National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-22
The Underwriters Letter-ReeOrd OF
the COurtS-Amusements Tonight
Local Miscellany.

Weather probabilities estimated at a. n.-FoI
the Mid lie and Eastern States, falling barOme
ter, warm, clear or hazy weather, with southwest
10 southeast winds.
Thermometric readings taken October p
1876, at the Signal Office: a. m, 40; 1855 a. H.,
s2o; u NJ, 10; p m, 80: 4S5 p. m. 80; p. ~
&c: II p, m, IS. Maximum, 1Go: minimum, J9o
Hempier's auction continues Saturday night
Try the i. Q. cigars. They arc the best Of all.
Sherman & Grant, bankers-highest price paid
for 365 bonds and auditors certificates.
Highest price paid for Ieft-off clothing, boots,
shoes &c, at Herzog's, 81 D street northwest.
H. d. Cooke, jr., s Co, + street, near the
and sell District securities sc.
Dr.. Blood's office for the treatment of Catarrh,
BRONCHITIS, Consumption, &c, by oxygenized air,
is at No 6l9 E street northwest.
Mr.. Philip T. Berry, of Georgetown ia lying
dangerously i'll at his residence at the corner Of
Congress and Dunbarton streets.
The officers of the Fifth precinct yesterday
Colored, on Ninth street, Which is waiting for an
owner.
The verdict Of the coroner's jury in the case Of
the colored man, Emanuel Dodson, who was on
Wednesday drowned in the canal, near the Chain
bridge, was accidental drowning.
The second social meeting of the Swedenbor-
;ran Society Of this city was held 81 the Washing
ten Business College Wednesday evening, and
was very enjoyable affair 10 all participants.
Mr. Marshall Steele is now canVRssing the city
for the BISHOP PatePt iam9s Wool Guste6S
which hoUseEeepers will find to be indispensable.
Every body in want of Welton, Brussels, three
ply or ingram carpets should examine tho
numerous new and choice patterns from w. and
J. SlU2Ee's. broadway, New orE, on exhibition
at !. W. Mcknight y Co.'S, No. 14Z7 Penlsylva-
mia avenue.
MI Bond, superintendent Of the Pater: Office
building, has put up in the rooms OF the Secretary
and Assistant Secretary of the Interior fine set
Of dove-colOred rep curtains lined with buff, put
up with heavy box lambrequins, elaborate cord
and tsssels, fixtures, sc.
The District Commissioners and Commissioners
OF the Sinking Fund, with the District Comptrol-
ler caused to be burned yesterday District bonds,
coupons, &c, representing $50 $40 81 which have
been paid A portion of the above were the Emery
$40 certificates, redeemed on Wednesday.
The alarm of fire at 9 o'clock last evening, from
box 81, was occasioned by the burning Of Dunite
of rags in the house of colored woman named
Mary Payne, in the alley between Nineteenth and
Twentieth and and M streets. The flames were
eXtinguished before any damage was done.
Yesterday building permits were issued to VIM.
Rsdford, a three story and basement dwelling,
south side Of n, between Seventeenth street and
Lurch, q two-story brick dwelling, west side of
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The alarm Of fire about ll:SO O'Clock yesterday
morning was occasioned by the discovery OF IRE
in o frame building on NJ street, between FIJI
teenth and Sixteent6, occupied Dy klcn sdd
promptly, and the flames were extingutshed;
loss about $40.
Yesterday at tee pa-ochial (malel school OF the
Immaculate Con, epti n, corner of Eighth and
streets northwest, Master Charles Gallant, on
behalf Of the teachers and scholars, presented
Rev. Father MCCARTHY, pastor OF the above
named church, with a tlne set Of harness for his
horse, valued at 500.
John f. Brooks, who few days ago was ar
rested on the charge of falsely personatiDg Jas.
+. Russell and felOniously forging his name to
deed of release. and committed 10 jail, was yes
terday released on 50 500 bail. The sureties were
7IeEsTs. Ezekiel Griffin, Albert Mcintosh, Noah
Robinson, W. II. Bowman, VIM. Bowen and DIM
jel Williams.
It is announced that single scull race will
take place next week between ] ohm White, Of the
Analostans and member of the POtomacs. The
new shell of the hnalOstan's arrived in this city
On Wednesday morning in charge Of its builder,
Elliott. OF Green Point, New York, and the Ana
lostan crew were out in their new boat in the az
teFnocn.
NesSTs. N. &. Clarke & Co., No. CO.. Seventh
street. general agents for the New England Life
Insurance Company, Of Boston, have paid $4,000
on the life Of q Georgetown contractor on ten
days notice. This cOmpanyis to be complimented
for having such Wide-aWake agents as Nessrs.
Clarke * Go. for this city. Those contemplating
putting policy on their lives should give them
call.
Chris. Xander, rectifier. distiller and importer
OF pure wines and liquors. DR.. Beecher's cele-
brated wild cherry bitters, the wonderful remedy
Tor affections Of the respiratory organs. Handlers
stomach bitters, an unequRleO cure for dyspepsia,
mala-ial fevers, sc. Catawba speciality; and
warranted free from Injurious chemicals No.
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