National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-03-12
SOUTH WASHINGTON CITIZENS VS.. RAILROADS
Trest NATIONS 10 Miss Emily Billings
Preparations for st. PatFiek's
Dny-Masquerade Ball OF ''the
Fancy'-InterestIng Items
ON Various Topics.

For the Middle and Eastern States, falling
barometer, warmer, cloudy weathe', southerly
winds, and occasional rain OF snow.
The following was the range Of the Thermometer
~ Hempler's yesterday: 9 a. m, $50; 10 q, m.
40ei u m, 40; p. n, 46'; p. H. 1926 p. m,
A.; 2. m, 40
Use Patterson & Jones' Trophy tomatoes.
Choice fruits-MalaER Fruit Co.. 4Os 9Th st.
Call at No. 6Sl d street northwest, where good
board can be obtained at reasonable rates.
At the eighty ninth meeting of the Washing
ton Building Association s., 900 was disposed o /;
e. 600 sold at 70 per cent, and a 900 in redeeming
Is shares drawn from the hat.
No souvenir OF Washington is more desirable
than the art treasures which are to be found in
rich variety at Markriter's. well selected stock
OF chrOmOs, oil paintings and engravings are now
being offered at reduced rates for cash; picture
Cords, nails and other trimmings
Thomas L. Wsggaman, No. 5l9 Seventh street,
has sold for Theodore A. Curtis part Of lot l, in
square 6S2 fronting 65 feet on north ID street, by
40 feet on First street east for $1,000 cash: also
70 VIM. Frere, lot 10, in square go, fronting 20
feet on 4 street northeast, for 81, 900.
The REPUBLICAN book and job Office second
floor Of THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN building,
corner Of Pennsylvania avenue and Thirteenth
street, for prOmptness and excellence of work.
Furpasses any other printing establishment in
the city.
John T. Price has been making some improve
ments at his livery stable. He has changed his
side next the main entrance. This is done TO let
the wall flowers have the benenJ of the sun, and
be observed by lovers of the beautiful.
Thomas Z. WaggamRn, No. $40 Seventh street.
has sold for Mrs L J. Stone $4,000 square feet of
ground at the intersection ef Fourteenth street
and the road leading to the Home, at 10 cents per
foot, amounting TO $500. The purchaser, VIM.
F. Mattingly. esq, intends at an early DAY i'm
proving it with very handsome residence.
NJ. D. Frank Co., formerly of Seventh street,
having recently removed TO 9l7 Pennsylvania
avenue, have most tempting display Of gentle
mems and youths spring style of hats. They
have also secured the agency for GOumans cele-
bIated New York hats, which they are now offer
Tg. The enterprise and energy which has char
ReteriZed the business Of this firm render 1t WOr-
Thy Of liberal patronage from the public.
Yesterday morning. about IL O'Clock, O can of
beDZine in the house Of Edward Brahly, on Penn
sylyanis avenue, between Sixth and Seventh
streets southwest, exploded and set the place on
IRE. Mr.. B., in eXtinguishing the flames, was
badly burned. The fire was extinguished with
loss Of about S75. An alarm was turned in from
box I, and the fire department responded
promptly.
Mr.. Frank Shekells has been designated by the
commissioners Of the poor to superintend the dis
buTsement of GeOrgetoWn's share Of the charity
appropriation recently made by Congress, and is
busiy at work issuing orders for groceries, coal,
wood, sc. The proportion allotted to that town
is $1,000, and, while five times that sum would
scarcely relieve the restitution, # will very mate
rally relieve the suffering.
The fourth Of the series Of elegant sociables
under the auspices Of the Young Mems Christian
Association will be held in their parlors, corner
Of Ninth and D streets, tonight, at o'clock.
The success Of the former entertainments in this
place has been so marked that we recommend to
every lover of a good time visit to the rooms to-
night. splendid programme is prepared, and
a very pleasant evening may be anticipated.
"THE ORIENTAL STYLE"
When to his heart so lonely,
His sOrrOWs to heguile,
T. T. took several fair ones only,
Twas all sin the Oriental style"
What B. means by "true inwardness,"
Can it be TO ''take a smile?'
Or is it the hand and lip to press
In true Oriental styIe?r
Al! 1.-THE Oriental Style
Tsints the city by the sea;
II better suits some Pagan isle
Than the abode Of piety.