National Republican., 1874-07-01
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

f0r Aeto England aud TIE 1fiddls Stdtes, gen
eraily Gear BsGther riH prevail, rvith parable
a0;nds, a slight JaE Of temperature and rising
barometer. For the South Atlantic and Gttlf
States, clear Or fair lUeatlsy, local rains near
the south Atlantic coast, easterly or soukelg
minds, 'oUsr temperature east Of The Mississippi
TiVer and stationary or rising barometer.
The following was the range ofthe thermon-
eter at Hempler's yesterday At sa. m; $50:
at 10 a. m, $40; at IL m, 500; at p. m, 76o;
at p. m, 7soi at 8 p. m, 7so; at 8 p m,
$50.
Don't interview the thermometer. RS dis
couraging.
Monday Officer Clswson shot mad dog at
the corner Of Eighth and NJ streets northwest.
The semi-annual sale of property taken by
the police will take place to-day at police
headquarters.
&The new yacht being built for Commodore J.
Maggott Jones, Of the Americas club, will be
named "My Mary Ann"
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
have made new time schedule, which will be
found in our advertising columns.
The Methodist churches and their friends of
the District will hold q grand union picnic at
the Washington-grove camp grounds, on the
Metropolitan railroad, on the Fourth of July.
Annie Murray, supposed to be insane, was
found wandering about in the vicinity of st.
Aloysius' church Monday. She was taken to
her home, near Benning's bridge, by Officer
Roth.
The junior championship game Of base ball,
between the Active and Atlantic base ball
clubs, viii take place next Monday, when the
Atlantics will appear in their new and tasty
uniforms.
The marriage Of George B. Tilden, esq, son
of the Rev. L. L. Tilden, of Nashua, New
Hampshire, and Miss Annie Norris, youngest
daughter of John E. Norris, esq, will take
place at $50 this afternoon at Trinity church.
By Thos. E. Waggaman, real estate broker
and auctioneer, lots 24 and 25, in square 81,
with improvements, to s. K. Brown, for S2,64O:
also, lot G, in square IS, improved by three
story brick house, to General Thomas, for
10000. /
We have received communication, charging
that an ex-soldier of the United States army
was forcibly expelled from the schuetzen
park, on Monday, the opening day of the fest,
''for no other reason than that he wore the
clothes of a soldier"
Whenever you see a small boy emerging
from the house with his left arm shading his
eyes and the other smoothing the basement OF
his trouse,s, It is safe to arrive at the conclu-
sion that he has been chasing the boot jack
around his father.
''There it is," said man, pointing out the
comet to his companion "right there where
am pointing. Don't you see it p "No, my
FRIEND" responded the other. "Like Wash
ington, will not lie. III swear don't see it,
and don't believe you do, either" !
At 1870 o'clock Monday night an alarm of
fire was sounded from box No. 12, caused by
the discovery of fire in the house of D. W.
Davis, No. 621 K street northeast. 1t was ex-
tinguished by the hook and ladder company
with few buckets of water.
The trustees of the Northern Liberty Market |
Company have decided to return to the pur-
chasers of stands in their market twenty-five |
per cent. of the purchase money, there being |
that amount above the cost Of The temporary
market, and.it not being their intention to op-
How many a man to-day looks out upon the |
blistering pavement, then up to the clear blue
sky, and inwardly pictures some cool, quiet,
rural scene, some shady grove or brookside,
where he might for the while forget care in the
contemplation Of natures beauties through the |
bottom of sherry cobbler glass.
The funeral of Mr.. William Sebastian, who
died on Sunday last at the residence of James
Payne, on High street, Georgetown, took place
Monday afternoon. He was born in Fairfax
county, Virginia. and was in the 91st year of
his age, and was well known and greatly re-
spected in this community. 1t is said he has
more than sixty grandchildren now living.
A Washington correspondent of the Alta
California says: 81 had occasion to VISIT Wash
ington on business, and passed few days very
pleasantly in that greatly improved and now
very beautiful city. Whatever may be charged
against the board of internal Improvements
that is now being investigated, they certainly
have made the city one of the most beautiful in
the world. Its parks are lovely and the streets
magnificent"
Wm. H. Myers was brought into the Grim
inal Court yesterday morning, by a deputy
marshal from Virginia. He was arrested
few days since in Richmond, charged with hav-
ing passed a false and forged note on R. F.
Martini at UniOntown, D. c., on the 11th of
May, 1874, purporting to be drawn by Harri-
son Adrian, pension agent at Baltimore, for
S3s, and he was committed to jail for the ac-
ton Of the grand jury.