National Republican., 1876-05-23
GENERAL NEWS OF THECITY
TIE EFFECTS or YESTERDAYS STORM
A WOMAN KILLED BY LIGHTNING
BURIAL OF AN OLD SOLDIER
ASSAULT ON A YOUNG GIRL
PRESENTING A CANE 10 A PROFESSOR
Miscellaneous Paragraphs Of Interest
TIE EFFECTS or Yesterdays STORM
A WOMAN KILLED BY LIGHTNING
BURIAL OF AN OLD SOLDIER
ASSAULT ON A YOUNG GIRL
PRESENTING A CANE 10 A PROFESSOR
Miscellaneous Paragraphs Of Interest

Weather probabilities, estimated ct i O NJ
For lower lake region and Middle States rising
and high barometer, brisk and high northwest to
northeast winds, diminishing in force, decidedly
cool and generally clear weather For New Eng
land rising barometer, brisk and high northwest
to northeast winds, decidedly cool and clear and
clearing weather. CautiOnary signals continue
along Lake Ontario and on the coast, from Sa-
NAnnah to Eastport.
Thermometric readings taken May -, 1870, at
the Signal Once: A. m, e9o; 7:3S a. m, 100; Il
m, SO; p. m, SO; 4:35 p m, $40; p m, go;
II p. m, go. Maximum, $40; minimum, 66o.
Look out for the Bull of the Woods.
For court proceedings see third page.
Behrend's Patent Catarrh cigar sure cure.
Hair-eIoth hats e. and s25o, at Stinemetzs,
1887 Pennsylvania avenue.
Knoxs white beaver hats now ready at Slime
metE's, agent for this city.
Silk umbrellas, for gentlemen and ladies, at
Stinemetz's. 1857 Pennsylvania avenue.
Try Msrburg Bros Seal Of North Carolina
Smoking Tobacco, 10 and 20 cent packages.
r. B. Ferguson, pharmacist corner Second
street and Pennsylvania avenue Capitol Hill.
5Mackinaw straw hats and boys and children's
straw hats at SunmetE's, l2S7 Pennsylvania ave-
nue.
Trusses, 81; also all the homeopathic medi-
etnes at Hener's drug store, under the National
hotel
All KINGS OF LrunKs maze 10 OrIer, repaIel ana
covered at McMurrays' sos Pennsylvania avenne
Market Space.
The Game Protective Association Of the Dis
trict of Columbia will meet at Il. w. Barkcrs
this evening, at 7:SO.
H. d. Cooke, jr., &, Co, F street near the
Treasury, do a general banking business and buy
and sell District securities.
Br. L. A. Gobright has accepted the invitation
OF the C'dest Inhabitants Association to deliver
the annual address to that S"dY On Ae III Qf
July.
The following marriage licenses were issued
yesterday Richard +. Robinson and Jennie
Creamer and Thomas o. ChesIey and Maggie
Harmon.
CatarTh, nervous and chronic diseases-Dr
Hartley will be compelled to decline new patients
after next month. Office, 936 E street, near
Tenth northwest
How can all have the best, and how can any
surpass or equal Dooleys delicate cream soda
water, at 223 Pennsylvania avenue, Capitol Hill?
Avenue cars pass the door.
JH Squier & Co, bankers, 1916 Pennsylvania
avenue pay per cent. interest on deposits, p1ya-
bic on demand. Special rates on time deposits.
Interest paid January and July, or credited.
Ofan the brands of lager beer now in the mar
ket we consider the Cincinnati beer, bottled by
Mr.. Samuel c. Palmer, by the Vienna process, as
the best. See his advertisement in another
column.
Have you noticed the long list of property 'for
sale,' advertised in our columns by b. H. War
ner? When one publishes his business TO the ex-
tent that Mr. Warner does, it certainly evidences
prosperity.
The NATIONAL REPUBLICAN book and job
printing Office is one of the largest and best ap-
pointed job Offices south ofNew York. All kinds
Of job work are promptly executed there on the
most advantageous terms.
Yesterday morning c. W. Cunningham, super
intendent Of streets, received notice from Lieu
tenant Hoxie to get out his chain gang from the
work-house and proceed 10 clean up some of the
streets. He will organize force Of twenty men
and set them at work on Massachusetts avenue
northeast.
Coroner Patterson, with Drs. Briscoe and Ma
gruder, held examination over the body Of
Ellen Jones, who died very suddenly Sunday
night, at No. COS Third street northwest. 1t was
deemed unnecessary to hold an inquest. as It was
found that death resulted from congestion Of the
lungs
Washington Commandery, No. i, Knights
Templar, appeared on the streets yesterday after
noon in full regaIia and headed by drum CORPS
prepared for parade and inspection, but before
they reached the grounds selected for use the
threatening shower compelled them to return TO
their asylum and postpone the display.
Last Sunday night the dry goods store Of
COOmbs Bro, corner of Fourteenth and r streets
northwest, was broken into and robbed Of dry
goods amounting to slT5 in value. The entrance
was effected by smashing in the heavy plate-glas
of large show-window in front. Lieut.. Noonan
has arrested two men on suspicion of being the
guilty parties.
Last night about O'Clock. fire was discovered
IN the gas-htting establishment of Messrs. Smith,
Brige Co., on Pennsylvania avenue, adjoining
the saloon Of Messrs Harvey & Holden. By the
prompt measures Of the neighbors. aided by the
police and some Of the members Of No. company,
II was eXtinguished without rounding alarm.
The FIRE was discovered on the main floor, under
the stairway, and its origin is unknown.
Quite an excitement was occasioned in the
neighborhoOd of Fifteenth and streets yester-
tiers down Fifteenth street. which .IOverrunning
the sewers, poured over the newly-laid walls Of
CorcOran's new building. Some twenty work.
men were called into service, and the water was
damned in less time than it takes to tell il. The
Treasury clerks. anxious at any time for X
cuse TO leave their mOnOtOnOus work and stretch
their limbs for a moment, made break for the
east pOrticO and windows, much excited the
HOrkmen. as the flood came roaring down the
street. Fortunately the water was turned before
any damage was done to the foundation walls Of
the builliD1