National Republican., 1876-06-05
TIE REPUBLICANS OF THE EMPIRE STATE
Miscellaneous Paragraphs of Interest

Knox's white beaver hats now ready at StIne-
metz's, agent for this city.
Silk umbrellas, for gentlemen and ladies, at
StinemetI's, 1897 Pennsylvania avenue
Lcft-oT clothing, watches, pistols &c, bought
at HerEog's, 9l7 street. Orders attended to.
R. B. Ferguson, pharmacist, corner Second
street and Pennsylvania avenue. Capitol Hill.
Msckinaw straw hats and boys and children's
straw hats at StinmetEs, 1887 Pennsylvania ave-
nue..
Trusses, 81; also ell the homeopathic medi-
ctnes at Helsr's drug store, under the National
hotel
Officer West killed mad dog Saturday morn
ing in the house of Louisa Alster, 1909 N street
northwest.
All kinds Of trunks made to order repaired and
covered ct McMurrays' sos Pennsylvania aTenne
Market Space
The Young Peoples Society of the Church of
tho Incarnation give their annual excursion to
Glymont next Thursdpy.
Saturday afternoon an old man named John
Byron found sick and destitute in the street,
and sent TO the FTeedmen's hospital
These in want OF floor mating can save money
by calling a. Clark's, No. 1928 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. lie is selling very low for cash.
WoTkmen are engaged in excavating for-the
FuIICse Of building the basin Of fountain imm:-
diatcly south Of the Executive Mansion.
Window bars against flies and mosquitoes,
new article, best in the market, fifty cents apiece.
To be had only at Clark's, l223 Pennsylvania
avenue.
In consequence Of the showers last Saturday
afternoon the Marine Band did not give their
usual promenade concert at the Presidents
grounds.
Dr. Hartley's Office and residence removed to
sJ9 Ninth street, near II street. Catarrh dis
charges from the head, nervous and chronic dis
EleCially treated
J. H. Squier Co, bankers, 1915 Pennsylvania
avenue, pay per cent interest on deposits, psxa-
BILE on demand. Special rates on time deposits
Interest paid January and July, or credited.
The eighth annual excursion of the Columbian
University TO GlymOnt takes place next Wednes-
day. The steamer Mary Washington has been
back.
The moonlight excursion Of the Young Peoples
Association of the Metropolitan Presbyterian
church on the steamer Mary Washington to-mor-
row evening promises to be a delightful affair
See ad.
Saturday afternoon, while party of boys were
bathing in the Eastern branch, a coIored boy,
twelve years of age. named Philip Hubbard an
inmate Of the Reform schcpl, got in beyond his
depth and was dEoRned '--
Tho NATIONAL REPCBucAN book and job
printing Office is one Of the largest and best ap-
pointed job offices south OfNew York. All kinds
Of job work are promptly executed there on the
most advantageous terms.
The yacht Americus commanded by Captain
West Davis, left the Eleventh-street wharf at
ll:2O O'Clock Saturday night, having on board a
number Of gentlemen bound for pleasure trip
down the Potomac, TO last two weeks.
Company a, Washington Light Infantry, will
givctheir annual moonlight excursion down the
Potomac neNt Monday night Those deSirOus Of
dancing will be landed at Marshall Hall, where
every arrangement will be made for their pleas
IRE.
Stelhen Dugan. the East Washington pedes-
trian, will shortly attempt the task Of running
distance Of seven miles in forty-nve minutes.
DOc Garges accomplished il in fOrty-three min
utes, and the ODDS are heavy against the pedeS-
tIian
A meeting Of the Republicans Of the Eleventh
district will be held this evening at the hall on
Ninth street, between D and streets, when five
delegates TO the convention to be held on WedneS-
dny will be elected, and other business trans
acIed
Some thieves broke into the tailor shopo Mr..
DuvaII, Pennsylvania avenue, between FOur-and-
a-halr and Sixth streets. early Saturday moro
ing. but were frightened away before they had
secured any Plunder by the approach Of Olheer
RiOrdan.
The cantata of The Flower Queen will be
given at Furd's Opera House this evening. The
Misses Goodall, MT H. Schutter, Messrs. Meally
and Bealle will assume the prominent parts, and
he assisted in the chOruses by one hundred and
hfty pupils Of the public schools.
As the gentle dews fell from the heavens, and
the last glimmcr OF sunshine faded away in the
shadows Of twilight, a colored servant slipped out
OF the rear door Of the Holly Tree Lunch Rooms
with basket of provisions, and was cOllared by
an Othcer before he got three rods away.
singular accident occurred in the drug store
OF Mr.. A. KIocyewski, on Ninth street, yesterday.
a clerk named Turner was holding some bottles
OF rootbeer In his hauu, when one Of them ex-
plOdcd. The clerks hand was bacIy fut; ana
glass showcase
A newborn babe of a colored girl named Lucy
Walton, after enjoying twenty four hours Of good
health, was found dead, and IL was thought tina:
death was produced by foul means. An inyest-
CATION by The coroner, however, showed that
death WAS caused by infantfle commissions.
A persistent crazy man kept calling at Police
headquarters yesterday and repeating the story
that he was being hunted by several people, who
much to his satisfaction and relief as he said
that his puTsueTs could not get at him then.
The Southern Republicans hold meeting a.
Clark's hall, Pennsylvania avenue near Sixth
street, at o'clock tomorrow night. Interesting
TOrtance transacted, and every Republican from
the South should make II his duty to attend.
A Seventh-street clerk who left the molasses
running into jug TO attend TO the wants Of a
witty girl returned a half hour afterwards and
found that getting a thirty six gallon barrel OF
GLASSES into a gallon Jug was impracticable.
HI says he felt very funnel-ly when he found it
cut.
The following marriage licenses were issued
Saturday last: Jacob Harris and Maria
johnson, Simon Steinhart and Ida Augenstein,
the former Of Newark, N. J.; Philip Hall and
Harriet BranfOrd, Of Prince George county. Nd;
Frederick X hlotz and EInma '. Schrer, the
latter of Cumberland, Md; Charles A. Brick
Wedde and Henrietta EOigt.
One hight about q week ago some thief rum
maged through the kitchen Of Mr.. A. B. David
sons house. No l4ll Eleventh street. and left
n "A SIX n nFRy NPgfn Law
morning early Mr. Davidson met an old colorcd
man named Beverly Page carrying 4 blske:,
winch he recognized as his property. Officer
Young was called and arrested Page.
4 short and exciting fight took place Saturday
night, near the corner Of Eleventh street and
Pennsylvania avenue, between David Hines
David Ryan and Thomas Flanagan After they
had punched each others heads until tired they
took rest, and Officers Breen, Jetiries and SmOoi
OF The Filth precinct escorted them TO the station
where they were locked up.
A most enjoyable trip down the Potomac by
moonlight is offered by the Young Peoples Asso-
citation ofthe Metropolitan Presbyterian church
TO all who attend their moonlight excursion to-
MORROW night. The comfortable steamer Mary
Washington has been chartered for the occasion.
Good music will be furnished, and the entire pro-
gramme for the evening is sucn as TO inslre
delightful, quiet trip on the historical Potomac
Last Saturday Mr. L. q. Williamson filed a bill
for William P. Hagadorn against Nellie Haga-
dorm for divorce. The parties were married in
Troy, N. Y, on the lst Of April, 1900 have had
one child, Frank T., and he charges that during
the years ~ and rs she committed adultery with
one Wilson stafford, and that she now lives with
Stafford in Missouri as his wife, by whom she has
two children living.
Saturday, in the Police Court, Theodore Will
kins, cOIOred, arrested by Detectives McElfresh
and McDevitt for an attempt at rape was
charged with burglariously breaking and enter
ing the private residence Of George NJ. Lockwood.
No. Lafayette Square, with intent to commit
felony. The accused was sent to jail to await the
action Of the grand jury. His photograph was
taken for the Rogues' Gallery
A correspondent says: The following actually
occurred in this city during the past week, and is
Riyer as our contribution to the records of pre
eociOus children: Mamma. "Charles Augustus
come here to me, Immediately" Charles a.
faQed four years.) "I'd rather not-I don't want
to.' Mamma persists, and so does Charlie; and
in consequence the latter gets punished. While
eobbipR mamma asks: "Why didn't you come
when called you?" c. A. Because don't
know you; haYn't been introduced to your