National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-12-16

Weather probabilities, estimated at a. H.
For Middle and New England States rising, fol-
lowed by falling barometer, warmer weather,
cloud and snoW, except clear weather in southern
portions.
Thermometric readings taken December 10 1875,
n the Signal Once: a. m, 22o5'; 7:S5 g. m,
22e; u m, so; p. NJ. 800; 4:S5 p. H. $50 81; p
m, $40; II P. m, $40. maximum, 81; nlni-
mum, no.
Boarding and for rent cards sold by Brad.
Adams.
Hempler, the opticlan, corner Four and. s-half
street, sells reasonable.
Highest price paid for left-on clothing, boots,
shoes, &C., at Herzeg's, sl7 street northwest,
Six per cent. paid on deposits, payable on de-
nand. Special rates on time deposits. ]. II.
Squire Co., bankers.
h. d. Cooke, jr., & Co., street, near the
Treasury, do a general banking business and buy
and sell District securities &c.
Note paper, 81 per ream, and envelopes, 81 per
Thousand, at Brad. Adams.
New York papers delivered to residents at
s'sloek by Brad. Adams.
TAe rattle for the horse for the benefit Of ST.
JosepL's Male on han Asylum takes place tc-
day, the 18th.
The largest stock of books, suitable for Christ
mas presents for children, can be found at Park
ere. Seventh street, opposite Post Once.
Madame Demorest, of New Yerk, contemplates
displaying the Centennial all the various styles
and fashions in ladies' dress during the las: hur-
dTed years
Paying cards, tn, largest assortment in the
cry, sod by Brad. dams.
At the second regular meeting Of the Second
Cooperative Building Association q 200 was
sold at an average sf los per cent.
Buy your goods for cash where you can buy
cheapest. II you do rot intend to pay for what
you buy. do not buy of those who advertise in the
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN.
Oficers OF state associations concerts and dra-
matte clubs should examine Tsllmadge hall be-
fore making other engagements. 1t is the best
hall in the city for all purposes centrally located
and on first floor.
About O'Clock last evening a man named W.
b. Thompson fell into the Eastern branch, near
Uniontown, and only escaped drowning through
the efforts Of Officer Anderson, who rescued him.
Stansbury Lodge, No. q, F. A. A. NJ, OF
Brightwood, D. C., has elected the following Of
hcers: J. Middleton, jr., w. NJ; b. W. Sunny,
5. W.; q. Z. TIoutman, J. W; b. ID. Carpenter,
secretary; q. W. Balloch, treasurer, and T. NJ
Bowling, tyler.
At the annual meeting Of the Plate Printers
Union, held Monday evening, December Is, 1875,
the following officers were elected for the ensuing
year: President, Robert Wood; vice president
l. II. LanmRn; secretary, q. II. Haight and
treasurer, Arthur Small.
Advertisements, from four lines upwards, can
be inserted in any leading city or country news
paper In the United States, at lowest standard
rates adopted BY such papers, at Max Cohen's
Newspaper Advertising Agency, No. $50 Street.,
lTallmadge block rooms Is and 49,
Yesterday the prisoners John Green, Q. G.
Fisher, Bat Noonan and George Watson were
brought from the old jail in the new Maria"
and landed al the courthouse door, and after the
adjournment Of the court they were taken to the
lail. these being the last of the Drfsnnare IN
BE transferred, and the old building is now vacant
The Equitable Life Assurance Society, through
Mr. Heyer, the general agent, have to-day paid
S15,3Oe to the heirs OF Zeph. English, deceased,
The promptness and lberslity IN the settlement
Of claims for which the Equitable Is proVerblaI is
one Of the causes Of its unprecedented success
We commend 1t to everybody. A policy in the
Equitable is like Government bond-s1re to be
paid at maturity.
Amsn who was confined at the Central guard
house early yesterday morning FOR drunkenness
was attacked with asthma so severely that his
life was despaired Of DR.. Hyatt was summoned,
was purely an act of Christianity on the part Of
the Doctor, who was called out Of bed long before
daylight, to do a duty for which he knew he cJuld
receive no compensation.
Saturday afternoon q man named Frederick
WUrdemen was found in the alley, in the rear
Of police headquarters, bleeding profusely from
an ugly cut in his head. He was carried to police
headquarters, and his wounds were dressed bT
OIs 4Onutucuus WIN lOuQQ an artery SeYere6.
after which he was conveyed to his home. Wur.
deman was intoxicated at the time, but stated
afterwards that he had become engaged in a
quarrel with party Of men in q bar-room, during
which he received the cut.
A week ago, last Saturday night, the house of
Mr.. VIM. A. Young and brother, of Alexandria
county, Virginia, was entered and robbed OF q
- siderable quantity OF household goods Mr.
John Young yesterday reported the case to De-
fective Coomes, who fecave,~n the goods from
woman named Maria WoOdbuek, unS was ar
rested on the charge of receiving stolen goods. I
The property stolen amounted TO $3.50 and con- |
sisted Of featherb bed, bolster, pillows, Sheets
blankets table ware, kitchen ware, double-bay.
relied gun and q revolver.
The alarm OF fire from box IA about $50 O'Clock
last evening was turned in on ACCOUNT Of the dis
coVery OF fire In a room in the rear OF the Rich
mond house, on the south side OF PENNSYLVANIA
avenue, between Third and Four and-a- half
streets. The room, which is on the first floor has
been occupied as bar and billiArd.room A bow
was lighting the lamps in the room, and let one
1all upon the floor behind the bar. The flames |
spread rapidly and damaged the room and the
furniture TO considerable extent but the promnt
actfos of the fire department kept the are within
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