National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-01-21
CITY NOTES.

"A Massachusetts, 6rm has rented Fenton
Hall for bicycle school.
b. +. Queen, of the st. James news stand
sends the New York Clipper for the current
week.
The only Turkish (hot air. Bath In the
city, 500 street, near Judiciary Square. DIR.
II. L. Bovee.
"A bill is being prepared to make the Wash
ington Gaslight Company report It's profits au'
nually to Congress.
$. Guggenheimer will buy second hand
clothes, &C., at 237 Seventh street southwest.
Orders by mail promptly attended to.
Mr. Thilton, of Alexandria, has been
nominated for Judge of the City of Alexandria
by the Roadjusters, aud is certain of an cleo
ton.
The Commissioners have designated the
open space at the intersection of Seventh and
G streets aud Louisiana avenue for lack
stand
One hundred dollars has been appropriated
by the Commissioners to be used to entertain
the National Educational Association, which
assemblies here next month
Mrs. Webster Elmes sustained q severe
fracture Of the arm by fall at tho Skating
Rink on New York avenue on Monday. DR..
Norris reduced the fracture.
Marriage licenses wore issued yesterday to
Joseph n. Alexander aud Ella T.. Walker and
William +. Damn, Of Norfolk, Va, and Laura
V. Blundon, Of Georgetown, ID. G..
The House Committee on Claims yoster-
day rejected the bill to allow certain police
men twenty per cout back pay. This defeats
the measure at least for this CongrGs.
Three colored thieves attempfI to enter
the boot store of j. T. EArnshaw, 2t1 Penn
sylvania avenue east, on Monday night but
were frightened away by tho Waterman.
"A special meeting Of tho Grand Lodge of
Odd.Fellows will be held tonight for mGmo-
rial services on the death of Past Grand Mas
ter and Grand Representative William X. No
Lean.
.--Ouray, the Ute chief and his wife, Chepeta,
occupied box at Ford's Opera House last
evening and witnessed the performance of "The
Black Crook" Chepeta seemed to enjoy IL very
much.
The subcommittee of the House District
Committee on the River Front question will
make a tour of inspection of the river front
to-day in company with the District Commits
sioners.
The residence Of william H. Newman, No.
20l9 Massachusetts, avenue, was entered early
Monday morning, and about $50 damage done
by breaking up things generally. Nothing
was taken away.
The Republicans of the Fourteenth dis.
trct meet tonight at 6 o'clock ut Ironsides
Baptist church, Third aud Z streets northwest,
TO elect delegates to the Convention and Cen
trail committee.
Mr.. Coyle, prosecuting attorney at the
Police court, retired yesterday after introduce
ing lis successor, Mr.. James E Padsett. Com.
plimentary speeches were made by the gentle.
men and by Judge Smell.
Owing to the severe Illness of Mrs. A. s.
SolOmons, the marriage ceremony of her
daughter Ida will be privately solemnized,
and the reception, for which cards have been
issued, will not take place.
"A temperance meeting was held at Ryland
chapel last evening under the direction OF
Mrs. Roach. Mrs. Yeomams was the principal
speaker. Mrs. Ycomans will speak tonight
at tho Metropolitan NJ. L. church.
The report of coal weighed for the week
ending January II, 1880, shows: Two cases
of short weight In the Second precinct one in
the First, two in the Third one In the Fourth
and five in the Fifth precinct; in all eleven
cases.
Turkish, Russian and Sulphur Baths at
the well.known place, DR.. Shields, 900 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.
A petition was presented to the House
District Committee yesterday, signed by a
number of fishermen, protesting against the
passage Of any act which would prevent the
use of drag nets in the fishing business on the
| Potomac river.
The alarm OF fire turned in from box %
about 1880 o'clock last night, was caused by
the discovery of curtain on fire in house No
| ll08 Sixth street, occupied by w. w. James
The damage was slight The curtain took
fire from the gas
81 tarIaa pIunnnar M hn bns hoo,
connected with the press in this city for tht
past two years, WAS yesterday confirmed n
! lieutenant in the army. In his appointment
the press loses an able worker and tho army
gains gallant officer.
AT tho meeting of the Fourth district Re
publioaus tho following officers were elected
President G. +. Moseby; secretary, A. W. Jen
kins, treasurer, William Cornell. Messrs L
| NJ. +. Cursor, Samuel Collins and G. Dye
were chosen delegates TO tho Central commit
| tee,
The Old Freethinkers Society having dis
banded, new organization, to be known a
the Freethinkers' Society of Washington, wa
formed last night, with the following gentle
men as directors: w. Schmedtic, DR.. J. Scholl
Carl Roeser, w. Spier, l. Hansen, A. Russ anl
Hugo Schulze.
The United States steamer Tallapoosa
Lieutenant McRitchie commanding, arrived
Nv navy ytiu hOuuuJ WIN u largo CdTBt
of freight, including lumber to be used In re-
pairing the Portsmouth, which is being over
hauled. Tho TallapOosa will soon BIO sent Il
Norfolk to go on tho dry-dock.
"A colored man named William Payne wa
badly cut in the stomach at grocery store o.
Seventh street, near the Boundary, last nigh
by a man whose name he refused to divulg,
He was taken to the Second precinct station
where he was attended to by DR.. Adams, VIII
pronounced his injury not serious.
During the quarter ending December 81
1879, the police made 1854 arrests. Fine
were imposed in 933 cases, amounting Il
SS,46535; 800 cases were dismissed 70 he'll,
Tor tho Grand Jury, aud various penalties wer
inflicted in the others. During the quartz
3lSl dodgers were accommodated.
At the annual election of the st. Bon
facius Society, held last evening, the folowin
officers were elected: President, w. Remy
vice.president, w, King corresponding secrt
tary, George Schultz; assistant secretary, v
Rappel; financial secretary, Y. SGhmuck; treai
nrer, w. Keith; executive committee, Tho,
Lutz, u. Gier and II. Boerger
GREAT sale of ladies' undergarments a
Douglass.