National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-26
Local MfsceIlany-Arrest OF PiekPOek.
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JaeksOn's Monument.

Weather probabilities. estimated alta. m.-For
the lower lakes, the Middle and Eastern States,
falling barometer southwest to southeast winds.
warm, cloudy weather and rain, followed by cold
weather and northwest winds on the lower lakes.
Thermometric readings taken October Is,
1875, at the Signal Office: a. m, 49o 7:35 a. m,
SO; u m, $50; p. m, $50; Ass p. H. 10; p n,
SO; IL p, m, IS. Maximum. 100: minimum, 4So.
Attend Hempler's optician auction to night.
Try the B. O. cigars. They are the best of all.
workuen are engaged in repairing the pave
ment Of Bridge street, Georgetown.
Sherman Grant, bankers-highest price paid
for Se5 bonds and auditors certificates.
Dr. Duneanson has returned after an ex-
tended Northern tour and resumed practice.
Highest price paid for left-of clothing boots,
shoes, &C., at HerEog's, el7 D street northwest.
H. D. Cooke. IT,, & Co., street, near the
Treasury, do a general banking business and buy
and sell District securities &c.
DR.. BIood's Office for the treatment Of Catarrh,
Bronchitis, Consumption &c, BY oxygenized air,
is at No. Gle street northwest.
From ]. c. Parker, Seventh street, opposite
the Post Office, we have received the standard
"Gruber's Hagerstown almanac" for 1875.
1t is understood that Mr.. Bayard Taylor will,
on the 10th Of November, lecture TO the Schiller
bund, probably on literary life at Weimar under
the Duchess Amelia.
There will be a Getting of the Dental Society
Of the State of Maryland and the District of Co.
lumhia, at Wizards hall, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday Of this week.
Monday night a coal-oil lamp exploded in house
No. 1885 d street northwest, in the hands OF
Emma Chapman. and set fire TO the house. No
great damage was done.
Chief Engineer Cronin started last night for a
trip through West Virginia for the purpose Of
Co.. he ooF4 ha
He will probably be absent one week.
At the meeting Of the New York Republican
Association on Saturday night last, H. f. Miles,
Frederick NJ. Lewis, d. P. Leach, c. ]. Myers,
L. W. Cady, r. B. Wagner, "A. III. LeRgnand B.
F. Maxwell were elected active members.
A force Of workmen are engaged in tearing up
the old DeGolyer wood pavement on Pennsyl-
yapia avenue from Second to Eighth street east,
preparatory to a concrete pavement being laid.
Sunday society to be known as the Phil
osophic Club was organized at Lyceum hall, with
b. D. Peck as president and DR.. Rowland as
secretary; the object being to discuss philosoph-
zeal questions on Sundays in ten-minute speeches.
The alarm of FIRE from box 30, about o'clock
yesterday, was caused by FIRE in the loft of some
stables in the alley between Ninth and Tenth
and and streets. The. fire department re-
spOnded promptly and exttnguished the fire be-
fore any great amount Of damage was entailed.
Everybody in want of Welton, Brussels, three
ply or ingram carpets should examine the
numerous new and choice patterns from w. and
J. Sloane's Broadway, New York, on exhibition
Mt J. W. Mcknight s Co.'S, No. 1927 Pennsylva-
mia avenue.
A very interesting service of the Sunday school
connected with the Twenty-third street NJ E
church was held Sunday evening. The school,
with the assistance Of many persons engaged in
Sunday school work, sung quite a choice selection
OF sacred music: Mr.. James p. Tustin made an
appropriate address, which was very cordially
received by the school, and the whole affair was
looked upon by those present as pleasant and
instructive occasion.
The annual visitstions OF the officers OF the
Grand Lodge, K. Of p, TO the subordinate lodges
Of this jurisdiction, will take place as follows
Franklin, No. 2, Oct IS; Hermione No. l., Ost.
&c; Mount Vernon, No. S. Oct. q; Excelsior, No.
i, Nov. 2: Liberty, No 6, Nov. 8: Germ AHA,
No. Is Nov /: Webster, No. Z, Oct. IS: Reliance,
No. &c, Nov. II; Friendship. No. S. Nov. !: Equal,
No. L, Nov. Is; Decatur, No. 9, Nov. 10; Occas-
Eia, No. Is, Nov. o. Syracusians, No. 10, Nov. IL;
Harmony, No. q Nov. Is; Calanthe, M. II, Nov.
6; Union, No. -, Nov. 5.
TIE annual meeting Of the Cooperative Pur.
chasing Association will be held this evening at
the rooms of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation. The society is represented as being in
fiourishing condition. It consists simply OF q
number Of persons combining together to give all
their trade to those merchants who will sell to
them cheapest, and they think they save an aver
age of fifteen per cent. by the arrangement. But
the secret of their advantage is that they all pay
cash for what they buy. Any merchant can afford
10 sell fifteen per cent. cheaper for cash than he
can or months credit.