National Republican., 1875-07-07
The WOmen's Christian Association
eOlored sundAy-kchOol Convention
"A Good showing for the Young
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weather probabilities. for the MI iidis ami
Eastern States estim sted at g. m, we're eiiFntly
cooler and partly cloudy weAther, 7 aln srea,,
winds veering 10 north or west and rising bG-ron-
eter.
Thermometrie readings taken July 9, 1875, OF
the Signal Once: At q. m, 79oi-7:S5 q. m, SEE
u m, $50; p. m, 80; tsSS p. m, $50; Q p. m.
yp.5o; II D. m, 10. Mailman. 9oo; minimen, 75o.
Admiral Porter's torpeao-boat Alarm will soon
leave the navy yard for Newport, r. L
Sherman & Grant, bankers-Highest price paid
fof sS5 bonds and auditors certificates.
There were pa cases before the Police Court
during t2e past two days.
From sunshine TO shade. Only seven hours
ride TO 6ock Enon Springs on the Great North
Youag America showed the utmost contempt
Tor MAJOR Richards order relative TO nring In
the street on Monday.
The coal barge tSallie Ardinger" has arrived
at the navy yard with load Of Cunberland coal
for the department Of equipment ard recruiting.
Six per cent paid on deposits, payable on de-
mand. Special rates on time deposits. j d.
At the ninety-fourth monthly meeting OF the
9irst Cooperative Building sl5eoo was sold ct
an average premium of Al per cent.
Treasury, do q general banking business, and
buy and sell District securities, etc.
The steamer Mary @. sailed from the navy
ssinery, ~ taken from rom the irOn-clSd torpedo boat
PiscatuquS.
Friday next the Jane Moseley goes to Oobb's
Fortress Monroe, Fue De L'Eau, and return to
she city on Tuesday morning.
Twenty, rs, 80, 100 and 25opound packages Of
store. so1tSWsst corner Ninth and streets. The
26pound pals very hne. Prices low.
ofhoer Barclay, Of the Eighth precinct, while on
duty yesterday afternoon, was overcome 6y the
heat and sent 10 his home, on Pennsylvania
aTenue, between Sixth and Seventh streets east
The schooner "Osrrie Watson" arrived at
Olark's wharf yesterday, With cargo 81 coal
under contract to the Marine barracks.
At the second monthly meeting of Capitol HIn
Ce-operatiVe BulldinE Association, at Wlthsft's
hall, Capitol Htll, $1,000 was sold at an average
premium Oflso per cent .-- .-s.-r
Jacob Young, letter-earries on the Capitol
Hfll district, was sunstruck while on his rounds
and was conveyed to his home in very dangerous
condition 40 ...
A colored woman, in attempting to get on q
train at the tunnel Monday afternoon, accidental
ly had her arm broken near the elbow. Her
name eould not be ascertained.
The Creighton and NatIanal--i7sl clubs for
the championship honors Of the District-meet
again tomorrow, and an interesting and closely
contested game will be result.
Permission has been given to Messrs. Game
well b Co. to open streets where necessary to
place poles and lay wire under ground for the
construction CT the new hre-alarm telegraph.
Mr.. E. B. Jones has received an appointment
rs writer in the department Of construction and
repair ct the navy yard, vice Mr.. Isaac Bassett,
Eho resigned to accepts clsrkship In the General
Post Once Department.. .r.|
The coal receipts by the canal during the week
ending Saturday were 2s, COO tons, and the ship
tons. The comparatively small shipments were
owing 10 the scarcity of vessels. q
The following will show the poliee work per-
formed on the streets last Monday, and the num-
Der of arrests made In the several precincts: No.
I, 2s: No. q l9 No. s. 9; No. l. q; No. s. 27; No. g.
IL; No. !, Is; No. s, 10; making altogether 1io.'
Yesterday morning, while 0Haeer Stone, Of the
Bate alley, he was taken suddenly N, and was
conveyed TO his home, near the corner Of Second
and @ streets northeast.
fingers lacerated last Monday morning in q coffee
mill while grinding coffee at the grocery store Of
Mr. Orme, on Pennsylvania avenue, near Eleventh
street. DR.. Tree dressed the wound at her home
on o, near Ninth street.
THERE'S an ugly dent In the pavement Of the
sidewalk on the south side Of PenDsylVania
District authorities should have II repaired at
once, as IT is very dsagreeable to pedestrians.
b, Il. Warner, real estate broker and auc.
Jsnsss~ EuNards i and B P. Snyder, trustees, e.,
Through Mr.. J. T. ColdWell salesman, the house
on the northwest corner Of New York avenue sad
Fourteenth streets, known as the Bryant house,
20 Albert Gleason, esq at $4,000.
The degree Of doctor Of divinity was conferred
On Rev. Alex. 4. Gibson, Of the Methodist Epis-
copal Ch1reh, by Allegheny college, at MeadVille,
Pa, at the recent commencement. This reverend
Foundry N. =. church 81 this cliy, and Is sur.
quenee and power in the pulpit
The cutters and esrriagew.y on D street south.
essti end the RHt.ssrs along Seventh street east,
.ssm Pennsylvania avenue to the nsvy.yard wall,
are in very dirty y.G eonettiGn' tiss weeds 1ro%
some places In the cutters on Seventh street, and
large quantities Of vegetable matter are rotting
along their entire length.
The "true inwsrdness" Of the marine guard
stationed at the navy yard was well catered to
On the 4th by their popular commander, Major
0Te rSTsr seo6 1T dDS.I e. s that
cream, cake pies and beer figured on the bill Of
fare. BY such care as this and proper regard for
the rights and well-being OF the sailor and the
soldier the service becomes attractive, and the
men perform their duty more cheerfully.
Sergeant Acton and Oficer Kearney, Of the
his name Is Mfchssl % WiiiismS, and and taken from from
him quantity OF ladies' wearing apparel, such
as chenisettes, drawers, pightgowns, petticoats,
ticies are marked "a. Gull" and others with
stik letters worked in them. They are ct the
First precinct Ststion-house
At the regular quarterly meeting Of Peabody
Library Association, held July 4 ls75, the follow
ing ofncers were elected for the ensuing term:
President, Z. p; Jones; vice president J. Gott-
Max Kleinman; stage manager, J. Herman ltt-
ersTy critic, H. Peyser; marshal, n. Hanlein.
Messrs. II. L. Blout and J. L. Brown were elected
active members.
The funeral Of Miss Mary Walsh, the unfortu-
nate young lady who died from the burns received
Dy the explosion OF q coal-ou lamp saturday
morning last, At the residence Of brother, Thomas
walsh, corner Of Tenth and z streets, took place
Monday morning from St. Pstrickb church, q
large number Of friends OF the family being pre-
sent. Rev. Father walter ofhcisted, and the re.
mains were inferred in Mount oliVet cemetery,
The two railroads are now selling through
tickets At increased rates, in pursuance Of the
agreement recently entered Into at New York.
The local fare between Baltimore and Washing
ton, on the Baltimore and Potomac, was not ad-
Tanced until yesterday afternoon, and tickets are
now sold ct the Baltimore and Potomac oflces at
the old rates-Sl 20 for single trip and q for round
trip-same as the Baltimore and Ohio rates. The
agents were yesterday morning telegr1phed that
the regular tickets would answer on the Phila-
delphia train, and they should be placed on sale
1mmedistely, and the old ones returned. During
the low rate season the Baltimore and Potomac
company have besh carrying full cars, and It now
remains 70 be seen as to how the new passengers
viii stick. i
Marriage Licenses and Divorce Bills.
NARRIAGR LICENSES.
The following marriage licenses were issued
yesterday: George W. Brent and Harriet Mur.
phy, Of Alexandra, Va; TIllnan Spriggs and
Emma Green; Weston L Rogers and Martha a.
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