National Republican., 1873-11-25
exrxnAL CITY rKws.

Thir,ydwo hundred bushels Of wheat and asoo
bushels Of corn were received YESTERDAY IN
Georgetown.
The Smithsonian Institute Is about comm.nc-
Ing vast undertaking, In rcaranfinR anu re-
The washington City Blble Society held a
meeting yesterday evening, but transacted no
business Of public Importance.
the Temperance League met last night and
adjourned, 10 meet ut No. p2s street. without
trsnsacting any business Of Importance.
The Hamline chapel, recently sold to the
Foundry congregation, is or wheels to It's new
destination, corner q Fifteenth and streets,
70 Ia expec,ed that the audience room Of the
Foundry N. X. church will be ready for reoccu.
patton on tho 2ist OF December. An extensive
programme Is being arranged for The occasion.
A mule belcneing TO Messrs. TomIkins 4
wss recovered yesterday by Detectives McDev-
itt and Mcfsifresh and returned 70 the owners.
During the session Of Congress washington
ins the summer about four hundred thousand
feet At present about eight hundred thousanh
ia meeting Of the Coruorsn Iouayes, held
last night, John Enoch was elected captain.
the company 10 the Government through the
Governor In case Of war with spain.
The condition Of Mrs. Fanny Kelley, who was
shot SATURDAY At her residense, NJ. n,s y 3
much improved, and strong hopes are enter.
tsincd for her recovery. The boy Aasc Ia s,lii
At large.
orcd men entered the store-housc OF Mr.. Van
ienburg, on II street, between Tenth aud Elev-
enth, for the purpose OF rohbnp the same, but
their attempts were frustrated by the timely ar.
rival OF the police.
Sergeant Acton and oficer Harlow last night
arrested man, who gave his name as Thomas
Ktchison, on suspicion Of being q thief. When
arrested he wns prowling around the wagons In
n auanlClnua m
lie was locked up nt police headquarters.
A German named Henry Schultz was robbed
at q boarding house on the corner Of Tenth and
cheek for sso. The ihier. August schwilsmlnis.
ter. was arrested by Detective Coomcs, and COM
mitted to jail by Judge Smell for four months.
The collector Of taxes announces that he viii,
during the present week only, allow an abate-
mcnt Of six per cent. upon all payments Of this
years taxes. Tue collectors ONCE will be open
to-day and "Wednesday until O'Clock p. m, and
on Friday and Saturday next until O'Clock p. m.
correspondent complains Of the un-
drained condition of the open lot south OF Rhode
Island avenue, between Thirteenth and Four
tcenth streets northwest, and kingmans court.
He hints either the Boarl OF Health or the
Hoard Of Public WORKS should nbate the nui-
sances.
The agricultural report his year Is now In
press, end will be ready for circulation next
month. There will he issuesl two hundred and
nhy-nvc thousand copies, OF which the House
OF Representatives receives one hundred and
eighty thousand, the senate MY thousand and
the Department Of Agriculture twenty-five
The sale OF furniture, So., contained In the st.
Cloud hotel, corner Of Ninth and streets north
west, which was To have taken place yesterday
was postponed until this tuesday morning. By
The auctioneers, Messrs. Duncansop, Bowling A
10, will commence the sale at 10 O'Clock THU
morning. Our readers should attend.
Mrs. John L. Sargent, wife Of Detective sar
gent, died yesterday about noon, after an Hines,
ot two months, Of typhoid fever. She was a
husband and many friends, who will unite theil
heartfelt sympathies with him In his deep afflic
lion. The deceased leaves three children, ont
Of them babe scarce two months old.
Last sabbath afternoon, as Mrs. Harding an,
her little child were crossing New YORK avenue
near Seventh street, q runaway horse cam,
rlungiDg down the street and when nearly OF
them was turned out OF its course by once
Brooks, colorej, Of whom Mrs. Harding desire
praiscworthy mention to be made as havin
saved herself and child from injury, and, per
haps, from death.
The following permits to build have been Is
sued since last report: John llsckenyos, brio
stable, rear seventh street, between NJ and
northwest; Johu Hemstant, two STORY frame
Maryland avenue, between Third and funrt
streets northwest; L. Scott, one-story brici
hhode Island avenue, between Fourteenth an
fiitcenih streets northwest, and william lIenr,
two story frame, l., between Four-and-a-ha
and Sixth streets southwest.
About O'Clock last night cries OF "police
murder" ac., were heard In the direction
the Baltimore and Potomac depot, which 500
collected large crowd. After Investigation
was found that man who had imhtbed "a
strongly was laborinq under the Impression thi
Nc was being robbed. Detective Miller mat
t,rent inquiry rs to the truth Of his statemen
ami beiru unabie 10 get anything satisfaction
from him ordered him to be locked up until
became sober.