Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-02-29

Buy the REPUBLICAN-prlce three cents.
Wonder II Ed. Moran has found his pocket
book
Good fishing In Rock creek near P-street
bridge Get your hooks out-and In.
Roche, OF the War Department, receives
to-day between 1 and Up. IN.
Pleasant for pedestrianism yesterday after
noon.
Great sympathy Is manifested for the eN-
Official Of Georgetown who suffers with the
CONT
Did the young lady who "drapped" her
curls at the military ball on the I'D ever hnd
them2
Horace Greeley Q.ockhart) is the happicst
man In town. IL weighs nine pound-iemi-
nine gender.
the Board OF Health did not hold NEE thug
Colonel James Dickson, Of Georgeto Wn,
went for six hundred dollars yesterday, but
he didn't get II.
Two youngsters were arrested on TuesdAy
who had In their possession a lot OF childrens
clothing, supposed To have been stolen.
Meet me by moonlight alone" Is the favor
lite song In the West End these bright eve
hinge.
The Arlington numbers General Ruie In-
gals as one OF Its best bllliardlsts. He punches
the ivories with cue, but puts the twist on
Speaking q billiards, General Myers, depot
quartermastor, plays a good game. He eau
discount any man In Washlngton--ou nous
tAchc.
There's chap going about town, under
several fictitious Names pretending 10 be
plano tuner. lie couldn't tune steam Wills
lie. Keep your steinway grand clear of HIM
The door of Green & Williams auction
store, corner Of Seventh and ID streets, was
found open last night by Officers Tucker and
Mnlhall, and was by them properly secured.
Day before yesterday the police authorities
furnlshed transportation to Baltimore to
Archibald McAllister and wife, who were
The residents Of Meridian Hin and yicIn ity
have subscribed $3.50 as present TO the lady
whose house was burned down few days
ago.
What unfortunate lady shuiiied of q pair
of ruified pantAlets on Fifteenth street, near
the Avenue, on Tuesday afternoon about 8
o'clock2
The liz dancing OF the bootblacks at the
southeast corner Of Fourteenth and street.,
at sunset each evening, has the edeSt OF draw
Ing good-slzed and appreciatlyo audience
A few days ago the Secretary OF the Navy
appointed a man as shipkeeper In the navy
yard, but the acting cOmmandant says there o
no vacancy. Who's bossl That's the ques-
ton.
The blind cOlored man who sits on the curb
OF the triangular park at Seventh street and
the Avenue, pulling out and shutting up an
ACCORDION, Isn't worth continental as a
musician. Yet he deserves help, poor fellow.
The subscriptions 10 the stock OF the Union
railroad now amount 70 ~, OO1. Inc cap
itAl IL fixed at 600 900, half OF which II Is ex-
pected VIII have been taken by Saturday
night, when the books will bc closed.
The body OF q still-bom white male infant
was found Ia the school-hOuse yard on q
street, between Fourth and Fifth streets north
west yesterday. An Inquest was thought
unnecessary.
Jo Gedney, photographer, Is busIly en-
gagged In engraving a new commission for
the Board OF Metropolitan Police. The de-
sign IA neat and tasty, Us are all things done
by Gedney.
Mr. Frank II. Finlay, contractor, took ad-
vantage Of the recent hne weather, went TO
work and has paved a whole block during
the week. That's the way TO push improve
ments.
Now, that jack-snlpe are around, II is
hoped that MeSsrs. Jansen and Mayhem will
give them q rest. By the way, there's to be
another pigeon match, TO come OIL soon, be-
tween two crack shots. Is q, w. N. In on
this one
Frank Myers, Of Thirteenth street, con.
templates an early departure for the Cape
Town diamond fields. lie Will take his edu-
Gated cats with himI also a cargo OF SUM
ner's speeches for distribution among tue
natives.
Dick Evans Of Newspaper Row, has just
returned from New YORK, bringing with him
the latest dance, which he will kindly ln-
troduce 10 Washington at the first grand bali
It's altogether too good Tor State sOclables--
belongs 70 the bon ton.
Tho ''yAller dorg" who ran up and down
the alsles Of the Congregational church last
evening before the commencement exercises
bcRan, created considerable merhment The
Owner OF the pup should feed him better
Hlj RIBS spell the word starvation
Onlcer McCAthTan yesterday afternoon ar
rested Al aged man named Andrew stevens,
upon The charge Of stealing Il waterproof
cloak and . satchel from the residence OF
MrS. stahl, on n street, nerT Tenth. He was
locked up In the Central guard.house for u
hearing Today.
M. Mn. s. Plumber, who has for several
vearp been connected with the house OF Har-
teV 4 Holden, died suddenly OF hemorrhage
yesterday morning at bis residence; M
Plumber was quiet aud unobtrusiye IN bis
nauner, and had a large number OF friends
Who will mourn his sudden demise.
IAst evening q gentleman, who recently
lnI,Ssd The competitive examination, dropped
a 10 mako statement. lie claims that he
M moi say rlbar creek was the largest stream
"A ihe United States; but that he did say, aud
tlll clicks 70 Il, that Riker's ridge u one OF
be principal monnt9ln rAnges-And the e.
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