Bishop Plnckney.
The police made forty arrests during Saturday
and Saturday night Ten were registered as
drunks.
The police arrested half dozen hucksters at
the Centre Market Saturday for obstructing the
sidewalk.
Oriental Council No. 80 will celebrate their
first anniversary next Thursday evening at odd
Fellows Hall.
Tho only Turkish bath In the city, 500 street,
near Judiciary Square Best shampOoer this side
Of New York. DR.. Boveo.
Turkish, Russian and Sulphur Baths at the
we!l-known place. s03 street near Ninth. The
only reliable place in the city for genuine baths.
Tho members OF the Capital City Gun Club
have arranged series of matches for gold badge,
Inscribed champion, 1880, Capital City Gun Club"
William W. Beckley young colorcd man, was
tried IN the Police court Saturday for stealing
books from the Capitol and was committed for the
Grand Jury.
-Caspar ofens,cin, q well-known citizen Of Capt
tol Hill, is rapidly convalescinS from his recent
dangerous attack Of heart disease, and expects 10
be out i'll few days.
Headquarters for disposal of second Inland
clothing, &c. Call or address s.. Guggenheiner,
237 Seventh street southwest. Orders by mail
promptly attended to.
Officer Madlg0n, Of the Sixth precinct, arrested
colored bootbiack named Clark Brown Saturday
him with an attempted rape,
Spring Suits and Spring oyercoNts selections
complete; styles attractive; at George i. Timms "
| Co.. Ouc-Price Clothing House, 3l0 southeast cor
ner of seventh and streets.
| During a game Of base ball Saturday afternoon
at Mount Pleasant, Charles i!aker struck In the
eye by foul tip while catching, which caused u
| painful though not striOrsinjury.
| -Gamupl Il. EnniSn. old unaO rnsilinu with
Mrs. $. A.,Smith, on Nichols avenue in the county,
| died suddenly saturday evening. The coroner
| gave certificate OF heart disease
Fanny Wilson, an aged colored woman, fell in
| n fit at the corner Of Tenth and streets north
west. yesterday e!terno9n, and was conveyed to
| medical attendance was rendered.
The Oliver-Cameron beach of promise suit
stands first on the assignments FOR hearing in the
asked by the counsel for the appellant until
Wedne,day next.
1t Is said that in the case offs. NJ Johnson in
dicted for the murder Of James Johnson on the
10Th of March, the defense will interpose plea
of insanity and endeAvor to show that the disease
has been hereditary in the defendants family.
Saturday evening the police found an old gem
rather eccentric individual, wandering aimlessl y
IN the street, apparently insane. He was taken to
his home No. 1881 street, in the police ambulance
Yesterday was the feast of ST. Joseph, and i'm.
prcssive services wero held at 10 o'clock in the
church Of that name Tho knights of st. George
and 81. Michaels Society attended in n body.
very able sermon was preached by the Rev. Father
Scheutcr.
"A Sunday paper created quito q sensation yes
tcrday by announcing that the records Of the old
Georgetown almshouse which have fallen Into tho
hands Of an autquary, show that the parents and
relatives Of some OF our best citizens wero con
fined there for crime, yagrancy and destitution."
The pclce, after investigating the case of the
boy Charles Monroe who was shot in the hand on
; Massachusetts avenue between Sixth and Seventh
streets Friday evening, have discovered that hC
siap Lea n Ni.f 10
boy 5os, Wv ''''' ' " - saw ~ 'A'''"'' '''''''
"A colored man named Carey Brown was con
, victed I'm the POico court Saturday of making al
! indecent assault on his step'daughter, girl abou
/, eighteen years of age. lie was sentenced to ST,
, months In jail. lie was arragned on a charge 0
outrGg!ng the Same girl, but the case was con
tinued,
The Potomac Boat Club house is receiving
new coat of paint The Columbia Boat Club pro
pose % erect bOathouse similar to that occupied
| by the AnulOs,nn Club. The Potomac club has nc
: cepted the challenge OF tho LHirondcllo club o
Baltimore to row iour-oGred'shell race In Relli
more on June 10,
The Thalian Club gave an entertainment q
the Insane Asylum on last Friday night, WhlCl
was heartily reiished by the inmates. The one -ac
Z pal roles we're sustained by Mcssr3 Bailey ant
? Briggs and the Misses Tull0cE, WOLF ana Bios,
Miss TullOCkS rendition Of Matilda ueun" wa
u especially tne'
In the House on Saturday Mr.. Townshend pre-
= ! scntod petition, signed by Admiral David L
lOilel anu 40 CllGsus Oh lle District OI 90
Z lumbiG, recommending the purchase OF the churc
at the corner of secOnd and | streets northeaS
(Colored Congregational missionary, for the tempe
| rary use OF destitute persons. 1t was referred /
!. the District Committee,
a colored boy named william Scott was ar
rested saturday evening for trying 10 yctimi2e Nj
5 | Hollander aud Mr.. BGhrend, two Seyenth-streC
merchants, by presenting them notes purportln
10 have been written by Young aud Stems, askin
for loan Of tiye-doar gold piece fol, tho pun
IS pose OF comparing 1t with counterfeit piece
r Neither Of tho merchants wcro victimized.