National Republican., 1880-07-16
CITY NOIEN.


60is5.
Two prisoners, named John Sherlock and
Joseph Bishop. escaped from the workhouse
yesterday afternoon.
The only Turkish bath in the city, 500 +
street, near Judiciary Square. Best shampooor
this side Of New York. Dr. Bovoe.
The hay.scalos at Unontown are to be re-
moved from their present location to y site on
johnson street west of the asylum road.
Turkish, Russian aud Sulphur Baths at
the wei Unknown place. 903 L treet, near Ninth.
Iho only reliable place in the city for genuine
baths.
-Pos'mastor or.Goneral Key, Colonel ]. o. p.
burnside and son aud Colonel Robert Boyd
ieit Yesterday morning on q fishing excursion
to Cobb's island.
Captain james f. Oyster has tondorcd his
resignation rs commander of the Washington
Light Guard, having associated himself with
the National Rifles.
Yesterday was 81. Swithins day, and, nc.
cording 10 tradition, II strikes the keynote of
the weather for tho next forty days. If so,
we arc to have no drought at any rate.
Mr.. Stephen Anderson, ono of the en-.
ployes at Gait 4 Co.'S -four aud feed store, had
his skull fractured Wednesday by kick from
morse which he was attempting TO bitch up.
AT called meeting of the German Vet
Ni"- N' ADiiONlUH tACcublNc COulmliLo0
was elected last evening: J. X. Pfuil, Chr.
uuerlc, John Fahrenkopf, q. Hoef and G..
Holman.
"A hundred female employees and threo
laborers in the bindery at The government
printing office wore furloughod yesterda ny. A
heavy discharge in other branches is antici.
pated shortly.
The commissioners yesterday awarded the
contract for furnishing broken stone for the
Seyehth.street road to Joseph Pane, and TO r
repairs TO btuminous pavemeuls TO Mcssrs.
Crawford s. Hoffman.
Tho work of repairing The Seven th.slrcet
road, which the District commissioners have
undertaken to do by days work, was COM
menced yesterday morning under the supern-
tendenco of Dir. ]. J. Burroughs.
The proposition of Mr.. Herman Gasch 10
sell q portion of square 359 Vermont avenue
and Tenth street northwest, for tho proposed
new colored schoolhouse at thirty. 4 vo cents a
foot has been accepted by the commissioners.
-Brights disease, and all kidney affections,
rheumatism, dyspepsia neuralgia, paralysis,
diseases of females and all nervous and chronic
diseases positively cured by Dr.. Dosworth, 9lS
. street. Lady assistant in attendance. Sec
his card
"A market wagon was upset IN a collision
on Pennsylvania avenue, near Seventh street.
early yesterday morning. The marketing was
spilled aud also the occupants, Mrs. Henry
Shatier and two colored women from Bladens.
burg. None OF them were injured.
Commissioner Dents residence on George.
town heights was entered by thief Wednes.
day, who stole all the copper work of a steam
iorce-pump used in supplying the premises
with water. The pump was considerably
damaged and the water supply cut of.
The following bids for rosurfacing con-
crete payements were opened in tho Office of
tho District commissioners yesterday: Gran
ford Filbert, G street, S17,796.57; o street,
s4,67O.50 J. s. Baldwin, q street, SIs, ,021. 20;
o street, s4,535.50. No awards were made.
DIR .E.W .Dubose, who was seriously injured
on Thirteenth and streets two years ago by
reason OF a brick OIL the pavement aud subse.
quently obtained $4,000 damages from the
District, died at the Government Insane
asylum Saturday from the effects of his In.
jures.
The commissioners have promised n dele.
cation OF property holders from South wash
ington to have II street and probably l. street
southwest measured to ascertain the cost OF
| grading and paving with the Wow of having
the work done this season If thore is money
enough available.
A suit was instituted by the olorless Ex.
caVatins Apparatus company yesterday against
Francis Carter, contractor for the removal OF
garbage and night soil, for an injunction and
an account for infringement Of patent of their
apparatus. preliminary injunction was
issued aud made returnable July %.
Benjamin johnson, alias William Jack.
son, the man arrested for stealing three pairs
OF pants from Bushs tailor-shop, ON Pennsyl.
vania avenue, near Sixth street, and also rob.
| bing Mr.. William Brown of his watch and
chain while sleeping in tho capitol grounds.
| was sentenced to Jail for nine months yester-
| day,
Bids were opened ct the bureau of on
| craving and printing yesterday for furnishing
| 1000 tons of Cumberland coal for which the
| following proposed Hieston s. Mayflold. SO, ca,
Johnston Bros, S369; John Miller, So. 10 0-lO;
! l.. w. Guinand and j. +. Agnow (Alexandria)
1919 each; J. NJ. Whcatley & Co., $3.50; Shaw
| Bros. (Baltimore), 1890; J. Il, Miller. Sab
aud Stephenson Bros, S470.
The National Amateur Press association
that convened in this city last July held lis
fifth annual convention in the Hotel Emery
Cincinnati, on tho 14th. viii J.. Wright OF
Cairo, Ill., was elected president and Frank
N. Reeve of Newark n j., first vce-presi.
dent. Both resigned, and Thomas g. Harri.
son of Indiana was elected presid ent and
Thomas IL. Parsons ofBulalo, N. Y, first vice.
| president
The following promotions have been made
| IN the registers office, treasury department
From 81 600 to $1,S00, William Basland oil
| Massachusetts,, Newton Ferris of Ohio, l., A. f.
Havard of tho District of Columbia, 81. Millard
of Virginia; from 81 400 to 81, 600. N. V. Casey
of Pennsylvania, John johnson of Wisconsin
| A. @. Floyd Of Massachusetts, Paul Havenslein
| of New Jersey, S. G, Loytjoy of Maine; from
| 81 200 to $l.400, w. i. DE Knight of South
Carolina, j. S. Van Arslalc of the District OF
Columbia. NJ. G. HNsker of Vermont.
The fifteen days of grace allowed dog
owners for tho purpose Of rene wing theiI
Licenses having expired, the pound
master has been furnished extra Beh
and instructed 10 "go fo" the dogs
The owners ofdogs arc very tardy In getting oul
licenses, evidently considering that Justice
Bundy's decision To the effect that the District
officials must enforce tho collection of tho dog
tax not through the police court but as Other
taxes are collected, will be sustained.
Every wharf at which steamers arrive
aud depart from should be lighted up at night
None OF the wharves IN this city have any
lamps placed In position for th at purpose save
one-that Of the Inland & Seaboard Coastinl
company. This company has its wharf housed
over and lights are placed at night at convent
ent distances, SO that all may see. So Il
should be at every wharf, and our city author
tiles should at once see to having II done. i
is never too late to do good, aud tho late catas
trophe at SCventh-streot wharf should prompt
expedition in the matter.
| --1sss-
800 Pair Bracelets,
gold and plated at wholesale cost to reduce
| ~ q ~ N d..