National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-13
prpcRTrRs, sEETg#ES AReUT TOTX
Incidents Of Crime and pitsster.
Bpitome ef a Day in the District
Letters of District Commissioners
and Board of Audit.

For thC Middle States GaS The tsscer LGke re- 5teN
falling Barometer riSiEg temperature, cloudy
yrcoibSr rain sIeef or sHsE crE t0indS veeriHg 10
SotIEa~iV ercspf on the cocst EortheosieTLy, fol
10 nth minds cleGTiEg and colder tOeGtheT.
The following was the range Of the Thermometer
1t Hempler's yesterday: g m, 81; ~ a H.
$50; u m, sac; p n, So p H., So'; p NJ
Sc: D. m. 2Io.
HOw's this for weather?
Is your cold any better
Use Patterson & Jones' Trophy tomatoes.
Choice fruits-Nalngs Fruit Co.. 4os 9TH ST.
Detective COOmes yesterday recovered several
carpenters saws, theipropertY of ]. H. Byran.
Pedestrians preferred the street to the side
walk last night, and 'Even nen found 1t difficult
to keep right end upwards.
The sale at 'sEageWOOd, - the residence Of the
lste chief Justige Chase, it will he noticed by
reference to our suction columns, has been post
poned.
GrOccrs and dccNsrs will find a lot Of fne Ohio
cider, in 81 gallon barrels, for sale at reduc j
prices: also, dAEy receipts of choice butter, at
Spicer's ~ NEntht street.
The steamer John Gibson, of the Merchants
line which has been detained on account of the
ice in the Potomac reached her wharf yesterday
and began &C discharge her cargo
The National Association for the Relief Of Col
ored Women and Children met at the residence
of Mrs S q. POmerOy yesterday, and without
transactiBg any business adjourned.
An insane white man named Charles Z. Lewis
was taken 10 the Eighth precinct station Monday
night by Officers Field and Lee, and yesterday
he was admitted to the Insane Asylum.
A large force Of carts and men are now en-
ployed by the butchers brewers and CONNECTION
ers, gathering in a store OF ice from the canal.
The ice Is from four TO six inches thick, ana very
firm.
+ Wormley. real estate broker and auc-
tiCncer sold at auction yesterday, for George w.
Stickney, trustee, lot l55. in BOught0n and
MCOTe's subdivision Of square lSSI ID JOun II.
Cook, fol 5000.
Capvassers are wanted to take charge OF the
distribution of the Figaro and to secure subscrip
tions 10 the same. Parties of experience and en-
ergy will he literally dealt with. Apply at the
ONCE, 1902 street.
The receipts OF grain are confined mostly to
wagon lots, which are very limited. Choice wheat
NAV he quoted at Sl.32T Sl35 prime at 81 2JGD
81 90 and ordinary to fair at a. 206Sl "a. Corn is
in demand at S5c. for white and $50. for yellow.
Hazelton, 42S Seventh street, under Odd Eel
lows hall has an excellent assortment of ladies'
misses, gents and boys boots, shoes and CATERS
in all STYLES and makes, seEed or pegsed, and at
figures that defy competition. Also, an extensive
lot Of rubbers.
"For heavens sake lend me five dollars" said
destitute man to his friend, Il have had moth
ing in my house To eat for TOUR days out rice.
'.Rice,'' said the other, "if had known you had
rice would have come around TO dinner" The
tye dollars were rot forthcoming.
Look cut for your skates. boys! Two or three
Young darkies robbed little boy Of pair OF
skates night before last as he and several com
CaniOns were returning from the W htte lot sKat-
ing pond A detail Of policemen should be made
to look after such marauders at public places.
The Savannah Republican tells Of three New
Years callers-tWo doctors and planter-Who
went out in q hack and came home on a dray, re-
porting that their carriage was disabled. We
saw good many gentlemen New Years day
whose carriage was in about the same predicl-
meDt.
All parties having claims against the District
Government are advised to consult Aessrs. Whit
aker * Cooke, as Fifteenth street northWeS
prior the 10Th instant the limit fixed by act Of
Congress for filing such claims. Gases Omnitted
to these gentlemen will receive prompt and cor
rect action.
The elegant furniture and fine paintings con-
tanned in residence Of Henry d. Cooke, corner of
Washington and StOddaVd streets, GenT getOwn
will be sold at public auction on Friday next.
The house will Be open tor INSPECTION this and TO-
morrow morning from 10 clock until p. M
Lstimer and Cleary are the auctioneers.
Winters long, and ice is heetinR,
And the youth. so stout and brave,
Hears Jack Frost hfs tattoo beating,
On the smoothly frozen wave.
Let him then be up and doing,
With q foot for any sate.
Winters noblest sport pursuing.
On the flying potent skate!
Mr.. p Waters, anOFgRn blower at the New
York avenue church, wasfOUnd Monday evening
by the sexton OF the church ing against the eel
lar wall OF the church in a frozen and inanimat
condition. hestOFatives were Immediately ap-
piled, but were unavailable. 1t is supposed that
he was lett in the church late on Sunday evening,
and having wandered into the cellar for refuge
from the cold was unable 10 get out. No inquest
was held.
The Burns Club will celebrate its anniversary
at the Masonic Temple on the 25th instant. Hon.
Sam Cox and Hon. William p. Frye will make
addresses. There will also be some attractive
mOSlcAl features lDclullnE vocal musical lea
lures, including vocal Music by Messrs Parsons,
Robert Ball. 5. Y. Moves, Miss McDermOtt and
other representatives Of the 6ne amateur talent
Of the city.
James W. CazFselI, an inz12 te Of the Soldiers
Home al bay ton, Ohio, died at the alinshsuse on
Sunday last. HeWas a native of Dennis, Scot
land, was iUIty-Eeyen years OF age, and arrived
here sCme days since, on 4 leave oil absence Of
thirty days. for the purpose of obtaining a pen
sion. He was Gag ht up by the police in in
tCXicaLed state and SeUt to the GlmshOuse, where
he died. away from home and friends. Commits
sioner Lubey has written to the institution at
Dayton 10 inform the friends Of the deceased.
The neutrality-suspicious. IN the Northern Liber-
tics Market have been disposed of follows:
Stand No. l8 was sold TO Mr.. Bond at f4OO: stands
SO and 53i to William Netze at $500 each: stands
SIS and $50 TO William Nctze ut 500 each; stand
524 10 i. ). DOualdEOn at $500: stand 1856 TO Jane
Budd al $50; stand l2i to Valentine Klein at
$3.50; stand l33 too. DOwncman at $3.50; stand2jl
to Samuel BACON ct $3.50: stand 4l2 to NJ. 1. Nc
keIEa at $50: stand 53l to Lavender x Son at
RUF'S POEM ON A ClF-.
"OI all the kUD1ing kreetures / like the Running
Ea,.
A fat kat's very BuRaing, but she kannot kstoh
rat.
A Maltese Hat is pretty, with koEtIy kollar or
BC- she's 50 kOnfOGuded kwick, she often makes
Inc kry.
1 like EoISTed kat the best, one ws:h a krooked
eve,
A kurious kat, with kurIed-uv tail,
That went crawl ell AID die