National Republican., 1880-07-23
CI1T NOIES.

hoch, agents, l2O6 PonnsylvaHia avenue
Three houses 10 the neighborhood Of Iowa
circle were stripped of gas.Gxlures by thieves
Wednesday night,
Tho excursion to havo boon given the
poor Of the District down tho river yesterday
was postponed until Saturday.
The only Turkish bath in the city, 500 Z
street, near Judiciary Square, Best shampooer
this sido of New York. DIR. Bovoe
Turkish Russian and Sulphur Baths at
the woll-known place, 903 L troet, near Ninth.
The only reliable place IN the CITY for genuine
baths.
The national board of health reports that
for the week ending July lB there were
seventy-iour deaths from yellow fever in
Havana, showing about 200 eases in tho city
at that time.
William Dangoriold the boy arrested
for stealing horse from Mr. William Touhey
at Cabin John bridge last Wednesday night,
was committed for the grand jury by Judge
Smell yesterday.
1t is probable that the commissioners will
cause the reintcunent of the unidentified
bodies In Holmoad cemetery in one common
grave In some other cemetery. Many Of the
graves have lost their identity.
Mr.. John McGill was seized with cramps
at the corner of Seventh and Z streets north
west yesterday afternoon, and was taken into
Il neighboiing store, where lie soon recovered
under Dr. Herron's treatment.
The District commissioners have mado
an order cutting off middlemen and brokers
| from receiving the fees of police court wit
ncsses unless the witness personally certfes
tho assignment TO tho accounting officer.
The following suits have been flod In the
| United States court of claims against the Dis
| trict Himber & Groat on contracts for Sl6,.
Ol312; Himber, O'Hare & Co, S27 ,0i5; Gregg
& Clark, S6,727; w. A. Wilson, $3427l7;
Stephen Follansboc, $4,000; Joseph Smolenski,
| S5,6l7.12.
Hiram lodge, l. o. G. s., have elected the
| following officers for the ensuing quarter
| William II. Henson, W. c.; James Woodward,
| V. G.; T. II. Parry, 4. 81 I;aac Robinson, +. s.;
William A. Hawkins, T.; Lewis West, /. s.,
and Tobias Boone, o. s.
The grand lodge l. o. O.. +. has granted
Il charter to new lodge to be named Golden
Rule lodge, upon application of seventeen
members who have taken out Withdrawal
cards from other lodges. The new body will
start out under favorable auspices.
.-Thesliscovery Of fro in the upper story
of tho secondhand furniture store, corner of
Eighth and ID streets, about o'clock ycster.
day morning, caused an alarm Of fro from box
| l26. Tho fire was caused by some kindling
wood ignting from a stove. Little damage
was done.
The laying OF cutters, curbing and side
walk on the Seventh-street road has been COM
pleted from tho Boundary about quarter of q
mile to the foot OF the hill. A Macadam road
way will be laid the full length of the frat
section of the road, and beyond this sixteen
feet Macadam roadway.
james O'Bryon and Patsey Morgan were
charged in the police court yesterday with
knocking down Henry Benson aud robbng
him of SS7 Mt picnic at Green Springs above
Georgetown, on the 9Th instant. In court
yesterday Benson failed TO identity either OF
tho prisoners, and the case was dismissed.
People will talk of tho popular cxcur.
sions OF tue Washington & Baltimore COM
pany, and well they may, for they arc unc-
qualed us 10 management, character and COM
fort. The first of series Of excursions by
this company will be givon this evening on
tho swift and commodious steamer Arrow
smith.
Willie lady who resides on + street was
passing near the Lutheran church, corner of
Il aud Fourth streets, about $50 o'clock last
evening" sho was accosted by a wol-drcssed
man, who offered hiseecort The lady, suspecting
his motive, gave him warm roCeutlou, and
! showed so much spirit that the man turned
aud sought safety in ignominious flight.
The engineer office has reported in re.
! gard to communication f-en, Major A. II
Nickerson, calling attention to tine condition
VI woUuen pavement on Rhode Island avonuc
| ubbhttn fOHTbtClltu anu Ellletn'Hnu-H-DAl
street, that there is q short break of about
$50 feet in the travel of Rhode Island avenue
I to the good pavement on Fifteenth street. II
$ deserves early attention."
An eccentric colored man pushing a 90.
cart became quito conspicuous on Pennsyl
: vania avenue in the neighborhood of Third
street yesterday evening, by haranguine
for Hancock on the street. He mixed III
politics aud religion in very interesting
manner After getting into difficulty with
Il white man and meeting with other thrill.
ing adventures, lie was finally arrested fol
disordery conduct near tie Baltimore & Po
tomac depot, by Officer Middleton.
"A case came TO tho attention of the police
yesterday, which indicated something very
/, , unnatural, If not criminal neglect on the part
Of the parents of u little baby. About yea,
ago tho parents, who were stopping at ai
Avenue hotel, "farmed" out their baby to
: colored woman living in an uninvitng hove
, in an alley. The parents returned to the city
! Wednesday, and taking the child were abou
to ro.embark for Norfolk, when it was dis
, covered that the child was dead, having died
of cholera infantum As there is no law /,
apply to such caSos, the police could do moth
ing in the matter,