National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-08-01
A MYSTERIOUS SHOOTING AFFAIR
Miscellaneous Paragraphs Of Interest


For New England and the Middle States
cool, partly cloudy weather, and light north
erly TO easterly winds, with slow rising baron
eter. For the South Atlantic States, ligh
rains on the coast, followed by clearing
weather during the day, northerly to westerl,
winds, rising barometer and low temperature.
Thermometric readings taken at the Signal
Office July 81, 1876: "a. m, $40; 7:35 a. m
$50; ~ m, $50; p. m, 700; 4:S5 p. m.
zoo; p. m, go; IL p. m, go; maximum
700; minimum, $50.
For bedbugs, get Harris Roach Powder.
Behrend's Patent Catarrh Cigar, sure cure
Depot for Harris Roach Powder, 1912 F
street.
Left-of clothing, watches, pistols, &c.
bought at Herzog's, OH D street. Orders at
tended to.
For Insects on plants, get Harris Roach
Powder.
The Bile Society have adjourned their reg
ular monthly meetings to the last Monlay in
September.
At the meeting of the Carpenters and Join
ers' Association the usual routine business
was transacted.
Get Harris Roach Powder, 1919 street.
All kinds of trunks made to order, repaired
and covered at McMurray's, sos Pennsylvania
avenue, Market space.
The Gem, a neat and racy amateur paper
edited by Douglass Lee and printed by C. R.
Corey, is out for August.
fine orchcstrion will perform every after
noon and evening at Henry Schwarzenberg' Is
0rehestrion Saloon, 405 Eleventh street:
The stockholders of the Joint Stock Com
panY of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton held a meeting yesterday afternoon, but
transacted no business of public interest.
Catarrh discharges from the head and all
chronic diseases cured. DR.. Hartley demands
no fee until the best evidence of success has
been realized from his treatment. Office, S09
Ninth street.
J. II. Squier & Co., bankers 1416 Pennsyl-
vania avenue, pay six per cent. interest on de-
poslts, payable on demand. Special rates on
time deposits. Interest paid January and July,
or credited.
The Young Peoples Association, connected
with the Waugh NJ. E. church, will give their
second annual moonlight excursion next
Thursday. The steamer Mary Washington has
been chartered, and enjoyable evening is
guaranteed the participants.
The Young Peoples Association of Waugh
d. E. church give moonlight excursion on
the Sd proximo, which should be attended by
all wishing a fine time. The committee on
arrangements have spared no pains to make it
success, and pleasant trip may be expected.
As the Schuetzen Verein procession was
passing along Il street, near Fifteenth street,
yesterday morning, a horse attached to
buggy became frightened and, tipping the
buggy over, threw out Miss Rosa Steine and
her little sister. They fell under the feet of
the horses Of another conveyance, but, very
luckily, were not injured.
Owing to some misunderstanding the contest
between Professor Collins and Sargent did not
come off last night. There will be, however,
tonight at the Avenue theatre a grand gym
nastic and variety performance given by Prof.
Collins and Sargent. Exhibitions of the dumb
bells and Indian clubs will be rendered by some
of the best members of the Washington Gym
nasium. Admission 50 cents, reserved seats
as cents.
Ofthe excursions to take place during the
present month, that under the auspices of the
Carroll Institute, to Marshall Hall, on the
22d instant, promises to be well worth attend
ing by all who wish to enjoy pleasant trip
down the Potomac. The steamer Mary
Washington has been engaged, and the tick
cts, which are for sale at Ellis music store,
and Brosnan's and Bellows bookstores, and
10y the members, are already out, and put at
the popular price Of fifty cents each.