National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-07-22
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

For the Middle States, clear or clearing
heather, hgh variGbls lcinds, no decided rise Of
temperature and rising, ,Joloued by falling
barometer.
The following was the range ofthe thermom-
eter at Hempler's yesterday At a. m, 74o;
at 10 a. m, 76o; at - m, $50; at 2 p. m, 100;
at p. m, 75o; at P. m, 74o; at 8 p. m;
The two things that woman will ego wild'
over are usually new dress pattern and q
toothache. 80
Mr.. J. P. Cohin has been appointed watch
man at the navy yard, vice H. A. Matthieson,
resigned.
The United States steamer Trianna left the
navy yard yesterday with a cargo of freight
for Baltimore, Maryland
''After the War" at the National, attracted
better audience last night, Notwithstanding
the rain. 1t will be repeated tonight.
The full Marine band LEFT yesterday morn
ing for Baltimore, whence they will accompany
the 9Th Maryland regiment to Long Branch.
They will return In about ten days.
The funeral of the late DR.. f. Magruder
will take place at $50 o'clock this afternoon,
and will be attended by the members of Poto-
mac lodge and Potomac Chapter, Masons.
Sixty-eight workmen, principally machinists
and boiler-makers, were suspended lfrom work
in the department of steam engineering at the
navy yard, yesterday, until the first of the COM
ing month.
A certificate of incorporation of the Mount
Pleasant Division No. IL, Sons of Temperance,
has been filed by Messrs. Thos. NJ. Exley, s. G.
Arnold, s. Simmons, W. c. Lipscomb, jr., and
j. T. Jones.
Messrs. W. Anlinger, A. Fisher, G. shles-
niger, have been elected delegates to represent
the Potomac Lodge, No. 104, I. o. B. B., at
the meeting of the District Grand Lodge, No
5, now in session at Richmond, Va.
G. E. Smith, who erected for the late Pro-
fessor Morse the first line of telegraph poles in
this country, between Washington and Balti-
more, in 1874, died at his residence in New
field, Maine, a fewidays since, at an advanced
age.
A little boy, who gave his name as Willie
German, seven years of age, was found on the
Glenwood road on last Monday morning, and
taken to the Second precinct station-house,
where he remained last evening, being unable
to tell where his parents live.
Assistant District Attorney Harrington, Col.
Whitley, Detectives McElfresh and Sargent,
A. B. Williams and Michael Hayes were be-
fore the grand jury yesterday in the safe
burglary case. No new facts that will ma
terially change the case, it is understood, were
ELECTED.
the store of Morris Hartnett, corner of Virginia
avenue and Limerick alley, through the tran
som, and stole therefrOm half dozen boxes of
cigars, nineteen bags of smoking tobacco, & lot
of chewing tobacco, two pieces of bacon, and
other valuable articles. These were recovered
but the thieves escaped.
If the correspondent of the Baltimore San
would confine himself to facts in relation to the
safe burglary investigation, now taking place
before the grand jury IN this city, he would not
only have less retractions to mike personally,
but find himself the author of less untruths.
His communications recently have been based
on street Tumor, and yesterday he came near
experiencing harsh results for his manifold
false statements.
Miss sallie Clarke, the little daughter of
VIM. H. Clarke, agent of the American Press
Association of this city, sustained somewhat
serious injuries last Saturday. The family of
Mr.. Clarke is stopping ct Springdale, Loudoun
county, Va. The little girl, of an adventurous
disposition, was sliding down the baDnisters,
and by some means lost her balance and fell
to the floor below, distance Of some twenty
feet. The injuries sustained were mostly in
ternal. The child is now doing we'll.
The Hibernia Benevolent Association have
elected the following officers; President, Major
Richard Dillon; first vice president, John Ho-
gan; second vice president, John Fainter; re-
cording secretary, Dennis Lyons; financial sec
rotary, James Dillon; treasurer, John HILL
chief marshal, John Madlgan; assistants, John
Fogarty, James Fitzpatrick, John Meehan,
Timothy O'Brian; board Of visitors, J. Lynch,
John Hays, Timothy O'Brien, Patrick Foley,
Joseph Williams; sergeant-at-arms, Patrick
'O'Day, ST.; banner-bearer, Andrew Burns;
committee of safety, Ed. Malone, Timothy
EOley, Michael Foley, J. ]. Lenahan, Patrick
Brnsnahan, Andrew Burns.
In order to show how the hotels at the water
ing places are filling up, 1t is stated that the
Stockton house, at Cape May, has over eight
hundred guests, and on Saturday last an ar
rival of over two hundred. Among those reg
istered there are General Wadsworth, Hon.
George Taylor, NJ. Green, J. T. Lehman, and
P. NJ. Dubant and family, of this city; Thos.
A. Scott, the railroad king; L. A. Cooley, editor
and proprietor Of GOdey'S Lddys' Book; j. NJ.
Du Barry, president Baltimore and Potomac
Railroad Company; Allen Wood, IRON manu-
facturer Of Philadelphia; J. A. Shrion, presi-
dent Ericsson line of steamers; W. R. DeVries,
Baltimore; W. B. Keen, Chicago: Judge Mar
tindale, indianapolis; J. A. Nichols, president
Knickerbocker Life Insurance Company, New
York; Frank 8. johnson, inspector Philsdel-
phia arsenal.