National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-13
GENERAL NEWS OF Tu!!Sc CITY
OTeBEG EflING OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES.
IEPHRThT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES REPORTS
COMPLETION OF The CHARIOT COMPANY.
Operations of the District Government.
Inc Amusements Toni Eht-The Meet
Inss 10 be Held-Op sniBE OF spe-
ctal sehools-LSe Al Miscellany
Ladies' Wind icated - Tho
City We s<erdAy.

>, weather pr36aoilit Is, estimatsd atla u.-For
- 1optbsast winSs rising barometer, northwet
weather with frequ6 - sras+ . --N
e1s 9. .hn Sil. readings taken October Il,
M TO- 20 nv .05 once: u M, 400; ZSS a. m
W; IL p m, 81. Maximum. $50; Minimum, So
wonder VINO aid the Marine band last night?
IrF me b; cigars. They are the best of all,
f. MShI Ia ~ Dickson didn't get hoarse 'rah'n J
WOnderi If % noa,o, So o--.h,-r r--..,
asst night? " h-
wonder Dr.'cGfver viii decorate the rag
,sby's grs ,aq
Hemple lin ..-.,nua tha onction Thursdav
mo SStu rday.
Mond' riff those transparencies won't do for the
'eAt 0@ r1yRl7
won Ter If Tenn KsIbfas knows the price Of
'leats by the box?
Wo' seer if Judge Moore thinks the rag baby
lled Of BouTbSnism:
W. snrer II Columbus Alexander don't think
bla 1eA is a sneid-erT
TondeT who paid for the kilograms to the Me-
it poaitans last nighG
Wonder if DR.. Chas. Allen didn't make q few
IL publican votes in OhiL?
Wonder if B. F. Lloyd don't wish he hadn't
EGde Dem. Jack. Ass. Of himself
Sherman s. Grant, bankers-highest price paid
ct sos bonds and auditors certificates
Wonder If the Dem. Jack, Asses got any new
hight on the cost of printing last night?
Wonder if ''Dsd' Finley didn't think Blallen
had played practical Joke on him last night2
Highest price paid for left-off clothing, boots
.shooS, &c, at Herzog's, 9l7 street northwest
Wonder If Dad" Finley wasn't responsible for
that rough Joke on hts Democratic friends last
night?
Wonder if the newly admitted Dem. Jack.
Asses-Colts are satisfied that their investment
Of initiation fees was good one?
Senec2 Tribe, No. II, l. q. X. NJ, intend to ray
a fraternal visit to Chippewa Tribe, in Frederick,
MarylR d, on the 14th instant.
DR.. Blood's office for the treatment OF Catarrh,
Bronchitis, Consumption, SC, by oxygenized air,
IL at No. SIS street northwest.
H. d. Cooke, it,, & Co., street, near the
Treasury, do a general banking business and buy
and sell District securities &c.
Blank memorandum and pass-books very low
prices next three weeks to reduce a large stock.
junction news depot, + and Ninth streets.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. James A. McDevitt
will hear with pleasure that the latter, who has
been seriously Ill for some time is rapidly recoV-
ering.
Rey. Geo. H. Smyth, formerly pastor of the
Sixth street Presbyterian church in this city, will
arrive with his bride at the Ebbitt houss today
for a short stay in this city.
Wonder if Henry S. Davis wasn't last mig ht in
the condition Of the man the tailbOard of whose
wagon Slipped out at the top of hill and spilled
his load of otatOes into the valley?
The officers OF the First precinct station last
night recovered from thief named THIS. Mont.
gomery large lot of wagon harness, which is
now At the station awaiting identification.
Judge Humphreys, Of the District Supreme
court, 1ds IeLuIueu lTOL0 huIzIOWu, BUCKS
county, Pennsylvania, where he last week deliy-
cred the address at the agricultural fair.
The new steamboat John W. Thomp.o1 is ex-
pected to arrive in Alexandria to-day, and t. be-
gin her regular trips on the Potomac Friday. She
is commanded by Capt. Wood who lately resigned
the command Of the steamer City Of Washington.
Mr.. MsriuI's dancing academy is again open for
pupils, who, we suspect, will avail themselves in
large numbers to learn the poetry OF motion"
in the rythm Of one Of the most accomplished Of
masters
fine bay horze -bsIonFfnp IN NJ .io- F,IIintt
broke out Of OIcOtTs stables Monday night. op-
poste franklin square, and on l street slipped
and fell on the concrete pavement and broke one
Of his hips Tie animal was killed.
Everybody in want of WeltOn, Brussels
three-ply or ingram carpets shOuld examine the
numerous new and choice patterns from w. and
]. Slosnes. Broadway, New York. on exhibition
at J. W. Mcknight * Co.'S, No. 1877 PennsylVa-
mia avenue.
On Monday, Nj II. IL Richardson, while work
ing at Hairs stone quarry on PIney Branch, had
one Of his feet crushed by the falling of q large
stone. Or. SeUr dressed the wounds, and he was
removed to his home on Spring street, in the
county.
Yesterday morning Rev. Gustavus W. Hobbs
and Miss ! Jeanette ID. Richardson were married
stress. OF which Mr.. i. is pastor. Rev W. F.
SPeske. the presiding elder Of Washington dis
tTict, Elciated.
Workmen have commenced exsavating at the
corner Of sixth and streets northwest, prepare
tory 10 the erection Of several fine brick buildings
upon that site; The property was recently pur-
-
posed improvements are being N Ide.
Signor Barie resumed his popular course Of
singing lessons week ago, and is deserYedly en-
joying general appreciation. Parents desiring TO
placetheir children under thorough tutelRge in
TIE divine art Of music will find 1t difficult to
secure for them more important teacher than
Signor Barile.
Don't talk 70 me bout no steamboatses,
niCgah, cause dts chiles too circumspection to
il deedy, Use a railroad man, is cause ye see de
railroads heap de saferust TO- to trabbel onto.
Ifyou's on one Of dem steaubOstses an de biler
bIler busts, tcky dGr &c Is, don't ye see."
At the annual meeting Of the Library AssocIa-
ton, I: U. q. F, Monday night, the following
Henry Trine vice president; J. NJ. Follin, secre-
tary; B. A kidder; treasurer; Thomas Greer,
1 9sn and I6sn Ra1tstt SSa4d N
George W. Mclean, librarian.
In 70, al paragraph which appeared in these
columns yesterday the charge was made that two
ladies, whose names were not mentioned, had
been guilty Of shopliting. Inquiry of the sta
timer at whose store the act was alleged to have
ere unfounded, and that the ladies referred to
were innocent.
lie following officers have been Installed by
the Peabody Literary Association: ]. Herman,
president; f. Poyser, vice president; A. Behrepd,
treasurer; NJ. Schwartz, recording secretary; L.
Brown. financial secretary; l.. Abrams, stage
]. Gotthelf marshal
Col. J. o. P. Burnside has been surprised with
present of gold badge, in the form Of a three
lesfed clover, the badge Of the army corps to
which he was attached during the late war. One
side Of the badge is blue enamel and bears the
inscription ITO Col. J. o. P. Burnside" The
Colonel would like to know to whom he is In
debted for this neat testimonial.
new buildlnR association, to be known as the
"Progressive Building Association" has been
formed. One hundred and fourteen shares are
subscribed and the following officers elected: J.
H. Smith, president; Daniel Murray, vice presi-
dent; T. Lawson Brooks, secretary; Calvin T.
Brent, treasurer; ShermOnt W. Lewis, Robert
Cornell, Benjamin q. Freeman, Richard W. Tom
kiDs, VIM. Washington, Ephraim Jackson, and
FiTman Shadd, directors.
The second annual opening of Prof ColIiere's
French academy took place last evening and, It is
almost needless TO say, was hiR hly satisfactory to
all parties interested. Prof Colliers's method Of
teaching the French language is universally Rd-
mitted as the most practical and efficient, fact
worthy Of especial note in these busy, piping
days, when knowledge Of the French lspguSgs
is requisite Of even an ordinarily fair education
81d economy Of time q sludy.
District Government.