National Republican., 1876-05-16
GENERAL NEWS OF THEClTY
ITE WASHINGTON MONUMENT FUND
RACES At BRIGHTWOOD YESTERDAY
National Jockey Club Races To-Day
AN EAST WASHINGrONIAN IN TROUBLE
SGHUETzEN VEREIN NAY FESTIVAL
Miscellaneous Paragraphs of Interest

Weather probabilities, estimated at / g. m.-
During Tuesday in South Atlantic and East Sal
States rising or stationary barometer easterly tc
sOutherly winds, generally warmer cloudy
weather, and possibly occasional rains Will pre-
vail, except lower temperature in the Carolnas
barometer, brisk and occasionally high northeast
to southeast winds, generally cooler cloudy
weather and rain areas.
& Thermometric readings taken May Is, 1876, al
the Signal Once: IA. m, $50; 7:35 a. m, 800; 1,
m, 10; ?. m, $50; 4:35 p m, SO; p. m, 10
IL p m, go. Maximum, SO; minimum, $50.
For court proceedings see third page
Behrend's Patent Catarrh cigar sure cure.
Try Marburg Bros. Seal of North Carolina
Smoking Tobacco, 10 and 20 cent packages.
R. B. Ferguson, pharmacist, corner Second
street and Pennsylvania avenue, Capitol Hill.
Trusses, 81; also all the homeopathic medi-
ctnes at Heller's drug store, under the National
hotel
All kinds Of trunks made to order repaired and
covered at McMurrays sos Pennsylvania avenue
Market Space.
H. D. Cooke, jr.. &, Co, + street near the
Treasury, do a general banking business and buy
and sell District securities.
On Thursday evening of this week a happy and
enjoyable evening will be spent at Tallmalge
hall. where the ladies of Dr. Smiths church are
10 give the public bOuntiful festival.
The NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, book and lob
printing Office is GGG OF the largest and best ap-
pointed lo5 offices south OfNew York. All kinds
70 81 job work are promptly executed there on the
most advantageous terms
Derby hats, in pearl, nutria and black colors;
fine nutria so5t hats; youths and chiIdren's hats
in felt and straw; silk umbrellas and walking
canes. STEINMETZ,
Halter, 1877 Pennsylvania avenue.
Are you looking for houses to rent OF purchase
or do you wish reliable and energetic party to
manage the renting or selling for you? If SO.
REPUBLICAN. and see If the name of b. H. War
ner does not suggest itself.
The following marriage licenses were issued
yesterday: Matthias Pabst and Ida Stocked
Frank Hipsley and Mary R. Hunt, George NJ.
Berry and Virginia Miller, James Crutchfield
and Elizabeth Hame, Martin Perry and Mary
Cook, Ernest DppOld and Anna Donald.
The jolly Captain HOllingshead, with his re-
Juvenated and pretty steamer Arrow, will he the
delight OF excursion parties TO Mount Vernon
during the season The boat has come from the
repair dock looking as neat and snug sail
ing parlor."
The lecture -gOers will tomorrow evening have
an opportunity to hear the eloquent divine, Rev.
Z. H. Chaplin, u. D.. at Tallmadge hall Wherever
DR. Chaplin has lcctured he has been vel
coined by large audiences, and his popularity is
constantly increasing. The reasonable price of
admission will insure large audience tomorrow
evening.
Two colcred men. named Edward Peters and
Henry Brooks, began TO fight on Eighth street,
near d, last evening and Brooks ended the fight
by striking Peters over the head with brick and
cutting his head severely. Peters was carried off
10 drugstore, and Brooks was arrested by Off,
Ger Harlow.
De Molay CommandeCy No. j. knights Tenn
plar (mounted,) yesterday afternoon turned out
about 20 strong, and proceeding to the old Olym-
pic base ball grounds. had drill and dress pa
Tade. Grand Captain General Schultz and Past
Eminent Commanders Daniels, Wollard and
Pearson were the reviewing officers, and cOmpli-
mented the men on their hne appearance and SOL
dierly bearing. They will make fine show in
the approaching Templar display at Philadel-
phia.
Sergeant Milstead. OF the Seventh precinct, yes
terday morning. while trying his key to tre-aIarm
box L, discovered that some one had been tam
pering with the lock, and that his key would not
enter the lock. He notified Superintendent Miles,
who repaired to the box. corner of Second and B
streets, and upon examination found that some
malicious person had inserted an exploded metal
lie pistol cartridge completely encasing the post
Of the lock and sealing It etiectually against the
insertion of kew.