National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-07-15
LOCAL MISCELLANY.


For NeU England, the Middle States and the
Lolrer Lake region, generally clear and decidedly
IcarBI i0eatlsr tciH DrspGu during the day, Nth
south or lDsst CiHds and SlOI0ly falling barometer.
The following was the range ofthe thermom-
eter at Hempler's yesterday At a. m; 800;
at 10 a. m, $40; at 10 m, 900; at Q p. m, go;
at p. m, 80; at p. m, 900; at p. m,
The register of the District of Columbia yes
terday issued two hundred licenses.
The Maryland Fifth regiment has engaged
the Marine band, of this city, for their Long
Branch trip.
Harry Berry, residing at No. 921 Virginia
avenue, fell from q tree yesterday, and was Sc
Yerely bruised.
Of the coroner's jury in the case of Moody
last night only three out Of the twelve could
write their names.
The alarm Of fire from box 81 about 1915
O'Clock yesterday was caused by the burning of
kettle of tar at the corner of Sixteenth and
P streets.
The child of Mr.. Earnest Smith was Sc
riously bitten by a rabid dog yesterday, on
Fayette street, Georgetown. She was attended
by DR.. Bowie Taylor.
The United States steamer Gettysburg ar
rived at the navy yard yesterday with a cargo
of freight from the different navy yards and
stations on the Atlantic coast.
An exchange says: ''The Washington COL
ored men talk Of placSrding throughout the
country the names of the Republicans who
voted against the civil rights BILL"
The figures show that a million dollars an
nualIy is saved to the Treasury by the aboli-
ton of the franking privilege, and the country
is just as wise and Virtuous as before.
A correspondent suggests that the several
fire Insurance companies should pay a special
tax to be applied toward the support Of the
fire department. Let the Joint Special Com
mittee think it over.
The fire department had an unnecessary run
to the corner of Eleventh aud Q streets last
night to answer box 81. It was turned in on
account OF some burning rags in Green's junk
shop, which were quickly extinguished.
The Kennebec and Potomac Ice Company
have purchased from W. R. Snow & Co., for
$4,000, the warehouses Nos. 101, 103 and los
Water street, Georgetown, which they are now
arranging for use in their extensive ice bust
ness.
1t is not uncommon IN giving advice to
newly-married young ladies, who marry poor
young men, to allude to the fact that Eve
married gardener; but they don't say am
thing about the gardener losing his situation
on account of that match.
Miss Lipscomb, principal Of the Georgetown
seminary, made a narrow escape from death
yesterday. 1t appears that Miss Lipscomb
was crossing Congress street, near Besll, when
she was caught between two buggies which
were passing at the time and thrown to the
ground. She was not seriously injured.
While a number of men were at work yes
terday morning In cutting under bank of earth
on Delaware avenue, between c and D streets
northwest, two of them, Lewis Pulls and VIM.
LOney, were badly injured by the falling in Of
the bank. Officer Mullholl assisted them to
their homes near by, where they were attended
by DR.. Curtis.
Mr. J. R. Shaw, Of the firm of CasseI &
Shaw, builders, was taken III on Monday with
symptoms of cholera while at his home, on G,
between Sixth and Seventh streets southwest,
and died about noon yesterday. One of the
attending physicians pronounced 1t case of
cholera morbus, and the other thought it more
nearly resembled Aslatic cholera.
The singing band organized recently by Mr..
Waldenwi!l give q musical entertainment at
the Columbia Law building tonight, for the
benefit of the Walden Mission Sabbath school.
The band paid visit to this Office last evening
and sang two pieces with grace and effect.
Their enterprise should be encouraged.
A bride of some months, finding herself alone
one evening with her spouse, was attacked
with a severe fit of yawning. ''You are some
L
he, somewhat offended. mot at all, my dear
love" she replied, ''but you and are now but
one, and TO say the truth, always get stupid
when am alone"
The manner in which street cars are crowded
in this city is positively outrageous, and an i'm
position upon that portion Of the public who
are obliged to travel in these vehicles. There
is no good reason why . sufficient number OF
cars should not be run, at such times in the
day as there is a rush, to accommodate all who
wish to ride. Superintendent Phillips to the
rescue.
Mr.. Il. B. Vandyke has opened a dairy lunch
room at 6O7 Seventh street, in Marble building,
where milk, berries, fruits, rolls and pies are
served at reasonable prices. This is an enter
prise which deserves encouragement and
should, as no doubt it will, be literally patron
lied. One glass Of pure milk possesses more
nutriment than two glasses of lager without
any dCleterious effect. Mr.. Vandyke Is q pub
lie benefactor.
The Boone family, consisting of Mrs. Boone
and her talented daughters, assisted by Miss
Cook, viii give an entertainment in the lecture
room of the Congregational church tonight,
comprising readings, Rotations and music,
which ought TO be well sustained. The pro-
gramme offered possesses many attractions,
and each part of it win, no doubt, be well rem
dered. Let them have full house.
There has been an attempt to create SYM
patty for late Waterman, who has been dis
charged from the Treasury Department by
General Bristow under the new law. The old
man, so far as is known, has been q faithful
servant for nearly quarter Of q century, but
his services arc no longer needed, and if they
were he is no longer competent to render off,
cial service. His case Is not, however, one of
special hardship, as he has a comfortable
home in this city, and, what is more, has one
son in the Post Office Department and another
son in the Patent Office WaJhiatgtoH dis
patch.
The Boston Globe says: 1.-THE destruction of
the silver poplar in the Capitol grounds, at
Washington, by the recent tornado, recalls the
fact that this tree, which bore his name, was
saved from the axe by Mr.. Sumner by speech
in the Senate. He had previously arrested the
gardeners who were about to cut it down by
reciting the familiar line, 'Woodmsn, spare
that tree We are afraid there are few city
woodchoppers who could be moved by any
poetic appeal to desist from their destructive
work, and we know of no person whose speech
would stay the hand Of any designing city
father who had once got his subordinates ready
to hack at some unOfending tree"
A correspondent writes: Gas you pass the
tables of the ladies in the Treasury building,
you are passing among better materials for ro-
mances than exist in the teeming brains of
Hugo or Turgenieff. "You see that second
woman to your left, - whispered Spinner; "her
father was once at the head of two railroads.
The 81 panic laid him out. She married a
Baden baron, and he left her in year or two
for some Dutch fame. She has noble little
boy, five years old now. She says she is going
to 1T him for Harvard by and by, and then
make a Senator of him. Watch her count
that money. You cannot move your fingers
up and down in the air as fast as she brushes
of the single notes. Never did days work
of any kind in her life until she came here"
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