National Republican., 1876-01-20
REELECTION OF ALL THE OFFICERS
MARTHA WASHINGTON TEA-PARTY
MAIERIALIsTIC INVESTIGATIONS

weather probabilities, estimated at a. H.
FOR the Middle States decidedly colder and
clearing weather. brisk northerly to westerly
Winds, rising barometer, AMI in northern New
York light snow.
Thermometric readings taken January ls, 1876
NJ the Signal Once: q. m, 590; 7:35 a. m,
5se; Il m, coo; p. m, $40; 4:S5 p. m, $50; sp
n, 450; II p. m, 40. Maximum, 6O0; mini num-
Colgate's Violet and Lavender Water at W. :.
1hompson's, 1O3 Fifteenth street.
II. B. Ferguson, pharmacist, corner Second
street and Pennsylvania avenue, Capitol Hill.
Highest price paid for Ieft-of clothing, boots,
eboes, SC, at Herzog's, ql7 d street northwest,
General Garfield will lecture before the Philo-
IephIcal club, at Lyeeum hall, next Sunday
afternoon, at o'clock.
Six per cent. paid on deposits, payable on de-
nand. Special rates On time deposits. J. II.
SquIer & Co.. bankers.
Watch and jewelry repairing, warranted, at
very low rates, at NJ. Judd's store, Ais Seventh
street, between ID and Z.
II. d. Cooke, jr., Il Co., F street, near the
Treasury, do a general banking business and buy
and sell District securities sc.
Detective NcEIfresh yesterday recovered a
valuable gold watch, which was stolen from 9
gentleman on Christmas eve.
Mr.. Douglas Cornwell, of the firm OF Il. e.
CornwelI * Sons, is about to withdraw from that
frn. and will, it is said, engage in business in
81. L0uis.
Gentlemen purchasing liquors and cigars for
their private should leave their orders with
Miller * Jones, National Theatre building, next
GoOr 10 Imperial hotel. Fine goods only.
eficers Of state associations, concerts and dra-
matte clubs should examine TaIlmadge hall be-
fore making other engagements. 1t Is the best
hall in the city Tor all purposes, centrally located
and on first floor.
Angel Of Night" is what DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup has been termed by parents, whose worry
ing and coughing children have been soothed aud
s1fed, and secured sweet slumoer BY using this
excellent remedy
Mr.. Benjamin Fenner. who died al the Provt-
eence hospital on the 10Th instant, came to his
death from the efIec: OF blows inflicted by a negro
highwayman, who assaulted Mr.. Feuner on Mon
day evening, the 10th instant, on his return to
slsdensburg from New EorF.
Early Tuesday morning an attemp. was made
to IRE house No. 1872 Eleventh street northwest,
the window having been broken open and coal-oiI
applied and set fire tc. the neighbors exttn-
guIshed the flames without turning in an alarm.
The loss was about SIS.
In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Morrill, of Yer
mont, presented the petition of the officers and
members Of The National Association for the
Relief Of Destitute Colored Women and Chill
drsn' Of the District OF Columbia, praying for an
sn5 IT, ~ ae eSerTeS g to fhe Cammitfsa an
the District of Columbia.
A lady was in the act of leaving train at the
Baltimore and Potomac depot. Some man told
her she was getting of on the wrong side, and
going to the opposite side another man seized her
and hustled her to the other side, exclaimng,
'God Almighty, madam, you liked to have got a
fall Shortly afterwards the lady missed her
pOcket-book containing slj, a small breastpin and
and a number OF keys.
A muchabused item has been going the rounds
explaining how to blow out kerosene lamp with
ont danger to yourself. The principle advocated
may be well enough, but our plan has always
been to turn the wick down as far as possible,
jump into bed by the feeble light, and with head
buried under the clothes fall asleep waiting for
the affair to explode. The fear OF the moment
banishes all thoughts Of icy-cod sheets.