National Republican., 1876-09-14

dress.
Oyercoats and straw hats look odd in the
street.
The Virginia Press Association is visiting
the Centennial.
Buffers stove exchange, corner of Fifth and
streets northwest.
The poIice-pay tangle is uuraVeled and the
men will be paid next Friday.
lie Droit is certainly getting Ito be aristo-
cratic: going 10 have street lamps out there.
Left-oF clothing, watches, pistols, &C.
bought at Herzog's, 917 D street. Orders al
tended to.
Col. Wm. 4. Cook is preparing the defense
in the Babcock case, which is set for hearing
next week.
The painters and .plastererE have finished in
tie Criminal Court room, and now tie carpet
men are il charge.
The new minister of the Adas Israel congre-
CATION will deliver his inaugural sermon next
Saturday at $50 a. m.
All kinds of trunks made 10 order, repaired
and covered at McMurray's, sos Pennsylvania
avenue, Market space.
See advertisement Of great work of art,
"Centennial Picture of Progress" in the Uni:el
States, N another column.
Officer Breen found lost child in the Smith
sorian grounds yesterday evening, and brought
him to the Fifth precinct station.
A fue orchestrion will perform every after
noon and evening at Henry Schwarzenberg's
Orchestrion Saloon, 4O5 Eleventh street.
The New Loan-H. D. Cooke, jr, K Co.,
have the new ~ per cent. bonds for sale; F
street, between Fourteenth and Fifteenth.
Travel to Mount Vernon is heavy and the
little Arrow goes loaded every day. Good
luck TO Capt. HoIlingshead; he deserves it.
The child Harriet Ann Scott, who has been
for the past week under the care of Officer
Lewis, was claimed yesterday by her mother.
Officers Block. and Jeffries yesterday
rested three more policy men, named Will
liam Black, Charles Jones and Albert Cook,
all coIorei.
Catarrh and offensive discharges from the
head-no fee demanded by DR.. Hartley until
perfect satisfaction is rendered to the patient.
Office and residence No. 6 Grant place.
Officer SD. Lewis found Z dead infant yester-
day morning at O'Clock on Four and al half
street, between Msine and Maryland avenues.
The coroner issued certificate of burial.
Street lamps are being erected in LIE Drot
PARK at tke czpenseEo the proprietors and
property owners. They will be lighted the
same as city lamps by the employees of the
gas company.
J. Il. Sguier & Co., bankers 1416 Pennsyl-
VaIia svenue, ray six per cent. in crest on de
posfts, payable on demand. Special rates on
time deposits. Interest pail January and
July, or credited.
The spa water at 921 Louisiana..avenus has
been decided, after a careful analysis by the
assistant chemist OF the Agricultural Depart
ncnt, "to he not Injurious TO health from
sewerage contamination"
TIC members Of st. Augustines church ar
holding grand festival at their hall on L,
between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets
northwest. They will continue it every even
ing during this and next week.
The Grahamte Company have begun to lay
the foundation of their pavement on the Ave
nue., between Fourteenth Id Fifteenth streets.
The foundation consists Of mixture of mortar
gravel and blue stone in small pieces.
Fire e-aiaru, box No. 129 has been removed
from the Seaton building to the Pension
Office in Shepherds building, corner of
Twelfth street aaa Pennsylvania aVeaue.
T..ke out your cards aud note the change.
The Eve policy dealers who were arrested
Tuesday by officers of the Fifth precinc5 were
admitted TO lOnGs in $500 each. In the Po'ice
Court yesterday the hearing was posi- poHed
until Saturday al the request Of Mr.. Birney.
The President has parloned Wm. L. Fit
hugh, convicted OF larceny in February last
ard senterced in tL- criminal court 70 one
var in rha Penitentiary; also, Emmet Rufin,
convicted IN July and sentenced to -four months
in jail.
The superintendent of tie paving of the
Avenue, Mr.. John A. Partridge, has made ap-
plication to Lieutenant Kelly for his men to
prevent the carrying away of the blocks east
of Four and -a-half street unless they show an
order from him.
The following MARI ages have ben is sued:
+. W. Shufeldt and Catherine S. Babcock;
William Dorsey, OF Baltimore, and Gertrude
Lyddone, of Rockville, Md: W. II. Grimes
and Elizabeth P. Scott; Noble n. Snowden
and Susan A. Webster.
The north side Of Pennsylvania avenue, op-
posite THE REPUBLICAN Office, is in a bad con-
dition while undergoing renovation. Crossing
is difficult, especially in wet weather. The
Belt railroad track, however, remains intact,
to the relief of pedestrians.
Two colored boys, named Robert Ford and
Charles johnson, broke into NJ. V. Buckeyes
store, corner of High and Dunbarton streets,
Georgetown, last Sunday, and stole about
Sc from the money drawer. They were ar
rested yesterday By Officer Sebastian.
All persons wishing to avail themselves Of
the advantages of Prof. j. Esputa's S. per
annum music class would do well to call at
Lincoln Hall and enter their names as the
class will be open on Saturday, September 16,
at 2 O'Clock P. m, after which no one will be
admitted.
We call attention to the advertisement in
another column of Smith, Birge d Co., 1O14
Pennsylvania avenue. Their facilities for
steam and warm-air heating, manufacturing
as they do their own applrs us, are perhaps
superior to those of any other house in this
community
Yesterday morning John, alias Marion,
Garner stole come shirts from Francs store,
on Seventh street, but was chased and cap
tured by Officer Jeffries. On the way to the
station the prisoner made resistance and tried
to get the officers pistol, which was dis
charged in the scuiiie.
A buggy belonging to G. G. Cornish, and
driven by Joe E. Cole and little boy named
Walter Boswell, was smashed yesterday SITTER
noon by meeting suddenly with Carriage az
the corner of Twentieth and streets The
horse attached to the buggy ran away, throw
irg the occupants out and injuring ITSELF
visit paid the editorial rooms of the Ma
TIoEAL REPUBLICAN last evening by
Hermann resulted in psper-weights, blotting-
pads, peuholders, &c, disappearing and re-
appearing with wonderful rapidty and setting
in the most unexpected places. From a blot
ting-pad he drew forth bundles of the most
fragrant cigarettes, and heavy paper-weight
thrown toward the ceiling seemed to have |
kept on going until the magician took ii from /
"the DEVILS" vest pocket. Prof. Hermann, |
It is believed, will expose the so-called spirit
ualists Friday night, by revealing to the public
the in's and outs of the cabinet trick. This /