National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-03-29
HOW AND WHERE IT WAS FOUND.
InattentiOn OF the Visitors Of the Re.
lief CommIsAiOn-FunerA OF the
Late q. .. smith-WOrk OF the
Police -InterestinE Items
on Various Topics.

For the Middle States aud lower lake region,
the Ohio valley, TennessssS the South Atlantic
ran, e1IteTly winds yCerinR TO southerly, slight
changes in temperature and falling barometer.
Use Patterson Jones' Trophy tomatoes.
Choice fruits-MAlaEs Fruit Co.. Ios 9th Ct.
Fortune Emiles only on those who seek her. ="
Deposit in the Metropolis Savings bank.
John Green and John Conrad, both colored
day.
interest on deposits made before the Sd Of each
month.
The alumni Of the National Medical college
win celebrate their annual reunion byA dinner
at Grsy's tomorrow evening.
ThOs. L. Waggaman, real estate broker and
RuctiOneer, has sold 10 ashingtOn Hayden 20
feet front Of lot in square 96S, on Tenth street
Mrs Charles WhelpY, who was severely in
Jured q few weeks ago by falling on the fee, is
slowly recovering. Her physician, DIR. RichinRs,
hopes by next week she will be able to leave her
room.
Yesterday, about noon, an alarm was turned in
from box 90, Army Medical Museum, CAUSED by
smoke issuing from window in the st. Cloud
hotel. The department was on hand, but did not
40 into service.
Saturday afternoon, about 3 O'Clock, house No.
2Ol z street northwest, owned by Thos NJ. SheP-
from the rear by thieves and gas fixtures and lead
pipe TO the value of $40 stolen.
THE REPUBLICAN book and job department is
Iishments in the country 1t would be well for
lawyers AID other professional men, as well as
A young musical organization, known as the
Society QusJrille banO will give grand dress
ball this evening at Lyeeum hall. All who wish
to regain their chez cfulness after the restraints
OF the LeEten season should embrace this Oppor-
tunity.
The yacht Ella Treadwen is now at the navy
yard being OTerhauled preparatory to the spring
season. The Americas lie on the ways at ono Of
the Alexandria yards for the same purpose. Both
Of the trim stie era Is will be ready soon for the
pleasure Of their owners.
Sherman & Co., 1929 street, do a general
banking business, deal in all kinds Of bonds and
stocks. District securities speciality. Buy and
cell gold and foreign exchange. Drafts on Eng
land and the continent cashed at par. Agents
tQT the American and Red Star Steamship lines.
Two eolOred men we're requested to leave st.
Matthew church yesterday, because OF their IN
sisting upon Occupying seats in the body Of the
church and refusing to to the gallery set apart
for eOlOred people. The civil rights bill car
tainiy does not extend to churches, but how will
1t be in heaven?
TIE 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,
the city.
Mr.. WI. Snyder, the agent of Adams Ex-
press Company, whose headquarters is at Cor
louisville, va, is in the city for the mournfuI
purpose Of attending the ob1equies Of his deceased
friend, Mr.; Smith; Like the deceased, Mr.. Sny-
the service Of the company for ten years.
A crowd Of halEgroWn colored boys yesterday
evening were standing on the trestle-WOrk apper-
tanning to the Maryland Coal C0mpany's wharf
throwing coal and also exposing themselves inde-
Gently. The mate Of the schooner Manthany or
dered them away, when they be- gan throwing at
him and his vessel. He then leveled q tWo-bar-
relied pistol at the boys, which made them scam
per away. Two shot7 were fired, but as they were
designed only to Brighten, there was no personal
damage.
About $50 O'Clock Saturday morning, man
named Patrick Martin, residing at No. 9l3 Sixth
street southwest, was found by his wife to be on
fire, be being dressed in his night clothes. For
several days past he has been drinking freely, and
IT is said that on Friday he accidentally spilled
coal oil on his clothes. On the morning above
referred to he got up and procured his pipe, in
tending TO take q smoke. While lighting his
pipe his clothes were ignite and he was so badly
burned that he died at O'Clock that afternoon.
It is reported that the lower Potomac is filled
with wild game in unusually fine condition. The
slaughter among them exceeds that inflicted by
sportsmen for years, and the proportion Of canvas
backs is very much greater than for many sea-
sons. Mr.. "Dlck" Nicholson, Just returned
from trip as far path as Port Tobacco, where
he bagged a dozen ducks, a swan, and forty jack
snipes, reports that Mr.. George Sheckels and
party, whom he saw at Glymont, will return TO-
day with four hundred ducks, mostly canvas