National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-25
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

For Eetv England and the Middle States geEsr-
ally clear and colder tDeatheT i1H prevail, t1tfh
brisk north or nest UiRdS and rising barometer
The following was the grange Of the Thermometer
at Hempler's yesterday: a. m, so; 10 q. m,
$50 Il m, 40o;.2 P m, 4s0; p. m, Az; p. m,
43o; p. m, $50.
DR.. MiIler's neuralgia pills never fail.
Use Patterson Jones' Trophy tomatoes.
Fancy baskets-Mslaga Fruit Co., 4Os 9th st.
The sales Of wheat in Georgetown yesterday
were in small lots at Sl.25, $l.26 and SIPS.
ChriStHlaS Eve: Benjamin, opposite Metro
pOlitan hotel, will have all his Christmas goods
fresh to-day.
Go early this morning to 511 Seventh street,
opposite the post office, and see mich" and Gus
Schaefer. Egg nogg. Try 1t.
Walden Mission Sabbath school gives its first
Columbian College Law building.
Navigation will close on the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal on Monday next, President German
having ordered the water 70 De smut on on thst
day.
Messrs. Latimer Cleary, auctioneers, will
sell tomorrow Saturday morning, at the store;
corner Of Ninth and g Streets hne line OF ladies'
furnishings.
John Reyburn, colored man, stumbled down
the steps of Wallace's billiard saloon, on Ihir-
teenth street, Wednesday night, inlurtng him
self severely. He was conveyed to his home BY
friends
at the last meeting of Eureka" Lodge No. 5.
for the edsuing year: W. n, R. 7. IversOn; S.
W, John R. Davis; J. w, John B. Taylor; sec
rotary, David Henson; treasurer, Henry Piper.
The boys of the Western Union telegraph mes
forms They will be drilled by Captain K. W.
Bender and be put on a perfect military footing.
On New Years day they will call on President
Grant.
Detective lIcDevitt received by express yester-
day morning fine gOld-headed ebony cane from
MI. John S. Hunt, the well-knOwn detective
officer of Boston, in appreciation Of official ser
vices rendered him and in token OF his friend
ship.
siVe preparations for their annual ball which
takes place at Odd Fellows hall next Monday
evening. A delegation of the Order from Balti-
more have signihed their intention OF being pres
ent on the occasion.
The Grand ConcIave, S. P. k, have elected
the following officers for the ensuing term: J. NJ
GassaWRy, grand commander; q. a. hlmmell,
vice grand commander; H. Z. Leach, grand her
aid: VIM. Lewis, grand recorder; A. }. hagan'
Lorenzo Shaw and J. o. Nermillion, grand trus-
tees.
Yesterday afternoon, between and O'Clock,
pocket book was lost on Seventh street, near d
street northwest. The finder will be literally
rewarded by leaving the same at 63l ID street
northwest. The contents consisted OF sum OF
money, a hOuserent receipt and lock OF hair,
belonging to q deceased relative.
The milk peddler on 1 street. who has been in
the habit lately OF writing notes on his milk tick
cts TO the young ladies on his route, says that
peddlng is q very exciting kind OF NE, When
you expect to find at every house young man
waiting for you with a big club and wheel
barrow full Of revOlvers.
Thursday afternoon white boy, named Moses
ChrismOnd, called at the clothing store OF N.
Kaufman, on Pennsylvania avenue, between
FOur-and-a-half and Sixth streets, and repre-
sented himself to be the son Of 4 man who had
purchased gray coat and light pants and left
Them to be called for later in the day. The pack
age was given him, and he succeeded in making
his escape before it was discovered that he was a
EWindler.
The receipts at Drovers' Rest Wednesday were
3S5 head beef cattle, $50 old sheep, % cows aud
calves, which were disposed Of as follows: $40
beef sold to butchers at prices ranging from 81
to 66 cents per pUund l6 extra cattle sold at to
~ cents Z sold TO farmers at 81 cents per pound;
1870 sheep sold at to 6}3 cents per pound; 20 cows
and calves sold at s2O6$7O. Market brisk and
stock good.