National Republican., 1875-09-07
Reform I'm the Police COurt-Mstters
MatrfmOniaI-Base BaII-ROwinG
Regatts-TOurnament at the
National Park-Aecidental
Observation-Disclosures
Paragraphs of LO,
cal Interest.

Weather probabilities, estimated at 1 a. m.-
For New England, the Middle States, Lower
Lake region and the South Atlantic States,
slowly rising barometer, continued high temper
ature, slightly lower than on Monday, northwest
to southwest winds and clear or partly cloudy
weather.
Thermometric readings taken September, 9,
1875, at the Signal Ofice a. m, go: 7;S5 a. m,
zoo; y m, $40; p. m, s6o 4:S5 p. m $50: p NJ
750; II D, m, Il. Maximum, So; minimum o..
Try the B. q. cigars. They are the best of all.
Neaves' food for infants, at the Home eopathic
Pharmacy, 9l4 street.
Call at AIexander's, 1923 Pennsylvania avenue,
and examine the patent eye-glsss.
Sherman & Grant, bsnkers-highest price paid
for 5 65 bonds and auditors certificates.
Wurdemsnn & Co. have a worldwide reputa-
tiOn for their finely constructed instruments
Highest price paid for left-ot clothing, boots,
shoes, &C, at Herzog's, 9l7 u street northwest
H d. Cooke ir & Co., F street, near the
Treasury do . general banking business and buy
and sell district securities &c.
The Analostsn Boat Club has declined the
challenge of the Nassau Boat Club, NEW Ork,)
unless they will row on the Potomac.
The camp meeting on Good Hope Hill looked
more like a picnic ground on Sunday than the
camping place Of penitent sinners.
The Virginia Press Association leave Rich
mopd this evening on excursion to New York,
passing through this city early tomorrow morn
ing.
Richmond, Va, arrived here yesterday morning,
and spent the day VIII ing the public buildings,
returning home last night.
The work Of breaking up the iron-clsd torpe 70
heats Hero and PiscataQus, which was suspended
q few weeks ago will be resumed in a few days
by the contractor. Mr.. W. P. Reynolds.
A force Of workmen were yesterday engaged in
relaying the cedar block pavement at Fourth
street and Pennsylvania avenue east which was
foated out of position by the late heavy rains.
The two frame houses that stood next the south
west corner of Second AID East Capitol streets
for number of years have been torn down, and
the foundation OF some new brick houses laid.
Among the handsome improvements on Capitol
Hin are two dwellings on u street, between
ID eads for his son, James Meads, and his sOn-in-
law, Mr.. K. Z. Smith.
Yesterday morning Mr.. A. H. Rsgan, OF the
City POstolfice, and Mrs. Mary Brisbin were
united in the bonds of matrimOny at St. Pstricks
parsonage. by Rev. Father Keane, after which
they left for Rawley Springs.
Frank Simmons, a clerk In the redemption
agency Of the Treasurer's office, living at Hyatts,
vile, Md. got up yesterday morning, at O'Clock,
to see what time IL was. He upset coal oil lamp,
and is now ''sbUrL" Of a house and furniture.
There will be an excursion to Philadelphia,
New York Bay and New York city and up the
Hudson West Point, Saturday, September II,
1875. Tickets for the round trip 80. See future
advertisements. Tickets for gale by J. Bradley
Adams, Sl2 street.
Acting Judge Mills of the Police Court re-
ceiyed a private note from Judge Smell yester-
day morning, stating that in consequence of in.
disposition he would not for the present resume
his duties at the Police Court, but would inform
Mrs. BENJAMIN, who was badly injured by fall
ing from her carriage on Good Hope Hill, on Sun
day, was considerably better last evening. She
is under the care of Dr. J. W. Little, who dressed
her wounds in Crutchett's drug store, in Union
town, q few moments after the accident.
The following building permits were issued
dwellings, north side Of P, between Ninth and
Tenth streets northwest; 81, 900. Hawkins Tay
lor, q tWo-story brick dwelling, west side First
between B and streets northwest; $500.
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and insurance agents, LIE Droit building, have
sold privately, for the trustees of the Mount
containing 9s,2os feet, TO the directors of the
Children's hospital, at 10 cents per square foot.
Black Hawk Tribe, No. L, 1. O. R. M, have ar
ranged for grand excursion to Rich nond, to take
place next Saturday, September IL. Trains will
leave the Baltimore and Potomac depot at IL
O'Clock p. m reaching Richmond at a. m, and
the party will return in the night train.
The members ofthe Columbia Fishing club left
last evening for their annual expedition down
the Potomac. They will be absent ten days. and
visit Point Lookout and CObb's Island ere they
return A number Of friends accompanied them
as far as Alexandria, and saw them safely started.
The Stenographers' Association of Washing.
ton held an adjourned meeting last evening at
the ofice of Alexander s Duprsy, and perfected
their organization. The next regular meeting
will be held ON the first Monday of October, by
which time the association will have its own
rooms for meeting and business purposes.
The navy-yard tug Rescue had steam up from
the time the Potomac water was shut off on
Saturday night until 1t was turned on again on
Sunday night. This was a precautionary meas
ure on the part # the commandant of the post, as
in case of fre the engines of the vessel would be
ready 10 throw water at any point within the in
closure.
About four o'clock yesterday afternoon, as
Francis Eeidel was sanding at the corner Of
Thirteen aDd-s-half and Z streets a colored
woman named Mary Spriggs brushed roughly
agair ST him and took shIrtpin of some value
from the bosom OF his shirt. Mary was arrested
by Officer Shilling and locked up in the Central
guard-hOuse.
Yesterday morning the horse attached to a
physicians buggy, while turning the corner Of
Pennsylvania avenue and Seventh street south
east, took fright and ran down the latter thor
oughfare until he ROt in front OF Laugley,s black
Smiths shop, near the corner of street, where
he was captured. A small cOIOred bow who was
o1iy ny, had a narrow escape from being seri-
ously injured.