National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-05
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rss19, va northvssf 70 aort1saa u.nds al,
clear cool Feather, For Ns Mail Siofel al,
fh5 lowT lake region, aorsheasi 10 s6afhAaa ,ss,d
and generally cEsur cool Bsdfhsy.
! The following was the range ofthe thermom
eter at Hemplor'6 yesterday ASA m. no
81 10 .. m, 7toi 81 1s m, 100; ats D. M, 500
80 a. p M 79oi At . ?. m, $50; q 5 p. n,
The Board Of Health failed to have meet
ing last evening, nearly eli she members being
Abeons from ne city.
AZ noon on Friday next bIds VII DO opened
tor the erection Of the main building q thI
Savage Square Market.
On Monday night Last Joseph WlkeFyon
eolored, was badly cut With Fssor by Colum.
bus sewell, also colorod, who madO BE oacauo
Dr. Bowen dressed the Wounds which a.
COLUMBIA Typographical Society has sub.
scrtbed e25 70 the Washington Monument fund
and Doeatur Lodge, Nc. Q, Knights q PythiaS,
Georgetown, has pledged itself for sa5 toward
On Monday last, whiSs Mr., Hugh Mccor.
mick was tearing down building on the cor
ner Of Twenty-sixth and II streets northwest,
the chimney fell and 9 portion of Il struck him
on the right arm, bruising h severely and other
wise figuring him.
B. W. Warner, real estate broker and auc-
tloneery sold yesterday afternoon ct auction lot
b, OF Chester q Jenkins' subdivision OF sduare
No. 7S5, fronting IS feet on Second street, be-
tween and Q streets northeast, known as No.
sl4 summit Terrace, to J. n. Nichols, At
Tho schooner Moore, which has lust dis
charged 5000 bushels Of wheat at Rays mills,
made the trip, from Baltimore here In lust
forty-four hours. The only receipt Of wheat
Yesterday was S25 bushels by rail for T. o.
Wheeler which was sold some time since to
arrive, at $50.
At recent meeting Of the board Of directors
OF the Joint stock company Y. NJ. @. A., held
at association building, Gen. o. D. Howard
rendered his resignation as Q member and as
president OF the board; which was accepted,
and Lew Davis, ESQ.,, Of Georgetown, was
unanimously elected in his place.
The old-time Jefersons, having reorganlzed
their nine, are anxious to see all their old
friends and as many new ones as desire 70 wit
ness game this evening on the Olympic
grounds between them and the Nationals to be
present. Play viii be called at O'Clock. See
advertisement 10 another column.
The old-established shoe house of I, s. Gar
trell 300 seventh street, corner Of I, Is stocked
with the choicest makes and styles of goods
for gentlemen, ladies, misses, children and in
fants, all OF which are being sold at very rea-
sonable prices. This popular place Is daily
thronged with customers, all Of whom 20 away
well pleased with the result Of their visit.
Inspector McCann reports bis inspections Of
-four for the months Of June and July at /, 572
barrels family, 6,124 extra, 273 super, 121 fine,
81 middlings, rs crowfoot; total, 10, 154. In
spector Deener reports his at 1850 barrels
family, $3.50 extra, 778 super, $50 tine, 300
middlingsi total, 9,694; making the total in
sPections for the two months, 19,S4S barrels.
On last Monday afternoon, q small colored
girl, named Lucy Page, was run over by q horse
and wagon, driven BY white man named Jas.
A. crane, The girl, who was seriously injured
was removed to her home and medical aid sum,
moned, and Crane was locked up in the Second
Precinct Station House. Yesterday morning be
was charged In the Police Court with fast driV
ing, but the charge was diJmissed.
Last night, about O'Clock, Sergeant Leech,
accompanied BY three other officers Of the
First district, raided house No. $40 Seventh
street southwest and captured therein three
lewd women and four men. Also, the pro-
prietersss, who proved to be the notorious Mrs.
Iapp. II Is only recently that this woman was
broken up on New York avenue, eLweeu Sixth
and Seventh streets northwest, where she kept
q dlsreputable place that was frequented prfn-
cipally by young girls between the ages Of
fourteen and twenty years. The entire party
we're taken to the station-house, and VIII have
hearing before Judge Dawson this morning.
The Alta California Of the 2Sth ult., gives
Some information about the transit Of Venus
expeditions, connected with which are some
W ashingtonians, as follows: One Of the expe-
1tions which start to-day viii go to Picking.
L Is made up as follows; Prof. James G. Wat
son, Of the University Of Michigan, chief as
.ronomer; Assistants, Prof. Chas. A. Young,
Dartmouth college observatory; Thomas p
Woodward, Of the United States coast survey;
;hief photographer, W. v. Ranger; assistants,
g. Watson and Benz. j. Conrad. The other
expedition goes to Wladiwostock, Siberia, and
Asaph Hall, U. 8. Naval Observatory; assist
INT, A. B. Wheeler, U. s. lake survey; chief
rappsn, q, J. Rockwell and +. n. Lacy = q q 1
nechanician also accompanies this party, as
.he cold weather may affect the Instruments.
third party wiz leave here In about three
weeks, under the direction Of Prof. Geo. Da-
Tidson, Of the coast survey. Its destination
VII be NagnsAki, Japan. aH am