National Republican., 1876-01-01

For the Middle States stationary or falling bar
smeter, increasing warmer southwest winds and
clearing weather.
Thermometric readings taken December 81, 1875,
n the Signal Office: At a. n, ~ deg; 7:a5 a. m,
a. deg; Il m, As deg; 2p. m, 81 deg 435 p. m,
sldeg.; p. m; 81 deg; II p. m, 81 deg. min,;
maximum, 81 deg; minimum, 70 deg.
Centennial Diaries, 80 different kinds, at Bel
lew's.
Boarding and for rent cards sold by Brad. Ad-
ans.
Holiday hats, Stmemetz, 1857 Pennsylvania av-
enue.
Miller Jones billiard room, the resort for gen.
tlemen, National Theatre building.
Colgate's Violet and Lavender Water at W. S,
Thompson's, eO3 Fifteenth street.
RIB Ferguson, pharmacist, corner Second street
and Pennsylvania avenue, Capitol Hill.
See notice of special meeting of the Washington
City H. B. Society, No. ], in another column.
Highest price paid for Ieft-of clothing, boots
shoes, &C.. at HerZog's, 917 d street northwest.
Playing cards, the largest assortment in the
city sold by Brad. Adams.
Almanacs-Hagerstown, Catholic, Irish -Ameri-
can, London Illustrated and Others at Bellows.
Miller Jones' wine store, the place to buy
pure liquors for medicinal use, National Theatre
building.
Six per cent. paid on deposits, payable on de-
mand. Special rates on time deposits. ]. H.
Seuier & Co., bankers.
H. D. Cooke, jr., & Co., street, near the Treas
nry, do a general banking business, and buy and
sell District securities, &c.
The regular meeting of the Old Temperance
Club is held at the same place on each Sunday
evening. Everybody is welcome.
Note paper, 81 per ream, and envelopes, Il per
thousand, at Brad. Adams.
New Years visiting cards, white, assorted tints,
and Of all sorts, kinds, qualities and prices, at
Shillington's bookstore, corner OF Four-and-ahalf
street and Pennsylvania avenue.
Mr.. Geo. W Driver proposes to entertain all
his friends at the ''Snuggery,' 45l Pennsylvania
avenue to-day after II noon. His card was too
late for the regular list, but he will not be forgot
ten.
Watch and jeEelry repairing, at.cheapest rates,
warranted, at N.,Judd's store AS Seventh street,
between D. and E. All goods in his line, fine
watches jewery, silTerware, spectacles, &C., sold
lowest figures.
Officers of State associations concerts and dra-
matte clubs should examine Tallmadge hall be-
fore making other engagements. 1t is the best
hall in the city fOrau purposes, centrally located
and On hrst floor.
Yesterday being Friday, the ''unlucky'' day Of
lie week, James McNulty and Mary Daley alone
cense but they have the wishes Of their friends
for success and luck through life.
The Dashaways will hold a meeting at their
hall in Temperance temple, on Ninth street. this
evening for the purpose OF atfording those who
Addresses and music may be expected.
Tusearora Tribe, No. S, Imp. o. Of R. NJ, elected
the following chiefs for ensuing term: Sachem
Thomas W. Scott; senior sagmore Yep r. OHutt
Junior sagmore, Frank A: Lowe; chief of records,
VIM. NJ. Stelle; keeper of wampum, Marquis w.
Cassidy.
Yesterday morning Frank Pebbles, aged about
seven years, residing at $50 street northwest,
was badly injured about the face by the prema-
ture discharge of pack Of ire-crackers, and DR..
7. c. Smith, on being called, found that the sight
81 the right eye was destroyed.
The chariots of the Northern Liberty Chariot
Company will not be ready TO go on the line to-
day, as was expected, owing to some alterations
paving been ordered on those which have not yet
been shipped. The steps are to be lowered about
four inches and hand holts placed near the doors.
ShIlington's patent self-closing diaries for 1876
a valuable pocket companion. Commence the
new year with diary. Over fifty different kinds
in various styles of binding at Shillington's book
store, corner FOur-and-a-half street and Pennsyl-
Hania avenue.
Speaking Of OdOrs and perfumes, most o! the So
called extracts we get nowadays are absolutely
sickening. To our mind nothing is more refresh
ing and elegant than real good cologne. We
have used the best Parma with success, but We
fume, our friend Ferguson, on Capital Hill, makes
the best we have ever seen.
The chief signal officers summary ofmcteOrolOg-
ieal observations shows that during the month Of
December, the mean rainfall was $50 inches; pre-
vailing direction of wind northwest; mean humid
ity. 79.l: mean temperature 81; mean barome-
ter 3005O The highest barometer vas on the 10th,
3oo94; lowest tine Tth, 29429. The highest tenn
perature was on the sd, ne; lowest on the 18TH
1850. The greatest velocity Of wind was on the
18th, so miles per hour. Number Of fair days in
month :: cloudy days, !; days upon which rain or
EpOw fell, 49, fair days,7.
The nah Gassaway, who told the queerstor!
about the man who wanted him to help him set
house on fire to effect robbery at the Sixth pre-
cinct station yesterday morning, was detained at
the station until investigation made into the
matter. and yesterday the officers found the man
whom Gassaway charged with having issued the
invitation. Both parties had evidently been on q
big drunk, and Gassaway was the only one who
could recall anything Of the doings Of the night
before. Lieutenant Ecklof was satisfied, upon
examination, that there was nothing in the story
except drunken bravadO.