National Republican., 1873-12-17
LOCAL MISCELLANY

And now they say DR.. Christian, the resurrcc.
Zionist, Is not doctor. ~
Robert II. Ward has sold to Mr.. George Fol
Gn a"i2's Il sTss 's Ss s S.S'eI I. ssS r, s.:
streets, for 70 ednts per foot edth. - ~ ~.
Me-; Mr.; Edwasl Tostsr, d,aukh,.hkh IN tho con;
In yesterday's issue. dicI at his rcsIdenee' ~
Eighth-trcet southeast, Mt n q, IN. yesterday.
Orders were Issued yesterday by tho Board Of
Public l Work. Tor the surblns, laying brick foot
stone.
pass tn s su %sH,sy "sSHE
evening, at the Board Of Trade rooms. Thirty.slx
shares were advanced on, at premium averaging
At the twenty.thIrd meeting Of the Territorial
Building Association, on Friday night 2lis shares
were advanced on ht an average Of 81 per cent
eighth Ferries.
The house Of J. W. Baden, located at No. 2il
Twelfth street southwest, was entered on Satur.
stolen. Information Of the fact was Communicated
to police headquarters
The funeral Of the late Thomas T. Neasey took
church, and was attended BY HSernisn MA No and
the West End Hibernisn Society. Tho remains
were Inferred In Mt. olIvet cemetery.
An attempt was made. last Sunday morning, I,
rob the store Of Mr. Louis Gpndlne, on in
.outhcast corner Of Fifth and = streets norlhwts.
The thieves bored seven augcr holes In the front
door, but u being lined with iron, they were
fnied.
At the call Of It's pastor, Rev J. 9. smith. n
meeting was held last night In the audicncc-ronn,
OF the Fourth rrrsbytcrlan church, for the pur.
pose Of clcctlng an associate pastor. Tho meeting
was very largely attended md resulted In the
election Of Joseph p. Kelly, with salary oI
George TIuesdeli, real estate broker, sold on
Friday, for John q. Waters, lot II, In square No
Sy s .n GTsS;SSy ito s,ss n% nGp:s e,
". Gibsun, part OF lot q, In square No 2II, I'm
proved by u twostory brick house, for sS,soo
A colCrcd man named William Austin, aged
with Julia Ann Washington, also coiorcd, aged
forty. by the husband Of the latter In Alexandria
turned out Of church on q similar charge two
years ago.
Last night. about 10 o'clock. some thief broke
the glass In Of the doors Of the icwelry stores
OF T. Alexander. on Pennsylvania avenue. be.
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth streets, evidently
intending to return at late hour and rob the 60
tnblshment, but was foilcd in his Intentions by
the promptncss Of the policeman on tho beat dis.
covering what had taken place.
. At the annual meeting Of the drcat Falls lee
street tho following board Of directors were
elected to a serve the ensuing ensuing year ys John Van
W. X. Riley, james l.. Barbour, George y. Ken,
ncdy. John Pettibone, q. B. Church, y. Pllllng.
The board Of directors met aftcr the above mcct.
Ing and the following officers were electcd; |
Prcsldcnt, John Van Rswick; vice president, g. |
we'll
Yesterday near noon, as tho market wagon and |
horse Of Mr. Clement II. Brooks was passing along
Pennsylvania avenue, and when In front OF "Thc |
Chesapeake" bolt holding one Of the shan rods
slipped out and let u down upon the horses heels
This caused tho animal TO become frightened and |
dash down the Avenue at furious gall, while the |
young man driving did NIL in bis power to check |
him. lie finally collided with u buggy. but for. |
tunatcly did no further damage than strip the |
animal attached TO II out Of the harness. Both |
teams were Strengthened out and turned over to
their owners
One OF our citizens, having for some time past |
cherished u grudgc against an Aloxandrlnn for |
some fBneled injury done him, nfter nourishlng |
this feeling until he was aroused to tho proper |
pugilistc fever, as he supposed, On Monday last |
paid visit to our sister city, there to obtain q !
tipal settlement Of this long-standing account. |
Tho modern glaliators met at the loot Of King |
street, and 10 Virginia, In the first round. was
awarded the honor OF the hrst knock-down, which |
wasfollowcd up by . few kicks on the frontispiccc
Of the representative Of this city, II was aston.
ishing how little OF this way Of paying old debts
II took to satisfy the Washington man. Tor as soon
as Nd could regain his feet he made for the nearest
means Of transportation home and has not said
uu since.