National Republican., 1876-11-01
LOCAL NEWS.
MeENINe::NovEMBER /, 1876.
Weather probabilities estimated at l 8. NJ

barometer, wind mostly from the south or
west, warmer and clear or partly cloudy
weather.
Thermometric readings taken at the Signal
Office Oct. 81, 1875: a. m, SO; 7:S5 q. m,
$50; 70 m, $50; Q p. m, $50; 4:85 p. m,
$50; 9 p. m, $40; II p. m, $40. Maximum,
$50; minimum, 400.
Hart's insect powder, 1912 F street.
smoke Behrend's patent catarrh cigar.
Dr.. Blood's oxygenized air, 42s Seventh
street.
For bed bugs, get Hart's insect powder, 1912
F street.
Buffers stove exchange, corner Of Fifth and
Z streets northwest.
Ash for the Herbe de Ia Refine cigarettes;
they are the best of all.
A nice night lasS night for the youths of the
different parts of the city to celebrate Hallo|
E'en.
Left-of clothing, watches, pistols, &C.,
bought at Herzog's, s15 D street. Orders at
tended to.
Best prices paid for cast-off clothing at
JuEth's old stand, No. 619 D street northwest.
Orders attended to.
All kinds of trunks made to order, repaired
and covered at McMurray's, sos Pennsylvania
avenue, Market space.
The we'll known house of Welcker's, on Fiji
teenth street, will reopen on November l,
being reftted through and furnished.
Insects on plants, get Hsrt's insect powder,
1912 F street.
How many times did you answer me door
bell and see pack of juveniles making for
the nearest corner as hard as they could!
Three handsome communicating office rooms
for rent i'd the Arlington Fire Insurance Com
pany's building, 1906 Pennsylvania avenue.
Birch & Robey, auctioneers, sold yesterday
for H. A. Clark and VIM. A. Fenwick, trus-
tees, lot 5, in square 5, to Hall & Hume, for
$4,000.
Mark Latimer made the best sale ever made
in Washington, yesterday, at the residence Of
the Brazilian Minister. He is capable of do
ing it,.
Did you miss any csbbages or beans last
night The youths about the neighborhood
are very ignorant Of any such loss having oc-
Cured.
The President has signed the commission of
". W. BurcheI to be trustee of the Reform
School of the District o. Columbia, for the
term Of three years.
The Empire Heating Range received medal
and the judges special report at the Centen-
NAL. Call and see it, at Il. l. Gregory's, 654
Pennsylvania avenue.
Lawyers briefs printed from new type and
on fine paper for one dollar and fifteen cents
per page at the NATIONAL REPUBLICAN Book
and Job Printing Office.
The Crystal Fire Place Stove received
medal and the judges special report at the
Centennial. Call and see it. Il. /. Gregory,
6S4 Pennsylvania avenue.
The poor and humble, alike with the rich
and powerful, find in DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup
q true, tried and trusted friend. Price, 25
cents; large size, so cents.
Prime to fancy New York, Pennsylvania
siades, Virginia and Western butter, STRICTLY
fine stock, at Spicer's butter store, corner OF
Ninth and streets northwest.
Officer O'Neill, of the First precinct station,
last evening arrested a man named oscar
Howard, who is supposed to be insane. He
viii be taken to the asylum to- day.
Mr.. W. D. Elwood, ex-chief engineer of the
fire department, died at his brothers resi-
dence, last Sunday, in the thirty-ninth year of
duO " do DO4lC0 JCoISlAoJ"
For the carpet worm, get Hart's insect pow
der, 1919 street.
J.H. squier & Co., bankers 14l6 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.
For reaches, get Hart's roach powder, 1912
street.
The market store of F. B. Webster, on N
street, between Tenth and Eleventh streets,
was entered by burglars on Sunday night, and
the contents of the cash drawer, some $40 or
S12 in amount, and a few other articles, were
carried of.
Marriage licenses have been issued to John
Kane and Mary Burke; A. L. Pierce, of Rox-
bury, Ct, and Florence Emma Ridgeley; w.
J. Ferguson and Cora c. Cannon; John E. Roy
ard Emma Robinson; John H. Mason and
Isabella Norris; John c. Heald and Emma C.
Bradley.
Every one desiring comfortable rooms for
the winter should examine the latest styles Of
Latrobes, among them the "Mayhower" and
'New Silver Palace" at Thomas NJ. Shep-
herds, 1923 New York avenue, which he puts
up in a superior manner, and guarantees to
give entire satisfaction.
We call attention TO the advertisement IN
another column of Smith, Birge & Co., 1Ol4
Pennsylvania avenue. Their facilities for
steam and warm-air heating, manufacturing
as they do their own apparatus, are, perhaps,
superior 10 those of any other house in this
community.
Last Monday evening the Hayes and
Wheeler colored men of Potomac City erected,
at Douglass hall, a pole 63 feet high, and
flung to the breeze 6 beautiful National ban
ner 7x4 feet and streamer bearing the names
of Hayes and Wheeler 91Ix2 feet. Speeches
were made by prominent men and much en-
, thusiasm prevailed.
Those desiring perfect range for heating
as well as cooking should call and see the
Empire" at Thomas N. Shepherds, 1923
New York avenue. 1t is guar anteed to heat
from two TO four upper rooms with the same
fire as for ordinary cooking purposes. Its the
only range exhibited at the Centennial that
merited the distinction Of two medals.
Detectives McDevitt and McElfresh have re-
turned to this city from Philadelphia, having
in charge a colored boy named Lewis Shorter,
who some five months since, while in the en-
ploy of Mr.. Rogers, of the Theatre Comique,
robbed his employer and made his escape from
the city. Tie charge against him Is grand
larceny, and he will be committed to await
the action of the grand jury.
h. E. ofHey & Co.'s exchange and deposit
bank, northeast corner of Fifteenth and
streets, deals in all classes of Government
securities and in District of Columbia and all
lfrst-rate investment bonds and stocks; also in
American coin and foreign money. Demand
drafts on Europe in any amount. Best rate
allowed for per cent. improvement bonds.
Orders promptly filed for the new United
States ~ per cent. bonds.
The popular cheap round-trip excursions to
the Centennial given by J. Bradley Adams ap
pear TO meet with much favor by the citizens
of the District and vicinity, the fare being re-
duced TO the low price of $3.50 for adults and
1925 for children inducing many families to
,lock up and take their entire households,
children, servants and all. Another induce
ment is that they go by the safe, reliable,
double-track Baltimore and Ohio railroad, four
trains daily. Ladies may rely upon being
comfortably seated, AMI our friends will evince
good Judgment by getting their tickets of Mr..
Adams.
Brad. Adams will give his third grand Cen
tennial excursion, commencing to-day, for the