National Republican., 1876-09-09
Miscellaneous Paragraphs Of Interest

Weather probabilities estimated at a. H.
For Saturday, in the Middle and Eastern
States, north and west winds, stationary OF
rising barometer, cooler, partly cloudy oI
clear weather.
Thermometric readings taken at the Signal
Office Sept. s, 1876: "a. m, 600; 7:S5 a. m {.
700; 12 m, $50; 3 p. m, $40; 4'S5 p. NJ
$40: minimum, coo.
A slight sprinkle Of rain yesterday.
Riding on the Avenue line now is rather
Glow business.
Buffers store exchange, corner of Fifth and
X streets northwest.
Prices livery stable appears to be the head
quarters for horsemen.
The Rockville fair commences next Wednes-
day, and continues three days.
Left-off clothing, watches, pistols, &C.,
bought at Herzog's, 917 D street. Orders al
tended to.
OF seventy five applicants for enlistment in
the army during the present week none have
beer accepted.
The Germania SchuetZen Verein have their
annual festival at their park (Gales' Woods)
on the 11th instant.
All kinds of trunks made to order, repaired
and covered at McMurray's, sos Pennsylvania
avenue, Market space.
The Scheutzen cadets will hold scheutZen-
fest at the park on Seventh-street road, be-
ginning September IS.
sEThe Knights of st. Joseph, No. 1, have
elected Michael Noonan and. Cornelius Man
gan to the board of governors.
A fine orchestrion will perform every after
noon and evening at Henry Schwarzenberg's
Orchestrion Saloon, 405 Eleventh street:
Eliza Davis, a colored damsel, broke her
ankle while dancing at picnic at the Germs-
mia schuetzen Park, last Thursday night.
Detectives McElfresh and MeDevltt yester-
day arrested Thomas Adams, for stealing
jewelry from hotel. He was finsd SO or 80
days in Jail.
A large excursion of colored persons from
Staunton and Charlottesville, Va, will reach
here tomorrow afternoon. The party it is esti-
mated, will number about four hundred.
lfe-size cast OF an antique statue of
Julius Caesar las just been placed in the hall
of statuary in the Corcorsn Art Gallery. The
original in marble is in the Louvre, Paris.
Catarrh and offensive discharges from the
head-no fee demanded until perfect satisfac-
tion is rendered to the patient. Office and
residence No. Grant place. Hours all day.
Last Thursday some thief stole a sheep
from Francis Linkin's yard, connected with
his butcher shop, Meridian Hill, killed and
skinned it on the common, and took the car
cass away.
j. II. Squier & Co., bankers 141o Pennsyl-
yania avenue, pay six per cent. interest on de-
posits, payable on demand. Special rates on
time deposits. Interest paid January and
July, or credited.
Information in regard to the new four-and
half per cent. United States bonds can be OBJ
tanned by calling at the banking house of II.
D. Cooke, jr., 1929 street, and through whom
parties desiring to invest can do so.
During the present week eight persons have
been sent to the Washington Asylum for the
Destitute, five to the Government Asylum for
,,,,, Insane and three to the Freedmen's hos
pital, making 10 III urI. VI these seven were
females and nine males.
Detectives McDeyitt and McElfresh have re-
Covered a gold watch and SO in money from
a confidence man, who had beat Mr.. R. c.
Hawthorn, a Centennial pilgrim, out of the
Eame by the thimble rigging game, while in
the navy yard last Thursday.
S. B.Colby was arrested last night by Officer
Jeffries, for stealing vest and silver hunting
case watch from Thomas Morrell. He went
into a restaurant, and in walking out lifted the
vest from off a hook and carried it away with
him. The watch was in the pocket, and has
been recovered, but it is thought that the vest
has been sold for rum.
A cry for police collected large crowd at
the corner of Thirteenth street and Pennsyl-
Vauia avenue last evening, when it was dis
covered that boy attached to q Centennial
visitors family had been hit by Washington
boy. The Centennial visitor himself Joined in
the fight, and pummeled the home boy, from
whom issued the cries for police. The Wash
ington lad fed as soon as released by the
stranger, and the family proceeded on their
hunt for a-dollar-s-dsy hotel.