National Republican., 1875-12-06
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

weather probabilities, estimated at ! q. m.-For
the lower lakes, Middle and Eastern States,
falling barometer, northeast winds, cloudy and
rain or show, followed over the Middle States and
lower lakes by northwest winds, cooler, cloudy or
clearing weather.
Thermometric readings taken December 5,
1875, at the Signal Once: a. m, 4oo; T:s5 a.
m. i0o; Il m, $50; D. m, $50; 4:35 p. N. $50;
0 p. NJ, $40; IL p, m, Sc. Maximum. 400; mini
mum. SO.
oxygenized afr for Catarrh. at 6le T street.
Highest price paid for iefs-off clothing, boots,
shoes, &C., at RerEog's. nj d street northwest.
Six per cent. paid on deposits, payable on de-
nand. Special rates on time dePosita- ]. II.
Squire Co., bankers.
II. d. Cooke, jr., q Co., + street, near the
Treasury, do general banking business and buy
and sell District securities &c.
Taxpayers can now save large discounts in
paying improvement taxes through Dickson s.
Patterson. Ofhees, COS Fifteenth and 2os Four
and.a half streets.
Buy your goods for cish where you can buv
eRespest. II you 'do not intend to pay Tor wn.t
Jon buy, do not buy Of those who advertise In Ins
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN.
During the tuenty.four hours ending at
O'Clock yesterday morning there were slxty-six
fifty six dodgers were accommodated in the va
rions stations.
About 10 O'Clock Saturday morning, colored
man named Charles Parker, while at work at
Terra Gotta City, had Of his legs broken st the
ankle by tho caving in of q bank OF earth upon
him. Dr. Stone dressed the wound.
A Dane, named christopher Ysnsen, was
found dead in his bed yesterday morning, ct the
house Of James Stokes, at Fort Totten. Coroner
Patterson, after viewing the body, gave certin-
cate of death resulting from apoplexy.
Dickson & Patterson are paying improvement
fr,r, all fhar
Ofices, COS Fifteenth and 2os -Four. .and-s-half
streets.
About noon Saturday, q dead white infant was
found in q lumber pile at the corner Of Sixth and
streets northwest. Officer Davis had it con-
veyed TO police headquarters, where the coroner
ing that death resulted from exposure.
Taxpay ers can now save large discounts In
paying improvement taxes through Dickson &
Patterson. Ofices, COS Fifteenth and 2Os Four
end.a-balf streets.
Maria Castle and Mary JohnEon were both ar
rested at different times on Saturday evening for
shOplifting at Mr.. A. X. Chandler's store, So
ts.' Of toothbrush, and the latter OF roll Of
ribbon.
About 10 o'clock on the evening Of the Sd instant
q colored man FAMED Henry Thomas, while walk
ing on l. street, near Twenfy.th northwest,
fracture Of the thigh. He was taken TO his house
in neigh boring alley, where Dr.. Murphy rem
dered surgical aid.
Ofieer Mitchell Saturday morning detected
eolored man trying to force.sn entrance into the
'front.' basement window of house No. 20l6 q street
northwest. When the officer approached him he
started down Twentieth street toward the river,
and when the officer in pursuit fred at him the
thief turned, and airing two shots at him made
good his escape.
The alarm Of fire from box 81, Saturday even
ing was caused BY the burning Of the floor In the
house Of q colored man named Eli Howard. on L
street, between Fourth and Fifth streets SOUTH
east. The damage was tritine. Howard origin.
cious msehiek He was arrested and locked up
In the Eighth precinct station
Dickson s Patterson are paying Improvement
tax bills at an immense discount. Oall on them
streets.
A dtgraceful affair occurred on Saturday even.
ing, on street, between Thirteenth and Thir-
teen-and.aha streets northwest. Theodore
Ranthe, . man who travels on his knees % 40
in quarrel with o woman named Annie HaErs-
man. She asserted her Independents sud slasked
Rsnthe's neck with pen knife, fnfictipR cutie
serious wound. Annie was arrested By Sergeant
Dinsmore. -
About three O'Clock last Friday afternoon. dur.
ing an alteration between Q whits nan named
VIM. Lynch and . colored man named Lawrence
Green, In the neighborhood Of Filth and O streets
northwest, Lynch fractured Green's skull with
brick. The wounded man was conveyed 70 Byron
avenue, where the wound was dressed by ~ i5. Dr.
Winters. He was Afterwards taken to hfs home
near Howard University.