National Republican., 1875-11-09
FireS-Arrests-BaIIs Lectures, Con.
cerrs, SnIes-Suits-Lc,cal Miscellany
Carpenters and JOiner-S.

Weather probabilities, estirasted at q m.--Fer
Lower Lage region, Middle States and New
England, high barometer, easterly to northeEiy
winds, colder and clear weather, except partly
cloudy in the first district.
Thermometric readings taken November S,
IsT5 at the Signal Once: a. m, 400; 7:s5 a. m
42o; u H.. 80; r. m, 20; 4:35 p. m, 5)o p m
500; IL p, VI, 1Oo. Maximum. SO; minimam' 40'
Uxygezized air for Catarrh, at 619 FEtreet
Sherman Grant, bankcrs-highest price paid
for 8 s5 bends and auditors certificates.
Biehsst price paid for Ieft-oh clothing, boots,
shoes, &c, at HerEog's, 917 street northwest.
From James BclIew, Seventh street, we have
IComrnodore Hollingsworth's Almanac for 1876.
From the Junction News Depot, corner and
Ninth streets, we have frank Lesiie's Illustrated
Almanac" for 1876.
II. d, Cooke, Co., street, near the
Treasury, do Q general banking business and buy
and sell District securities &c.
Aladdin Security Oil is safe under all circum-
FtaIces. twill burn in all kerosene or coal oil
lamps. ASK for It, and take no other.
The Lady of the Lake touched at the navy
ward Yesterday and TOOK on board boiler and
some machinery for the Norfolk yard.
Mr.. J. T. Birch, undertaken, yesterday sent the
body Of Frederick Hall, who died in the George
town 1ta,ton Friday night, TO his home in Win
chester, Va.
A number of the Baptist clergymen OF this city
will attend the fOrtleth annual meeting of the
Maryland Baptist Union Association, which be-
gins to-day in the High Street church, Baltimore.
The contractor for laying the Belgian block
pavement on Eighth street southeast from Penn
sylvanIa to Virginia avenue, has finished his
work on the west and commenced on the east side
Of the street.
The 81. Cloud hotel property, which has been
in litg alton for time past, has been sold at
sl55,O,O. The property will be improved and
lifted up for offices.
Sunday afternoon the Sunday school locltea on
Il street northeast, recently organized, had very
Interesting services. This is 4 very vigorous
School. and is under management which will
make it a success.
At meeting of the committee of arrangem .nts
appointed by the West End HIbernian Benevolent
Association to take charge of the fourth annual
hall, it was decided 10 bold the ball at Masonic
Temple, New Years eve.
Interesting exercises were held Sunday by the
Sabbath-school connected with the Mission
church, on II street northeast. Addresses were
delivered by the superintendent, Mr.. Henzy, DR..
Street and James P. Tustiu, esq.
Everybody IN want of WeItOn, Brussels, three
ply or ingram carpets should examine the
numerous new and choice patterns from W. and
st J. W. Mcknight & Co.'S No. 1877 Pennsylya-
mia avenue.
WIN. II. Young, of Washington, sovereign pa
triarch Of the Sons CT JOnadab, assisted by Sow
ereign Representative WIN. ]. Points, of Viz
ginia, last week instituted grand council of the
Order for the State Of Virginia, at Staunton.
Messrs. Young & Middleton, auctioneers real
estate and insurance agents. sold on Saturday a
fourstoIy brick house and two adjoining lots on
the.northwest corner Of Seventh and l streets
southeast, to Mr. HOratio Browning, for $1,000.
His many friends will regret to learn that Mr..
Z. Z. Barnes, the we'll known contractor, isl lying
dangerously i'll at his residence, III Third street
southeast. DR.. Z. NJ. Ford is in attendance. and
none but his immediate family are permitted to
see Mr.. Barnes.
During the revival that has been in progress
in the East Fourth-Street N. Z. church for the
past few weeks over eighty.fve converts have
been enrolled by the pastor, Rev. J. w: Hedges,
who has been assisted by Rev. J. A. Wood, of
Baltimore, and SEINE Washington Ministers
Yesterday morning, slys "Growle-," as car l.,
from the Navy Yard, stopped at the Seventh-street
junction car e7, going north, started off, the con-
gers who were wildly Eesticulating to him, while
The soft, wet rain came pattering down, leaving
the tckeied passengers 10 Ped6gfriEGfe (patcnt
applied lor) and ruminate.
The frs from box q about sis last evening was
occasiCned by the burning of frame stable on .
street, between Firstand Second northwest, owned
by Isaac Sullivan cOlored, and adjoining his house
The fire department responded promptly, but ths
building was Of such light material that it was
totally destroyed. There was nothing Of yaIuo in
the stable. Damage, about 500.
The water was drawn from the canal, Above
Georgetown, Sunday, for the purpose Of searching
for the body OF HRS. Castle, who It was supposed
was drowned about week ago by falling from the
canal boat ErsiDger. The efforts proved fruitless
Information was afterwards received that Mrs.
Castle was safe at Point Of Rocks. She is subject
TO flights of lUnRcy, and it is probable that while
in this condition she wandered of.
The Y. u. G. A. Lyceum lad an unusually in
teresting meeting Saturday evening. The ques.
tion under consideration was the advisabIlIty of
removal for political reasons by party in power
The same subject will be discussed at the next
meeting, when the lyceum will also be enter
tanned by personal "reminiscences of Edgar Allan
Poe, by DR.. J. Z. SuOdgrsss, who was an intimate
friend Of I ne hpcPaspd DOet