National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-22
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

Foy Es,v England and the Middle States incPeas-
inc cloudiReS5, tviRdS shititRg TO eaStsTly and
soufherly rising temperature TatIthg barometer,
foiIusved By light rain or SEotC In northern Hep
ma and NeD YORK.
The following was the range Of the Thermometer
At Hempler's yesterday: a. m, 400; 10 g. m,
46o; Il m, 500; 2p. m, 45o; p. m, 42oi p. NJ,
800; ,. L., 80.
Use Patterson & Jones' Trophy tomatoes.
Choice Fruits-MalRRa Fruit Co., 4Os Ninth st.
King KalakauR has been photographed BY
MessTs. Scott ReddidgtOn.
MI Mead, Of Sixth street, on returning from
the Capitol late yesterday afternoon, FELL to the
bottom Of the large stone staircase leading to tie
hTst terrace, and bruised his face and seriously
cut his eye, which bled freely.
The laborers on the Adams roll have not yet
been paid. Cause-hght between Hodnett Snd
Jaeks0n snd Ewing, the rival atternSys IL IN, tnS
case. Why not pay the men In Tuh anu let them
settle with the attOrneys-
Mr.. George Wright, formerly master maehinist
Of the Washington arsenal, and 81 Prese6Et nolu,
ing the same position in the Fortress Monroe
arsenal, is in the city on shOrt WISH he is
stopping at the National
At the regular Communication Of B. 8. French
Lodge, No IS, T. A. A. NJ, held last evening,
1875: John TWeedale, W. NJ; John R Garrison,
:. W; VIM. H; Earle, J. W; E. A. McIntire,
Secretary; S. J. w. Tabor, Treasurer
james Porter, the reputed proprietor Of Metro
pOlitan hall, was yesterday arrested by Ohcer
bailey on the charge Of running theatre and
selling liquor without license de gave SliVIO
security for his appearance to-day at the Pollce
Court
The Pressmen's Union, No. !, have elected the
following officers: John T. Clarkson, PRESIDENT;
:. A. Brown, vice president; William Redheld,
CletaFy; A H. Jones, financial secretary; Thos.
Maber, treasurer; Thomas Pitman, sergeant-at-
arms. Delegate to the International Union, Co
lumbus Hall
The clerks under the District Commissioners
are petitiOning for return OF the twenty per cent
deducted from the salaries by the bill providing
hhRWT ava nran in
entitled it, as by the press OF business for the
past year they have been compelled to work day
and night.
Atameeting Of the Burns Club last evening"
hello at Gardner's gallery, il was agreed to cele-
bTate the birthday Of ScOja's national pOetin
the same manner as last year. a committee Of
arrangements was appointed as follows: ColoneI
George COVE, Messrs- John Small, JOnn Nc
GregOT, MOWbray- McCallum, Gibson and raw
eett.
Oficers Smith and Lusky last night brought to
the Central guard house a woman named BERTHE
Bright whom they found wandering on Ninth
street between Z and F streets northwest. She
will be returned to her people on the Navy Yard
TO-DAY, from where she left a few days since
while laOOrng under & temporary alteration OF
the mind.
Charlotte Mussey, colOred, living on Baker
Hill. between Twenty NTH and TWenty-siXth and
H and l streets northwest, Saturday night, was
badly burned, with her little child, about three
years old, by the explosion Of a cOsLOl lamp
which she was attempting TO I'LL while the wick
was lighted. Ofncer Collins attended to the
Gaze, and called in DR.. Lee, who rendered medi-
cal aid.
Peter Donnelly, keeper Of a grocery store,
corner Tenth and q streets yesterday morning
struck q colored boy on the forehead with glass
tumble, and, it is feared, fractured his skull.
The boy found his way to the Police Court to
enter complaint and was taken much worse, and,
alter the warrant was issued, he was attended by
DR.. Dexter, and then sent home.
Rev. George A. Hall, at the convention of the
Young Mems Christian Association at Rich
mOnd, Va, was appointed chairman Of the com
mittee OF resolutions. He gave at the proceed
fngB on Saturday very interesting sketch Of that
andria, reported an Interesting association in
that city with $50 members. Their outdoor
meetings had been sometimes disturbed by dis
orderly TelIOws from Washington, but they had
been able largely to put a stop to that by the
pa sage and enforcement Of Sunday liquor