National Republican., 1876-10-11
CEREMONIES ATTENDING THE TRANSFER
Miscellaneous Paragraphs of Interest

Weather probabilities estimated at a. H.
For South Atlantic and East Gulf States,
northeast to north winds, rising barometer,
cooler, clear and partly cloudy weather, with
occasional rains along the South Atlantic
coast and in Florida. For the Middle States
and New England, rising barometer, fresh and
brisk north to west winds, generally clear
weather, and on Thursday morning heavy
frosts.
Thermometers readings taken at the Signal
efRce Oct. 10, 1876: z a. m, 45o; 7:35 q. m,
46o; 10 m, 6so; 2>p. m, go; ASS p. m,
$50; 9p. m, SO; II p. m, $40. Maximum,
CSC; minimum, 4So.
Buffers stove exchange, corner of Fifth and
Z streets northwest.
Left-of clothing, watches, pistols, &C.
bought at Herzog's, 915 D street. Orders at
tended to.
All kinds of trunks made to order, repaired
and covered at McMurray's, sos Pennsylvania
avenue, Market space.
Richard Taylor has been appointed bailiff
in tie Criminal Court, vice Mr.. Stahl. trans
ferred to the Circuit Court.
Three handsome communicating rooms in
the Arlington Fire Insurance Companv's s
building for rent. Best locality in the city for
an office.
The O-street and South Washington Railroad
Company'have broken ground on Fourth street
for the extension of their road through P street
northwest.
The boys OF Georgetown College have
formed Hayes and Wheeler club and have
entered into the campaign with all the earnest
ness of their seniors.
Prime to fancy New York, Pennsylvania
slades, Virginia and Western butter, strictly
fine stock, at Spicer's butter store, corner Of
Ninth and E streets northwest.
Unequaled in effectiveness, unapproached
in cheapness, and unrlValed in popularity is
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup. Twenty-Five cents
per bottle; large size, so cents.
Catarrh, offensive discharges, sc. DR..
Hartley demands no fee until perfect satisfac-
ton is rendered to the patient. Office and
residence, No. 732 Tenth street n. W.
Mr.. D. B. Ventres has opened a dining and
lunch room under Masonic Temple, 909 F
street. All who like something nice to eat will
find it at Mr.. Ventres' homemade restaurant.
J.H. squier & Co., bankers 1416 Pennsyl-
Tanis avenue, pay six per cent. in, crest on de-
posits, payable on demand. Special rates on
time deposits. Interest paid January and
July, or credited.
On the 10th, 18th, 18th and 10Th OF the pres
ent month, Maryland and District of Colum-
bia day at the Centennial, the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company will sell rounc-
trip tickets to Philadelphia at $3.50.
Shortly after O'Clock yesterday morning
Officers White and Jenifer discovered two COL
ored chicken thieves at the corner of Ninth
and streets northwest, and gave chase after
them, when they dropped two bags, containing
six chickens in one bag and eight in the other,
and made good their escape.
We call attention to the advertisement in
another column of Smith, Birge & Co., 1014
Pennsylvania avenue. Their facilities for
steam and warm-sir heating, manufacturing
as they do their own apparatus, are, perhaps,
superior to those of any other house in this
community.
Don't hesitate so much about insuring your
real estate or personal property against loss
by fire. Remember that the Firemen's Insur-
ance Company of Washington and Georgetown,
d. c., (office over the Bank of Washington
offers acceptable inducements both as to low
rates of insurance and prompt payment of
losses.
Wayland Seminary numbers 75 students
thus early in the term. Here is a most inter
esting company of young colored men prepar-
ing for usefulness. This afternoon occurs
their first public exercises. The friends of
the cause, together with the friends of the
students, are always welcome to their exer-
cises.
lie. Offley & Co.'s exchange and deposit
bank, northeast corner Of Fifteenth and F
streets, deals in all classes of Government
securities and in District of Columbia and all
frst-rate investment bonds and stocks; also in
American coin and foreign money. Demand
drafts on Europe in any amount. Best rate
allowed for S per cent. improvement bonds.
Orders promptly filed for the new United
States AZ per cent. bonds.
Messrs. Duncanson Bros. sold for Judson T.
Gull, attorney, part of lot 81; all of lot 50 and
part of lot 81, fronting % feet 6 inches on the
south side of 7 street, between Eighteenth and
Nineteenth streets west, to James Gaghan, for
II cents per square foot. Also, for r. P.
jackson, trustee, all of lot II, situated in
block No. y, of Hall and Evans subdivision
of Meridian Hill, fronting 20 feet on Cham
plain avenue, improved by two-story dwell
ing, slaughter house, stable, &c, to S. D. Linn,
for 50 gS0