National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-28

W hhullklNn u bdAlg lANNhANA WIN AANaNNA"AiNo
ami mddIes Just now.
regular meeting Of the Anacostla Lodge, X. .
Of p, VIII be held tins evening at 1850.
even explain It when we see each other .
again. that Is 10 say, the difference between /
beck and feet.
This evening at 1850, sharp, a meeting VII be
held for the election Ot officers by the john a.
RAwlins Post, No. |, g. A. X.
The new brick dwelllng-housc, No. 1912 Sew.
enth street northwest, Is Tor rent laquire Of
Aug. DlttnCh, I2I seventh street.
The congregation Of the Central Presbyterian
church VIII worship at the Law building, INN
street, until further notice.
Murder il getting dIsagreeaDly monotonous'
Can't we have one ulOOdless week 10y way Of
change?
Mckenzie, OF the Auditors bureau, Is com
PEELED 10 90 see his gal IN hight pumps. He
weary aud fOOt-sore.'
Dramatlsts are queer fellows. one OF them
makes an ancient Samaritan talk French. New
York Is responsible.
Dr.. Iootce has returned from his missionary
enterprise In the West The backWOOlsmen
dlduT convert worth a cent
Names aud natures do not always correspond.
4 certain bank Ia this city Is Cumlned iull OF
Runs, and yet II Il a very orderly place.
It Is reported that "BHl" Murphy H. making
more money tnan any other man In the Northern
Liberties. "And yet ne Is not happy
seighridlng Ia Interfering with oil sorts OF
present handsome spectacle To-day,
The happiest man In town meandercd down
the Avenue yesterday. His style OF lOcUmutlon
was eccentric, aud occaslOned inVldlOus re-
marks.
Dr.. Young, physician 10 the jail, visited that
Institution yesterday aud yaCClnuted all the pIls-
Oners, both male aud female, " the number OI
about iOny.
Is dark cellar-the place where scavengers
garbage-men and smallpUN-aIuhu.ance dhyeis do
mostly cOngIegale-A proper place 10 NA''luats
peOplc2 Let the Board Of Health speak.
A Well-kuOwn contractor had a"schmut" party
at his house on Thursday night. The guests
faces were blackCned from tue bottom Of the
"tay" kettle.
An cplzoollc horse, two hickory sarngs, a
candle-DUN, and 4 clothes line for haiuess, was
the manner In which CDstar INDUCED ~ his AL
nual sleigh ride day after Christmas.
Tue easiest way to catch Navy Yard car after
II O'Clock ut night Il to hail dark.lnOkIng Oh
ject on the track, with all lights eAuhgulShed
and the diver yelling ut the top OF bis voice,
"Ouly goes TO the depot
pleasant party was held at the residence Of
Mr.. J. G. Roach, near Arlington, on Thursday
evening. The might fantastic toe" was Inpped
tlll the morning hours, aud all were pleased with
the genial host and hostess.
the following was the range Of the themome-
ter yesterday at lIempl1r's uptCiln store, No.
I6J Pennsylvania avenue, corner OF Four-Aud-a-
half street: a. M, 20; " a. IA, 20; ~ NJ, ~ y.
H., 20; I y. In., -; T.. m, 81; ) p. M. ".
"ItOsedale," the residence Of the late Colonel
merry sleIgh-IUads on Christmas night. MIS-.
Close, her handsome daughter Mamie tirs.
. Lewis and family received tue numerous guests.
A man In Ealt Washington came home late on
Christmas night ami hung his gold watch On
"ny speCk" Uu the wall. fhe fragments are at
the jewelry store. He has driven u ten-penny
uall over his Dgdsteah TO prevent mistakes IN the
future.
/ John Bush and John Dolan, aged II and Il
years respectively, and residing IN the eastern
section Of tho City, went to tue smallpox hOspl-
/ tai on Thursday broken out with the disease,
and applied Tor ADMISSION, which was granted
B them.
The CItzens' Relief Commission will hold a
meeting GU Monday next TO make some arrange
ments f.. the relief OF the poor. A small
/ amount Of funds and clothing have become avail
able, aud these VIII he used IUT the relief ut the
most necessitOus cases.
A full set OF slelgh-bells was dropped out Of a
/ sleigh On the Avenue VI L stTget,neur Thirteenth
q street, on Thursday night, They belong to an
. lnpeCuuluu5 newspaper man. VINO haiut pald
Joe savage for them yet. Finder, please leave
them IN our Ulnct, anu leave name To he used IN
| "smAll Talk"
On Thursday morning one Of the crew Of the
| Tnana, lying At the navy yard fell overheard,
broke through the ice aud was IA Imminent dan
ger Uf drowning Mate herold Nelson, 0nlcer
Of the deck, Immediately jumped overheard aud
rescued INN. THIS Is the third time that Mate
Nelson has rescued persons from drowning At
the yard within tue last three Yeas.
1t Is none Of our funeral, yet we cannot feel
Jolly In making the announcement, even In u
business way, that tie contents OF printing
ONCE are TO he sold to-day, at II o'clock, at tue
auction store OF Wall A Co., corner Ninth street
And Pennsylvania avenue. good chance IL
Afforded by the sale for printers TO invest IN
HnIrles they may need.
George II. Thomas, Post No. s, @. A, r., elected
the following Otcers for the ensuing twelve
, months; Benz. Austin, commander; Charles Nc
/ GOwan, senior vice. VIM. {, Hanna, junior vice.
Charles L. Simmons, adjutant; Francis Wood
zr. QuATtpTmastgT; James 7. Callan, surgeon
John II. O'DOnneil, chaplain, Michael i'thuer
grass, ufiCer Of duN; John Barren, oiucer Of
. guard; Charles L. simmons and john II. ODOn
!, nell, Delegates.
1 one NJ the handsOmrst "srt-Outs" on Christ
. mas uay was the turkey dinner nj the marine
barracks In East Washington. The tables RTuane,
with poultry aud all the "nNinsi' aud the mariner
pat things In such shape In about twenty min
utus that It was harl 10 tell whether the dining
Il room was ships deck after q hard night or
!. hrHt-clazs restaurant struck by lightning Gen
Ze.n, his good lady, Captain Baker, and the ON
GERS u the post, visited the scene OF action he
/ fore the engagement, and were hghy pl"asrt
. with the manner IN which the men were 10 HI
r made happy