National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-03-27

For New England and the Middle States,
NRrmeraDd clearing weather, southeast TO north-
west winds, and stationary or rising barometer
The following was the range Of the Thermometer
at Hempler's yesterday: 8 q. m, $40; 10 & m,
$50; = m, $50; p m, 49, A2: m, 90; p. m,
Use Patterson & Jones' Trophy tomatoes
Choice fruits-Mslags Fruit Co.. 4os 9th st.
See the Centennial Advertising Medium" at
the Ebbitt house.
Flowers for Easter decorations; Partisan bOu-
gOets, at Malaga FruitCo.' s. 4OS Ninth street.
At the last Philadelphia spell Mr.. Noah Web
Rter was defeated by an overwhelming majority.
See the Centennial Advertising Medium" at
the Ebbitt house.
For the most charming novelties IN paperhang-
legs go to Markriter's. HisstOck is just irem the
Bananas, oranges, Malaga grapes, &C., at West
India Fruit Co.'S, Centre market, B-street wing,
north side.
Pennies grow into pounds when we'll invested.
Deposit in the Metropolis Savings Bank, corner
Seventh street and Louisiana avenue.
An elderly spinster, who is continually advising
marriage, says she don't feel much interest in
sPsHiHg-matches, but she is delighted in making
them.
Thos. E. wsggamaD, No. $40 Seventh street,
lot Is in square $50, situated on street south
west, between Third and Fourth streets.
THE REPUBLICAN book and job department is
one Of the very best appointed printing esta0-
Iisbments in the country. 1t would be we'll for
lawyers and other professional men, as we'll as
our business men in general, to bear 1t in mind.
A oOlored man, named A. Kelly, employed as
waiter at the National hotel, fell last evening
on Sixth street, near the hotel, in Mt. Proper
restOrstives were applied, and he shortly after
recovered.
Sherman & Co., 1929 F street, do a general
banking business, deal in all kinds of bonds and
stocks. District securities speciality. Buy and
sell gold and foreign exchange. Drafts on Eng
land and the continent cashed at par. Agents
for the American and Red Star Steamship lines.
About O'Clock p. IN. yesterday a bright light
fvA ha ham, r,pr fnff nFF ha
hTe department. without waiting for an alarm be-
ing turned in, proceeded to the scene when II
was found to be the burning of some brush at the
head Of Twentieth street, and therefore the ser
vices Of the FIRE department we're not needed.
John J. Evans. Capitol HILL real estate broker,
has sold TO Colonel H. A. Gilbert original lots
g. g 10 and u, in square &c., for $50; also. for
Colonel s. T. Suit ten acres Of land near the Dis
tTiCt line, to J. r. Lynch, member Of Congress
from Mississippi, for $780, in Freedman bank
deposit books
Yesterday morning Lieutenant Hurley, of the
Third police precinct station, reported to police
headquarters that some thieves had entered, on
Thursday night Shoemaker's mill, in George
town, and, finding the safe open, ransacked It.
The ofheers of this precinct are on sharp look
out for the parties.
The National Capitol Real Estate Association
have elected the following officers: DR.. T. L.
Cathcart, president, (re-elected;) r. H. Andrews,
vice presidents Geo. COWe, treasurer, (re-elected;)
ID. A. Tappan, secretary, (ro-electedO john
Burnside, John 7. COrrtgan, John Evans, F. H.
Smith; 7. F; Maher, A. P; Pardon, J. J. Jett, J.
II. Hilton, ]. T. Pritchard, directors.
TIE REPUBLICAN book and job Office second
GOOr Of TIE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN building,
corner Of Pennsylvania avenue and Thirteenth
street, for promptness and excellence of work,
suTpasses any other printing establishment in
the city.
At an adjourned meeting of the Third Auditors
clerks, held in the chief clerks room yesterday
afternoon, it was determined to challenge the
Sixth Auditors clerks to a spelling match, -
and to that end Messrs. VIM. q. PennyWOrth, 5.
G. HOge and J. r. COllette were appointed
committee to confer with the clerks OF the latter
office, and make the necessary arrangements tor
the contest.
: hT.-EdWRrd Starr Smith, Well-known citizen
OF Washington, died Thursday evening" at his
residence, No. 1872 Eleventh street northwest.
Mr.. Smith was we'll and faVOrsbly known in con-
nectiOn with Adams Express Company, he haE-
ing been in the employ of that and the Harnden
Company for the past twenty-five years, nearly
twenty years Of that time being the agent for the
two companies in this city. Mr.. Smith died of
consumption, after an illness Of about two years
and half
stands Centre market, is because they are selling
new dates and hgs so low, as they receive in such
large quantities. To think Of ten thousand
pounds IN one lot. If you want oranges, lemons
bananas, Malaga grapes, &c, they can sell them
at prices that will induce purchasers to 20 there
and get their supplies. When the season for pine
apples commences, about the middle or latter
part Of April, that will be the great depot for
Purchasing, as they will have facilities to supply
The District with choice pine apples, oranges and