National Republican., 1876-01-08

Weather probabilities, estimated at a. H.
For the Middle States, clear or partly elouiy and
slightly warmer weather, with southerly to east
srly winds and falling barometer.
TbeTmometric readings taken January :, 1875,
At the Signal ONCE. I a. m, 30; 7:S5 q. m,
80; u m, i2o; p. m. 40; 4:35 p. m, $50; 9p.
N, Sc; IL P. H., SO. Maximum, 400; minimum.
Boarding and for rent cards sold by Brad.
Adams.
The offcers of the Fifth precinct will move into
their new station Monday.
Advertisements of wants, for sale and rent and
lost and found on the second page.
Bsllew offers, for thirty days, Centennial diaries
II s.s: 10 make room for valentines.
Hulsr & Jones billiard room, the resoE for
gentlemen, National Theatre building.
Highest price paid for left-of clothing, boots,
shses, SC, at HerEog's. 9l7 street northwest,
Z. B. Ferguson, pharmacist, corner Second
street and Pennsylvania avenue, Capitol Hill.
Crown tooth and hair-brushes, warranted per-
feet, ere offered by W. s. Thompson, 7O5 18th st.
Amanacs-Hqge-stown, Catholic Irish Ameri.
san, London illustrated and others at Bellows.
Mr.. Robert II. Graham, who has been confined
SO long by severe illnese, is rapidly improving.
Miller & Jones' wine store, the place to buy
pure liquors for medicinal use, National Theatre
building.
Ell. ParIip, an ex-member of the MetropolI-
tin police force Of this city, died in hospital in
Boston few days ago.
Six per cent. paid on deposits, payable on de-
EHnd. Special rates on time deposits. J. II.
Sguier Co., bankers.
b. d. Cooke, jr., & Co., street, near the
9Te2sury, DO a general banking business and buy
and Ill District securities &c.
Mr. Neigs yesterday granted licenses to wed to
VIM Hanzer and Lucy A. Frazier and Albert ID.
Rosenberg and Rebecca Goodman.
Paying cards, the largest assortment in the
city, sold by Brad. Adams.
Richard Murray sought lodgings at the SIKH
precinct station Thursday night, and during the
night was so severely attacked with rheumatism
asylum.
The EncamPment Of Uniformed Patriarchs, /.
y. q. f, Of this city, is considering q plan to
visit the Centennial Exposition in a body and at
the meeting OF the Encampment last nigh
Centennial committee was appointed.
Officers of state associations concerts and dra-
matte clubs should examine Tallmadge hall be-
fore making other engagements. II is the best
hail in the city for all purposes, centrally located
and on first floor.
Note paper, 81 per ream, and envelopes, 81 per
thousand, stBrad. Adams.
From James BelIew, ,7O5 Seventh street, we have
handsome copy OF the Popular Life of O'Con-
Ventura at Rome; Father Burke's sermon a.
GlassneVin, and Wendell Phillips centennial
GRAFTON.
On Monday evening coal-oil lamp exploded in
the third story Of the building on the southwest
corner Of Main and Quincy streets, owned by
John hrauss- The flames were promptly eX-
tinguished without loss.-S. Louis Globe Demo
CTGf, JcH. ).
Two cOlored thieves, Wesley johnson and
Frank Thomas, were arrested last evening in the
UPiF hOrhOpd Of I'm Will
las in their possession. AS this was cousiae-N
zoo many umbrellas for two msp pSD->-Ts,ra nigb bt
tom. mee'S Lewis anu took them to the sta
Ir,o papers delivered to residents at !
- BY Brad. Adams.
The Rev. J. c. Smith, the venerable pastor of
she Ninth street Presbyterian church, was se-
Terely injured by being knocked down by q street.
car al the crossing OF New York avenue and Four
teenth street, Just after leaving the house Of DR..
Mcfarland, on New York avenue, where he had
been to make call. DR.. Smith has been confined
10 the house since the accident.
About o'clock yesterday morning the house OF
Mr.. H. T. Crosby, chief clerk OF the War Depart
nent, No. 2lO3 G street northWest,was entered by
short, Etout-buiIt colored thief, through a back
window which had been left unfastened by the
carelessness OF the servants. He was discovered
5y servantgirl, who gave the alarm, which at
GERS Collins and Benton, who ran TO the house. but
the sneak had escaped.
Yesterday in the Circuit Court the case of Pruit
We. the Baltimore and Potomac railroad was
taken up. This is case in which the plaintiff
sues for damages TO the amount Of 81, 600, which
he alleges he sustained by being elected from a
train upon this road last June. Plaintiff testified
that he held twenty -hve-trip ticket, and that
upon the trip in question he held the ticket out to
tie conductor to be punched, but as he refused to
give the ticket into the hands ef the conductor he
WAS elected from the train. His reason for not
delivering the ticket to the conductor that on
a former occasion two mum sers instead of one had
been punched out, and he therefore resolved never
TO deliver his ticket sgan into the hands Of con.
ductor.
Three hundred dollars damages were yesterday
awarded the plaintiff in the case OF Eaton VS.. the
Baltimore and Potomac railroad, in the Circuit
Court. In this case plaintiff purchased one OF
the excursion tickets limited to fifteen days, and
issued per agreement TO the New York Republl-
can Association last October. Plaintiff did not
leave New York on his return until the morning
0Gthe day upon which the time expired, and after
leaving Baltimore the conductor refused to re-
eetve the ticket and demanded pay, which was
refused, when plaintiff was elected. The rail-
road company held that the holder obligated
himself when he took the ticket. to return within
the fifteen days, but the plafDtih contended that
since he started back before the expiration of that
time he was entitled TO his passage to the end OF
the route, and in this he was sustained by the
court