National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-05-15

For Saturday, in the Gulf and South Atlantic
States and the southern portion Of the Middle
States, rising barometer, southwest to northwest
winds, clear or partly cloudy weather, followed
by lower temperature.
The following was the range Of the Thermometer
1t Hempler's yesterday: q. IA, go; 10 q. m,
$50; D. m. GO.
For market reports see third page.
Buy your groceries of Van Ness Co.
Neither marriages nor divorces yesterday. The
world does not move.
Eleven thousand herring seld yesterday in
Georgetown at $40 per thousand.
Go at once and buy your clothing of Roman &
Cox, 5o7 Seventh street, If you want something
fine, stylish and cheap.
H. D. Cooke, IT,, & Co, IF street, near the
Treasury, do a general banking business, and
buy and sell District securities, ETC.
The highest quotations are given for 365 bonds
and auditors certificates by Dickson * Patterson,
brokers. Ofices, COS Fifteenth street and 2OS
Eour-and-a-half street.
PrOperty-oWners can save money in'paying spe-
eial Improvement taxes by calling on Dickson &
PatrerIon, brokers. Ofices, COS FiGeenth street
and 20S FOUrand-a-halt street.
Parties wishing to visit charlotte to attend the
Centennial can procure round-trip tickets at the
office of the Virginia Midland railroad, COS Penn
EylVanis avenue, at the very low rate Of SIS.
What is more pleasant, during the hot months,
than nice mating on your doors? When you
take up your carpets 60 to Ciark's No. l22S Penn
sylVania avenue, where you can buy 1t cheap.
The pastor ofthe Memorial church, on Four
teenth street, proposes to give an account Of the
International Sundsy-scbOol Convention at the
twilight service tomorrow. Whitsunday service
at II q. N.
The District Commissioners have issued orders
prohibiting, from and after June next, the
driving Of cattle and other live stock through
any Of the streets and avenues Of Washington or
Georgetown.
The handsome bay stallion AngIo-Ssxon, who
has become quite a tsvOrIte among the horsemen
of the District, will leave with his owner to-day
for Martinsburg, Va, where he will participate
in the races next week.
Those in search Of the best work and materials
and lowest prices in paperhRngings, window
shades, &c, will find It to their advantage and
save money by purchasing at L. F. Clark's, l2Zs
Pennsylvania avenue.
The barn at the Washington Asylum was
broken into through a window by some thieves
on Thursday night, who emptied sack Of meal
on the floor and packed in the bag the harness
belonging to the chain-gang train, with which
they made off,
Business men who are seeking to take advant-
cards, circular and handbills, can procure the
neatest printing OEthAt kind at the office of THE
national REPUBLICAN, on the most liberal
terms and with great promptness.
Messrs DuncAnson Bros. auctioneers sold yes
terday afternoon, for R. W. Walker and A. H.
McRae, trustees, lot of Charles Just's recorded
1872, improved by . throe-StOry brick house, known
As No. l6 sixth street southeast, to Henry Con-
rHdes, for $3.50.
The receipts Of grain in Georgetown yesterday
corn. Sales OF 500 bushels Of wheat at 81 81, 1000
bushels at Sl.52, AS bushels at Sl5sl5, 200
bushels at sl6O 700 bushels at from 81 SO to 5s4
$500 bushels at q. 1874, and 800 bushels OF cora
at IS cents for white and 90 cents for yellow.
The tissuc-paper illuminAtions and ornamental
tiOns at the 6arber-shop near the corner Of Sew
enteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue, took
IRE last night at $50 O'Clock, and produced
scary aspect, considerable commotion and fright
among the customers and tonsOrial artists, but
the confagrstiOn was over in an instant, and the
FIRE deDRTtmeDt was not called out,
The alarm of fire yesterday morning at 40
o'clock from box Al was caused by the WOOd-shed
No. 500 Seventeenth street, catching fire from
ashes thrown in it by servant girl. Nos. l, 2
and the hook and ladder company were promptly
on the ground and eXttnguished the IRE with
loss Of about go.
The following permits to build were issued yes
terday: Sarah Delaney, a two-story brick dwell
northeast; John Ward, tWo-story frame dwell
ing 10 by 80 feet north side of G, between Second
and Third streets northeast 81, $50; Vanderbilt &
Mulbey, two-story frame dwelling, south side
500 % between ino anu f0uf'n S'f'''' '04H'S'
In the ONCE Of the recorder of deeds Yesterday
there was filed a certificate Of Incorporation in
the name OF the Progressive Union Of the District
of Columbia, the objects Of which are to promote
the growth Of morality, care for the needy, sick
and dying, and to bury the dead, &c, to be man
aged BY a board of trustees, viz: Simeon ]. r.
Nelson, Robert Nelson, VIM. Nelson, Henry
Massey, VIM. Smith, Emanuel Washington, and
Silas Barker.
Mr.. Bechtel, the fireman, who was injured by
the late collision on the Baltimore and Potomac
railroad is still at Providence hospital, he being
only of those injured at the institution at this
time the others having so lar recovered as to be
able to 90 to their homes, and most OF them may
be said TO be entirely recovered, with the eXcep-
ton Of Mr.. Durety, who will, perhaps, not De
able to resume his business for at least ten days
yet, and one or two of the employees Of the com
pany, who are rapidly gaining strength.
The st. Louis Republican Of the 18th instant
notices the arrest of George II. Smith and his
arrangement before United States Commissioner
Eaton, in that city, upon the charge of perjury.
We are informed that this is the same person who
lately figured in the Patent Office in the great
Smith VS.. Barton interference in Middlings puri-
hers, and who recently brought suit against the
Metropolitan MiddliRgs Purifying Company, Of
this city, for interference IN his patent, which
they claim TO own for their territory by assign
ment,