National Republican., 1876-06-14

Miscellaneous Paragraphs Of Interest
weather probabilities, estimated At 8 m.-
For Wednesday, throughout the Atlantic States,
stationary or lower pressures, warmer, southeast
winds cloudy weather and occasional light rains
followed in the South Atlantic States by cooler
westerly winds and rising baromoeer.
IhsCnometric readings taken gune 1s, lsEs, 1t
the Signal Ofhee: a. m, 73o; 7:SS .. m, 74oi IL
m, $50; p. m, $40; ass p. m, SO; P. m, Tso;
u ,. N, 7Io. Maximum. $50; mtaimum, ~.
Hart's roach powder, 1872 street.
Eor court proceedings see third page.
Behrend's Patent Cstarrh cigar surscure.
Don't have mermin in your bs<ases. Use Hnrt's
roach powder.
Large type isn't necessary in advertising. Blind
people don't read newspapers
SOB lot silk umbrellas, sstsa and q, at Slime
sDetEis, l2s7 PennsYlvania sFeaRe.
Straw hats for men, youths, and children.
StiDemetzs, lZS7 Pennsylvania avenue.
Ieft-of clothing, watches, pistols, &c, bought
nj HerEOg's, el7 d street. Orders attended to-
R. b Ferguson, pharmaeist, corner Second
street and Pennsylvania avenue. Capitol Hill.
SIIser-pearl -cassimeres and Knox's white bea-
yer dress bats. Sunemetz's, lZS7 Pennsylvania
avenue.
All kinds of trunks made to order, repaired and
covered at MeNurrays' SOS PennsylEania avenue
Market Space.
Ask for Justh's Patent (steel) Sole and Heel
Protectors. For sale At all the shoe stores, shoe
fBding and hardware stores
Mary Alice McEvOy, colored, aged forty years,
was found dead in her bed at lIo2 q street. Dr.
Patterson gave certificate of death by cOnges-
tiOn Of the lungs
Dr. Hartley'e office and residence removed to
ses Ninth street, near street. CatErrh, dis
charges from the head, nervous and chronic dis
esses specially and successfully treated
J.H Squier q Go bankcrs l4l6 Pennsylvania
avenue pay per cent. interest on deposits, paya-
Bile on demand. Special rates on time deposits.
Interest paid January and July, or credited.
ShiiIngton sends "Harper's Monthly for
July. It is an excellent number not the least in
teresting Of its articles being illustrated sketch
of Block Island, by our fellOw-citiZen, Charles
LarInan.
Novelties in youths, boys, and childrens
clU;h.Lg, suitable for summer wear, unsurpassed
as to workmanship, style, and finish. B. Robin
son x Co., the boys clOthicrs, !.Og Pennsylvania
avenue, next 10 Williams S
The proceeds of the concert held at Lincoln
hall On Monday evening by the pupils of the
eolored schools are to be used to procure first
honor medals for the coiored schools.
Some one threw a brick and broke heavy glass
sky-lig6t in the rear of Galt's jewery store yes
terday afternoon. Considerable excitement was
Uccasioned by story which was set afioat that
some thief had been at work in the store, and de-
luded by this large crowd gathered about the
stOTe, waiting for the arrest OF the thief.
The sale of property in arrears for taxes by Col
lectCr Cook was commenced in front of the City
Hall at 10 o'clock yesterday morning Mr.
Thomas DOwling. auctiOneer, and the list Of AS
was completed, and nearly all the BIS, the Dis
ITict buying in most Of the property offered
Yesterday evening about O'Clock, John r.
Bowie was arrested by Oficer Moore, of the
Second precinct. The charge against Bowie is
violent treatment of his wife. which conduct will
be punished by the law a warning to all others
who exhibit their feelings In such manner.
Yesterday, upon the complaint of one Of
Lieutenant Hoxie's men, some eight citizens,
resident upon Seventh street north, were arrested
by Lieutenant Noonau's men for the throwing of
rubbish on the street. This system, if persisted
in will make quite chsnge in the appearance of
sOme Of the streets and courts.
Mrs Elizabeth Richards, the venerable mother
Of MAJOR A. C. Richards, superintendent Of police,
residing with her son. Mt, AlOab Ricnurus :Su
lee9 Tenth street, was taken suddenly iii last
Monday, and fears are expressed by the physi.
cians that she may not recover. She is eighty
five years old.
Monday night some thieves who were Thirsty
and required some stimulants to satisfy their
thirst, removed the sash from the window of Foy's
restaurant on B street. between First and Second
streets, and placed it under the stems :, a
house near by but they heeouin" frightened de-
Dpsu "''AOU' uO'n -. Iurther mischief
The excursion oi the Bank Clerks Association
takes place to morrow night and promises to be
the event of moonlight trips on the Potomac river
In consequence Of the committee and the proprie
tor OF GlymUnt failing TO agree on terms, the
dancers OF the company will halt At Alarshail
Hall, where there is me paNllt"h anu GROUNDS
open for their use
The following marriage Licences were issued
yesterday: Robert II. Hill aud Harriet Irving,
WIN. J. Wallace and Josephine Miller Joseph L.
OOOmbs and Maggie q. SchivelT. Harry Brown
and Ella Gibson. Eli Logans and Meddie Owens,
Henry Warren and Sallie Norman. Henry Hsrri-
son and Fanny Minor. Edward NJ. .COlfO-d and Ida
{. McClees. Isom Morrison and Fanny Moody.
The married and single cregs for the Nassau
prize cup" contest made up in the Potomac
club, and are as follows NarreG-Sam. Wheatly.
Frank Miller, Thomas Cropley, Dennis Coughiin
Singlc-Arthur Cropley, W. !. Randall, SIul
" beeler A. ]. McBlair. I'm the same occasion
sipglC-shell race will take place between Mr.
Maurice CrCpl"y and Mr.. N"Tma3 BeStyr. Each
race will he TWO miles.
As the pound men were following their vo,a-
tion yesterday morning they discovered II couple
Of cows. the property OF one Peter Lynch, stray
ing ul0n the parking on East Capitol street. and
preceded to capture them, but were met with op-
post len by the owners and quite exciting time
was had, resulting in the Lynch party recaptur-
ing one Of the COWS Their victory is Of little
avail, Is they took it by.torce anI resisted the
law
A man who says he is a councilman in the city
OF Columbus Ohio, was at the Smithsonian In
stitute Monday evening, and seeing the ire-alarm
box concluded to open II with . key used for
similar purposes in Columbus. The result was
that he get his key in the trap lock, failed t.
open the box, and now the lock will have to be
drilled of. II is about time that such meddling
should be punished if it cannot be prevented.
For the past week patents have been issued to
the following residents Of the District: John A.
Frey, improvement in water heaters for stoves:
Joseph L Harley, improvement in bs ggage seals;
Joseph L. Harley. improvement in canceling
machines for bonds; Henry Ennis, assignor of
half interest to James F. Oyster improvement in
electric hre-alarm recorder: Philip Meiiv:. in
proyement in needle boards for registering Albert
u; Norris, Improvement in Aesnpers. Jas. H.
- s'Hh % @ S"' .--nOnd r Ham, assiynOrs Of part
interest to Z. W. WEIGH and L. Z. Welcb, i'm,
provement in dress for millstoLes.
East Washington Building Association, No. 2.
The fourth monthly meeting Of this association
was held at McCauleys hall, Capitol HILL on
Monday night. FOrty-three shares were ad-