National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-01-15
LOCAL KZSCELLANH

bsiit ct the navy yard, was placed in position yes
terday. - L- ~ \
One Thousand bushels Of wheat were received
yesterday in osorsstown, which sold ct n.7s per
Ths Artificial stone Company on Tuesd.y last
Of 4, 90 and an indebtedness Of sAls0.
Another batch Of inquiries yesterday % to Why
the Metropolitan railway does not run its Ninth
| street ears south Of u street.. Give It upL
Rss ks. n Ss.f ;s g
He IL expected TO return ON Saturday next.
william McCarter yesterday hled his bill for
divorce from Laura b. 4cCaster. upon the usual
Rc1nda The papers have BEEN Withdrswn nom
At the twenty-ssvcnth meeting Of the Eareks
Baildine Association eight shares were sold ct
ssa.sn.d G return q ssss
Detective MeDsyitt yesterday turned over to
: to pm trunk some time si SSs BY party
whose name 1t Is not advisable to make public
The Engineers Association hold An adjourned
for the government o. the Organization: Tho
| election Of permanent on,eers was deferred.
noon for 6arnstt Caperton, trustees, lot ss In
square sos, situated on y street south, between
sSsss T6on.' 1s.sap a1sg sos U'''
It was . game Of marbles that disturbed the
quiet Of n street Yesterday, in which A.. J.
Dsrden, who claimed .n alley, was 50 eneetually
picked up and carried into his mothers house.
james vannerson, with doubtful brotherly a.
fsotion, attached himself to Emma Valnerson, his
her about the Kitchen BY the hair Of her Sesd, 10
Knocked her down and gave himself mp to the 20
Mrs. Mary Haveuner, residing on Market street,
l IN - dan n " burO
lamp. Mis- Riley xss also burned willie endosv-
s sSIE 70 smother the fro on h'' H'''nn'r'
Sergeant Acton has arrested Preston Brooks,
charged with highway robbery on Joseph Bou-
and M
actio9 Of the grand jury on the same charge on
On wednesday afternoon. about o'clock, .
horse which he was riding on Fifth street, and
seriously injured. He was picked up by Mr.. Jas
Nailor and taken to his home, whom medical aid
was summoned.
The annual election for ofacers ofthe Georgetown
Masonic choir took place on Monday evening last
The following named officers were elected toserye
s SCI pi leader; J. IL HOOD, sseasurer; C
scheckell, secretary; H. A. Gross, organist.
Quite number of citizens left here last evening
s9sdor S 9ay
Brown, register in bankruptcy, whose appoint
mepts 1t his ONCE will be postponed until Satur
day.
Senator Buckingham will preside at . confer
ence this evening at eight O'Clock, in the lecture
room Of the Young Mems Christian Association,
to be addressed by Hon. VIM. Z. Dodge. Hon.
tives, A. NJ. Powell, Of the National temperance
Adrocdfe, and others, in relation TO commission
ofinquiry by Congress concerning the liquortrafhc
West Adams, secretary Of the Night liners"
Hackmen Association, asks that the following,
omitted from the recent report Of their meeting,
be published: THAT In future they wont ride
Chronicle reporters without cash in advance"
Weekly bargains are "playcd out, and the
other :" fellern will have to borrow ~ before he
can ride to bis suburban home.
The collections on Christmas day in the Catho-
lie churches Of this District for the benefit Of st.
Mary's Diocesan seminary Baltimore are thus
far ofticiaily reported az follows; 81; Patrck's
(Georgetown:) ~; ST. Stephens, US; St. 10
seph's SIS. The seminary is designed for the edu-
cation Of young men for the priesthood.
The immediate vicinity OF New York avenue
and Fifteenth street was convulsed with excite.
mcnt and laughter at runaway which occurred
there yesterday. The horse became frightened
near Wormley's and came dashing down Fifteenth
Riggs bank the lady who was in it rather unskil-
fully lenped from the wagon and rolled along the
pavement, like variegated football propelled by
. veteran gamester. She was picked up, brushed
Yesterdays real estate transfers were as follows
Christopher Arth to Margaret Miller, north II
and tlo;" Thomas II. Todd to Gideon s. Palmer,
Il Shls fRom square I
Thomas H. G. Todd to Charles E. Harper, lot So
square $780, 600; Sarah Smitson ct viz, to Charles
xh5s ct e. No. d ss
500; Moses Kelly to Isabella W. Kelly. lot II,
| square GO, IS.