National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-09-26
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

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Orsy EeIV England and the Middle States sta
tiORaTg or falling barometer, Increasing clotIdi-
s4rss SOmclrhGf higher temperatures and southeast
10 southwest ggiFdS.
The following was the range Of the thermometer
At HempIer's yesterday: a. m, 80; 10 a. m,
zee: L m, 80; p m, SO; 4 p. m, $50; p. m,
$50; D. m, 40
Secretary Belknap is on brief visit to New
York.
The President eOntemplRtes visiting his farm
near St. Louis early in October.
Postmaster General Jewell is to be honored
with the first dinner at the White House the COM
ing season.
Over seventy ship carpenters are now at work
81 the United States steamer Nipsie, now rebuild
ing at the navy yard.
Some Of our business men can't understand why
they are doing so little business at this season.
That is easily undertOOd; they don't advertise.
The schooner John Franklin arrived at the
navy yard yesterday with cargo Of pine wood
for the department of steam engineering.
Liberal advertising is no longer a secret Of sue
cess 1t plain truth, as selfevident as all the
truths Of the Declaration OF Independence.
Rev. ]. BOkeI, of Baltimore, recently ordained
to the priesthood, has been assigned to the parish
Of St Dominic Washington, as an assistant pas
tor.
M Levi P. Luckey, private secretary to the
President has returned from visit to Illinois,
and resumed his duties at the Executive Man
EiOn.
The articles contributed by the U. 5. Govern
nent to the Maryland Institute fair, at Balti-
more, have arrived and are being assigned prOmi-
Hent places.
Will the young ladies and the femsIepushers Of
baby coaches who will be at the concert by the
Marine Band this afternoon let US have peace
while the band is playing?
MAJOR ]. e. Hill, of Baltimore, the popular
agent Ofthe Potomac Steamboat Company, whose
right arm has lately been amputated, is rapidly
improving from the effects of the operation.
RI. Rev. Bishop Cummins, ofthe Reformed Epis-
Gopal Church, will preach in the audience rooms
Lincoln Hall, on Sunday evening, at 80 o'clock.
The public are cordially invited. See advertise
nHent.
In anticipation Of the requirements Of the work
Of the coming winter, the gentlemen Of Newspa
FER Row are daily consuming large quantities Of
hsb. This dish has been prescribed by the various
home Offices.
Assistant Attorney General Hill has returned
from trip to Europe, and will give some atten-
tUn TO the trials OF those parties indicted for con-
spiracy in the matter of the alleged burglary Of
the safe in the office Of Judge Fisher.
The following subscriptions have been received
to the Washington Monument fund from the Dis
trict Of Columbia and Virginia: Stansbury
Lodge, T. X A. NJ, No. ~ $50; and Sarepta
Lodge, No 70. l. D. U. f., Alexandria, Va, SO.
Next.
A BARRIERS pole occupies about three feet Of the
pavement at the northeast corner OF Ninth and
J. streets northwest, much TO the annoyance Of
pedestrians. If moved back to the house it will
serve equally as well for sign, and not Obstruct
the sidewalk.
1.-THE excursion OF the Woodlawn Agricultural
Association and the Potomac Fruit growers Asso-
citation to-day will not be held At Mount Vernon,
as stated in yesterdays issue, but aboard the
steamer Mary Washington at her wharf, in the
neighbOrhood of Mount Vernon.
None enjoy the beautiful moonlight so much as
the half grown boys who nightly string them
selves out in front Of the Columbian Bank Note
Compauy's building. Their nocturnal vigfls close
when the young ladies employed there leave the
building, which occurs about 10 O'Clock.
Mr.. Henry c. Barnard, one of the oldest en-
Eravers in the United States Coast Survey Once
died on Thursday morning, at his residence on
Capitol Hill, and will be buried this afternoon at
, O'Clock, from St. Marks church. He was q
native OF England, and sixty-one years Of age.
Purity Council. No ,, Sons Of Jonsdab, have
elected the following officers: W. C., James Ed
wards D. C., +. DObbyn: W. p, John I. Griffith;
Il $, Thomas J. Putnam; F. S. Andrew J. Car
roll; Treas, VIM. H. Lusby; e., John W. Speaks;
4. G., Z. B. Lusby; l. W., Charles W. Schaefer.
UYesterday morning stranger, who noticed the
ladies employed in the Treasury entering that
building. inquired 50 What is the name Of that
Young Ladies' Seminary The romantic vol
umes which each of the ladies carry to read while
spending the hours there is what caused the
strangers inquiry.
The sehooners Thomas P. Morgan and Kitty
Ann arrived yesterday from Alexandria with
200 bushels Of wheat for Hartley x Bro, and H.
N. Talbot received $50 bushels Of oats by rail.
The sales yesterday were LOO bushels Of wheat
at $40: 1900 bushels do. at S1.21}E, and 5000
bushels do. at Sl-25lE to Sl.34.
The market at the DrOver's Rest on Thursday
was dull. There were 675 beef cattle offered, and
$50 sold at Sc. to per pOund . were left over;
20 sheep and lambs were offered, and all sold,
at axe to SIC. per pound for sheep and So to 50
per herd for lambs; 50 COWS and calves were sold
at prices ranging from $50 to 500.
Mr. Saville has made arrangements with Mr..
Brad Adams to have One-half Of his diagram Of
reserved seats at his store. This is should be,
a rs store is centrally located, and want long
needed by theatre gOers will be supplied, as the
corner OF Ninth and F streets is passed by hun
dreds daily between departmental and business
hours.
The shipments OF Cumberland coal for the week
ending September 70 amounted TO 4,426 tons 4
cWt, decrease compared with the corresponding
week Of last year OF Il ,24S tons 10 cwt For the
year TO that date I,7IO.1ss tons Il cwt. were
shipped, showing a decrease compared with the
like period Of 1873 Of a4Sj2 tons Is cwt. Increase
in canal shipments, 2O2Tl tons cwt.; decrease in
railroad shipments, ll5,l34 tons; Baltimore and
Ohio railroad decrease, 1851 tons 10 cwt.; Penn.
sylania railroad decrease Il,452 tons 10 cWt. Dur
ing the week ending last evening 23j boats
cleared this port, carrying 26s5T5 tons cWt. oil
coal.
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