National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-09-01
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

OVer the Middle States rising barometer, sta
tfonary falling temperature tOindS mostly from
ncrthvsSt TO northeast and clear or partly cloudy
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The following vas the range of the thermometer
at Hempler's yesterday: 3. m, 100; 10 9. m,
40; Il m, 100; Up. M, $50; p. NJ $50; n. m,
Tso; 8 p. m, T4o.
DR.. ]. O. Riley has returned to the city from
his summer tour.
Chief Justice Cartier has returned from his
summer vacation. ..1
The receipts of taxss yesterday ct the cOIIsc-
tors once were co, ooo 0,
Three hundred and thirty-four sight-sesrs Wis
TIED the navy yard during the month Of August
The building in the course toI erection for the
Sisters Of the Holy Cross on East Capitol street,
iS being rapidly pushed towards completion.
Thirty-tWo hundred bushels Of wheat, s6s bush
els Of rye and 900 bushels Of yellow corn were re-
csiyed In Georgetown yesterday. Sales Of 5, 200
bushels Of wheat OF LIS and las per bushe
At an election held for trustees Of the Gert
American school, located on @ street, between
Fourth and Ftfth streets, Messrs. S. Wolf, A.
Sehmsdlie and II. Schoenborn were elected by
reclamation.
. of1eer Grant, on Sunday, arrested 8 colored
boy, named VIM. Fitzhugh, on the charge OF ma
lieious mischief in shooting horses with beans,
gravel &c, from India rubber shooters. He was
locked up for trial.
The race at BrightHood park, which was 70
have taken place on next Friday. between Day
light Maggie Duvsll, Belle OF Gettysburg and
Honest John, is on, and instead there win be q
RAGS between the Belle Of Gettysburg and Maggie
DuTall. ..... -.-
A fne thTes-story house, with pressed brick
front, is being built on Eighth street, between
and 1 streets southeast, by Mr.. Henry Eaton
for Mr.. Theodore Lewis When finished It will
be occupied by Mr.. Hartley, VINO will carry on the
cigar and tobacco business .. J. !
A man named James Grifith, an awning mskef
by trade, residing at the corner Of Sixth and V
streets northwest, has been missing from his home
since Sunday last, and iS supposed to have been
toully dealt with. He Is Of temperate habits, and
when last seen was In . sober state.
The first salmon taken In the Potomac was
caught on Saturday at Big Water, near the
Great Falls. It weighed one and half pounds.
A party Of six, on Sunday, near the same place,
captured sixty black bass, the largest Weighing
two and . half pounds. A son Of Mr.. L. Open.
heimer on Sunday captured fVe-pound bass,
one Of the finest ever taken from the river.
The following WashiDgtpnIa1I are abroad: At
Paris, August !, DR.. A. and Mrs. Brockenbrough,
L. W. BroekenbrouRh, Geo.. G. Buxton D. r.
Evans and family, John p. Franklin, NJ. g. Gait,
Chss. Gait, Mr.. and Mrs ]. p. Klinger, D. o.
Morriel, Henry Semken; Geneva, Alex. Porter
Morse; Eucerne, W. q. Hill; Interlaken, EdW.
Rankin; Dresden, Henry Ssmpkins; Petersburg,
DR.. J. P. Newman. -. '.." T.
The following onicers Of Auxianns Circle, No.
l. Of U. A. o. Druids, were installed last night BY
d. D. g. A. Druid Thomas Rich: Past Arch
Druid, A. E. L Reese; First Bard, Ella Morrison;
E. Bard, Margaret Mclean; Treasurer,
Emma Parker; Secretary, Louise CaVanaugh;
Inside Guard, Margaret Crawford; Outside
Guard, Francis Morrison; Conductor, +, A.
Benter.
There was large and enthusiastic meeting and
drill Of Company D last night at their armory,
on Seventh street. At the meeting ten new active
and several honorary members were elected.
DR.. H. E. Leech was elected surgeon Of the COM
psny. A presentation Of my knapBscks was
made to the company by Messrs. RIdgeHay, Cal
lahan and others. Great interest 70 manifested
in the proposed trip, and they viii carry nfty
muskets, forty honorary members and ladies and
the full Marine band to Syracuse. ......
The three colored men, Albert Davis william
johnson and Robert johnson, arrested by Lieut.
enant NoonAn's officers on Saturday, charged
with arson and burglary, (s full account Of which
appeared only IN TIE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, Of
yesterday were brought into the Police Court
yesterday, and committed to jail to await the
action Of the grand jury. Previous to their in
generation they sat for their pictures ct Gard
eners, which will be added to the rogues' gallery
at police headQuhrters