National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-20
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

Eg1cnres, study-AI. F. C., 4-0-s-0-S.
Fer New England the Middle States aud the
lever lake region, Increasing clOudiness, with
'easterly Or sOuther1y winds on the coast, falling
and light rain or snow in the last-named dis
tricts.
The following was the range Of the Thermometer
e AIsS%PlGEss yss'sTdAy y;6: nm 4q 80 u %
40; p. m, 4Oo.
'sweets Of life.n-M. F. O., 4-O-s-V-s.
Read the ''Star Course advertisement in this
paper.
Harpsr's Weekly has been received from J. @.
Parker.
An adjourned meeting of Montgomery Presby-
terry was held at 0Staw69 church, Roanoke
A slight FIRE occurred yesterday morning in
Peter Mays bakery, on Market space, caused by
defect in the oven. Damage about $50; fully
The sales of wheat were as follows in George
town yesterday; Loco bushels OF wheat at $1.23,
1000 bushels at $ls11< to s1.Ss1k and 500 bushels
California pears of different varieties, Catawba
grapes and Malaga grapes opened fresh every
day at Malaga Fruit COmpany's, 4Os Ninth street,
near ID.
The Junk store Of ]. Dreifus & Co., on the
northeast corner Of the Intersection of King and
Lee streets, Alexandria, was destroyed by fire
Tuesday night.
The hose carriage formerly belonging to the
Potomac hose company Of the District Of COlum-
bia has been purchased by the Columbia fire
Mr.. Thos. bowling has sold at public auction,
for Walter S. Cox and W. D. Cassin, trustees,
the R9msburg property; on High street, near
The GEORGES Greek Coal Companyo Of Cumber-
land, Nd, ceased the shipment Of coal by canal
for the season on Saturday. The Borden Coal
the 18th.
An inquiring man thrust his fingers into
horses mouth to see how many teeth he had.
The horse closed HIS mouth to see how many fin
gers the man had. The curiosity oil each WAS fully
satisfied.
When Baltimore husband gets cold and care
less, and fOrgets bis home, his wife "pUts up'
letter "from an admrer," asking her to elope and
all that, and her husbands early love returns as
soon as he finds the letter
A spread-eagle orator wanted the wings Of
bird TO fly to every village and hamlet in the
broad land, but he wilted when naughty boy in
the crowd sang out, You'd be shot for goose
before you had flied mile"
The heightened old Democrats who wouldn't
have mass meeting are now talking Of celebrat-
ing the victory by n banquet This Will aft
them" As one of their orators recently said in q
public speech, they have been "liying on low diet
for a long time"
At the annual meeting of Mount Horeb Chap
ter No. T. on Monday night last, officers were
elected for the ensuing year as follows: NJ. Z. H.
p, James b. Lambie; king, NJ. r. ThOrp; scribe,
T. A. Schneider: treasurer t. ]. Luttrell; secre-
tary, A. 5. Taylor.
BIB. Warner real estate broker and auction
eer, sold yesterday afternoon, at auction, lot 10
square $40, on CoTcoran street, between Thir-
lStuln anu Fourteenth STREETS NORTHWEST lun-
proved by tHo-story brick dwelling with Man
sard roof and basement, to the Arlington Fire
Insurance Company, at 4,75O.
The Louisville COUrieT-JOurHdl saws: "ATrs.
Swisshelm says she wears chemise of unbleached
cotton, and that she washes It in hot water with
ont soap; but never irons it. 1t is no wonder that
old man Swissbelm has never permitted him
self to be heard Of for the last forty years Such
a chemtse were enough to crush q much stOuter
husband than ever he was"
The opening services of the new Israel church,
corner Of B and First streets southwest, will be
held Sunday in the lecture room. The morning
services will be conducted by the Rev. Professor
J. b. Reeve, of Howard University. In the after
noon, at o'clock, the Right Rev. Bishop Paine,
ID. D., viii officiate, assisted by Rev. B. Brown,
of Georgetown. Att p. M. Rev. ]. ID. S. Hail. Of
Baltimore, will preach.
The receipts of cattle at the Drovers' Rest yes
terday were: 500 beef cattle, 900 Sheppard lambs,
and Is cows and calves which were disposed Of as
follows III beef cattle sold to butchers at prices
ranging from to 81 cents per pound; 100 sold to
farmers at to cents per pound, and 10 left over
500 old sheep and lambs at prices from "a to 81
cents per pound for old sheep and $50 to s. each
for lambs; % cows and calves sold for $50 and $50
each. Market brisk.