National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-02-08
SOkE T'ARes WHICH II MIGHT 90.
The COLofED SCHOOLS AsKns AID.
SERVICES IN SOME OF THE CRpSCHEs.
Sermons by Drs. Rankin and Mcguire
Earning of q Church-HOratiO
Kings ReunIOn-LOcaa Mis-
eeIIany-Signers for the
MOrriM Bill, &C.

For the Middle and East Atlantic coasts iaiaing
barometer, northessterly wiHds, threatsaing
weather and possibly snow, with lower tempe Idt
tuIes, but cIssTinE away in the former section
with northwest winds.
How is this for Polar wave2
Use Patterson & Jones' Trophy tomatoes.
Choice fruits-MalaGa Fruit Co.. 4os 9th st.
For court and market reports, see third page.
The laborers and attaches of the water regts-
1rar's Office were paid on Saturday.
Lieutenant Greer, OF the Fourth precinct, is con-
fined TO his residence by sickness.
As there is to be plenty of sleighing, BOW is the
time to get good sleigh, very cheap, a. Ora
hams, on Eighth street.
There were about thirty applicants for posi-
lions on he police force examined at pellce head
quarters last Saturday.
Spieer. southwest corner of Ninth and E streets,
has lot of fancy New York 6ntter- Just In; also,
line butter from other sections. Inducements IN
prices.
Fiske Jubilee Singers at the Congregational
church on the 18th and I'D. This will be the first
appearance OF this celebrated troupe since their
return from Europe.
The new church Of the immaculate Conception,
of which p. F. MCCARTHY is pastor, will be dedi-
Gated by Archbishop Bayley on Sunday next.
The ceremony will he impressive and interesting.
Detectives McDevitt aud Miller have recovered
the coats Of ]. d. Barclay, stolen from the Speak
er's room, at the Capitol January Il. and that OF
Jerry Whitehand, taken from the Metropolitan
hotel January IL. The coats we're kept hid away
by the thieves, and never offered for sale until
friday last, when the detectives found where
they had been disposed of and secured them.
At o'clock Saturday evening Officer Stone
found little coloTed girl named Josie Orange,
five years old lost in the street, and took her TO
the Ninth precinct station. A quarter Of an hour
later Officer Columbus brought in q cOlored boy
named Jos. Speaks five years old, with was also
picked up lost Both were at the station last
night awaiting the coming of their parents.
The funeral OF the late Thos. O'Connor, a po-
Heeman, doing duty in the Sixth precinct, took
place yesterday from his residence on Seventh
street near Howard university. After religious
services at the house the remains were taken TO
Mount Olivet cemetery for interment, followed
by his many relatives and friends, and an escort
Of forty policemen under the command oil Lieut..
EcklOG.
Saturday morning, about o'clock, a man
named David VanaWkiD, seveDty-hYe years OF
age was found dead in his bed at the hotel OF
Michael G. Fox, No. 1871 E street. Coroner ID.
g. Patterson was notified, and on viewing the
body decided to hold a post norton, which was
done and showed that death resulted from dropsy
Of the heart. The body was turned over TO the
Board of Health for burial.
One of the commissioners of the Freedman's
Bank has stated that all the branches are now
closed; that proper care and economy are being
exercised in the collection Of money; III 1t several
pieces OF property were lately offered for sale at
auction In this city, but found no bidders at fair
to wait for better times, and that the present
prospect is depositors will not receive more than
40 or IS cents on the dollar
About l:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon, a horse
attached to wagon and driven by Robert Z. Girls
mOnd, became frightened and ran away and
threw the driver from the vehicle at the corner
of Sixth street and Pennsylvania avenue south
east, seriously injuripg him about head and side.
Officer Clements took the man to Winters drug
store, corner OF Sixth and Il streets southeast,
where DR.. Thomas Keitch rendered medical aid,
after which he was removed to his home on Good
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