National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-10-02
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

For the Middle States, falling barometer. south
agestsrIy tVindS and partly cloudy heather
aVifh rain in I0eSterR NeIO York and Pennsylvania
The following was therange of the Thermometer
At Hempler's yesterday: a. m, go; 10 a. m,
$50; z N, ESQ; Up. m, $50; 4p NJ: GO; 6p. m,
SO; S D. m. GO.
Neither the Central Committee nor Contractors
Association could secure enough members last
night to transact business.
On Saturday next the teachers of the public
schools of Washington will receive their pay for
the month Of September.
The sale Of paWnbrokers' goods at the auction
house Of Latimer Cleary continues this morn
lag and tomorrow Saturday evening.
Mr.. Frank S. BLACKWELL, for a number Of years
. clerk m the Surgeon Generals once, has re
signed his position, and openeda drugstore attn
OSrner Of Sixth and B streets S. E
Subscriptions were received yesterday for the
monument fund from Olive Branch Lodge, No
1O4, 1. O. o. F., Tyaskin, Wycomico county, Nd
40; and Amicsble Lodge, No. III, 1. o. o. F.,
OhestertoWn, Nd, IS.
A delegation of Dashaways will visit Balti-
more, to hold temperance meeting, on Sunday
next. The exercises will be under the direction
Of President A. G. Constantine, and will consist
Ofshort addresses by several Of their best speak
srs. The party will return the same evening.
The market at the DrOvers' Rest yesterday
was brisk: SIS beef cattle were offered, and $50
were sold, at prices ranging from 8 to SIC. per
H.; IS were lett over; 400 sheep and lambs were
offered, and LOO were sold at ~ to SIC. per ID.
for sheep, and IS to q per head for lambs; 200
were left over: 20 COWS and calves were sold, at
$25 to $50 per head.
The schooner Thomas P. Morgan arrived yes
terday from Alexandria with ], 100 bushels wheat,
and the canal boat Medley, with 400 bushels
wheat, bot b consigned to Hartley Bro; and the
canal boat ]. N. Thomas, with 200 bushels
wheat, $50 bushels corn, and 40 barrels -four for
J. G. * J. NJ. Waters, and 400 bushels wheat fer
H. NJ. Talbot. The sales were 1850 bushels
wheat at Sl.25, $50 do. at Sl.22 and go bushels
corn at 81.
A few days ago Mr.. Dudley, residing on S
street northwest, complained at police headquar-
tiers that his house had been entered by thieves
and a handsome shawl and valuable ring stolen
therefrOm. The case was entrusted to Detectives
Sargent and McElfresh, and these efficient off,
GERS yesterday, assisted by Officer McHenry,
arrested two boys named Charles johnson and
VIM Jones as the criminals, and succeeded in
recovering the property. The boys are held for
hearing.
Last evening, about $50 O'Clock, John Pope
HOdnett planted himself on the west steps Of the
City hall, uader gaslight, and delivered hR-
rangue to a handful of cOlored men on the subject
Of their rights under the Constitution. He cOun-
seled them to rise in their strength and declare
fer the right OF selfgovernment in this District.
J Johnny Pope appears wrathy. Has he obtained
his little twenty-five per cent. from the labOrers,
whose credulity he played upon, and made them
believe it was through his efforts and influence
they were indebted to Congress for making the
appropriation to pay them.