National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-06-14
GENERAL CITY NEWS.

| One case Of smallpox was reported TO IN,
health nc ir yesterday, on Geo a avenue, be
| tWeon InInl and Fourth streets sOutheAst.
The range Of the Thermometer yesterday a
| Hempler's was A. follows: q, m, 90; 10 q. m.
~ " NJ, 10; .. m, u; p. m, 10; ep. M, II
new y. PAtricks church was well attended ant
LITERALLY patronlzed. Abou one thousand dol
lars were realized.
Bear In mind the excursion Of the YounI
Tathollcs' Friend Society TO H. Inigoes, Pon
Lookout aud Piney Point. The steamer will
leave slxth.stTeet wharf at $50 O'Clock TIL,
| morning.
From Joseph shllIngton, corner Pennsylyanls
ceipt OF The Colyille Family" by Prank K
smedley, and "Lorrimer Llttlegoodr, by the same
author; also, "rhe Lazy Tour Of Two Idle Ap-
nfentlces," BY Charles Dickens, ("Boz.'O r. H.
Peterson Bros, publishers, Philadelphia, Pa
The Board OF Public Works has ordered the
general superintendent OF the FIfth district 10
put ~ water and sewer services on the line OF
the Seventh-street Improvement wherever IL IL
necessary. The superintendent OF sewers and
draining has been directed TO report to the water
registrar the Kind OF nre-plugs needed for nush-
IN repair. The contractor has been directed 10
put sewer-traps at the northwest and northeast
corners Of and Eighteenth streets.
The following permits to build were issued
Yesterday; W. v. Slater, q two-stoty frame
house on Eleventh and W streets; u. Thornton,
a two-story frame house on Twentieth street,
between aud M; M. Clayer, one two-story
ehnsetts avenue and c street northeast; p. DAILY,
one twO-stOry frame house on II street, between
TWenty-nrst and Twenty-second; W. II. Coyle,
one two-story frame house on y street, between
New Jersey avenue and First street southeast.
silent persistent shyioeks-ABswer to ~ -
10 tie gtiiOr Of he National R.pSLlfoars
SIR: BE kind enough TO accord me a little
space In your valuable paper for the purpose Of
giving 'N" slight poke, touching on his COM
nunlcation appearing In this mornings Issue,
headed "Shent-per-Shent shylocEs."
"A' deserves, and will no doubt receive, much
sympathy, not alone from the readers Of the
REPUBLICAN,, but also from any and all persons
who chance TO hear OF his greylous cOlnplaInts
Other papers should copy II. Fur one, surely
with "N"-In Il horn. lie must cef.
lainly be IN distress, and can pity him, US in
IuS bound. Another thing | pity In Govern
ment clerks; poor fellows There are hundreds
Oi family men Ia this city whose salaries range
o. average no higher than $50 per month, who |
manage 10 live, aud live comfortably, too, Then
what Is there 10 hinder u Government clerk" |
living comfortably on from 500 10 sib0 per |
mouth, aud what grounds has he for grumblingf |
w ny opllion Government clerk need not |
set IN arrears IN money matters except for |
1ne cause-sicEness.
lcaIne to this ciIy several years ago: the 800 |
peg month received went IKE feaiher before
money, month after month, stretching up into
Feals, paying three, i've, aud sometimes even a |
iignef rate OF Interest monthly. Did pine
p'er III whose fault was ~ The remedy lay
= myself, not others. The only question was,
Fhen shall commence? Looking about me and
eslenllg actions anu dOings IN previous Yeas,
" nTst u was no slight task. Cigars and tobacco
every form, wines, aye, drinks OF all Kinds,
a a. be put aside; going hither and thlther 10
us anu That place for amusement aud pleasure
must he checked, Some fflenla NJ were ater. l