National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-04-17
TIE s7REET-swEEPiRG LED CLEANING BIDS.
MARROW ESCAPE FROM sUFFOCATIOA.
Presentation of = Masonic JeWeI-The
Charge of Perjury Against Mr.. I. Z.
Dyer Dismissed - MiseeIIR-
neOus Items.

For the Middle States, the lake region aud the
Ohio valley clear or clearing and decidedly cold
weather, with north to west winds and rising 5a-
IOmeter.
The following was the range Of the Their nometer
At HempIer's yesterday: q. m, $50; 10 & u,
t4o; Il m, SEQ; p. N, 5l'i p. m, 5O'; p NJ,
4So; D. m. 40.
For market reports see thiTdpage.
The Washington retail market, showing ex-
IRENE prices, will be found on the third page
p II. Warner, real estate bro ker,: has money
10 loan on well-lOcated real estate al ne cen.
fer large sums, and 10 per cent. on small sums.
Offeer OGutt, of the Eighth precinct, Thursday
hight, while pursuing some boys fell and
sprained one Of his legs so badly that Ohcer
Sicily had to assist him to his home.
Yesterday was the anniversary Of emancipation
day and the colOred people celebrated IL to some
extent. Major Charles b. Fisher, with battal-
ion Of colOTed troops, made q street parade.
The son Of Mr.. ]. 5. LOckhart arrived here yes
terday, took charge O. his father, aud LETT for his
brme, preterrinV 10 have his father closer TO him
while lie is in his present unfortunate condition.
The schConeTs J. p. EhTman and Cora Smith
have arrived at the navy yard, the former with
WEite oak timber Tor the department OF yards
ana decks and the latter with pine cord wood for
the department Of ordnance.
A woman named Teresa Mankins q ed suddenly
Yesterday morning in the house OF Daniel Ellis,
between Mary land and Maine avenues and Third
and Fgur-and-a-half streets. The rOncr was
notified, but did not deem an inquest necessary.
meeting Of Centennial Ledge, No. II. F
A A. NJ, Thursday night, at MGsOuc Temple,
4 handsome and costly past masters level was
presented by the members to II. a. whitney,
who has served that lodge as MASTER the past
three years.
Business men who are seeking TO take adyaut-
age Of the revival OF confidence and OF traffic by
cards circular and handblls, can prHclre the
ncatest printing Of that kind at the ONCE Of TaE
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, oG the most liberal
terms and with great prOmptness.
Mr.. John Burke, at one time ticket agent at
the National theatre when under the manage
ment Of Leonard Grover, was in town yesterday,
sy-pA
reception from his old friends, who were pleased
TO welcome him back. He is now agent for the
Buffalo Bill" company, who plays here next
week.
There is on exhibition in BarloW's shOw-Win-
dow tv o pieces Of painting on panel-one spray
Of lilies of the valley and the other rOse-buds.
artist, VINO, by the way, is an amateur, and is n
style now coming in use in the Northern cities
for paTlUT ornamentation.
VIM. Ballantyne, stationer, 42S Seventh street,
has been awarded the contract for furnishing the
Treasury Department with note paper, Manila
envelopes, ink, ArDOld's fluid, penhOlders, pens,
bankers shears, rulers, sesling-wax, red tape,
pins, paper fasteners, sponge, Sbipman's flies,
best pencils, copying brushes and other items Of
stationery.
Attic sixtieth meeting Of the FRANKLIN Coop
eratiEe Building Association g, 900 were sold at
premium Of eighty per cent, and twenty-three
shares were redeemed at $3.50 each. At the TWEEN
tieth meeting Of the Washington Cooperative
Building Association, on Wednesday night, s. 500
were sold at seventy per cent, and seventeen
shares redeemed at the rate Of 1851 each.
Yesterday there was tled in the office of the
recorder OF deeds certificate Of Incorporation in
the name OF the Washington Lille Insurance
Company OF the District of Columbia, !" the OBJ
lects and purposes Of which are to insure lives
the Industrial plan and term plan, and particu-
larry for the purpose Of granting insurance on
the hundred-dollsr bank note plan, with q capital
stock of $4,000, to be governed by board OF trus-
tees viz: VIM. b. Todd, J. Z. McKelden, B. u.
Keyser, S. T. &. Morsell, George T. De9ring,
Nicholas Aeker, George W. CisFell, John Jay
Knox and Z. NJ. NOurse.