National Republican., 1876-11-16

Miscellaneous Paragraphs of Interest
Weather probabilities esstnsted at l An
For Thursday, IN the SUESh Atlantic States,
rising barometer, stationary or lever tempera-
ture portheTly winds and partly cloudy
weather. For the Middle and Eastern States,
rising barometer, north and northwest winds,
cooler followedsby warmer, partly cloudy and
clear weather.
Thermometric readings taken at the Signal
OFiee Nov. Is, 1876: z a. m, $50; 7:35 q. m,
$50; 12 m, 500; 2 p. m, 500; ass p. m,
40; 90. m, 1921 p. M, 45o. Maximum,
$40; -ninimum, 45o.
Fireside Jewel, at 9soPa. ave.
Cstarrh eured-see DR.. Hartley.
Smoke Behread's patent catarrh cigar.
Buffers stove exchange, corner of Fifth and
Z streets northwest.
Ask for the Herbe de RENE cigarettes;
they are the best of all.
A good advertisement in a widely circulated
newspaper is the best Of all possible statesmen.
Left-of clothing, watches, pistols, &C.,
bought at Herzog's, 915 street. Orders at
tended to.
Bes: prices paid for cGst-of clothing at
JUsth's old stand, No. GIG D street northwest.
Orders attended TO.
An kipEy of trunks made 70 order, repaired
SBd coYered at NcMurrsy's, sos Pennsylvania
avenue, Market space.
Cleveland people charge the prevalence Of
Giphther;A in that city 10 the;miles of wooden
pavement that are rotting in the streets
there.
Washington Commandery, No. l, X. T., of
this city, have been invited to participate in
the Templar demonstration at Alexandria,
Va, odsy.
The Empire Heating Range received medal
and the judges special report at the Centen-
NAL. Call and see it, st H. 1. Gregory's, e4
Pennsylvania avenue.
The Crystal Fire Place Stove received
medal and the judges special report at the
Centennial. Call and see it. H. l. Gregory,
ga Pennsylvania avenue.
The Office of johnson Bros: coal dealers,
Cd T street, near the corner of Twelfth, was
entered on Tuesday night and a small sum Of
money stolen from desk.
Prime to fancy New York, Pennsylvania
glades, Virginia and Western butter, strictly
fine stock, at Spicer's butter store, corner Of
Ninth and E streets northwest.
Columbia Commandery, No. 2, X. T., will
meet at their asylum, in full Templar uniform,
this morning ut IL O'Clock, to join in the dem
onstration in Alexandria this afternoon.
J.H squier & Co., bankers 1416 Pennsyl-
vania avenue, pay six per cent. interest on de-
posits, payable on demand. Special rates on
time deposits. Interest paid January and
July, or credited.
Columbia Commandery, No. 2, Knights
Templar, will meet at their asylum at II
O'Clock to-day. in full Templar uniform, for
the purpose of participating in the demonstra-
ton in Alexandria.
Marriage licenses have been issued to Cor
nelius Williams and Georgianna Sweet; Leon
hard schaffert and Nina Schnebel; T. F. N.
Dowling and Kate c. Finn; John E. Simms
and Harriet E. siggers.
Don't ruin your health, and, besides, make
yourself disagreeable to other people by your
continued coughing. A twenty-five cent bot
tie of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup will cure you.
Large bottles, so cents.
Last evening, between and 10 o'clock, a
colored girl about nineteen years of age, named
"Naggie," stole from Mrs. Pusey and Mrs.
Gwinn, No. 412 First street northwest, a lot of
uuvashed clothing, valued at about $40, and
$3.50 in silver quarters.
We call attention to the advertisement in
&rother column of Smith, Birge s. Co., 10l4
PENNSYLVANIA avenue. Their facilities for
steam and Harm-air heating, manufacturing
az they do their own apparatus, are, perhaps,
superior to those Of any other house in this
community.
The alarm of fire from box l32 about $50
O'Clock last evening was caused by the discov-
cry of fire in the basement of Mrs. Lizzie
Shows house, corner of Thirteenth and ID
streets northwest. The lire was confined to
store room, and was extinguished without
much loss.
The use of a wrong initial made it appear in
our report of the raid on Madame VOLTS es-
tablishnept that the first man who was exam
ined as witness was Mr.. J. c. Callahan, the
painter, corner of Twelfth street and Pennsyl-
Vania avenue. This was al error, as all who
know Mr.. Callahan would have at once been
convinced.
L. L. Armistead, esq, proprietor of the
celebrated Highlander tobacco works, Lynch
burg, Va, and manufacturer of several popu
lar brands of smoking tobacco, passed through
our city, on his way from Philadelphia, few
days since, bearing as a tropy the highest
honors of the Centennial Exhibition. He has
also received the medal at the Vienna Expo
sition.
Patents granted to residents of the District
of Columbia for the week ending the 14th inst:
David K. Cartier, improvement in ventilating
devices for windows, &C.; Francis Wright, as
signor of one half of his right to George w.
Balloch, of same place, improvement in pol
ishing packages. Trade marks-William +.
George, trade mark for cigars and tobacco.
"Davis' Rock and Stump Extractor re-
ceived medal and award for simplicity, light
ness and durability. A lady raised two thou
sand pounds with one finger and thumb yes
terday. Mr.. A. c. Cotton, Vineland, n. j.,
sells territory at desirable rates and single
machines at $40. Patented December Is, 1874.
1t opens new field for willing hands in 4 most
desirable direction.
II. E. Offey & Co.'s exchange and deposit
bank, northeast corner of Fifteenth and F
streets, deals in all classes of Government
securities and In District of Columbia and all
frst-rate investment bonds and stocks; also in
American coin and foreign money. Demand
drafts on Europe in any amount. Best rate
allowed for 8 per cent. improvement bonds.
Orders promptly filed for the new United
States ~ per cent. bonds.
Messrs. Duncanson Bros, auctioneers, sold
yesterday afternoon, for Charles c. Glover and
Thomas Hyde, trustee, lots 92 93, 81, 95 and
Sc, in Eli s. Blackwood's g subdivision OF square
1913, improved by five unfinished houses, situ-
ated on q street, between Fifteenth and Six
teenth streets northwest, to Charles T. Davis,
for Sc, GOO. Also, on the same afternoon, for
VIM. II. Boarman, trustee, part of lot Z, in
square 43S, improved by q two-story frame
house, situated on Eighth street west, near G
street south, to ]. NJ. Hepburn, for s7lO..
Convenience to Travellers
The first regular line Of through cars be-
tween Washington and Boston will commence
running to-day, the Baltimore and Potomac
Railroad Company having put on Pullman