National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-14
LOCAL MISCELLANY

Over the Middle States Gad Io0er lake region
generally higher barometer and Iot1sr perafure
northeast to soufhsdSf viBds and clear or PGTtI
cloudy UedtheT.
Company O. LIST regiment National Guard. ,,u
give an excursion to Marshall Hall on n ,aaday
the proceeds to be donated to the WssnInRtop
monument fund. Boats viii leave Washington at
10 .. N. and 4sso p. m.
Messrs. LatImer s. Cleary, aucti oneerA sold
yesterday afternoon south part OF lot 4 In square
"a, situated on Eleventh. between, and streets
northwest, and improved BY q tWo-story frame
dwelling, to Jas. W. Barrier, esq, for 81 SIS.
A service Will be held in the Episcopal church
at UniontoUn this morning ut 10 o'clock, under
me direction OF me btSsio1 Conyoeation Of Wash
pccted TO be present, and the object Of missions
VIII Dc fully discussed. The public ere cordially
The lovers Of the oar Will on Thursday, August
p, between the hours Of and D. m, have the
pleasure Of witnessing match FIR the champion
ship OF the Potomac, between two WelEkno
Treasury Department. The course will be from
Aqueduet bridge to Spinner's rock, and return.
The market at the DroverS' Rest yesterday was
dull, cattle sold slow, and lover prices were OBJ
tanned; $50 beef cattle were offered, and an sold
at cents 70 ~ cents per pound; ], 500 sheep and
lambs were offered, and LOO sold at "a cents 20
per head for lambs; 800 were LEFT over; IS CONS
and calves were sold at s25 to $50 per head.
The schooner Thos. P. Morgan arrived yestef-
for Hartley & Bro, and the schooner Sappho,
from Baltimore, with 2, 500 bushels OF corn forJ'
@. & J. NJ. Waters. The canal boat Hattie and
Bessie arrived with 5000 bushels Of wheat and $50
barrels or -four for Hartley & Bro, and the
Echooners Sea Bird and H. p Barnes, from Bal
umore, with 4, 500 bushels OF wheat for VIM H
Tenney Soma No sales reported.
On Tuesday afternoon DR.. Appleoy was called
70 see . child of Mrs. Tanner, on Fourth street
Georgetown, which was suffering from eonyul-
sions, and while examining IL the floor Of the
house gave way, aud preeipitated the doctor and
All OF the family, except two small children into
the cellar. The two children Were LEFT standing
on q single plank at the side Of the room which
did not 60 down with the balance OF the floor
Fortunately none OF them were seriously injured.
A Philadelphia paper says: Lieutenant Hoxie
the chief engineer under the Commissioners of the
District ofColumba. will soon find that his Is an
ONCE Of homework than remuneration, either IN
money or public gratitude. Yet It seems this
oficer Is equal to the emergency Polite. but
business-like, and with the air and address OF an
efficient military diseipllnaran he dispatches MS
business with promptness and efficiency. There
IS no reason why any one should be offended. so
plain and square is HIS transaction Of the duties
assigned him. One thing is certain. that the
amount OF work connected with his department
requires much more force than he Commands al
present, and II is to be hoped-for the proper per
the District-compotent and efficient employees
viii be added to his now insu tfieient foTce.h
PURE, HEALTHY. REFRESHING, my IG
Palmer's American ginger ALE q temperance
beverage, for sale by dealers throughout the Dis
trict at Sl5O per dozen, at the depot 81 Greene
street. Georgetown, D. q.
JoHE BECK soS sell the celebrated S.Iehes
Lager Beer at sl3 per barrel.