National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-03-08
LOCAL MISCELLANY.


For the Middle States, the lover lakes, Ten
nessee and tho Ohio valley, rising barometer,
northwest winds, colder, clearing weather.
Read the want Of 5. r.. J.
Use Patterson Jones' Trophy tomHtoeE.
Uhoice frults-MaIARa Fruit Co.. 4Os 9th st.
Thos. Z. WAggRman has n number Of houses
or rent at reasonable rates,
Warren ChOate & Co. have Just received the
Statesman's Year Book for 1875.
Timothy Keppel has been elected aid TO the
chief marshal for ST. PatTick's day parade by the
knights Of St. Patrick.
The Georgetown Hibernian Society have
elected Baker ThOrne as aid TO the CHIEF mar
shall for the parade on st. Patricks day.
Spicer, southwest corner ofNinth and E streets,
has lot Of fancy New York butter Just In; also,
hne butter from other sections. Inducements In
prices.
Prof. Armes is Iecturing on his favorite themes
in all the principal institutions (educatiOnal) In
the District, including the Georgetown and Co.
lumbar colleges.
The residence Of Mr.. S. H. Kaufman. No. 1000
NJ street northwest, was entered last Saturday
morning and robbed Of clothing and household
article to the value Of 500.
The alarm at $40 o'clock Saturday moraing
was caused by the discovery Of fire in the hall OF
the GaIilean Fishermen, on Pennsylvania ave-
nue. near -Four. and-a-hslf street. Loss, $500.
Detectives EMcElfresh and Sargent yesterday
with robbing the house in which he was stopping
Of clothing valued at 500. He was held for
hearing.
nesterday AFTERNOON MRS. OConner, q nne IN
telligent looking young woman, was brought to
police headquarters suffering from 1T Of insanity.
She was held for the night, and will to-day be
sent TO the hospital for the insane.
The colored man, Montague, VINO was injured q
week or two since car the Metropolitan Railroad
COmpany's stables, is in o very precarous cOndl-
tion. He is stu unable 10 speak or give any &C.
count OF how bis injuries were received.
Mr.. VIM. Sanderson, proprietor OF the Don:
Eresslopal hotel, Capitol Hin, who has been laid
up from the effects Of o severe fall is about again
TO the qualification Of o multitude OF friends, al
though still suffering much from his injuries.
Master q. Alexander Mason, the bright son OF
Capt James NJ: Maion, will celebrate the ami
VcrFnry OF his birthday, which occurs next FRI
day, by giving fancy dress party ut his fathers
residence, 2U2 l. street northwest. The parents
| arc Interesting themselves TO make II an enjoy.
| able event TO their sons friends.
One Of the results OF the terrible storm Of yes.
tsrdRy was the flooding OF the restaurant Of Mr..
J.. NJ. Dubant In tho basement corner Of sixth
street and PennsylyanIa avenue, necossitatlng
tho suspension Of all business regardless OF the
AppetIiea OF patrons. Mono Of his neghbJTS sui.
i6ied like Inconvenience
Rev. Thomas CrOggns died suddenly, at his
residence, about o O'Clock last Saturday morning,
in the seventy third year Of his age. Ho was q
native Of OXiordShire, England, but for the last
thiTtY.three years resident Of this city and Bal
timOre. Hs was local preacher Of tho MothO-
dist Church, and bis quiet, unostentatlous Ways
Sh So Insx Won n shS esteem &c al 10
Baltimore to-day for lnterment.
The steamer Arrow, with genial Capt. Frank
HOllInRshood in command, will resume her trips
TO Mount Vernon to-day. the young Modocs
who WeTo recently disappointed 10 their excur
sion, having come Of their brother braves from
the far West In the city, can unite and give q
glorious basket picnic Rt the "Mecca Of America"
Shnck-NRsty Jim and Scarf Faced Charley would
become most any party, especially IL there we're
ladies present, Broad walks have been laid from
the wharf to the mansion, which will add to the
comfort Of the visitors.
Last Thursday q meeting was held by the
citizens Of South Washington TO take measures,
II possible, looking 70 the removal Of the Balti-
more and Potomac railroad along the line Of
Virginia and Maryland avenues from the tun.
rel to the Long bridge. Speeches were male
by the hEgTleVtd ones along the lines, whose
burden OF complaint was the leaving Of cattle,
hog and sheep pens before their dOOrs "Hhl9
the believing, Equeallng and bluatlng Of those
animals make the nights tumultuOus at times,
and IN the summer offensive stenches enough 10
breed GhOlptA." A committee was appointed 10
VISIT tbs District Commissioners and prominent
lawyers 10 see where the remedy lies,