National Republican., 1880-03-26
CITY NOTES.

near Ninth, go cents.
Commissioners Dent and Mr.. Tindalf, sec.
rctary of the Commissioners, are both confined
to their homes by illness,
The only Turkish bath in the city, 500 L
street, near judiciary Square Best shampooer
this side Of New York DIR. Bovce.
headquarters for disposal of secondhand
clothing, &c. Call or address S. Guggenheimer,
237 Seventh street southwest. Orders by mail
promptly attended to.
-Messrs. Mohler and Reynolds have been
awarded tho contract for the work of construct
ing the new culvert over the Culvert Farm
branch above Georgetown.
Two clerks In the contract Office Of the
PostofiiCe Department had a sctto during Office
hours yesterday, but they were separated be-
fore either ono was damaged
William Bruncr, o veterinary surgeon
who was arrested sOmo months ago on the
charge of the larceny of horse, was acquitted
in the Criminal court yesterday.
Tho District Commissioners have accepted
tho bid of S. Bensingor for the purchase of old
iron taken from the old brick bridge on New
Jersey avenue south OF tho Capitol.
-Oficor Nicholson found dead whlto malo
infant Oh c. between South Capitol and First
streets southwest, about o'clock last night,
and took it to the First precinct station.
The Circuit court No ., the Equity court
! and the Criminal court will not be in session
to-day, the presiding justices of these courts
having decided to observe Good Friday.
Abby r. Sunderland was yesterday
granted divorce from Erskine NJ. Sunderland
and given the custody of tho children. The APP
plicatiOn was based on the charge of dcsertion.
Albert Jefferson Morse, an aged colored
man, died suddenly yesterday morning at his
home In Hillsdae. The coroner was notified,
and decided that death resulted from heart
disease.
The Court In Bano yesterday granted n
motion to permit the appeal of Bedford, Pinn
and Queeuun, the three mon convicted of the
Hirth murder to be heard without printing
the record.
The habeas corpus case of Joseph Harper,
John T. Donaldson, Joseph Ems, Charles T.
Burch and Joshua Read came up before Justice
James yesterday and was postponed until TO.
morrow morning.
About 3 o'clock yesterday morning coal.
oil lamp exploded in the house of Mrs Hol-
schuk, No. 922 G street, aud did considerable
damage, including the loss of $l5 in the
pockets of n pair OF pants which were burned.
Turkish Russian and Sulphur Baths ut
the well-known place, Dir. Shcdd's 903 +
street, near Ninth. The only reliable place in
the city for genuine baths. Shampooer of ten
years experience; no novices in the business
at this place.
| an interview at tho Department of Justice
with tho Attorney. General in regard to some
matters connected with tho case of Stone the
wife murderer The purport Of the interview
was not revealed.
A colOred man named William Jackson q
pumpmalier, while engaged at work ON well
sixty feet deep in the Schuctzen Park yester.
day, was precipitated to the bottom by the
| breaking OF spindle and seriously injured.
-sparks dropping from chimney into
| wood-boN caused fro in house No. 62i G
street, occupied by Henson Reynolds, about
Q o'clock yesterday morning The fire was
cXtinguishrd without the aid of tho fire de-
mrtment although an alarm was turned in
from box 1913.
Caleb Williams a colored man employed
| by j. u. Dyer Il grocer of Georgetown, was
thrown from a wagon which ho was driving
on Thirteenth street. near the Agricultural
grounds, one Of the wheels having come Off
A barrel Of gin on the wagon fell upon him
and injured him quite seriously
The District Commissioners yesterday ad-
dressed communication to the Senate District
Committee relative to tho saIe of certain un-
| available public property in this city. Should
the salo DO ordered, it is the intention of the
Commissioners to devote the funds received to
the erection Of two new station houses and
new engiue-house for No. 8 Company.
Mr. A. Watson has sent communication
to the District Commissioners suggesting that
Il sign Lo placed on the iron fence between the
Baltimore and Potomac depot and Seventh
street with the inscription, Labor Market"
and that AL persons who want work may US.
| scmblo here whore they can be seen by farmers
and othors who want to employ help.
Mr. w. b. Reed, of the firm of B. W..
Reeds Sons, has returned from visit to West.
moreland county, Va, bringing with him the
lock and key belonging to the smoke-house
formerly used by General Washington. The
relic is over 100 years old, aud will doubtless
be valuable acquisition to some historical
society 1t will be on exhibition for few
days at Mr.. Reeds store on street.
"A certificate of incorporation of The Bap.
tst Home Of the District to provide com.
Portable home for the aged, infrm and desti-
tute female members Of the Baptist churches,
was filed yesterday. Tho incOrporators are (:
Henry Beard Sarah Wood, Almira W. Powell,
Anna G. Meador Diantha ID, Foster Marian
j, Mclean, Susan b. sheriff, Hannah s. Jacobs,
Jeannie X. Stickney aud j. J. Darlington.
Tho President has granted pardon to
Martha A, Pollard, alias Mason, who was con-
yicted of making a false affidavit TO a pension
claim and sentenced to the penitentiary for
two years. II was shown at the time Of tho
trial that the ignorance Of the woman was
taken advantage of by designing parties TO as.
sist in deflRuding tho Government. Mr.. f..
IL. Fall, her counsel, has worked without fee
aud INCREASINGLY to secure her release, and de-
serves praigo for the gOryiCe performed,