National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-04
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

For Neg England, Middle Sfatss and the IotzeT
lake TegfoH light rain or sHot7, oio1ee BY eteGr-
ing and colder 1sdfheT, HortheGsf 10 HoTtapesf
lrfBds, ndrisfBg barometer.
The following was the range Of the Thermometer
at Hempler's yesterday: a m, $50; 10 .. m,
go; Z I'M, $50; p. m, SO; Up. NJ SS'i p NJ
Read the "Star Course" advertisement.
Best Nuts-Malaga Fruit Co., Aos Ninth street.
Confectionery for Christmas at Benjamin's,
opposite the Metropolitan hotel.
Pure candles, cheap as the cheapest, at Benja-
minis, opposite Metropolitan hotel.
Eruits, nuts, candies. cakes, siTups, at BenIa-
minis, opposite Metropolitan hotel.
The knights Of st. Peter have presented their
popular commander, J. T. Barrett, with nae
watch charm.
The Governor Of Maryland has appointed Mr..
Frederick A. Boswell commissioners OF deeds In
this city.
Policeman Proctor killed a small dog yester-
day morning, at the corner Of 9Th and streets
northwest.
The December term of the National University
moot court was held Wednesday evening" Mr.. r.
p. Evans presiding.
The total steamboat tonnage for the entire civ
liked world amounts TO 6,244ySsS tons, Of which
sum England owns 3Ol5.TT3.
One Of the painters engaged in freseoIng the
residence Of Coy. shepherd, on x street, near
Seventeenth, fell from the scahold "Wednesday
and broke one Of his legs.
The FIRST Of q ser les Of public lectures, by some
Of the most distin guished speakers, will be de-
liVered before the metropolitan CluO At Trades
Union Hall, corner OF Eighth and e northwest,
this evening at I:se O'Clock.
Evidence has beea found in the ease OF grand
larceny against Andrew Jackson, colored, charged
This case will come up before the next term Of
the Criminal Court.
Yesterday Detectives Sargent and MeElfresh
and Ohcer Mullhal arrested man named VIM.
NJ. Miebaux, on charge of robbing the book
store Of Mr.. Brad. Adams. The officers state that
this man puts on q sanctimoniOus afr, and speaks
Association, by which means he wins confidence
He is held for q hearing.
satchel was thrown, Wednesday night, IN the
0f Fifteenth street and Ohio avenue. The com
tents were some nre insurance papers and other
memorandum. The papers are In the name Of
on the satchel. 1t is supposed that some sneak
thief stole the satehel, and after taking out all
he wanted threw It away.
At the third monthly meeting Of the Second
Washington Cooperative Building Association,
held at the Board Of Trade rooms last evening,
~ 900 was sold at an average Of 196 per cent pre-
MUM. New shares in this association can be sub
scribed for at SIS Seventh street, opposite the
Patent Office, until the next regular meeting Of
the association, on the first Thursday in Janu-
airy, 1875.
A meeting Of the board Of managers Of the
Washington National Monument Society was
held yesterday. Present, Messrs. John b. Blake,
and Edward CLARK. The secretary (Mr. Brent)
reported 277 subscriptions during the past month,
amounting to ss,s21.5O. A form Of appeal to the
people Of the country was adopted.
The trustees Of the Metropolis Savings Bank
are Sam1 Norment, Nicholas Aeker, Jane L.
Barbour, Jno. H. Goddard, W. H. Ctaggett, H.
Strasburger, Brainard H. Warner, G. r. Thomp-
son, and James s. Edwards. These gentlemen
are all well known business mon, and, as they at
tend personally to the business Of the bank, de-
pOsitOrs may be assured Of the absolute security
Of their funds.
About noon Wednesday little girl, three
years Of age, named Catherine BrOuman, while
playing with her little brother on some ice
which had formed on Eighth street extended,
where the contractor had thrown out the earth,
broke through and was drowned Coroner Pat
terson was called, but held no inquest, giving it
as his opinion that 1t was accidental. The body
was turned over TO the parents for burial.