National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-06
GENERAL CITY NEWS.
VARIOUS ITEMS oFLOCAL INTEREST
YESTERDAY.

OUR NEW COMMISSIONER MEETING OF
THE BOARD OF HEALTH-THE JACKSON
DEMoCRATs-THE LIQUOR DEALERS AND
FRUIT-GROWERs-SALE OF sTALLSINTHE
NORTHERN MARKETS MINOR TOPICS
TAKE YOUR CHOICE.
Fer the Middle States and LoI0sr Lake region
tpinds shifting to northeast and soUthedst lou tenn
perGfIre, partly cloudy treGther, and FOLLOWED by
The following was the range Of the Thermometer
Et Hempler's yesterday: q. m, $50; 10 .. m,
40; u m, 40; p. m, 450; p. m, $50; p. m,
40; 8 D. m. 800.
Use Patterson Jones' Trophy tomatoes.
Choice fruits-Malaga Fruit Co., 4OS 9th st.
Where to 90 when shert Of money-to work.
The police seem to be the most successful get
tersup Of clubs, and they are not always discreet
about It.
Boyd's Directory Of the District OF Columbia for
1875 is out, and It Is the best arranged and most
complete work he has ever issued. The type Is
good and the binding superb.
Camel coal from West Virginia-a supply Of
the above celebrated coal Just received. Those
wishing it, please apply early. Dickson & King,
corner Of Sixteenth and X streets northwest.
TAre you not q hack-man3'' inquired . WASH
ington lady of q foppish young fellow who was
afflicted with hacking cough. mot enough Of
q one to drive out this cold, a." was the reply.
"If every mans internal care
Were written on his brow,
How many would our pity share
Who move our envy now"
Mr.. jos. Harper, the oldest resident IN george
town, said to be upwards Of one hundred years Of
age and who resides with his son at the corner Of
Potomac and Water streets, was stricken with
paralysis on Monday, and is not expected to re-
cover.
At a meeting of the stockholders of the Wash
ington and Alexandria Turnpike Company, held
in Alexandra, the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: W. II. Howard, president;
Albert HeWson, secretary and treasurer directors,
W. H. Howard, F. l. Smith, George B. Roberts,
Thos. A. Scott and Andrew Jameson.
Last evening colored dsmsel on Tenth street
became riled at something. Seeing man near
BY she called him an Internal African, and piled
bricks on top Of him until he resembled NINA
ture ruin Of Babylon. That man is sitting sadly
by the fire today rubbing arnica on his features,
and musing over the inconsistency Of female ma
lures.
A homogeneous specimen Of the genus homo, q
eountryman, was last night much puzzled at the
exhibition Of the stereopticol at the Centre
market. After wondering a long time at the
mysterious changes flashed upon the canvas,
and wholly unable TO comprehend the phenom-
ena, he turned down the Avenue, saying 70 him
self, "that beats q jack-o'-lantern all to hellr'
Union Lodge, No. q, Knights OF Pytheas, has
c.; James S. Smith, V. O.; Edwin Brummagin,
prelAte; W. Wallace Grant, X. K; s.; William
II. Carr, NJ. F.; William D. Redheld, Nd. E; Geo.
Fraar, NJ. A; Ed. u. Smout, I. G.; Augustus
GlasRow, o. q. Representative to the Grand
Lodge, Past Chancellors James Dougherty, J. H.
Kshlert, VIM. H. Osborn, J. F. Pearson and A.
J. PTealI
KeHilWorth Castle, No, l, Knights of the Golden
Eagle at their regular meeting last night, elect
ed the following officers for the ensuing term: n.
c., @. NJ. Robinson; ". O., ]. W. Owen; II. r,
John Scott; N. R., John W: Ash6y; " H, Ar
81. Smithe; Keeper Of Exchequer, Julius Lans-
burgh; clerk to the Keeper Of Exchequer, d. L.
Engel; Ensign, J. M; Martin; ESQUIRE, +. D1-
Board Of trustees G. w. LOannards, z. W. Kess-
Ter and W. E. Dennison.