National Republican., 1880-03-12
CITY NOTES.

Turkish baths at DR.. Shedd's, 9O3 street,
near Ninth, go cents,
Two cases of small -pox were found in
Foundry alley yesterday and were removed to
tho smallpox hospital.
AS the appropriation has been expended
there will be no more street lamps erected
during tho present fiscal year.
The only Turkish bath in the city, 500 Z
street, near judiciary Square. Best shampoOer
this side of Now York. DR.. Bovee.
The vaccine physicians during their torn
of service vaccinated 10000 people. Reports
don't say how many of them took"
A number of citizens of East Washington
have organized for the purpose OF assisting the
police to patrol that section of the city.
john T. Scrvner, of Georgetown, who
sued John L. Dixon for defamation of cliarac.
ter yesterday obtained verdict in Circuit
court No. for $500.
Headquarters for disposal of secondhand
clothing, &c. Call or address S. Guggenhemcr,
237 Seventh street southwest. Orders by mail
promptly attended to.
--Micbael Hurley. who was charged In the
Police court yesterday with being 4 policy
dealer, was acquitted, as no evidence was pro.
duced to sustain the charge.
MIR. Eugene LapOrte, well-known printer
and gentleman who was highly esteemed,
died at his residence, on Sixth street, yester.
day. in the sixty-ninth year of his age.
The Commissioners have requested Gem
eral Benet to permit the army magazine
grounds, which are not utilized, to bo culti-
waited for the benefit Of the Washington Asy-
| lum.
The President yesterday parioned Nathan
Brown, convicted on February A, 1873, of
assault with intent to kill Joseph Anderson
aud sentenced to tho Maryland ponitentiary
| for three years
| George G. ]. s. Hunnlcutt, who was con.
victed in theiPolce court of making an assault
on Miss Annie Lynch last Saturday, appealed
his case to the Criminal court, and yesterday
was found guilty. A motion for a new trial
was entered.
Turkish, Russian aud Sulphur Baths at
the wellknown place, DR.. Shedd's, 9O3 Z
street, near Ninth. The only reliable place in
the city for genuine baths Shampooer OF ton
years experience; no noyices in the business
ut this place.
The four young women arrested In raid
on disreputabe house on ID street Wedncs-
day night were charged in the Police court
yesterday with disordery behavior aud were
released on their personal bonds to behave
themselves for six months.
The members of No. engine company
were called upon last evening to extingush
n mass of burning rubbish on = street, near
Eighth, northwest, which some worlsmon en-.
ployed IN tearing down the old "Seaton Man
sion" had carelessly set on fire.
A Are was discovered at $50 o'clock last
evening in MOrrson's paper warcrooms No.
SOj d street. by Foreman Steele, of truck
"a" and Mr.. w. w. Hurdle, who were pass.
ing They gained an entrance into tho store,
aud found Il quantity Of paper burning on q
shelf. The fire was quickly exunguished, and
thus disastrous conAagration was prevented
The origin of the hro Is unknown.
Detectives Coomes and Acton yesterday
arrested young man giving his name as NJ,
i. Coleman, charged by Messr5 Cohen,
Her2og, aud other secondhand dealers on ID,
between Ninth aud Touth streets, northwest,
with selling them silver watches tlro-gilded
for gold watches. In every instance these
experts were taken in, aud rare scene is
anticipated at the Police court when the case
Is tried to-day.
Tho District Commissioners yesterday is
sued an order that board is hereby organ
lied, consisting Of the Auditor aud Controller
the Treasurer and Collector of Taxes to con.
sider and recommend to tho Commissioners
such changes rs may be found by them noces
sary in the relations between tho offices of the
Treasurer and Assessor and the Collector OF
Taxes, and 10 further recommend such sys'
TEN of checks between these Ollices as may APP
pear to be practicable aud desirable"
"A meeting of the mombors ofthe Fifteenth,
street Presbyterian church choir was held
after rehearsal 10 make arrangements for some
of tho best sacred music that can be had
Now since the organ has been repaired 1t has
boen decided 10 furnish good sacred music here
after Next Sunday morning solo aud quar-
totto will H. sung from RCssni by Misses lgh'
man and Smith and Mossrs. Grant aud II. But
Ter, and on Sunday evening; 80 Salutari5,' by
Miss Slude. Tho names of tho singers are
Misses Tilghmau, slado Evans, Smith and
Barrier aud Messrs. Butlor, Lyman, Gray,
Male aud IL, f, Grant, with b. L. Fleet as
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