National Republican., 1876-10-04
Miscellaneous Paragraphs of Interest

Weather probabilities estimated at q. H.
In the Middle States and New England, falling
followed by rising barometer, warmer, south
westerly winds, Veering to cooler west aud
northwest, partly cloudy weather, and in
northern portions areas of light rain.
Thermometric readings taken at the Signal
efice Oct. 8, 1876: Ia. m, 400; 7:35 a. m,
45o; 10 m, 60; p. m, $40; 4:35 p. m,
$40; 9 p. m, $40; IL p. m, $50; maximum,
$40; minimum. 400.
Buffers stove exchange, corner of Fifth and
K streets northwest.
Left-of clothing, watches, pistols, &c.
bought at Herzog's, 915 D street. Orders at
tended to.
All kinds of trunks made to order, repaired
avenue, Market space.
Catarrh, offensive discharges, &c. DR..
Hartley demands no fee until perfect satisfac-
tion is rendered to the patient. Office and
residence, No. 732 Tenth street N. w.
J. Ii. squier & Co., bankers l416 Pennsyl
yania avenue, pay six per cent. in crest on de-
Posits, payable on demand. Special rates on
time depusi s. Interest paid January and
July, or credited.
Assistant District Attorney B:rney has fled
an answer in the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict in the case of James S. Welch e. al. VS..
the District Commissioners and Water Regis
trar Timothy Lubey.
The meetings at the Gospel tent, on
street, near Fourteenth, still continue to in
crease in interest. Many have heen persuaded
to lead a better life under the stirring ser
mons and sweet ling.
HAltert Lucas, fugitive from the workhouse,
was captured last night by Officer Hess
Lucas was committed in July last for ninety
days for carrying concealed weapons, and
escaped before he served out his first month.
Messrs. Duncanson Bros, auctioneers, sold
yesterday for Arthur A. Birney and job Bar
nard, trustees, part of lot No. ?, in square 525,
fronting IS feet inches on L street north, and
running back 81 feet, improved by frame
dwelling, to F.. a. Keyser for 81 800.
~ would be much obliged to you if you will
show me the room in which Washington died.
said pilgrim from Oshkosh to Deacon SIM
mons at the White House yesterday. "Six-
teen miles below yer'' was the courteous re-
sponse, and Mr.. Simmons unused on the vaga-
ries of the patriotic masses.
nyou desire to insure your real estate or
personal property in a reliable company, pop
ular for its efficient management and prompt
payment of losses, you can't go amiss by Sc
curing policy of the Firemen's Insurance
Company of Washington and .Georgetown, D.
c. Office over Bank of Washington.
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 to those of any other house in this
community.
Wormley's hotel, corner Fifteenth and Il
streets, is now being refurnished and put in
frst-class order for the fall and winter busi-
ness. Mr.. Wormley's ability as a caterer is
well known, and his hotel is justly celebrated
as one Of the most comfortable in the United
States.
A sociable will be given on Thursday and
Friday evenings of this week by the North
Carolina-avenue NJ. P. church. The ladies
are actively engaged in making the necessary
arrangements for their friends on those even
ings. The tickets are placed at twenty-five
cents, which will entitle the holder to supper
or refreshments.
The quarterly report of Sanitary Officer
John Connell shows that during the quarter
just ended l02 persons have been sent to the
Washington Asylum, 33 to Providence Hospi-
tai, 81 to the Freedman's Hospital, Is to the
Insane Asylum, 2 to the Columbia Lying-in
Hospital and one to the colored Orphan Asy-
lUm. FOIty-two nonresident paupers have
been furnished with transportation to other
cities.
Z. E. Ofley & 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
frst-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 filled for the new United
States a! per cent. bonds.
Marriage licenses have been issued to Frank
G. Middleton and Ida NJ. Baldwin; Robert B.
Butler and Lizzie Taylor: jefferson W. Davis,
of New York, and Z. Belle Caller: Allen Jack
son and Ellen Croxton; Mornay D. Helm and
Martha A. Seitz; Frank Allen and Agnes
Green; Henry Bacon and Mary Z. Brogden:
Robert White and Sarah Green; George w.
WildIng and Victoria Goddard; Jacob Bell and
Ann Bouldin.
A new amateur theatrical association has
been formed, and the following officers chosen:
Hon. Allen Rutherford, president: D. D. Cone,
esq, vice president; o. NJ. Ball, secretary; DIR.
Ralph Walsh, treasurer; Prof. John Newton,
stage manager. The amateur talent thus far
engaged is Walter Dennis, J. B. Randolph, H.
Philip, E. S. Mallard, Miss Sallie Townley,
Kaufman, NJ. r. Beamount, Hattie Townley
and Miss Reeves.
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