National Republican., 1875-05-28
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

Fer the lower Iakes the Middle and Eastern
States, stationary and falling barometer, higher
temperature, northeast to southeast winds, parity
cloudy weather.
The following WAS thersnge Of the thermometer
At Hemplers yesterday: .. m, 15o: 10 a n
IG2i Z m, $50; 2 ?. N, 1926 p. M 1895 p m''
IA: .. N. 10.
Buy your groceries of Van Ness & 90.
Sherman x Grant, bankers-Highest price pald
for 3-65 bonds aid auditors certificates.
Concert and charade at Sixth Presoyterian
church tonight 2t o'clock. Admlssion' 20
cents.
TIE women's Temperance Urion have deter.
mined to open HOlly-Tree Inn, No. =, on r, near
Fifteenth street.
SIX per cent, paid on deposits, payable on de-
nand. Special rates on time deposits j. d.
Squter Co, bankers.
= The schooner Eliza Matthews, from Norfolk,
arrived at Riley's wharf yesterday, with iao.o Der
for Willett Libbey.
Treasury. do a general banking bTstEsss, and
buy and sell District securities etc.
Proft sgor George J, Byrne, of the fra OF Byrne,
Bro. & Co., of ~ Liberty and l2a Cedar street
New York, is in the city, the guestSt Mr.. Peter
McNaRsrs, on CapitO4 HILL
committe from the Southern Memorial Asso-
citation yesterday visited Baltimore to obtain an
orator for the day when the assoc alton will deco
rste the graves Of their fallen companions.
B.H. Warner, auctioneer. sold yesterday after
coon, through +. ID. Cleary, salesman, lot 8, in
square sos on Il street north, between Fourth
house, to jeremiah Miller, for 81, 7O5.
We advise oar readers to remember the auction
sale at Hempie-'s optician store. An immense lot
Of opera, field and spy-glasses, Thermometers and
harOmeters of the most approved patterns, draw
ing instruments, &c, will be disposed OF.
The Papal Envoys, MOnsgnOr Roncetti, Rev.
and McGlyua attended Mass at st. Matthews
church yesterday morning at $50 O'Clock, and
spent the day in visiting various places Of in
terest.
Collector t. L. Tulloch is preparing to enforce
the so per cent penalty on all persons who shall
have taeO to pay their special taxes on or before
the Slst instsnt in accordance with recent orders
of the Commissioner OF Internal Revenue. This
applies to all dealers in liquor and tobacco.
The gentlemen who graduated Wednesday
night from the National University law school
last evening met at the schOOl-roOm, on Seventh
street, and after spending some time in social
converse, proceeded to Harvey's. where they were
banqueted by Vice Chancellor Wedgwood.
Mr.. Payne the colOred man who was prevented
by MIR. Cake from giving his ball at willard hall
recently, has ny his counsel F. F. Miller, entered
suit before Justice Powell against Cake * Co.
for trespass and Illegally dispOs sessing them of
the hall, laying damages at 800.
TIE extension of the Seventh-street line of the
Washington and Georgetown Railway Company
IRON the foot Of Seventh street TO the Sixth
street wharves has been completed, and cars will
commence running over the new portion Of the
route by Saturday.
On Wednesday a demented woman named RI-
chel Wheeler was picked up while wandering
about in the vicinity Of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad depot and sent to the Insane Asylum.
She stated that she had been here since last
winter, and that she had brother living in 1th-
acs, N. Y, named William Fostbinder.
On Saturday next, Decoration Day, the steamer
Arrow. Captain Frank HOllingshead, will make
her usual trip to Mount Vernon, starting at 10
q. m. Instead Of returning at p. m, as on ordi-
nary occasions, she will remain at Mount Vernon
during the afternoon and arrive at her wharf
about O'Clock, making the sail up in the cool Of
the evening.
Yesterday morning Mr.. John Cole, carpen-
ter while engaged in taking down the sclfOld-
ing Of the new buildings corner OF Eleventh and
streets, got tangled In the ropes and was pulled
from the cOrnice to the ground, a distance of
about twenty-five feet, rGsuiting In compound
fractures Of the leg and arm. After being at
tended by Drs. Thompson, Burchard, Smith and
Farnhsm he was taken to Providence Hospital.
Metropolitan Lodge, No. so, Independent Or
der Of Mechanics, OF East Washington, was in-
stituted by the Grand Lodge d. G. at the rooms
CT Colum bian Lodge, No. !, on Tuesday evening,
and the following were installed as officers: HO-
ratio Beckett, Representative to the Grand
Lodge; Samuel X. Turner, Senior Master: W.
l.. Griggs, WOrshiptuI Master; Thos. A. Fuss,
Recording Secretary; Jos Schultz, Financial
Secretary; George II. LOveeSs, Treasurer; VIM.
Brown, Chaplain; HOratiO Beckett, Conductor.
The lodge starts out with fOrty-fVe members.