National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-10-07
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

Special geafker report for Washington, D. c.,
failing barometer, SOufherly iviEds cooler cloudy
8CsatheT and light rain.
The following was the range of the Thermometer
At HemPler's yesterday: 8 a. m, go; 10 a. m,
GO; L m, $50; p. m, ESQ., p. N, $50; ep. m,
&c; SD. m, go.
Six prisoners started for Albany last evening.
During the absence Of the President the carpets
n the White House, which during the summer
have been replaced with mating, are being re.
laid.
Eighteen hundred bushels Of wheat were re-
Oeived in Georgetown yesterday. Sales $500
bushels Of wheat ct Sl.25, and 1850 bushels do.
at Sl27.
The alarm Of FIRE sounded last evening at $50
o'clock was caused by the burning Of some goods
in the show window Of Messrs. Began Wyhe,
On Seventh, near L street.
What do you think of JOhaHRischek7' asked a
New Orleans gentleman as he emerged from the
National last night? ~ like her WE'LL" replied
the handsome man Of the New York press, "but
still prefer JOhGHHisberger."
TIThe Medical Society held an adjourned meet
ing last evening for the purpose Of hearing re-
bort from q special committee on certain proposed
amendments to the constitution; which were re-
seived and their consideration postponed for one
month.
young eolOred man, against whom charges Of
bastardy were preferred by Alice Briscoe, was
aTraigned before Justice Shea yesterday, but be-
fore the trial took place affairs were amicably
settled, and Rev. Mr.. Hinckley, Of the Unitarian
church, united them as husband and wife.
The first race of the fall meeting at the Bright
wood park takes place to-day, beginning at 2
O'Clock sharp. This is for horses that have never
beaten three minutes and for which purse Of
S5OOis offered. 1t is expected that there will be q
large attendance to witness the trotting.
Daniel Wooden, colored man, yesterday morn
ing found q dead white male infant in the public
garden on Sixth street northwest, near the Balti-
more and Potomac railroad depot. Coroner Pat
tersOn viewed the remains, deemed an inquest
unnecessary, and gave permit for its burial.
Messrs. Prescott, Showers, White and Brown,
the AnalOstan crew, left for New York last night
10 acquaint themselves with tie course on Harlem
river, preparatory to their race with the Nassaus
on the 18th instant. Their friends at home will
watch their movements with interest, and wish
them success in the contest.
4 meeting Of the Women's Temperance Union
was held Monday night, when it was decided to
send to every person who had signed the recon-
mendation for license the past year circular, the
copy Of which appeared in our advertising col
Umnsyesterday. ItWas decided to hold the opening
mass meeting Of the season in Lincoln hall on
Sabbath afternoon at $3.50.
Charles J. Hedrick, Of Georgetown, and former
student at Georgetown College, obtained the first
scholarship Of the University Of the City Of New
York, to which is attached a purse Of $500, and
also received the highest mark gained by any
student for the past twenty-five years. Hugh
Caperton, il, Of Georgetown, also a student Of
Georgetown College, has received an appointment
on the coast survey.
The following additional subscriptions have
been made to the Washington monument fund.-
FoTtitude Lodge No. lg, T. and A NJ, Brooklyn
D. Y, go; POaghkeepsie Z. A. Chapter No. IT,
POughkeepsie, N. Y, SIS; Rhinebeck Lodge No.
4S2, F. and A. NJ, Rhinebeck, Duchess county,
n. Y, $40; honOquacy Tribe No. ~, L o. r. NJ,
Liberty, Frederick county. Nd, $40; Washington
City Pharmaceutical Society, d. O., SIS; Jour
Ieymen BOokbinders' Association, Washington,
ID. C., 500.
On Monday afternoon, while a trial was taking
place before Justice Moulton, on Seventh street,
in which Justice Plant appeared as counsel, an
alteration took place between the latter and
Daniel Pfeil Very OpprObriOus and offensive
language was used, and Plant was violently as
saulted by Pfeil and his wife, Caroline. Suisse
quently warrants were issued by Justice MOuItOn,
On complaint OF Justice Plant, charging assault
and battery against Pfefl and his wife. Yester-
day morning the warrants were all returned TO
the Police Court, where the prosecuting attorney,
Mr.. Gloss after inquiry into the circumstances,
entered q HOlIe ProSeqUi, it appearing that all
the parties were more or less to blame.
Only six persons attended the game of base
ball yesterday afternoon on the Olympic grounds
between the National and Eagle clubs. The
attendance is wholly attributable to the grSss
nismsnagement Of the clubs, there being no sp-
parent head to either. During the past season
the custom has been TO advertise games to take
place at a certain hour, say o'clock, and the
practice has been to delay until O'Clock, the in
terTal being spent in showing OFF, their fine ~
points batting and catching fly balls. This tri-
fling has spoiled all chance of another respectable
audience on our ball field until some one takes
hold who can manage a club as it should be man
aged. 1t is hardly worth mentioning, but the
game yesterday resulted in favor of the Nationals
by score Of y tol.