National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-07
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

For the Middle States generally clear and cooler
ieeather, Nth variable OiHdS Gad high barome-
ter
The following was the range Of the thermometer
at Hempler's yesterday: a. m, 800; 10 q. m,
$50; Il m, 6soi p. m, go; p m, 64oi p. m,
go; D. m, go.
From Brad Adams we have the valuable family
and news journals Of the day.
Everybody should attend the grand art exhIbI.
ton at Lincoln hall tonight, which is the last
one for the present. Admission reduced 70 IS
cents for adults, and 10 cents for children
In the report Of the Democratic demonstration
on Wednesday evening the name Of Mr.. +. COyle
appeared. The person named was not Mr.. FitZ-
hugh Coyle, the Comptroller Of the District.
At the second monthly meeting Of the Second
held at the Board Of Trade rooms, s5 900 were
sold at an average ofI75 per cent. premium.
A cooper shop, occupied by F. W. Bremmer-
man, on Green street, near the canal, Georgetown,
was destroyed by fire last night. Six hundred
empty barrels were burned. The loss is estimated
There were thirty lodges last evening at the
Hotel de Skippon, Central guard-house.) One
man had been twice elected mayor Of place, q
collector Of customs, and justice Of the peace.
Last night he slept, If at all, on a stone floor.
At the Reformed Episcopal service to be held
as usual in Lincoln hail. tomorrow night, Rev.
VIM. Mcclure, the pastor, Will deliver an ad-
Vention, Just closed, on the subject OF Ritualism.
The many friends Of st. Paul's English Lu-
theran church will be pleased to learn that their
II,
removed from shamokin, Pa, to this city and
that he will in the future regularly occupy the
pulpit in the abOve-named church.
At the annual election of the trustees Of Union
Bethel A. NJ. E. church, held on the evening OF
the I'd instant the following were elected to serve
the ensuing year: VIM. Beckett, VIM. Budd,
VIM. GUN, T. Il. Wright, Jerry johnson and
ArmsteRd Reed.
At meeting of the Caledonian Club, Of this
men were elected ofc nicer for ri the ensuing yeaT:
Jas. X. Watt, chief; W. A. Duncan, first chief
tain; Jas: Dalgleish, second chieftain; William
Muirhead, third chieftain; Donald Grant, fourth
chieftain; Thos K. Simpson, assistant secretary;
and Duncan Lynn, conductor.
The attention Of the police on the beat at
Ninth and streets is called to the crowds Of
boys who loaf around that corner and to the
freque mt complaints ladies have to make in re-
gard to the profsne and indecent language so
commonly made use Of by these youthful corner
loungerI. A visit or two by the police will have
the desired effect, and will be gratefully remem-
bered by the residents Of that vicinity.
Mr.. John Apologize yesterday entered q COM
plant at police headquarters that while stOI ping
at the Western hotel he had been robbed Of cloth
ing, money and a watch and chain. The case was
given to Detectives Sargent and McElfresh, who
procured warrant for the arrest of Peter
Schramm, the proprietor. The house was for
merly known as the Central hotel, and has a bad
reputation.
B. H. Warner, real estate broker and auctioneer,
sold yesterday afternoon at auction, for Daniel
W. Stewart, trustee, lot T. in square 3O6 fronting
on Eleventh street, between and 7 street north.
west, to Mrs: Mary z. Warder at O, 200. Also,
sold part Of lot g. in square 466, the northeast
corner Of and Seventh streets southwest, i'm
proved by frame storehoHse on the corner, with
brick back building, to Mrs. Catherine a. Tai
bot, at a, 100.
meeting Of the friends Of the Unitarian cause
in this city was held last night at the residence Of
Mr.. Henry A. Willard, at which resolution was
adopted that they would not withdraw from the
Unitarian society; they would cease to give it
their temporary support, and will organize meet
ings for public worship so long as Mr.. Hinekley
remains pastor OF the church in this city. A COM
mittee was appointed to arrange for the COM
mencement Of these services on the 18th instant.
An effort will be made by the members and
friends Of the Ascension church on H street, be-
tween Ninth and Tenth, on tomorrow, Sunday,
at II o'clock, after the sermon by the rector,
Rev. John II. Elliott, to increase the amount sub
scribed to the new church fund. And as the
church, when completed, will be one Of the hand
soonest in the District, and the situation, corner
Of Twelfth street AMI Massachusetts avenue, one
Of If not the most commanding and beautiful in
the city, it will no doubt enhance the value Of
property in the neighborhoOd and contribute
largely in identifying that section Of the city,
aud persons residing in that vicinity win no
doubt feel quite interest in the service which
they are all cordially invited,