National Republican., 1874-07-04
LOCAL MISCELLANY


For Southern NsV England and The Ahdll
Atlantic States, generally clear Vsdtser, east {,
SOsuh lOiRdS, rising temperature aud fdIiH,
barometer. For the South Atlantic and Gul
States, partly cloudy WsGther and rain near III
coast, Nth eaStesly or So,tAsrly teinds, YisiRi
temperature aud SligG changes IN the barometer
The following was the range of the thermom
eter at Hempler's yesterday At a. III; 800
at 10 a. m, $50; at 10 m, $50; at p. m, $50
at p. m, SO; at 6 p. m, SEQ; at 8 p. m.
The song of lovers now Of an evening is
"We'n wander to the (soda) fountain"
Last night, about 12 O'Clock, q false alarm
was turned in from box %, corner Of Seventh
and Boundary streets northwest.
DR.. Mary Walker and young Treasury
clerkl H'ml Is it settled which party d
going to wear 'emf-Roeh, Dem. and GhroH.
The veterans of the Mexican war, true 10 the
glorious memories Of the past and the patriotic
instincts Of the present, meet tonight ct Ma
sonic hall.
The Wooster University has conferred upon
Rev. John Chester, pastor of the Metropolitan
| Capitol HID Presbyterian church, the degree
OF Doctor Of Divinity.
St. Louis papers ere minutely describing
General Sherman's makeup" But If he
would make up With Secretary Belknap, that
would furnish the pleasantest description oi
an.-N. Y. Com. Advertiser.
Judge Fisher, at the request of Mr.. Harring.
ton, has written to the Attorney General re-
questing him to designate some one to assist
him in the prosecution ofthe safe burglars. II
is said that Hon. Milton Whitney, of Baltimore,
will defend them.
Yesterday morning, between 4 and O'Clock,
1 q grease can took fire in the bakery of Fritz
Vogt, on D between Sixth and Seventh .eets
Officer Madigan turned in an alarm, but before
the firemen reached the place the fire had been
extingUished. Loss about $50.
At the earnest request Of several nice young
men we submit the following: "Nothing tends
to shorten more readily the lives of old people
and to injure their health as the practice OF
sitting up too late. This is particularly the
case where there is grown-up young lady in
the family"
Deputy Grand Master Harrison Burr in
stalled the folloWing-n6med officers of Union
hall, Navy Yard, on Thursday evening: Samuel
Ellis, n. G.; VIM. H. OVERLY, V. G.; George
W. Edlin, F. s.; J. Martin Mcfarland, Per.
Sec; Richard Emmonst Treasurer.
The annual meeting Of Potomac division, No.
II, Sons of Temperance, was held Thursday
night, and the following officers were elected
W. K. Grimes, W. P; Frank Thomas, W. A.:
W. T. Valiant, r. s.; John Berry, A. r. s.;
H. W. Brown, s.; W. W. Wheeler, F. S.; C.
Athey, chaplain; George Giles, c.; isaac Birch,
A. E.: R. A. Talbot, I. s.; s. Dellzell, o. s.;
and Thomas c. Wheeler.
The market at Drovers' Rest was dull on
Thursday. Three hundred head of cattle were
offered, and 275 were sold to butchers at &c. to
exc. per pound; 25 were sent to Baltimore.
Thirteen hundred sheep and lambs were Of
fered, and ], 200 sold at SC. to SIC, per pound
for sheep, and $3.50 to $3.50 per head for
lambs; 800 were left over. Twenty COWS and
calves were sold at SIS to S55 per head.
Messrs. Walker & Parsons, carpenters and
builders, yesterday morning commenced a re-
construction of the old REPUBLICAN office, ct
the corner of Tenth and D streets, for the
purpose of making large store of the first
story and offices Of the second story. A hard
some glass front is to be made on D street.
This property belongs to the Peter Force es-
tate, and the work is to be done by direction Of
the heirs.
The many friends of Hugh Caperton, jr., son
of our highly respected dfellow-townsman, Hugh
Caperton, sr., will be glad to learn of his sue
cessful competition for an appointment in the
United States coast, survey, having passed q
very creditable examination, being the second
in a class of twenty-five competitors. Mr..
gold medal awarded at the last commencement
Of the Christian Brothers by VIM. Forsyth, esq.
surveyor of the District Of Colunbia. to The
scholar most efficient in the study Of natLe-
- dtiCs.