National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-08-05
GENERAL NEWS OF THE CITY
STRUGGLES OF BAUER And CARTERON
CONTEST BETWHHTHE WRESTLERS
Three Rounds and Bauer Victorious
INVESTIGATING FIRST DISTRICT TEACHERS
Hearing Of Principal Mckee and Others
Miscellaneous Paragraphs Of Interest

1t kills insects on plants.
Get it-Hart's Roach Powder.
Read Ami's letter in to-morrow's H5rdL2.
Behrend's Patent Catarrh Cigar, sure cure.
Keep it in your house-Hart's Roach Pow
der, 1912 street.
Chicken thieves are becoming very active
and successful in South Washington.
From E. NJ. WI ittaker we have a cory of
the british Quarterly Review" for July.
Read Ami's letter in to-morrow's Herald.
Left-off 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
Orchestrion Saloon, 405 Eleventh street:
Mr.. Isaac P. Childs has been accepted as
surety in the case of Benjamin B. Halleck in
the sum of IS 600, and the latter admitted to
bail.
The German American Savings Bank, corner
of Seventh and streets, pays interest on de-
pOells- Cdle utJOSlI DOACb IOE ICnI III ulC 1uu
burglar proof vault.
Reliable fire insurance. Secure your poll
eies of the Firemen's Insurance Company of
Washington and Georgetown, D. c. Office
over Bank OF Washington.
Yesterday evening, about $50 O'Clock, Mich
ael Mcmahon was run over by light wagon
on First street, between Pennsylvania and
Maryland avenues northwest, but escaped in
jury.
]. II. Squier & Co., bankers 14l6 Pennsyl-
vana avenue, pay six per cent. interest on de-
poslts, payable on demand. Special rates on
time deposits. Interest paid January and July,
or credited.
Mr.. A. X. Browne, for Rebecca Hurdle, has
fled a bill for divorce from W. W. Hurdle, on
allegations of cruelty, &c. A temporary in
junction was issued rcstraing Mr.. Hurdle from
interfering with the store carried on by COM
plainant.
Some excitement was occasioned in thu
vicinity of Thirteenth and D streets last night
by the theft Of clock from house by John
Kelley, alias ProcrastinatiOn, the thief of
time. The thief and clock were recovered by
Officer Hurst.
Marriage licenses have been issued to John
Hicks and Ann Elizabeth Parker, Charles Wal
lace and Mary Ann Kelly, James Lacey FL
Virginia Stevenson, Geo. Greerfeld and SALLY
Sumpter, Henry H. Mulliueaux and Emma +.
Boss and Robert Brown and Caroline Harris.
By invitation of G. Y. AtLee, esq. agent of
the steamer Mary Washington, the orphans of
St. Vincent's Female Orphan Asylum were
rendered a free excursion down the Potomac
yesterday. The little ones fully appreciated
the compliment. The other orphan asylums
are to follow.
Among the many Improvements going on
this season in the city there is none more bear-
tiful than the brick front eiug erected by the
Mcssrs. Bour yhdof x Bro, Nos. 2lS and 22S
Eighth street, liverymen. 1t gives at small
expense an Cnsightly Old wooden huildir. the
appearance of handsome brick block. T.
whole building is TO be thoroughly repa' d
and renovated. Good horses deserve good
quarters.