National Republican., 1875-07-13
MEETING OF REPRESENTATIVE GOIsRED MRR
MOVEMENT FOR A NEW WEEKLY
The ts-MiscellRneOus IteRs-Let.
ters of CorresPondents-Rec
orstOIen PrOperty-Distriet
Finances and Markets
-ExcursiOns and
Amusements,
6co &C.

Weather probabilities, estimated at i o'clock
n m: For the Middle and Eastern States, falling
barometer, southeastto southwest winds, warmer,
increasingly cloudy weather, and possibly fol-
lowed by rain areas
Thsrnometrtc readings taken July IL, 1875, at
the Signal Of1ce: At q. m, 10; 7:S5 q. m, ne;
i2 m, zoe; p. m, 700; i:35 p. m, 100; q m,
&c; II D. m, 65o. Maximum. 550o; minimum. 600.
A FIRE escape has been attached to the rear Of
the Columbia Bank Note building.
Sherman Grant, bankers-Highest price paid
for S-65 bonds and auditors certificates.
Six per cent paid on deposits, payable On de-
mand. Special rates on time deposits. ], H.
Squire Co., bankers.
Treasury, do q general Banking business, and
buy and sell District securities. etc.
The Independent SocIsIs gave their annual pic
mic at Beyer's Seventh-street park last night,
which proved to be q success in every particular.
The Jane Moseley, with large party ofexcur-
sionists on board, arrived from CObbs Island this
morning, having left the city at 3 O'Clock Friday
afternoon.
Deposit your siIverware for the summer with the
National Safe Deposit Company, corner Fiftee1th
street and Fennsylyanio avenue, before you leave
the city.
The coal trade by the canal last week was very
brisk. Tho receipts up to Saturday evening
amounted to % OOotons and the shipments to % 300
tons.
Messrs. Drew & Gibbs have become successors
to the late !. W. Nairn, in the drug business, at
the corner Of Ninth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue..
The North Carolina avenue mission church
folks propose giving their annual excursion on
Wednesday evening next on the steamer Lady Of
the Lake.
Thomas E. waggsman, real estate aucioneer,
sold on Saturday last, for John W. Ross, trustee,
the farm formerly owned by .: N; Aisxanaer, Sn1;
ITO acres Of land, for 50, 1885,
Sunday evening, about o'clock, q cOal-oil lamp
exploded at house Nc. zoos street northwest,
burning cOlored boy named Stephen Ford Or:
b. b. Adams was called IL and dressed the
wounds. which are not considered dangerous.
B.K. Warner, reaiestate broker and auctioueer.
through George L. Emmons, salesman, sold, on
yesterday afternoon, for ]. 7. Gull, trustee, q
frame dwelling situated on Ninth street east be-
tween PennsylvaDis avenue and South E street,
to H. J. Norton, for II ,025.
The collections on Trinity Sunday for the ben
diocese foot up O., s2215 Our District churches
contributed as follows: ST. Aloysius', 81; st.
Patrick's, S153; st. Peters and St. Johns, $40
each; St. Stephen's, SIP; the Holy Trinity,
Georgetown, $l02.
Last Sunday night the stable OF Colonel @. NJ.
Alexander, near the corner Of Ninth and streets,
was entered by some party or parties unknown,
and Col. AS fine sorrelroan trOtting marc, which
he valued at 8, 500, was stolen, together with
full set Of harness. The animal came TO the Colo
nel's farm late last evening, evidently having
been turned loose by the thief.
The stockholders of the National Union 1nsur
snce Company yesterday elected the following
directors: Charles Knap, George W. Riggs, Mar
shall BrOwp, William Dixon, Richard Wallach,
Samuel Bacon Andrew Wylie, Nicholas Acker,
John T. Mitchell. The company is reported by
the secretary, Mr. N. d. Lsrner, in very pros
porous condition, having nearly doubled its capt.
tai within the past few years.
About IL O'Clock yesterday morning the resi-
dence of Mr.. W. ID. Baldwin, corner Of Eleventh
and streets, WAS entered by q colored man, who
servant grappled with him, but he broke and ran
away, and was pursued by large crowd. Detec-
gave the name of Henry Jackson alias Smith,
and WIS recognized as an old offender.