National Republican., 1876-01-29
BALLS, PARTIES, GERMANS AND RECEPTIONS
Miscellaneous Paragraphs Of Iaterest

Weather probabilities, estimated at a. n
Fer New England and Middle States, continued
warm, cloudy weather, with sreas OF rain, south
east to southweEt winds, and falling barometer,
followed by colder weather during the night. For
and local rains with southerly to westerly winds,
and slight changes in temperature and barometer
during the day.
Thermometric readings taken January IS, 1870,
NJ tie Signal Once: a. m, 4So; 1:S5 g. m,
4se; u m. SO; 2 p. NJ, 100; 4S5 p m, $50; Q p.
p p '2'' IL p m'' ''' "SAinom' - "'A' num-
OoIgate's Violet and Lavender Water at ". 5.
Tnompson's, 7oS Fifteenth street.
4. b. Ferguson, pharmacist, corner Second
street and Pennsylvania avenue, Capitol Hill.
Highest price paid for left-or clothing, boots,
bhoss, &c, at HerzeEs pl7 d street northwest.
Six per cent. paid on deposits, payable on ds-
A1nd. Special rates on time deponts. J. Il.
SGuier Co., bankers.
Il. ID. Cooke, jr., Co., + street, near the
Treasury, do a general banking business and buy
and sell District securities sc.
The Washington Gas Light Company are SELL
ing forty bushels OF coke, delivered to any part
ef the city, for three dollars.
Trying to do business without advertising is
like winRing az pretty girl in the dark; you may
know what You are'dong, but nobody else does.
The Esr-We perceive the hours OF reception
r.
ply with the general convenience OF our people.
Opinion Of a Baltlmorean-I have used DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup for some time in my family,
and found it the best remedy for Colds, Coughs,
Sc, ever tried.-LouiS BrIaiHg, 26 Caroline 81.
sficers CT state associations, concerts and dra-
matte clubs should examine Tallmadge hall be-
fore making other engagements. 1t Is the best
Hall in the city for all purposes, centrally locate1
GHd on FIRST floor.
Advertisements can be inserted at the lowest
standard rates in any city OF country newspaper
In the United States at Max. Cshcn's Newspaper
Advertising Agency and Printing Bureau, $50
street northwest, Tallnadge BLOCK.
Anumber of furnished rooms throughout the
city are for rent An advertisement under the
appropriate head, or line in the Business DI-
reCtory in THE RErUELtCAN will meet the eye OF
many who will not see the label 'IOr rent on the
deor.
The Presbyterian Synod OF Baltimore, COM
prising the presbyteries of Baltimore, New Cas-
tie and Washington city, has now III ministers,
5lcentiates l2 candidates, l3,!3s eomuunLcants;
curing the past year Ct lice ed $2Si,3i7.
Judge ]. w. Moore, while engaged in his Office
opposite the City Hall, about II o'clock yester-
day, was attacked with tt of apGplexy, and for
q time his life was despalred OF. DR.. Dexter was
Summoned, and in short time the patient was
able be sent to his home on Sixth street, near o.
HThe members Of the Pacific Coast Association
Of this city called in q bsdy upon Colonel Sutter,
the California pioneer, who is at present stopping
in the city, last evening" and q merry time WIS
spent in cracking bottles of California wine and
recalling "reminiscences of '49.
Johnny Heuser, eight years old, while playing
a wagon in front Of his fathers house, on
wiltberger street northwest, yesterday alter
noon, fell and broke both the bones of his right
forearm. One Of the broken ends was driven
nearly through the flesh. Surgical attention
was rendered by DR.. Mauss.
The Board of Trustees of the National College
n ~ cd Wit hR n
their annual statement, showing the value Of
HIoperty TO be $500; liabilities, none: current
amount Of fees paid to January l5, 1876, $500;
whole number OF students TO same date, 20.
Many Of our readers will be glad to learn that
the ticket system has been revived at the St.
George restaurant, Masonic Temple, under the
new management, at greatly reduced rates, as per
price bill OF fare, with liberal deduction where
IS worth of tickets or more are taken at time.
Also, new feature is introduced Of "half orders
at half price.
There was considerable commotion at the
corner Of Sixth street and Pennsylvania avenue
last evening, raised by a man named John Mar
tin, who accused q woman named Anna Foulk Of
stealing twenty dollars from him. Anna is we'll
known to the police, and she was conveyed to the
seventh precinct station by Ohicers Roieriek
and Morse.
DIR. Williams, who Is advertised 20 deliver an
address on Sabbath evening in the New York
avenue church, has resided in China nearly half
y century; has written and published q work en-
sitIed the "Middle kingdom;" has recently COM
pieted the Herculean task of making Syllable
Dictionary Of the Chinese language, q quarto
volume Of 1896 pages. Ills address, we doubt not,
will be one OF surprising interest.
On Thursday morning, white man, named
Nathan Barry, plumber by trade, living on S,
between FInh and Sixth streets northwest and
employed at the Soldiers Home, attempted to
commit suicide by knocking his brains out with
nat iron. lie succeeded in inficting two severe
wounds on his forehead. DR.. Glenin Of the
FreedmRn's hospital, dressed mis- wounds after
which he was admitted to that hospital for further
treatment.