National Republican., 1876-05-30
WASHINGTON CITY BIBLE SOCIETY
Miscellaneous Paragraphs OF Interest

Weather probabilities estimated at i g. n
For South Atlantic States, falling followed by
rising barometer, warm sOutheasterly winds,
gradually shifting to cooler northeasterly gener-
ally cloudy weather and local thunder storms.
For lower lake region and Middle States, rising
barometer, cooler nOrtherly to easterly winds,
partly cloudy weather, and local rains in the
southern portion of the latter.
Thermometric readings taken May q, 1875 at
the Signal Once: a. m, 65o; 7:35 a. m, go; Il
m, $50; p. m, $50; 4:35 p. m, $50; p. H. $50;
II p. m, T4o. Maximum, $50; minimum, 6lo.
Eor court proceedings see third page
Behrend's Patent Cstarrh cigar sure cure
The District Commissioners have ordered the
District Offices closed to-day.
Hsir-elOth hats, q and s2.5O, at StinemetE's,
1887 Pennsylvania avenue.
Kno1's white beaver hats now ready at StIne-
Astz's, agent for this city.
Little River route to Arlington sells rOund-trip
tickets to-day for twenty-five cents.
Silk umbrellas, for gentlemen and ladies, at
stinemetIs, l2S7 Pennsylvania avenue.
The chain-gang are to have holiday to-day
in honor OF the ceremonies of decoration.
The West End Hibernian Society give their
annual picnic June Is, at Analostan island.
Left-of clothing, watches, pistols, &c, bought
at HerEog's, sl7 d street. Orders attended to.
r. b. Ferguson, pharmacist, corner Second
street and Pennsylvania avenue, Capitol Hill.
Mackinaw straw hats and boys and ehildren's
straw hats at StinmetI's, 1857 Pennsylvania ave-
HHe.
yfusses, d; also all the homeopathic medi-
etnes at HeIler's drug store, under the National
hotel
Drew Gibbs, corner Ninth street and Penn
sylTania avenue, have the coldest and best sodain
the city.
Rev. August Jackson, rector of st Paul's p.
Z church, will leave to-day for four months
tour abroad.
All kinds Of trunks made to order, repaired and
covered at McMurrays' sos Pennsylvania ayenne
Market Space.
ITO keep cool, drink glass Of soda or mineral
water at Drew 4 Gibbs, corner Ninth street and
Pennsylvania avenue.
II. d. Cooke, jr., &, Co, street near the
Treasury, do general banking business and buy
and sell District securities
Mr.. William Deit7, corner Twelfth and F
streets, has already enlarged his new hotel by
the addition Of new dining-roOm.
Geyser Lfthia, Congress- Seltzer, V.chy and
Kissingen waters on draught at Drew Gibbs,
corner Ninth street and Pennsylvania avenue.
Catarrh, nervous AMI chronic disesses-Dr
Hartley will be compelled to decline new patients
after next month. Ofice, 93o E street, near
Tenth northwest.
J. H. Squier & Co bankers, 14lo Pennsylvania
avenue, pay per cent. interest deposits, psya-
ble on demand. Special rates on time deposits.
Interest paid January and July, or credited.
The following marriage licenses were issued
yesterday: George Washington and Minnie Mel
son; B. F. Young and Maria l. Barnes; Charles
Harris and Mary Jones; John Brown and Eliza
beth Nulte.
The NATIONAL REPUBLICAN book and job
printing office is one Of the largest and best sp-
pointed job offices south ofNew York. All kinds
of job work are promptly executed there on the
most advantageous terms
Among the other arrangements for reaching
the city Of the dead to-day is the newly-estsb-
Iished Little River route which owes its origin
to the enterprise of MessrS. George Fletcher and
George A. Shekels. The route is attractive and
the prices reasonable.
Last night Sergeant Henry Dufore arrived
here with an insane soldier, named John Evans,
from Omaha, but, arriving too late TO be con-
veyed to the asylum, Ofhcer Burns escorted them
TO Lieutenant Kelley's precinct, where Evans
was locked up for safe keeping till this morning.
number of chariot drivers struck Saturday
night. The wages were reduced from sL75 TO
SLIGO per day without notifying some Of the men.
When the drivers came to the once and learned
that their wages were reduced seven of the thir
teen drivers struck, but their positions were
quickly filled.
Sergeant Acton, with a squad of of1cers from
the Second precinct, Saturday night raided the
ranch OF Madame Tapp, on seventh street, De-
tween and streets northwest capturing four
females and three males, but the Assistant Dis
trict Attorney unfortunately failed to make out
q case against her.
The managers OF the Institute Home school are
about forming a library for the of the boys in
that institution. ANY persons willing to con-
tribute suitable books, or old magazines and IL
lustrated papers, will confer a favor by sending
them TO Mrs. John HitZ corner Of Pennsylvania
avenue and Sixth street southeast, or TO
MetZeTott's music store.
Miss Sallie Cook met with an accident at the
printing office, Treasury Department, on Satur-
day While at work at one Of the printing presses
she had her middle finger of her left hand
crushed by its becoming entangled in the cog
wheels Of the press. DR.. Robert Reyburn was
called in, and. assisted by DR.. Foster, amputated
The finger, after which she was removed to her
home, 10. rs Tenth street northwest.