National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-08-13

weather probabilities estimated at O'Clock
n. NJ: For the Made States, the lower lake
region and the South Atlantic States, clearing
wsstbsr and rising ts%Rsrstnrs WITH southeast
ter and possibly local rains In northern New York
and near Lake Ontario.
Thermometrie readings taken August l2ls75 at
the Signal Once: At a. m, 72o; 755 q. m, 7So;
" NJ, 80; p. r., so; tSS p. m, $50; p NJ. 76o;
IL p. m, $50; maximum. $50: minimum, no.
Try the BIC. cigars. They are the best Of all.
Mosquito canopies, all sizes, styles and prices,
at Clark's, l2SS Pennsylvania avenue.
Sherman & Grant, 6Snkers-Highest price paid
for s-6S bonds and auditors certificates.
Six per cent paid on deposits: payable on de-
nsnd. Special rates On time deposits. j. d.
Seld by Thos. E. waggaman, real estate auc-
tioneer part of lot 81 in square 502, to Margaret
Love- at IS cents per foot.
H. d. Cooke, IT,, & Co., street, near the
Treasury, do a general banking business, and
buy and sell District securities. etc.
A complete aTTApgement-A mosquito canopy,
90 compact as to be carried in a small sired trunk
can be bought for 1915 at Clark's, l223 Pennsyl-
VaniR avenue.
Richard DeLacey, an old and well-known citizen
Of Washington died very suddenly about o'clock
yesterday, at his residence, No. Sl9 Thirteenth
street northwest. Coroner Patterson was mott.
fed.
Alexander Harris, the colcred man who escaped
from the WOrkhouse about the LIST of July, and
who las been at large ever since, was yesterday
noon arrested by Sergeant Holfinberger, OF the
Eighth precinct.
The contract for the building of the Berret
school building was concluded yesterday be-
tween the District Commissioners and Mr.. Geo.
Naylor, the plans having been somewhat mo IL
fed. The price to be paid is $2o,7O0.
At O'Clock last evening Oficer Harlow found a
man on b street, near the Centre market, named
Vim. S. Higgs, who had fallen in an epilePtic ht.
The officer conveyed the sufferer to the Central
guard. house, where he soon recovered.
The detectives are in possession of Information
that there are q number of professional thieves in
the city trying 10 sell stuffed watches at lew
figure for the genuine gold repeater. They are
plying their trade principally with the colered
people, on whom they are imposing.
About 10 O'Clock last evening the Waterman at
Perrys dry goods store the scene of the late e1-
tepsive burglary, blew his slsrm-Whistle. and
upon the arrival of officers stated that two
strangers had questioned him in q suspicious
duty, bat who had made their escape up the
Avenue when he sounded his whistle.
Lieutenants Vernon and SkIpp1n last evening
discovered little colored boy, named Charles
Smith, nine years Of age trying to dispose Of two
silver watches in paTn-shop on ID street. The
hey could give no satisfactory explanation, aver
ing that he had obtained them at a stable on H
was locked up in the Central guard-house by
9fheer Lipscomb.
Yesterday morning about o'clock Ofieers
Shilling and Markwood found a man named
Archibald Gillhllsn at Diapers mill, corner OF
e and Thirteenth streets, in q dying condition,
and removed him to the Central guardhouse.
Medical aid was sent for, but could not be pro-
brought in. He was about thirty years old and had
no family. The coroner was notified, but after
viewing the body deemed an inquest unneces-
sary, as death resulted from natural causes.