National Republican., 1873-11-22
GENERAL CITY NEWS.

Duncanaon, Dowling \ Co. will sell to-day val
liable Improved real estate on y, between Ninth
aud Tenth streets northwest.
Thlrty-elrht hundred bushels OF wheat were
received yesterday In Georgetown. Sales, $500
bushels, at fi.s5 to ti.siS, and i,soo bushels,
a. f. .6s to ti,I5 per bushel.
y. II. Warner, auctionccr, sold, yesterday
afternoon, a building lot on the east side OF
Thirteenth street, between aud N northwest,
for t29is.i 10. TO Nathaniel Carusi.
The venerable and eloquent divine, Rev. Dr.
Webster, OF Baltimore, Md, Will occupy the
pulpit OF the Ninth-street Methodist Protestant
church tomorrow morning and evening.
Messrs. Duncanson. Bowling a Co., auction.
GERS, sold yesterday afternoon frame house and
lot In square b2I, situated on Third street he
u 800.
Ray OF Hope Lodge, !. o. q. T., hold an intcr-
esting meeting at Green's hall, Pennsylvania
avenue, bctween Seventeenth and Eighteenth
streets, last night. The attendance was large
aud the exercises highly entertaining.
The Elgin Watch Company have printc,l .
can be Obtained at the store OF N; u. Prince
No. 1905 PENNSYLVANIA avenue, where, also,
| Watches and jewelry may be purchased.
On and after Monday next the Congressional
Printing once will run on extra time, and the
entire force will bo kept at work from q. m.
until 10 y. m. This Is doue In order that AZ oI
The annual reports may be printed BY the time
Superintendent Miles, OF the Fro Alarm TIL
graph, commenced yesterday morning to sub
stitute new Kerlte wires Tor tho old, which have
become almost useless In all the 1rc alarm boxes
10 the District. Other necessary repairs are 70
be made In the lines.
I. II. woollen and other Good Tcmplars from
the city OF Baltimore will address tho Dash
mission TO these meetings Is free, and the pub
lio arc invited 10 be present. Music, recttations
and good speaking make up the exercises.
The crowd Of young men and boys who r IRE
quently give exhibitions OF clog and JtRdanclnp
on the sidewalks In the vicinity OF Second street
aud the Avenue, much TO the annoyance OF tht
passers by and the residents Of that locality arr
advised that their efforts would be better appre
otherwise quiet region.
The following oflcers were elected at IN,
meeting Of Oriental Lodge, !. o. g: T., on Thurs
G Beson, n,ss.' w. scTG H. XII. jones' @ r. Mar r
tin, W. Fin. Sec; A. A. Wheciock, W!'Treasurer
Y. II, summeryllle, W. Chaplain; John Cogssns
". Marshal; Avery Brown, w. J.. Guard; 4. ;
werc Initiated, and an entertaining programme
under the head Of good Of the Oricr rendered.
The large bloodhound mastin that was u,
property Of General Ryan, but which suddenly
| disappeared after his master left tho city, ha
been recovered BY Mr.. Charles p. Gautier, VIII
found him near Howard University. In the pos
session Of a colored family, BY whom he hat
tional hotol, has taken the noble anlmal undel
his protecting wing for tho present. and goo<
/ treatment for him Ia assured.
Tho teachers meeting OF tho Congregations
| church, held at DR.. Rnnkin's last night waswei
attended. After very general aud interesting
| Investigation OF the subject OF the Sabbath
| school lesson, and pertinent remarks BY DR.
| Rankin, DIR. Prysbry and others, the physica
need OF man was in,nlstered 70, and the yopni
misses who were present merit thanks for thei
part well performed. The singing OF swee
| songs and social lnterchaugcs were the order o
exercises for the rest Of the evening.
On Thursday evening, shortly after 0 O'Clock
Col. j. ii. Jackson, OF the law nrm Of Ewing 4
Jackson, was walking up sixth street, and whei
near the corner Of ID, pistol was discharged b.
an unknown person, the ball from which passc'
through the ColoDels thigh. The injured maj
was taken TO his room and medical aid sum
moncd. Tho physicians, on examination, pro
nounced II q severe but not dangerous wound
J The party who nred tho shot, or the cause Of tn
shooting, has not yet been discovered.
Last night Martha Washington Social Tempt
held It's quarterly session at the hsll corner o
Four-and-a-haif street aud Pennsylvania avenue
The following ofiioers were installed: Leon .
Myers, u. 7. r.; Miss Mary Phelps, 4. p. T.; "
W. Peake. Il. v. T.; Miss Lille Van Week, 4. '
. T.; 4. J. Benedict, u, II. g.; Miss Mollie Cali
we'll, &. n. &; e. N. Pearson, h. y. s; Mrs, N, 4
, Darnalle, 3. T.; Miss Mary Kills, i. w.; p.
Crews, d. u; N. Frank, u. G.; Mrs. A.
Hawkes., Z: III Mrs. Annie Platte, s. O.; W. I
Tennclly, D. 4.