National Republican., 1875-07-12
A History Of Their Recent Proceedings.
Design of the New Badge for Members
Progress and improvements
Permits to Build = Boating
MafteFs-MiseeIIa
Paragraphs Of Local
Interest.

Weather Probabilities, estimated at O'Clock
q m: For the Eastern and Middle States, higher
barometer, variable winds slight changes in tenn
peaature, and generally clear weather.
Thermometrfc readings taken July IL, 1875, at
the Signal Once: At a. m, 7So; 7:S5 a. m, 74o
59o; ~ nj Ii % m E5O Maximum, $50; o. minimum D. ~
The sinking fund commissioners have thus far
issued 100000 of S-65 bonds.
The excursion of the NJ. V. d. G. will not take
place on Monday, the 18th inst.
Sherman Grant, bankers-HIghest price paid
for 3-65 bonds and auditors certificates.
Oficer Amiss shot and killed mad dog at the
corner of Fourteenth and streets northwest last
Saturday.
writer's Of this city, held last week, the rates were
revised, and a general reduction agreed upon.
Six per cent. paid on deposits, payable on de-
mand. Special rates on time deposits. J, H.
Squire s Co., bankers.
H. ID. Cooke, IT., Co., F street, near the
Treasury, do a general banking business, and
buy and sell District securities. etc.
The Navy Department has given orders to the
commandRnt of the Washington navy yard to mt
the steamer Fortune out for sea. She is to go to
the Pensacola navy yard for duty at that station.
1t is rumored that the celebrated Sanborn in
vestigation of last spring is to be somewhat re-
Tiyed in the shape of an indictment against San
born in this District.
Allthe members of the Board of School Trustees
who resigned last week have been re-appointed by
the Commissioners, and will meet tomorrow night
for organization.
Of0C6r ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO Ile tlISB PRECINCT
station Saturday cOlored child, aged three
years, found In the street. and restored it TO its
neither, Fannie Frances, No. 2O5 Q street south
west.
turned in from box p, caused by the burning of a
tar-kettle in the yard of Mr.. Fleming on street,
between Fifth and Sixth streets northwest. Ne
damage.
Sergeant Perry found a little girl, named
Sophia Cohen, asleep in doorway on Seventh
street, between and L streets northwest last
Saturday right and restored her to her parents
at No. ll30 Seventh street.
An operative Of the Treasury secret service
division arrested a colored man, named James
Derring, Saturday morning, for attempting to
have a cancelled i've dollar national bank note re-
deemed at the RECEPTION agency. He sent boy
to the Department with the bill, and says he found
it on the sidewalk. He is now in jail, awaiting
hearing on the charge of larceny.
oficers of Lodge No. 6, Knights of Pythias,
have been installed as follows: p. C.. George
Ryall; q. e., A. Z. Whitney; V. O., Frank p.
Cross; P, John H. King; N. at A, A. N. ThOmp-
sou; 1. g., H. T. Hicks; D. G., George r. Coxan.
Also officers Of Franklin Lodge, Ne. 2: q: C., W.
Il. kelI; V. C., Z. W. Rhodes; p, Edward Dunn;
u. e., John Jost.
The moonlight excursion of the congregation of
the North CarOliDa-aVen mission church down
the Potomac, on Wednesday evening next, prom
ises to be delightful If we judge from the charac
ter of those previously given The favorite steam
er Lady Of the Lake has been chartered to con-
Tey the excursiOnists, and with fine band of
music and agreeable company, the pleasurable
anticipations CT all will surely be realized.
Thos. E WRggaman, real estate broker and
auctioneer, has sold, for Richard Peters, of New
York, lots and in square IS, fronting on II
street northwest, between Twenty-second and
TWENTY third streets, to Calvin Wilmer, for s. Si5.
Also. for James NJ. Johnston, trustee, part of lot
u in square 397, fronting Is feet ~ inches on
Eighth street northwest, to Z. A. Langley, for 55
cents per foot.
Next Thursday afternoon a sweepstake race
will come of over the BrightwOod park. 1t will
be for purse of $500, to which the Washington
Driving Association has added 500 for the second
rI.-fN oEkE
Buckskin and Honest John have been entered,
and there is a certainty of lively contest. The
race will take place at 4:30 o'clock, and Knox's
Onnibuses will leave the principal hotels for the
course at $50 p. N.