National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-08-23

Weather probabilities estimated at / g. N.
For New England, the Middle and South Allan
tic States, light rains will prevail with cooler
weather, northerly to essterly winds and rising
barometer.
Thermometric readings taken August 2, 1875
at the Signal Office: ATT a. m, go; 7:SS q. NJ,
Csc; L. m, ZAP. m. 7soi p. m, 7s0 AS p.
m, 1908 p. m, TO IL p. m, 7e0; maximum,
soc minimum, go.
Warren, Choate & &c. have BIackwood's for
August, and other late periodicals.
Oficer Reese shot and killed Q mad dog on
Friday, on Fourteenth, between and W streets
northwest.
There were sixty arrests made in the different
precincts Saturday night most Of them being for
drunkenness.
mad dog yesterday morning in the house 155,
Eighth street northwest
A coal oil lamp exploded In the house Of Mrs.
Koontz, No. 7O5 H street northwest, about
O'Clock Saturday night Sergeant Clements sI-
tinguished the flames. Damage trihtng.
WI Ware & Co, auctioneers sold Friday, at
Marshal, valuable improved property in George
town, to Mrs. Caroline Williams for =, 200.
A thief entered the Photographic gallery at No.
$50 Seventh street, Friday afternoon, and stole q
reticuIe containing purse belonging to lady
customer who was having q child's picture taken.
Captain Joseph Lowell, a retired naval otficer,
and father of Mrs Admiral Radford, died at
the residence of Admiral Radford, on Stod-
dRrd street, Georgetown, Friday evening, in the
eightieth year Of his age.
A little daughter of Mr.. Calhoun Clark, who
resides on j street near Tenth, was severely Bit
ten in the face and hand, on Friday evening, by
large dog owned by Mr.. z. W. Denham. The
animal was subsequently killed.
The Hon. Thomas Settle, Associate Justice Of
the Supreme Court Of North Carolina, is at the
Ebbitt House. He is in tne spirits over the re-
cent Republican Victory in the old North State,
and predicts q similar result in the National
contest of 1875.
James Hayes and James Rooney became en-
gagged in an atfray last night abo ut II O'Clock on
the South side Of the avenue, be tween Twelfth
and Thirteenth streets, but the combatants were
promptly arrested by Off GERS Hinellne and Long
street.
As party Of boys were parading Eleventh
street east Friday night, with transparencies for
Mr.. A kaufman, they were attacked by a crowd
the new Nsyy-yard bridge and dispersed. Mr..
Kaufman has procured q warrant for the ring
leaders Of the gang.
Sold by Thomas E. Waggman, real estate
auctioneer lot % in square $40 Corcoran street,
improved by an unfinished brick house, to Ed.
Cammack for $780, Also lot 20 on Carcoran
street, TO the same, finished brick house for
$500. Lot Is, square $40. on COJeoran street,
two unfinished houses to William Connard for
1850
On Friday morning, about o'clock, q colo-ed
thief, who was concealed in the yard in the rear
of the store occupied by George u. Taft, on Sew
enth street, between and /, entered the back
door and commenced appropriating several coats
and other articles Of clothing. Mr.. Russell Taft,
who was occupied in the front part of the store,
happened to catch sight Of him as he was about
the goods, and escaped over the fence in the
rear.