National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-14

For the Middle States and The LoDer Lake region
rising barometer, decided fol- IN the teHPeTd-
tEre, brisk and oeesston0ny aaga n0i 70 Zee Ge't
snox in the latter, trhfck conditions t1tH grGdu-
aIu srtend eastward oUer NeU England.
The following was the range Of the thermometer
$40; Il n, $50 up. m, SO; p. m, $50; p. m,
SO; y. m, 80.
Use Patterson & Jones' Trophy tomatoes.
Choice fruits-MaIaRa Fruit Co.. 40S 9th st.
For Courts" and other local news see third
page.
The bored of educatiOn-Chiidren who hate
school.
This morning, at 10 O'Clock, Messrs. Lstimer &
Cleary, auctioneers, continue the sale Of cloths
and clothing at their auctton-rooms.
The time for filing claims against the city gov
eminent expires on the 10th instant. Consult
Whitaker & Cooke, us Fifteenth street, before
that date.
Grocers and dealers will find lot Of fine Ohio
cider, in 81 gallon barrels, for sale at reduced
prices; also, daily receipts Of choice butter at
Spicer's ~ Ninth street.
Bar-room licenses approved by the Board Of
Metropolitan Police, remaining over in the COL
Iectors office, will be returned to the board to-
morrow at l O'Clock to be Cancelled.
The residence of H d. Cooke will be open to-
ton The sale takes place tomorrow morning,
under the supervision Of Latimer Cleary, auc-
tioneers.
A woman who aspires to be the presiding
genius Of her own household must never be in
doubt. When her husband is going on lively at the
other end Of the breakfast-table, it won't do for
her to hesitate between the cofeeurn and the
slOp-boWl.
The residents along Sixth street contemplate
running fiat boat along that street from Penn
sylyania avenue to the river, but the only OBJ
stacle in the.Way is that the toW-Paths are In too
bad condition; too bad for the traditional mule to
travel along.
Said tipsy husband to his wife, "yoH needn't
bl-blame me; twas woman that first tem-tempted
man to eat forbidden things" THAT won't do, -
retOrted the indignant wife. woman may have
FIRST tempted man to eat forbidden things, but he
took to drinking Of his own accord"
Several of the hands on board the crafts rum
ming up and down the Potomac river were slightly
frost bitten during the past few days. The COM
United States steamer Triana show evidences OF
the severe frost on Saturday night.
A Chicago reporter went to party the other
day, and was good enough to remark the next
morning that q certain young lady had the small
est waist IN the ROOM There is no sense in getting
Wrathful with the young man; the other giIls
killed him the next day, and they made him q
grave where the sunbeams rest.
An alarm was sounded from box So about $50
O'Clock, caused by burning chimney in George
town. At s p. m. another was turned in from box
Is, necessitated by the burning of the office Of
jackson Brothers, at Twelith-street wharf. The
fire was extingushed after doing but slight dam
age.
To all parties whose wearing apparel or house
hold liner is depleted, we especially recommend
the stock Of Messrs. Yates & Mitchell, No. Sl7
blankets, comforts, table linen, &c, are being
sacrificed at a discount Of ten per cent. of the
prices which had been lately marked down, to
reduce stock prior to spring.