National Republican., 1874-07-09
LOCAL M1soBLLAHE.


~-For the Alddls States and ths EOWsr Lax,
during TIE day, 9th VariGble Winds dHd station.
dry or rising bdronstsT.
The following was the range ofthe thermom.
eter at Hempler's yesterday At .. m; SO;
at 10 q. m, $50; at IL m, 900; at 2 p. m, $50;
at 4 p. m, $50; at 9 p. m, e1oi at p. m.
Nine hundred bushels of corn we're received
In Georgetown yesterday.
It is stated that General Birney, the new
assistant attorney, Will designate his son,
Arthur A. Birney, to take charge Of the Police
Court business.
Ex-GoV. Shepherd was before the grand Jury
yesterday for the purpose Of procuring the In
dictment Of Charles A. Dana for publishing an
alleged libel In the New York Sun recently on
him.
A member Of the Creighton Base Bail Club,
in communication, Indignantly denies that the
Rosedale are the junior champions Of the
District. Settle between yourselves, boys.
Two painters named Caldwell and Downing,
while employed In painting house on Mary
land avenue, between First and Second streets
southwest, fell from the scafFold on which they
were seated this morning, and were severely
injured.
The stockholders of the Potomac Insurance
company have elected Mr.. A. h. Dodge d.
rector vice Gen. Richard Cruikshank, deceased.
They also declared dividend of twelve per
cent. from the earnings Of the company for the
last six months.
Geo. Booker, q colored man, aged twenty
seven years, was drowned yesterday morning
in the canal, near the Virginia avenue bridge,
as he was going to his work at Grinders brick
yard, when he was seized with q fit and fell
into the canal. Coroner Patterson was noti-
fed, but held no inquest.
At the last regular meeting of Kenilworth
Castle No. l, Knights of the Golden Eagle, the
following officers were elected: 2. W. Kessler,
n. c.; A. T. Robinson, V. c.; NJ. Elliott, H.
P; A. 7. Garner, 8. H.; ]. W. Owen, W. c.;
A. Finney, N. R.; j. Lsnsburgh, K. E: ]. W.
Ashley, G. E.; W. Perkins, V. H.; Louis
Goldsmith, trustee. Membership, 1900.
"Acland," }" In letter to the Chronicle, sug-
gests to the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion to give series of entertainments at prices
not higher than those charged by concert halls
He believes that every moral entertainment
attracts many, who, for the want of such an
entertainment, would have passed the evening
at some degrading place Of amusement. We
would advise "Acland, }" who has gained some
reputation in this city as an amateur dialect
humorist, to take the matter IN hand himself.
The cases Of Robert Cross and James Gard
neT, cnargeu With lOuQ anu DOlsJerous Ian
guage, came up before Judge Smell yesterday.
It appears that Gardner refused Cross drink
of whisky, telling him that he had already
enough, to which Cross took exceptions, and
was in the act Of dashing 4 very ugly-looking
spittoon at Gardner's 'shead, when he (Gardner)
stepped in the rear of the bar and seizing a
cavalry sabre struck him q severe blow in the
face; Gardner was discharged and Cross was
fined So.
1t was currently reported yesterday that
Mr.. VIM. A. Cook, late attorney for the Dis
trict, had concluded to open a law office in
this city, and had already secured as clients
the government. Those who claim to know
state that, in behalf of his clients, Mr.. Cook
will before thirty days so hamper the Commis-
sioners that they will be obliged to suspend
operations, 1t is supposed injunction will be
his game.