The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-04-30
CITY NEWS.
TOWN TALK.

Excursion parties TO the falls Of the Po-
tomac are all the rage at present.
This is the last week of Professor Carpen-
Ter In his exposition OF mesmcrsm at willard Han
Those wishing to acquire beautiful nails
would do wen 10 call on Nile. Alary manicure 7O,
Thirteenth street northwest. Termssi
Reports from Messrs. c. f. whittlesey and
" g. Davis say they are pleased with the locality In
'ootauo where they have settled to practice law.
Mr.. A. n. Stidhaus, the second assistant
foreman OF the Government Blndery, has resigned
his position, to take effect the 3oth OF June next
The Worlds Museum, with its wonderful
correction OF curiosties and attractive performance
sun continues to draw crowds to odd Fellows Hail.
Mr.. Raj, the license inspector of the Dis.
ttict, Is doing great deal Of good work besides
ntlngng large sum Of money into tho Golfers Of tho
Mr.. ]. H. Golborne, of PHILADELPHIA has
made rcn transcript NJ the entire Garfield Memorial
for framing.
The catalogue Of the effects Of the French
Minister VII be Issued In few days 1t Is one Of the
most attractive sales ever held In Washington. The
Thomas Bowling
A WONDERFUL lNvENTIoN. Clifford Brothers
home gymnasium OF health exercising apparatus,
on eNhiolton AZ Meta's bazaar, i3i7 Pennsylvania
avenue, Is wen worth seeing. Illustrated exercising
chart furnished free,
The second edition of the " Sailors Handy
Book aud Nachtman's Manual 80 adapted for the use
OF Inc Navy, merchant service, yachtmen, etc, by
y, i. Qualtrough, master United states NAVY can
lie had OF y. Bradley Adams.
Morris Addison has finished his studies
at the Cambridge Episcopal Seminary, and has already
received general invitations to oinciatc as rector
n,uonE inem one from the church In ta2enovla, q
peautltn village in central New York.
In view of the many steamboat accidents
nj lpyar tt,,
OF steamboats, In this vicinity should SEQ that All the
regulations regarding the safety of passengers are
required with ere the excursion season sets In
Mr.. Harry X. Willard has almost recovered
from his long and dangerous illness. During his
recent tip to Colorado while chasing imaginary In
ulans, he was thrown from his horse, which was
running ut iu speed, and sustained severe injuries
The manner in which the Avenue Tram
way company crowds its soon as the lterdics
are taken off Is outrageous. II betrays . thorough
contempt for the public 20 furnish proper accommo-
cations for the travel only during the hours when the
hAruic coaches giNethem compcttlvelne % travel.
There is some misunderstanding about the
position Of the Metropolitan car drivers who have
petitoned for . more work and more pay They
nave anu nave had no Intention of striking as has
, Deen ert9neously stated They now work eleven
10 twelve hours and get from 81 IS to a. 80 per day
lhey are simply willing to have longer hours " they
can thereby make moro money.
The performance previously announced
ioI the benefit Of the Old Dominion Boat Club will
evening, May >. The operetta Of " Penelope. with
Mrs: charles II. McCartee, Mrs. T.. II. True Nests
iush, Daniel, Hay, and others In the cast, Mrs.
Watklns's Evening Party 'and other choice features
WIN compose the programme that treat is as
cured.
II is rumored that Chamberlin has leased
ioi club house one of the residences on Highland
i.lace Joining on Thomas Circle while the Young
Men Christian Association viii settle itself into his
old premises on New York avenue. Just how the
aristocratlc residents of that vicinity will welcome
he sporting neighbors Is not known. but 1t said
mat the price offered by Chlmberlin So 600 per
annum before he gained the lease.
The thirty third annual commencement of
the Medical Department Of Georgetown University
~ Lincoln Hall last Thursday brilliant affair
The names OF the graduates have already been pub
ished Dr.. Beale, inlts eloquent address. explained
theadvanced stand which old Georgetown, in common
with few of the other best medical schools of the
country. has taken In regard to full three years
course and thorough examinations, and feellnEv re-
buked the college in New York, of much larger pc
cunary resources which first took this stand and
then teCeded from It, setting very evil example. lie
thought the sacred duty of the physician his pro-
tesson should rise above the temptation of turning
out large classes, whose preparation was, say the
least doubtful and by the applause the large audi
ence evidently agreed with him.