National Republican., 1876-09-23
A MASS MEETING TO BE HELD NEXT THURSDAY
A6i.cerlaneous Paragraphs OF Interest

Weather probabilities estimated at a. H.
For Saturday, in the South Atlantic States,
stationary or rising barometer, cooler westerly
winds, and partly cloudy weather. For the
Middle Atlantic States, northeast to southeast
winds stationary temperature, lower pressares,
and cloudy or rainy weather.
Thermometric readings taken at the Signal
Office Sept. 22, 1876: a. m, Go; 7:35 a. m,
60; 10 n, $50; 9 p. "a, 62o; 4395 p. NJ,
go; 9p. m, $50; II p. M, 64oS maximum,
64o; minimum. coo.
To-day is the last day of the great Barnpm's
show.
Buffers stove exchange, corner of Fifth and
K streets northwest.
Left-of clothing, watches, pistols. &c.
bought at HerDog's, 917 D street. Orders at
tended to.
All kinds of trunks made 10 order, repaired
and covered at McMurray's, sos Pennsylvania
avenue, Market space.
Rev DR.. Ed. B. N. Browne will tomorrow
evening deliver an interesting lecture at the
Eigbth-street synagogue on "the Talmnnd;
its ethics and literary beauties"
Between and O'Clock last night :he
stable of Mr.. J. N Russell, at the corner of
Ninth and l streets, was broken open, and
quantity of harness, valued at $50, stolen.
j. q. Squier & Co., bankers 1416 Fennsyl
vania avenue, pay six per cent. in crest on de-
posits, payable on demand. Special rates on
time deposits. Interest paid January and
July, or credited.
Atout 10 a. N. yesterday Officer kellum
brought to the First precinct station lot of
supposed burglars tools, said to have been
buried 10y a couple of men in a hole back of
the Baltimore and Potomac railroad depot.
Prof. j. P. Sampson, leading young colored
man OF this city, has received an invitation
from the executive committee of North Caro-
lima to stump that State, and he will begin
tour the first of the month and continue until
after the election.
All the mills in the city have been relieved
of their stock of saw dust, which has been
taken by Barnum's great show to cover the
ground on which the big tent is located, so as
to make it perfectly dry and comfortable for
visitors despite the heavy rain Of yesterday.
We call attention to the advertisement in
another column of Smith, Birge & Co., 1O14
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.
The protracted and open air meetings of the
Twelfth-street NJ. E. church southeast, Rev.
H. Nice, pastor, have been quite successful
Several persons have professed conversion,
and will be admitted to membership to-mor-
row. Rev. j. A. Wood, of Baltimore, the
wellBnown evangelist, will preach tomorrow
morning and night. The meetings will be
continued during next week, commencing at
7:3O o'clock.
Last night about 10 O'Clock Officers Hutchin-
son and Lewis arrested the notorious John
Shea, member of the chain gang, who recently
made his escape from the old jail in company
with several other prisoners. He was found
in a low hOvel in Fighting alley. Shea has
been successful in making his escape several
times lately, and seems to be as much at lib
erty in jail as out of it. He has been arrested
50 often for breaking out that the officers have
almost come to the conclusi IN that l. is use
less picking him up. Superintendent Hodgson
was notified.
THE rife contest at Benning's, commencing
Tuesday next, between the Irish, Scotch, Aus
tralian and American teams, will be the great
est contest ever witnessed here.
Youths and Boys Underwear