National Republican., 1873-12-24
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

The cup, nner tho cup that ehesrs-rhe hlc
Don't leave your hall doors open, IL You do
don hang your overcoau or hats on the hat
It's most time for veil.iIsposed people to ,hlul
| Years day,
There was a drunken rumpus on Niath stree
aN a.t nlN with one sklnntd nose and sick eye ii
The mIstletoc season has come around, and IN.
BPIh., h.,s. s.ns e shc hour % Tears tomorrow
young merchant q our city /, Of tho oplnlor
| mhohine-made articles
l., An invited company gathered at Matinrs hal
quiet tii ii,als ns1 10 y Sncy the social exercise Of
The streets were adorned to-day with man,
rural e.ti,ens laying 10 their Christmas supply o
goodies Tor young and Old.
a, pI, Bodlseo Williams, a weiLknown physician
| ol georgetown, died yesterday at his mother
residence In that city, Of pneumonia.
,,tn ,shotn are still being made Tor the recovery o.
snnSsy SgSsy n 2, Howard ~ Payne, Who was drowned
Ths weekly Revicws vs. the last ,cu.ra,i,,i,
form, edited by =, L. Thompson q Co.
MI. ySmns lady T@s heard to say At the post one,
yaa"' to know what he wSs doing sunday-t6st,
The Ohio Republican Association held a asl
neSs meeting last night. 1t ts doubtful whether
,hey viii delight society with any oil their excel
| lenl sociahlcs this season.
The snow on our pavements yesterday was the
.seatlon ol many vyinnastic effort, Illustrating
The ''ult and downsFof lifo more emphatlcaIiy y
Sing Sing. :"
The wOmen's Christian Association fa,,ed "a
| held q meeting yesterday on account Of the want
| oi quorum, and adjourned until Tuesday next,
.he sanS hour when every member is earnestly
The congregation OF tho Fourth Presbyterian
vn.,e M 81 are maxim making lively Preparations to sur.
viz ess hst 81 lls ,hS men aud SGsa Thu; evening"
iiqiStyatsd e.. by that good old soul, "KrIss Krin
AT an election held in Harmony Lodge, Nc. II,
i9r the next yeart !. s. Tichcnor, ". Master, X.
W. Hardy, sr. Warden; Edw. Fitzki, Jr. War.
zen, T w: A. Yates, Secretary; W, J. Brown,
At meeting OF the Medical Society Of class 20,
| GeOTgctown university, last night, resolutions
Sss ,lEmis Essiisa a s%pslnns acePy With the wi
death has east shadow Of gloom over 4 circle Of
| friends and associates.
Detective Coomes yesterday arrested eolorcd
J. A. Carer, charging her with sttaiIav OF iicf
| ent times, the sum VI t2io. Lucy has bseu q 30.
money T Sy M. oan am s %ns pas M q
| police headquarters.
| Gen. Eaton, commissioner Of education, yester.
boys in Jefferson building. .Aficr Inspecting the he
work Of the class which Is but three nc ortils old
Gen. Eaton expressed himself as espsc.siiy grat.
ined that washlngtoni is keeping step Ia thls ele.
| ment Of instruction with other larye eitlsl, nnd
congratulated the members OF the board Irsselt
At their good fortune In securing 50 skillfui and
| capable teacher.
Dr. James l., Thayer, the veteran Snowman, 10
In the city, looking around with an idea Of locat.
| ing for tho futlre. He states that Barnun, the
| irrepresslble, 10 building u handsome iron.ffplt
hippods9lno building At Twenty-seventh street
and Madison aycnue, which In point OF grandeur
he asserts, will eclipse the world. He proposes
TO remain stationary at this establishment with
the exception Of brief visit during the summer
months 10 some Of the principal eitlcs. The Doc
tor is well posted on these subjects, and his word
can bo rekcd on ms authority. =
A coiored woman entered q Fourteenthstrec
car yesterday afternoon. with her little child, and
placed the bonnie black "blonde" between two
white lndks, taking scat on tho opposite side Of
the car herself. Presently y near.sighted, dash.
ing young chap entered, took the child up to make
room for lnmsclf, and placed II nearer one Of the
white ladies, saying, excuse me, madam, for dis.
turbng your ofspFing." "T'aint my Offspring
cried tho indignant lady. .'Oh, pardon me-"
stammercd the gent, sciring the young one and
handing to tue other white woman, ''lt must be
yours" Laughing with the passengers became
irresistible and N the nelr-s sighted unfortunate
perceived bis mistake he quietly rccedcd within
hlmsclt like n BrcaSed telescope, exclaimlug,
blast my eyes, soiu again."