National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-04
GENERAL CITY NEWS.
ITEMs OF INTEREST FOR TIE PAST
TWO DAYS.

oBsFoUIEs OF THE LATE MORGAN L.
EMITH-MEETING OF THE CoNGREeA-
TIoR OF THE wEsTERN PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH-vETERANs OF The MEXICAN
WAR-THE WASHINGTON POoR-AIsCEL-
LAREoUs.
For fhe MSa{le Stafss and Ae LoIeeT Lake region
northeast to RoTfkISsst l1fndS Increasing eloudf;
neSs, rain, Rect SHotv, falling temperature ana
J0lIiHe, JossOsved by TiSfRg eGroTseteT'
Use Patterson Jones' Trophy tomatoes.
Choice fruits-Mslaga Fruit Co., 4Os 9th st.
Their were no receipts Of coal last week. The
shipments were 1850 TONS
An Alexandria man says the only hustle observ-
Sble over there is attached 70 the ladies.
They say that Adams Express did It's hrst
work In moving the old mans traps out Of Fars-
Sise.
captain Thomas H Partridge of the steamer
Lady Of the Lake, died Saturday morning at his
residence, on Sixth street, between + and u
streets southwest, after long illness oil rheuma-
tiEm.
AMI street man dreamed that his sant was
dead He aWOke to q realization that the dream
was true. he tried and succeeded to dream that
his mother-inlsw was dead be aWoKe 20 Ahu
that Il wasn't true worth cent.
The Young man who dressed up In EirIs clothes
and entered female boarding school in PhilAdel-
mia as q pulDtL must have had . sweet time Of It
among a parcel Of girls who ehewed gum and
talked dress half the night.-ldtIUdakee sentinel
While 3 horse attached to q cart and driven by
John LangstOp was going through Fighting alley
Saturday sfterroon. the animal stepped into 8
manhole, the ca, being displaced, but fortunately
was gotten cut without receiving any serious In
JuTy.
Mr.. Samuel Ludlsm, the popular and ef1cient
manager Of the Metropolitan hotel, has rendered
his resignation. 1t is understood he viii take the
MANAGEMENT OF the Stockton, at Newport, R. L
He leaves many friends here to regret his de-
paTture.
VIM Campbell was crushed beneath bank Of
earth and killed Saturday while at work on Nine
teenth, between q and ID streets southeast The
coroner was notified, but deemed an inquest IN
necessary, being satisfied that the death resulted
from accident.
Inspector Deener reports Z, 5ST barrels family,
lOIe barrels extra 465 barrels super, sos barrels
fine and Us barrels middlings, and INSPECTOR Nc
Cam reports 2Osl barrels family, 1856 barrels
extra . barrels SUPER lO9 barrels hne, Is barrels
middlings and 81 barrels rye hOuT-making
TOTAL of15.552 hsrrels-inspected during the month
Of December.
Mr.. A. NJ. kenadsy, who has had desk IN the
QuarteTmaster Generals office since 1865, ten
deTed his resignation Saturday, TO enable him 70
attend TO the telegraphic and mail correspondence
OF the San Francisco Chronicle. The Chronicle
claims to have the largest circulation on the Paci
&c eoast-S6,1o copies daily-and is certainly
Well-condUoted newspaper.
Of1eer SmoOt, Saturday afternoon, arrested
James Beverly, colored, on the charge Of steal
ing two crates and heArths, which he had in his
possession, and took him to the Central guard
house. He said the property belonged to q lady
Eleventh street, but, on inquiry, the lady dis
claimed knowing anything Of the man or articles.
The thief was trying to dispose Of them when
arrested. He will visit Judge Smell to-day.