National Republican., 1876-08-23
GENERAL NEWS OF THEclTY
MEETING Or THE HEALTH BOARD
TIlDEE AND HENDRICKS CLUB
CAUGHT IN A MAN-TRAP
FIFTEEN GUNS SET FOR THIEVES
LOCAL NOTES ABOUT TOWN
Miscellaneous Paragraphs Of Interest
MEETING or THE HEALTH BOARD
TIlDEN and HENDRICKS CLUB
CAUGHT IN A MAN-TRAP
FIFTEEN GUNS SET FOR THIEVES
LOCAL NOTES ABOUT TOWN
Miscellaneous Paragraphs OF Interest

In the Middle States, falling barometer, rising
temperature, winds backing to southwest and
clear or partly cloudy weather, possibly sue
eeeded BY rain areas in northern portions.
Tbermometric readings taken at the Signal
Office August %, 1867 q. m, 900; 7:S5 a. m :,
$40; - m, 76o; Q p. m, 500; 4:35 p. m.
$50; 9p. m, 700; II P. m, 66o; maximum,
$50: minimum, $50.
Behrend's Patent Catarrh Cigar, sure cure.
There will doubtless be large attendance
and lots Of fun at the skif and tub race to-
day.
Left-of clothing, watches, pistols, &C.,
bought at Herzog's, 917 D street. Orders at
tended to.
All kinds of trunks made to order, repaired
and covered at McMurray's, sos Pennsylvania
avenue, Market space.
A fine orchestrion will perform every after
noon and evening at Henry Schwarzenberg's
0rchestrion Saloon, 405 Eleventh street:
The flags on several of the hotels and many
of the business houses were at halEmast yes
terdsy, out ofrespect to Speaker Kerr.
The excursion this evening under the au-
spices of the Lyceum Bureau, on the Mary
Washington, will be an enjoyable affair.
The Caledonian club have their annual pic
mic at the Washington SchuetZen Park to-day,
and will give an exhibition OF Scottish games.
A meeting of the representatives of the
Washington press will be held this evening at
GEO O'Clock at the Critic Office TO consider i'm
portAnt matters.
About O'Clock yesterday morning Officer
Edelin, found somebody's Cas- hmere goat at the
corner of Third street and Pennsylvania ave
nUesoutheast, and conveyed it to the Eighth
precinct station.
JH Squier & Co., bankers 1416 Peunsyl-
yanis avenue, pay six per cent. interest on de-
posits, payable on demand. Special rates on
time deposits. Interest paid January and
July, or credited.
The Con missioners of the District have de-
eided not to dispose of the wooden blocks com
ing from the old pavement, DOW lying on
Pennsylvania avenue, but store them away for
use in patching other payements.
There will be panoramic exhibition of the
Boiy Land with explanatory lecture by Prof.
Miihken, at the Gospel tent, in East Washing
ton, next Saturday evening. The entertain
ment will be both interesting and instructive.
The Pennsylvania avenue paving commits
sion have appointed Mr., John A, Partridge
general superintendent of the work, at $50
per month, and d. W. Baily, of bingham,
Mass., foreman of asphalt work, at 81 per day.
Insure your real estate and personal prop
erty in the Firemen's Insurance Company of
Washington and Georgetown, D. c., (office
over Bank of Washington.) Prompt payment
Of losses are guaranteed to all icy-holders.
Messrs. Duncanson Bros, auctioneers, sold
Yesterday afternoon for Judson T. Gull and
Florian Hitz, trustees, lots and q, in square
l 1,121, improved by two-story frame house,
situated on Nineteenth street east, to C. T.
Bride, for s490.
About 5 O'Clock last evening as Mr.. Thomas
Joyce was driving on New York avenue and
while crossing the railroad track at Fourteenth
street he was thrown from his buggy and
slightly bruised. He was attended at Simp-
sons drug store by DR.. Young.
Early yesterday morning Officer Edlin, of
the Eighth precinct, found astray, at the cor
Der of Third street and Pennsylvania avenue
southwest, a female Cashmere goat, which he
took to the station, but has as yet been unable
10 find an owner for it.
Simon Wolf, esq, recorder of deeds, starts
this morning for a two weeks trip to the State
Of Indiana. During his absence he will make
speeches in the most prominent places Of the
State in the interest OF the Republican Presi-
dental ticket.
The police have been anxiousIy inquiring
what has become of that two months DISTRICT
pay, and whether there is going TO be any
more OF the paper-shaving business before they
can receive it. They earn their money, and
ought to have been paid when it became due.
e., Among the patents issued for the week end
ing aau.-gqst % were the following to residents
Of this I.stfict: =. VIM E. Prail, sssignof oI
half of his right to Rufus E. shapiey, OF fhila-
delphia, Pa, improvement in Iare boxes.
Jacob Z. Young, improvement in fans.
There is a woman residing in the northern
part Of the city 50 chock full of curiosity that
she climbs out on the back roof of the honse,
crosses over to that of her neighbors, lays
down fat on her stomach so that she can look
into the attic windows and see how the rooms
are furnished.
Eessrs. Biddle x Podgett, counsel, yester-
day filed bill for divorce for Margaret Butler
against VIM. Butler. The petition states that
they were married in January, 1870, and she
charges that he is addicted to drink and has
treated her with great cruelty, threatening to
cut her throat, &c.
Yesterday a thief stole from the room of
Robert Walker in a house on D street, near
Ninth, quantity of clothing valued at fifty
dollars. A tramp who has been allowed to
stay about the house for several days, and
who disappeared after the robbery, is sus-
pected.
"A man who from papers found in his pos
session Is supposed to be Thomas Higgins, lately
confined in the Government Hospital for the
Insane, was discovered on Monday by an officer
Of the New York steamboat squad wandering
damanfadlv alony West street He WAS locked
up in the Central Office.
A boy named John Cadin was yesterday
thrown from horse which he was riding on
X street, between Ninth and Tenth streets,
and falling upon the concrete pavement he
became insensible. He was carried intD
peighboring house, where he received medical
attention, and was afterwards taken to his
home.
Luttren & Wine, 1910 Pennsylysnis avenue,
are selling, and propose to sell until the 18th
of September, their black silks at old prices,
REGARDLESS of the great advance in the price OF
these goods. Their stock is large, and pur
chased about four months ago, when silks
were cheapest. We would advise ladies to ex-
anime before purchasing elsewhere.
The committee having in charge the Centen-
nlal excursion of the Odd Fellows of this Dis
tr,ct on the occasion of the meeting of the
Gland Lodge of the United States in Philadel-
ohja on the 18th proximO have completed the
Arrangements for the Trip. They viii leave on
the afternoon of the 18th of September by
special train on the Baltimore and Potomac
railroad the fare for the round trip being 81 25,
tickets good for ten days. They also deter
mined TO take the Marine band and MupdeIl's
Acid music with them. It is expected that the
party will number over eight hundred.
Theatre Comique.
The cool weather makes the evenings un-
snsually pleasant and enjoyable TO those at
tending upon the performances at the Theatre
.Gomique. Complete and well-arranged pro-
: prammes are prepared for each evening well
Calculated to please the large audience who