National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-18
ACTION OF THE NEW YORK REPUBLICANS
DEATHS, ACCIDENTS AND FIRES

Weather probabilities estimated at q. m.-Fo
the lower lakes, Middle and Eastern States, Low
or falling barometer, rsslRg temperature, south
west to northwest winds, cloudy weather and
rain, except in Virgtnis.
Thermometric readings taken October L.
1875, sc the Signal Once: a. m, 800; 7:S5 a. m
sgo; Il p, n. IS. EaIi@um So: r min I'M So
TrY the B. Q. cigars. They are the best OF sl'.
Hempler's opticIan auction continues Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday.
Sherman Grant, bankers-htghest price paid
for 365 bonds and auditors certificates.
Highest price paid for ieft-oh clothing, boots,
shoes, &C., at Herzog's, sl7 street northwest.
DR.. Blood's office for the treatment OF Catsrrh,
Bronchitis, Consumption, &C., by oxygenized air,
is at No. 6l9 T street northwest.
H. D. Cooke, jr., & Co., street, near the
Treasury, do q general banking business and buy
snd sell District securities sc.
Lawrence Bird, charged with assault and bat
terry with intent to kill John Q. PrinRle, was on
Saturday sent to the grand jury.
The congregation Of st. Paul's Protestant Epis-
copal church (RituaHsticl are 10 nave a new
and large organ, which they nave ORDERED from
Boston.
Edelin,, the coIored man who was struck on the
head some time ago with stone, near Fort Foot,
and reported at that time TO De seriously injured,
has recovered.
There were sixty arrests made Saturday and
Saturday night in the District. The Georgetown
precinct had tie greatest number Tor any single
pTecinct-that was eighteen.
Tie overcoat stolen from the residence Of W.
W CoIcorsn last Friday was on Saturday re-
turned by a colored man named Davis, who had
purchased it from an unknown white man.
On Saturday @ building permit was issued to
Nicholas Eckhard to erect q two-story and base
ment brick dwelling on the west side Of Eigh-
teenth, between L aBd NJ streets northwest
$500.
The colored man, Andrew Ashton. charged with
burglariOusly entering the residence OF Colonel
James A. TAFT, was on Saturday put under two
thousand collars bond to await the action Of the
grand jury.
Detective McDeyitt on Saturday arrested q COL
ored man named John R. Brooks, a Waterman in
the Sixth Auditors office, on the charge OF forgery
preferred against him by James F. Russell, real
estate broker.
Everybody in want of Welton, Brussels three
ply, or ingram carpets should examine the
numerous new and cLoice patterns from W. and
J. Sloane's, Broadway, NewYork, on exhibItior'at
J. W. Mcknight & Co.'s, No. 1877 Pennsylvania
avenue
BY recommendation OF the "O6nvention of Pas
tors and Delegates Of the Churches, !" the union
pTayermeeting of all denominations will be held
in the Foundry NJ. E. church, corner of Four
teenth and G streets northwest, on Monday, the
18th instant, at p. u.
The \. Y. Z. Club have elected the following
othcers for the ensuing six months: President, A.
A. Selden; vice PRECEDENT, F. p. Hastings; secre-
tary, II. S. Valentine; treasurer, W. Collins; and
the following beard of managers: K. V. Simms, ].
N. Wright and J. Il. Small, Jr.
On Saturday three cOlored boys, John Smith,
Charles H. SmallWood and Edward Berry, en-
tered A BerWanger's store on High street,
Georgetown, ana captured pair OF shoes. O1n-
Ger harper was notified Of the deed Immediately
after II was committed and succeeded in arresting
them. The shoes were found on Berry's feet.
B, H.Warner, real estate broker and auctioneer,
will sell at auction this afternoon, at o'clock that
desirable business property on the north side of
Pennsylvania avenue, between Four and a-half
and Sixth streets, formerly occupied by Charles
H. Lane, esq. We have no doubt but that this
sale will be well attended, as tirstclass property
has been bringing good prices since the beginning
Of the fall business. Property on Pennsylvania
avenue is always in demand, and never fails to
pay well on the investment.