National Republican., 1876-08-17
ANNUAL SESSION IN THIS CITY
WORSHIP AT WASHINGTON CAMP GROVE
MEETING OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS
LOCAL ITEMS ABOUT TOWN
Miscellaneous Paragraphs OF Interest


In South Atlantic and East Gulf States,
slightly higher bsrometer, stationary to rising
temperature, sOutheast 10 southwest winds
ard partly cloudy weather will prevail, with
possibly occasional rains. In the Eas -ern and
Middle States, Using barometer, stationary to
rising tenn erature, winds mostly from south
east to southwest, and clear or patty cloudy
weather, except possibly rain areas in the Vir-
ginias.
Thermometric readings taken at the Signal
Office August 16, 1857 a. m, 76o; 7:35 a. m =,
$50; 10 m, $40; p. m, $50; 435 p. NJ,
90; 9 p. m, S2C; II p. m, 500; maximum,
$50: minimum. 73O.
Behrend's Patent Catarrh Cigar, sure cure.
No less than three mad dogs were killed on
the Navy Yard on Tuesday.
The Distrist Commissioners have EXTENDED
one week.
Left-off clothing, watches, pistols. &c,
bought at Herzog's, 917 D street. Orders AZ
tended to.
All kinds of trunks made to order, repaired
and covered at McMurray's, sos Pennsylvania
avenue, Market space.
A fine orchestrion viii perform every after
Orchestrion Saloon. 405 Eleventh street:
The Michigan Republican Association have
put out fine transparency at their head
quarters on F, between Ninth and Tenth
streets northwest.
Officer Kirby, of the Fourth precinct, while
chasing some boys who were swimming near
the G-street wharf last evening, fell and Sc
Verely injured one of bis aukles.
A difficulty occurred in yard on Eighth
street between four men. Two Of them, John
Stamps and Howard Handsbrou@h, coIored,
showed pistols and were arrested by Officer
Dunnigan.
J. II. Squier & Co., bankers 141G Pennsyl-
vania avenue, pay six per cent. interest on de-
posts, payable on demand. Special rates On
time deposits. Interest pail January and
July, or credited.
Ore large room, suitable for clubs or state
associations, can be had in Mays building, No.
939 Pennsylvania avenue. where the Ohio Re-
publican Campaign Club is located. Apply at
9@9 Pennsylvania avenue.
Last evening, about $50 o'clock, 0ficeF
Prather found fire alarm box Gl3, corner -. c.rHH
and Il streets northeast, broken open, and
brought the lock to the Seventh precinct. Su-
perintendent Miles was notified.
The Dry Goods Clerks Association have
formed a literary association, and meeting
was held last night at Moore's hall, during
which several of the members contributed to
the entertainment by rectations.
Emma F. Archer, colorcd girl, eleven
years of age, living with her mother, Cora
ArcneI, tho Howard University grounds.
was badly burned yesterday morning by the
explosion of a cOal-oil lamp, with which she
was trying to start a fire in a stove. Dr.
Glenan, of the Freedman's hospital, rendered
medical aid.
A colored belle was tripping merriIy along
street, near Twentieth, last evening, when
her hustle came off, and she began to walk
away from it at the rate of three miles an hour.
She soon discovered that she had leit part of
herself behind, and she switched back and
with great unconcern picked up the missing
article, and walked away with it under her
arm, much to the amusement Of a crowd on
the corner.
DewsGoy, sitting on a water-plug near the
Centre market yesterday, with one paper, the
last of his stock in trade, under his arm,
soliloquiZed as follows, as he dropped lot OF
pennies fIom one hand into the other:
There's ten cents for papers in the mornin'
an ten cents for watermell'n, an'-on'y one
cent left for pare9orc, an paregOric's three
cents dose. No. stree. can't invest in no
watermell'n n till sell t'Other paper-Yer's yer
REFUBLICAN, three cents"