National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-10-12
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

Special rreather report for Washington, D; c.:
Risino barometer HOFthsresteTly minds, decidedly
cooler, partly cloudy and clear tredther.
The sun rises at 6:25 and sets at 5:35.
Fine banaaas at 4Os Ninth street northwest
From Brad Adams We have HzTpeTS Weekly
and BazGr for the current week.
Beautiful pears and delicious pIums from Cali
fornia at the Malaga Fruit Companys, 40S Ninth
street northwest,
A very large audience was attracted yesterday
TO hear Mrs. B. A. Lockwood lecture on the east
steps of the Capitol. She will speak again next
Sunday.
The only receipts of grain Saturday were $40
bushels wheat per schooner Eitty Ann, from Al
exandria, for Hartley Brother. No sales were
reported
Dr.E.X. Dosley will be married at St. Peters
church, Capitol Hill, Tomorrow morning at nSO
O'Clock, instead of on Wednesday, as heretofore
announced.
Fine bananas, California pears and plums,
CataWba grapes, Malaga and Lisbon purple
grapes. A large supply piled on the pavement
Saturday evening. Just received by the Malaga
Fruit Company, 4Os Ninth street northwest.
The Women's Temperance Union held a meet
ing yesterday at Lincoln hall. Mrs. Neville pre-
sided, and after singing and prayer the meeting
was addressed by prominent advocates of the
Temperance cause. Mrs. W. H. Pope presided at
the organ.
The alarm of fire turned in about 40 O'Clock
Saturday evening, was caused by the burning Of
pile Of shavings on a lot between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth, r and S streets northwest. The
department responded, but had no occasion to go
into service.
The following subscriptions to the monument
fund were received last Saturday: From Law
renee Lodge No. 60, I. o. o. F., Perth Amboy,
N J., SIS: The Woods Lodge, No. III, 1. o. o. F.,
New Utrecht New York, $; Friendship Lodge
No. 81, HagerstOwn, Md, SO.
There will be total eclipse of the moon on Oc-
tober Is, visible in the Middle and Southern
States. The eclipse will commence at l2;I2 a. m.
and end at 35l a. m. The total phase will occur
at2 O'Clock, and continue SO minutes. The dura-
ton Of the whole eclipse will be three hours and
nine minutes.
The old wooden pavement Immediately in front
Of the entrance to the White House has been
taken up, and will be replaced by the Neuchatel
pavement similar to that on I street, between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets, and the front
of the building and the pOrticO is receiving new
coat Of paint.
Rehearsals are now in progress for a grand
Old Folks Concert, to be given at Lincoln hall on
the 10th inst, to be participated in by leading
members of church chOirs Of this city and George
town. Mr.. E. D. Tracy will conduct the concert
which is given for the benefit OF Pioneer Council
such as to make it a perfect success.
Mr.. VIII A. Short, agent for Cook. Son Jen
kins, left the city last evening for the East where
he proposes to perfect arrangements for the visit
Of the Templars to New Orleans on the occasion
of the assembling Of the Grand Encampment
He will visit Boston and Portland, Ne, before
returning, and expects to contract with the Com
manderes in that section on the excursion tickets
prOfered by the firm which he represents.
Company F, of the First Virginia Militia, num-
bering forty men, and under the command of
Captain Clarke will visit the city next week and
remain for two days as the guests of the Wash
ington Light Infantry Corps. They will leave
Richmond the evening Of Saturday, the 18th
instant, arriving here early on Sunday morning.
and during their stay will be CHARTERED at the
Metropolitan hotel On Tuesday morning, ct
seven O'Clock, they will leave for home.
The coal trade for the week past has been dull,
and owing TO the lateness OF the season, with low
freight and consequently scarcity of vessels
much increase is not expected. The receipts of
Cumberland coal for the week were 1883 tons,
and Of the YOughiOgheny gas coal, 1857 tons
making the total receipts for the week H. 400 tons
The shipments Of Cumberland coal were IOl55
tons, and of YOughiOgheny gas coal 1853 TONS
making the total shipments for the week II, 7Os
tons.
The management of the National theatre should
put forth effort to break up the custom Of idle
young men crOwding the lobby Of the theatre
Immediately following the Saturday afternoon
performances. Every Saturday afternoon a crowd
Of half-inebriated men assemble in the lobby and
on the pavement fronting the theatre for the pur
pose Of impudently staring at the ladies who at
tend the matinees without male escort, and it not
unrequently happens that this staring is supple
mented by remarks that are highly insulting and
indecent There is no escape for the ladies from
this nuisance. These Well-dressed, iIl-mannered
me in fyro1 line
tending from the auditorium exit to the curbstOne,
the audience being forced to pass between these
lines, and the gauntlet of insulting leers and
indecent comments. This practice should not be
permitted during the coming winter, and the man.
agement have it in their power to reform it en-
tirely. Unless it be reformed the Saturday after
noon performances will be abandoned by all re-
spectacle ladies.
The bay geIding VIM. Penn, who won the race
at the BrightwOod track on Friday last, was six
years old on that day, and starts into another
year with most fattering prospects OF becoming
fast and valuable racer. He is not from Philadel
phia, but owned by his driver, Mr.. J. H. Moore,
Of Albion, Orleans county, New York, who has
drawn the reins over him in training and every
time he has appeared in a race, with the excep-
ton Of one heat on last Wednesday, when on ac-
count Of the unavoidable absence Of Mr.. Moore,
Mr.. Allen Dorsey drove. He is bright bay, with
two white feet, fifteen and half hands high, long
body, small head and limbs, with muscles we'll
developed. He was sired by the PAGER Legal
Tender out Of q Kentucky marc, also PAGER, and
is a half brother to the celebrated herse Red
Cloud. His natural gait was pace, but his owner
has gradually trained him into a trOt which has
required considerable work and patience In the
past spring he gave poor exhibition of speed,
and shut out in race when the winning
horse made 2:56, and up to two months ago his
best time was 500. Since then, however, the i'm
prOvement has been marked and rapid, as will be
seen by reference to the time Of Friday, where in
the third heat he won the race in 23sJL. He is of
course, the faYorite for next Wednesday. Mr.
Moore has a valuable animal, and, what is bet
ter, appreciates his worth.