National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-26
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

For Ne1 England, he Middle and South Alien
dc StGtes generally clear iee6ther north or cest
minds, no decided change tR temperature and
rising barometer on the coast
at Hempler's yesterday; s a. m, $40; 10 a. m,
Seei y m, SoV p. NJ, S2'i p N, 6l'i p M,
Read the "Star Course" advertisements.
Havana oranges at d. T. Co, 4os Ninth street.
Thos. L. Waggaman, real estate broker, has sold
lot IS in square $50 to John H. NOeh for hfteen
cents per foot.
VIM the correspondent who sent US commu-
nieatiOn in regard to General Malone IS railroads
give US his name and addross2
nPractieal" wants to knew where the ONCE Of
the Superintendent Of Public Schools Is located
The Franklin school building.
The citizens of West Washington are proud of
the residence in their midst of beautiful poet
ess, Of nature 80 sensitive that she recently
brother with a ine toOth.somb in mis- hand. ~
James Guild, the auetioneer, viii sell pools on
the type-setting contest to-day at Military Hall,
d street, between Ninth and Tenth, and at
Seaton Hall billiard room, corner Of Ninth and
ID streets. Sale commences at y O'Clock.
In these days, when young ladies exhaust their
resources by declaring that most anything is
perfectly beautiful" that pleases them, It may
be we'll 10 know that the expression was used
ence by William Pitt, OF England, in an official
paper.
as follows: Three hundred bushels of wheat at
Sl35lk 2i0 bushels at Sl.37l% l,S25 bushels ut
tlSOt. tOO DQsnelS az SlO lSJO DuSnelS at Sl.3lA,
$500 bushels at sl.s2l$ Also, 100 bushels yellow
corn at S. cents. Market strong, with q good
demand by millers for choice and prime wheat.
The only thoroughly benighted being is the
young man who has been deceived in q mer.
chaum. When he has expended HIS money in
purchasing the costly comfort; when he has con-
sumed tobacco enough to unsettle the nerves of q
rhinOceTOs, and the stubborn pipe still refuses to
color, demonstrating to him the fact that he has
been sold, then does the hollowness of this world
and all that therein lie become fully and disgust
mgly apparent.
1t is told of man poorly dressed that he went
to church seeking an opportunity TO worship. The
usher did not notice him, but seated several we'll
dressed persons who presented themselves, when
finally the man addressed the usher, saying, "Can
you tell me whose church this iE?" Yes, this
Is Christ's church" as he in?' was the next
question, after which seat was not so hard to
hnd.
1Iocking birds can initiate human actions as
we'll as human voices, it seems. On street two
pets Of this stripe got jealous Of each other, and
undertook to fight it out in desperate fashion.
One of them, getting enough of It. sung out, uit
police" And oddly enough there was police
man within hearing, who came up and stopped
the fight.
The following is the programme Of the tunes
that Mr.. widows will play on the Metropolitan
church chimes immediately after the morning
service; Changes on eight bells: "MeudelsOshn's
Wedding March, played in compliment tot Colonel
and Mrs. Fred. Grant; You'll Remember Me:"
bohemian Girl;' Il Dream't Dwelt in Marble
Halls;' March from TannhaUsser;" al Love the
Merry Sunshtne;'' "HOw 50 Fair, y from Martha;
Watch on the Rhine:' ''Old Folks at Homer
We'll DO Gay and Happy;" Home, Sweet
Home"