National Republican., 1875-11-17

weather probabilities, estimated at j Q. ms-For
the Middle and Eastern States rising barometer,
brisk and high north to west winds, decidedly
cold, and clear or partly cloudy weather.
Thermometric readings: taken, November 16,
Is7b, at the Signal Once: a. m, $50; 1885 3.
N. 49o; Il m, 51oi Up. m, SO; 4:35 p. m, SO
8 p. m. 4So; IL pJEm., $50. Maximum, $40; mil l.
mum. 3so..
Oxygenized air for Oatarrh. at 619 F street.
See rich patterns OF PaperhsngIngs in Mark.
rIter's window.
Sherman Grant, bankers-highest price paid
for s-e5 bonds and auditors certificates.
Highest price paid for left-off clothing, boots,
shoes, &C., at Herzog's, e1T D street northwest,
Ladies in search of seal sacquss will find all
grades at Stinemetz's, 1927 Pennsylvania avenue.
Six per cent. paid on deposits, payable on de-
mand Special rates on time deposits. J. II.
Squire 90, bankers.
Il. d. Cooke, jr., s. Co., F street, near the
Treasury, do a general banking business and buy
and sell District securities sc.
Aladdin Security Oh is safe under all circum-
stances. 1t will burn in ali kerosene or coal oil
lamps. ASK fer It, and take no other.
The alarm of flre from box l25 yesterday morn
ing was q false alarm, caused by the dense smoke
issuing from Calvary Baptist church from de.
fective fiue.
The ladies o: the West End propose to present
\ ahandsons flag to the Knights of ST. Stephen at
their first annual ban, TO no given at Tallma adge
hall, on Monday evening, November q.
John Thomas was yesterday arrested by De-
fec.ivs Coomes for the theft of an oVercoat from
west, On the Sd Instant The coat was recovered
Joseph Summers and John Early vera ar
issted yesterday by Dat sctiTe Coomes and once;
Rcderick, for the larceny OF a pair Of blankets
form Mr.. Sutton, a sec midland dealer, on Penn
Eylvania avenue northwest.
OBeer McGlue, yesterday afternoon, found
stflI.boTn, coIored male infant 10 General Bah.
cocks lake, back of the Executive Mansion. The
eoroner Was notified. aud. after viewing the re-
mains gave GER ihcate OF burial.
Mossrs. Duncanson Bros, auciIoneers, sold yes
tef6ay afternoon part OF lot II, in square $780,
fronting 70 feet inches on O street southwest,
between First aad Second streets, and running
back I39 feet to an alley, for $500, to Mark Nc
1ntee.
Everybody in went ofweltou, Brussels, thres
ply or ingram carpets should examine the
Numerous new ard choice patterns from W. and
J. Sloane's, Broadway, New York, on exhibition
At J. W. Mcknight Co.'s, No. 1927 PsnnsylTa-
MIA avenue.
With few exceptions all the old contracts made
by the Board Of Public Works, and the extern
sions found necessary 10 he made by the District
Commissioners, will be closed up in short time.
The contractors on the street improvements hav-
11K Deen 70 nave lu6T hOEk uulSHeu I'D
by the LIST of November, are daily reporting their
work CLOSED.
Eliza Smith, mother-in-laW to Alfred SnoWden,
yesterday tried to get her daughter, who is sup
posed to be Alfred's wife, from his house, and
Alfred retaliated by eiectfng her from the house
and "hoIIering" at her out Of the window. Eliza
eWOre out warrant for assault and battery and
Alfred was arrested by ofhcer Haney.
Yesterday afternoon couple OF welI-known
thieves stole pair Of blankets from the store Of
Third and Four-and-a-half streets northwest.
They were pursued to South Washington by
Ohicer Broderick and Detective CoOmes and cap
fured. They Will be taken before Judge Smell
to-day.
The following patents have been is:ued to r5s'-
dents of the District OF Columbia: Silas S. 0aish,
OF Washington, d. O., Improvement in sand ard
gravel drlers; VIM. II. Cooksey, Washington, ID.
O., improvement in dumping wagons; John W.
dllDgs purifiers; Hiram TorTey, Philadelphia,
Pa, and Darius Lyman, Washington, ID. o., i'm
groyement in sash holders; james H. Williams,
Washington, d. O., improvement in locking de-
vices for desk drawers.
The members Of the SIxth-street Baptist
church, who are drawn up against their pastor,
Rev. W. H. Lee, have adopted resolutions with
drawing from the church building, and will hold
religious services in Robertsonis hall, on Viz
gfnia avenue, South Washington, until the pend
ing suit in reference to the church property is
settled. Rev. W. II. Lee is notified TO meet the
executive board Of said church on Wednesday
evening, November II, 1875, to answer the charges
against him, and show why he should not bs ex-
communicated from the fellowship of this church.
Inspector Plowman has issued the following
building permits: Il. A. Foster a brick building,
east side Fifteen street, between ID and E north
west; 500. Daniel Jackson, a tWo-story frame
dwelling, south side sherman street, between Q
and 4 and Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets
northwest; 81 coo. Chas. +. Davis, brick Offices,
east side Seventh, between F and q streets north
west; 5000. John X. Brooks q two-story brick
dWallfnU smith side (1o-cnTaU- hntWaen SITteeOth
$500.
At q meetiog Of the Grand Council Sons Of
Jonadsb, of this District, Past Chief g. ]. L.
Foxwell was elected to the unexpired term of
Grand Chief, made vacant BY the resignation Of
VIM. J. Points. Past Chief John Hill was elected
Grand Marshal; Past CSief John Richmond
Grand Outside W atchman. Grand Secretary G.
h simpson, with Past Chief W. H. Champion,
has organized Council of the Sons OF Jonsdad
1t Pomonkey, Charles county, Maryland.
The East End Musical Association met last
evening for reorganization and election OF officers
The following officers were elected: President,
secretary, p II. Seymour; treasurer, ]. F. Mi,
Ter; librarian, 7. q. McClearJ; musical director,
g. H. Littlebridge; pianist, Miss Maggie W.
McOleary. Adjourned, after musical exer-
cises, to the Methodist mission rooms, sl3 H
street northeast,to Saturday, November q. This
association embraces some positive talent, and
will do much towards enlivening the long winter
evenings in the east end Of the city.
The following official statement in reference to
The letter boxes in the railroad depots has been
made: Letter boxes for the reception Of letters
for the North and East and for the South have
been placed in the Baltimore and Potomac depot
and box for Western letters in the Baltimore
and Ohio depot. The mail deposited in these
boxes is not taken to the Post Ofce, but is taken
ont BY the railway post ofhce clerks lust before
the trains start. Only mail for such States and
Offices as are designated OF the bulletin board
over these boxes should be placed therein. CITY
1esters will be delayed IL mailed in these boxes
Attempted Suicide.
About $50 O'Clock yesterday afternoon colored
girl named Ella Cruiser, twenty-five years of age,
attempted to commit suicide in SeTenth-street