National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-08-07
R0ODLaWN FARMERS CLUB EXCURSION
DOCTOR MARY MATHEMATICS
ARREST OF HIGHWAY ROBBERS
Miscellaneous Paragraphs Of Interest

CaroInaS. For Eastern and Middle States,
rising, followed by falling barometer, westerly
to southerly winds, stationary to rising temp
erature and clear or partly cloudy weather
with possibly occasional thunder storms in
northern portions and Virginia.
Thermometric readings taken at the Signal
Office August 6, 1857 a. m, 100; 7:35 a. m =
geo; 12 m, so; p. m, 900; 4:35 D. m
$50; 9p. m, SO; II p. m, 100; maximum,
S2O; minimum. no.
Get Harris Roach Powder-1212 F street.
Behrend's Patent Catarrh Cigar, sure cure.
Harris Roach Powder is the best in the
world TO kill vermin.
Coverings for the head at Stinemetz's, 1897
Pennsylvania avenue.
Ask for Harris Roach Powder. Take no
other. 1t kills bed-bugs
Hammocks, $3.50 and $3.50, at stinemetz's,
1897 Pennsylvania avenue.
Keep your carpets free from moths. Harris
Roach Powder-12I2 street.
Harris Roach Powder kills insects on plants.
The Schuetzenfest will begin again to-day
and close on Wednesday night.
Left-of clothing, watches, pistols, &c,
bought at Hcrzog's, 9l7 d street. Orders at
tended to.
The wholesale grocery clerks have an ex-
eursion to Piney Point and Point Lookout next
Saturday night.
The commission for paving Pennsylvania
avenue open bids for the performance of that
work to morrow.
All kinds Of trunks made to order, repaired
and covered at McMurray's, sos Pennsylvania
avenue, Market space.
A valuable horse was stolen on Saturday
night from a stable in RosaDville, Prince
Georges county, Nd.
Officer Quinlan yesterday arrested colored
boy named VIM. Smith for the theft of gold
ring from John Alexander.
Six colored boys were hauled in last night
by officers in the Second precinct for gambling
in house in that locality
Marriage licenses were issued on Saturday
to James Field and Susan Ford, and Thomas
Fields and Eliza Henderson.
fine orchestrion will perform every after
noon and evening at Henry Schwarzenberg's
Orchestrion Saloon, 4O5 Eleventh street,
Hon. Gilbert c. Walker, Ex-Governor of Vir-
gina, has promised to address the jackson
11emh,-a,r Association tomorrow night at
Beck's ball,
TIE German American Savings Bank, corner
ofSeventh and streets, pays interest on de-
posts. Safe deposit boxes for rent il fire aud
burglar proof vault.
There are a few vacant rooms 20 be had at
Rock Enon Springs. Parties can secure them
by calling at Office of A. S. Pratt X Son, 4Ol
Ninth street northwest.
Reliable fire insurance Secure your poll
cics Of the Firemen's Insurance Company of |
Washington and Georgetown, D. C. Office |
over Bank OF Washington. !
During the twenty-four hours ending at S |
O'Clock yesterday morning ffty-eight arrests
were made by the police of the District Nine
teen arrests for drunkenness were made. |
Mr.. Thomas B. StahI, the we'll known baiIiG |
to the grand jury for the past six years, has
been transferred by Marshal Sharp to the Cir |
cult Court, TO take effect on the list proximo.
James McCafery AMI William E. Carter at
tempted to create a disturbance at the Theatre |
Comique and interrupt the performance. The
affair terminated by both going to the station
house.
J. II. Squier & Co., bankers 141G Pennsyl- |
vania avenue, pay six per cent. in crest on de-
posts, payable on demand. Special rates Oh
time deposits. Interest pail January and
July, or credited.
A lady named Mrs. Wilson, while walking
on !, between Ninth and Tenth streets, on Sat-
urday morning. had her pocket-book snatchcd
from her hand by an unknown cOlOrel thief. |
1t contained $40 in money.
Two colored tonsorial artists OF Georgetown,
named Pipkin and Proctor, got into quarrel |
last Saturday, during which the latter dis
charged pistol at the former. As conse-
@uence both Will go TO the Police Court to-
day.
About noon last Saturday as the driver of a
coal cart belonging to Thomas Riley was
passing the corner Of Virginia avenue and
Four and a-half street the horse took fright |
and ran away. The man was thrown out, and |
severely injured about the hips.
About O'Clock last Saturday morning Off
GERS Perry and jackson found a colored male
child, about a month old, on the commons |
between Pierce and VI streets northwest. 1t |
was comm tied to the care of Mrs. Miles, near
by, until other arrangements can be made.
The alarm of fire from box 1872, about |
O'Clock last evening was caused by slight fire
in house No. POS Twelfth street northwest,
owned by John Rooney. The fire was put out |
with buckets without calling the fire depart
ment into service.
4, The residents in the neighborhool of Sixth
and streets complain of line of young col
ored men arrayed in striped clothing, who
come from the jail to the pump at that corner
after water, followed by mob of hooting boys.
During church time at the Wesley chapel the
: annoyance is very great.
James Gray and Robert Cartman, two col
ored boys, got to quarrelng Saturday night
on G street, between Third and Four-and-a-
half streets southwest, when the former cut
the latter in the left arm severely. The
cuttist escaped, and DR.. Hazen dres sed the
wound of the injured boy.
The District Commissioners are busy perfect
ing plan for the consolidation of the various
departments of the city government, whereby
several existing offices will be abolished. The
present force of clerks and other employees will
be reduced about forty per cent. during the
coming week.
Messrs. Geo. L. Sheriff, W. H. Byles aud
W. II. Killinon have purchased the steamer
Mattano, and she will continue the lower Po-
tomac trade as usual, making all the landings I
as far down as Naomini. Capt. Harry Byles
will be in command, which is a sufficient guar
antee for excellent management and gentle |
manly department on board.
Messrs. Duncanson Brothers, auctionecrs,
sold on Saturday afternoon for Chas T Davis
and Philip T. Larner, trustees, lot marked and
lettered L, of the recorded subdivision of par:
of square No. 1SS, improved by two-S.ory |
frame building, situated in alley between Six
teenth ard Seventeenth and L and " streets |
northwest, TO A. Da7is, esq, for $500.
Saturday night seemed to have been alive
with hat thieves. Many gentlemen who were
drunk and woke up in the gutter early yester-
day morning found their hats gone, and in
some cases even boots and shoes we're taken.
Those who walked first went around and hunted |
for some one who was asleep and had not lost !
his hat and thus provided themselves. Only
one arrest was made.
About 1870 o'clock yesterday morning a
cOlored man named Alfred Mills, about forty
years of age, fell insensibe from the effects of
the heat, At the corner of First and streets
northwest He was removed to the Seventh |
precinct station and attended by Drs. Merriam |
and Bracket. He was afterwards taken to |
his homo al cOrnpr of Fifteenth straaf |