National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-02
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

Fer tAe Middle States and the lake region, clear
or clearing treGfheT, slotClg rising temperature,
sOEth or treSt 'CiRdS and falling barometer.
The following was the range Of the Thermometer
At Hempler's yesterday: a. m, 30; 10 q. m,
2go; Y m 500; 2 p. m, go; p. m, 340i p. M
sec; p. m, $50.
Read the "Star Course" advertisement.
Best Nuts-Malaga Fruit Company, 4OS Ninth
street.
Inthe absence of q quorum, the Maine State
Republican Association did not meet last night,
as contemplated.
The Criminal Court meets next Monday in De-
oember term, and Judge Macarthur viii pre-
aide.
Hessrs LasImeE & Cleary, auctiOneers con-
tinue their large sale Of mems and boys clothing
this morning at their auction rooms.
There will positively be an auction sale Of
psOls on the typesetting contest at Military nall,
D street, between Ninth and Tenth, Thursday
evening at o'clock.
Al New Orleans yesterday, by invitation of the
louisiana, Jockey Club, De MOlay Commandery
Of mounted Knights TemPlar, Of this city,
drilled on the race course. The eYolutions were
gracefully executed.
Meridian Lodge, No. 8, F. and A A. NJ,
hast night elected the following officers Worship
ful Master, John r. Brooks; Senior Warden, r.
b. Tunnia; Junior Warden, p. NJ Murphy:
Treasurer, John z. Bell; Secretary, E. A. Jack
son.
A certificate Of incorporation was fled Monday
Of the Temperance Temple Association of the
District of Columbia, " by J. L. Bridge president;
J. T. Powell, secretary, and A. T. Constantine,
improvement Of members and advocacy Of TEN.
PeTanee.
The trustees Of the New England Annual Meet
ing of Friends have sold to the Women Chris
tian Association Of the District Of Columbia lots
Is to "a inclusive subdivision Of square 49, with
improvements, said lots fronting 20 feet, by 100
feet deep, on Thirteenth street, between r and
8. Price, $3.50.
At a meeting of the Irving Literary and De-
batting Society last night the following officers
were. elected to serve for the ensuing quarter:
PTREfnemT NghnUn.
ScidmOre; secretary, J. Paul Wilson; treasurer,
Melville Lynch; editor, J ohm E. Beall; sergeant
lee, r. p: EYans, W. DrummOnd, c. Palmoni
and T. P. Jones.
Mr.. Henry Lee Howard, residing near Fairfax
Courthouse, Va, on the night Of the 9th ultimo
had two yoke Of oxen stolen from his premises,
valued at $50. He sent word to police hesdquar-
feTs in this city, and Monday morning Detective
MeDevitt, with Officers Moore and BoyltOn, pro-
eeeded to a stable on E, between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth Streets where they found the oxen
and arrested eOlOred man named Burr Hawkins
and locked him up for hearing.
The will Of the late Patrick Scanlon, executed
october Is, 1858, was filed Monday in the office of
Al e recorder of Wills. He beQueaths life estate
10 his wife in all property, real and personal.
which is at her death TO go to his nephew, Bar
thOlOmeW ScRnlOn, and 'fOr personal neglect and
ngrstitude l devise and bequeath unto my
daughters, Ellen Riddle and Mary, by former
wife, the sum Of fifty cents each"
The recorder Of deeds has received the deed
transferring the Washington City and Point
Lockout railroad 10 TIE baltimore and Ohio Kali
road Company. 1t is a formida BILE looking roll
Of parchment, and conveys all that part Of the
road lying between HyattsVille, Nd, and Mar
buTy Point, opposite Alexandria, being twelve
and half miles in length, reserYing a right of
way over that portion Of said road extending
IRON point on the main stem near the northeast
eTn boundary of the District Of Columbia, to
HyattsVille, subject to the effect Of a trust deed
made by the Washington City and Point LcOk-
cut Railroad Company, in June, 1873 to John S.
OOr sid GRAFTON named is $4,000 cash.