National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-25
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

For New England and the Middle states
colder and partly cloudy woater, with norm OF
west winds and slowly rising barometer, iOlioWeu
by threatening weather in Virginia and Mary
land,
The following was the range of the Thermometer
ct HempleT's yesterday: a. M, 5ooi 10 a. ms
$50; Y m, eos p. m, e20i Ap. m'' oo'i P ~
Read the "star Course" advertisement In this
PAPER
Use the reliable trophy tomatoes pat up by
Patterson JOuls, Salem, N. J.
Fine French candies Glaces fruits, GuavH
Jelly, &C., at Malaga F1pit OPS 4Os Ninth street.
Turkey rafEe at Chas. Rlotz' restaurant, g
street, near Seventeenth, to-morrsW evening" At
3 O'Clock.
tits not quito three weeks before Venus per
forms her long-expected journey across tho face
Of the sun.
'ofeer Mahoney last night found roll q car
pet In alley on =, near Ninth street, eVtdenuy
dropped ey some thief
Thos E Waggaman, real estate broker, has
seld lot 1884, in square 355, to I. j. Durant, Win
improvements, for $500.
Havana oranges, California pears, Malaga
grapes, Oatawba grapes, lust received a. Malaga
Fruit Co.'s, 4Os Ninth street.
YakOOb Frost is getting up his easel for the
winters trade. Landscapes on glass ard cOlorlng
nOseswill be his specinlties.
The new corn now coming forward is better..than
the average quality at this season Of the year.
So the District merchants say.
Ten punches OF bananas, too ripe to keep long,
will be sold low to-day, By the bunch dozen, at
Malaga Fruit Co.'s, 4os Ninth street.
The patient organ-grinder and the indefati-
5oico that the time for the lightning-rod man has
not come.
Tho sight of jOurneymen bakers exhibiting
themselves in their working toggery at the mont
Goor has q tendency Il diminish the sale of bread
and cakes.
An Avenue ieweler has a triangular watch, the
product Of the fifteenth century. 1t has catgut
for the fuzee chain, winds with a crank key, and
runs moderately we'll.
Franklin EdsOn, president Of the New York
Exchange, has been selected to represent the EE-
change in the National Board of Trade meeting
at Washington on the LIST proximO.
In pursuance Of the proclamation Of the Presi-
dent appointing tomorrow as a day Of thanksEiv
ing, the Commissioners have directed that all of
the District offices be closed on that day.
Farmers in the vicinity of Washington report
that the lODg-cOntinued warm weather the present
trees like in the spring of the year. In some To-
calities fruit treas have even blossomed out in
full bloom.
Tie New York Republic says that whenever
items are scarce in Washington one class OF the
correspondents invariably invent something they
imagine will make a sensation, and then the re-
maindeT Immediately contradict il. Which is
precisely true,
A small delegation from the Society st. VIM
cent de Paul, in Washington, visited their brethren
of st. Mary's conference in Alexandria Monday
afternoon. a large number from all the confer
enees Of Washington and Georgetown will visit
that city next Sunday.
and -four were $40 bushels Of wheat, 335 bushels
of corn and 347 bbls. Of -four. Sales, 1000 bushels
Of wheat, at 1887 100 bushels do, at Sl:s51{;
800 bushels do, at I2Tl2; zoo bushels do, at sl22
and 800 bushels do, at $3.50.
Some generous soul has placed barrel Of fine
winter apples in the upper story OF one Of the
placard Of Take one" over 1t. The dodgers Of
rooms in the vicinity are grateful and not at all
backward in coming forward.
The Thanksgiving services at the National
track Will consist races. the horses
which are entered by Well-knOwn South Wash
ingtOn gentlemen. Pools will be sold to night at
lobe HudsOn's, corner FOur-and-a-half and II
streets southwest. See advertisement.
A little girl entered q BARRIERS shop in George
town the other day and offered TO sell her hair to
get food for a sigk mother. She was about to
| give it to the barber at his price, $40, when q
gentleman who sat by offered her 800 for It.
! Arer giving her the note he took the shears and
! cut of the longest lock.
The beautiful unweaned young fox, captured
in North Carolina by Clif Wordon, and by him
presented to James r. Young, the executive
clerk Of the Senate, is getting along nicely. He
will be on exhibition for the next few days at the
| office of Col. q. Wesley Adams, Of the New York
World, on Newspaper row.
A party Of young gentlemen connected with the
! office OF the Secretary Of the Senate went gun
ming yesterday into the adjacent county OF Prince
! Georges. They brought home one rabbit. VIM.
/ A. Spencer and Jim Fitzpatrick, who were along,
| say they saw large number, and If they had
had hounds they could have caught them.
Among the daily visitors to the several Depart
the adjoining counties, principally Prince
Georges, Nd, who claim TO have influence with
| the Cabinet officers, and are fOOling anxious ap-
| plcsnts for office into this belief. They have
| about as much influence as the peanut Vender on
/ the corner.
A tombstone in a coIored burying ground Of the
| District lifts up warning voice to the single
! women in the following manner: Emma, dau'r
/ of Abraham and Matilda C. and wife Of The
odOre s, died August 10. 1868, H 70 yrs, leav.
ing tYe children-married too young against her
| fathers will. Single women, take warning"
| Yesterday morning Mr.. James Chaney, timer,
while at work on the Columbia engine house, fell
I from the roof to the ground and was seriously
injured internally. he was picked up and re-
moved to his home, No. l729 Ninth street north.
| vert, by Detective COomes, and medical aid was
| rendered by Drs. Keech and Pendergast, who
| were called in.
A special providence is said to watch over
| idiots. This was recently shown in Uniontown,
| where man, in playing with pistol, discharged
IL while the muZZle was pointing toward his body.
| The bullet struck fiye-eent piece in his vest
pocket, which changed its course, and after pass
| ing down underneath his clothing, lodged in his
| boot. 1t gave him two or three scratches in its
| course, but It did no serious damage.
The Oldest tailor in the world has Just died at
Greenleaf7s Point. He was 100 years of age. He
| was called Father Davidson. He began his trade
at nine years Of age, and continued at 1t until his
hundTedth year. He worked for ninety-One years.
| Three months ago he made pair of pantaloons
| for bis youngest grcat-great grandehild 1t took
| him fortnight. And to think" he said, "that
| once upon time 1 could make pair in half 4
| day.