National Republican., 1876-10-16
EI0PEMENF FRUSTRATED BIZ A FATHER
Miscellaneous Paragraphs of Interest

Windy day yesterday.
Flannels are comfortable.
A sprinkle of snow early yesterday morning.
Maggie Mitchell al the National theatre to-
night.
Canal navigation will close in about six
weeks.
Buffers stove exchange, corner of Fifth and
Z streets northwest.
The Caroline Richings- Barnard opera troupe
will visit this city shortly.
A marriage license was issued on Saturday
to Theophile Felter and Anna A. c. Welcker.
Nobby business suits for SS-four different
,tyles-at A. straus', 1O11 Pennsylvania ave-
nue..
Saturday and Saturdy night only twenty
District.
Lef-off clothing, watches, pistols. &c.
bought at Herzog's, 915 D street. Orders at
tended to.
Miss Matilda johnson, aged 75, an old resi-
dent of Georgetown, died Of pneumonia last
Friday night.
Ten different styles plaid cashmere suits,
just come in, at SIS, at A. Straus', 1O11 Penn
sylvania avenue.
The Democrats think they will fire one hun
dred guns next Wednesday night in honor of
their recent victories.
A gentleman of this city has offered to bet
81 GOO that Hayes viii be the next President,
and can find no takers.
All kinds of trunks made to order, repaired
and covered at McMurray's, sos Pennsylvania
avenue, Market space.
Mr.. John T. Ford has purchased the right
and will shortly produce in this city the play
entitled forbidden Fruit"
S. T. Pearl made threats to kill his wife and
Judge Smell put him under bonds to keep the
peace for the next six months.
Petitions are being circulated for signatures
askirg the District Commissioners to reorgan-
ize the Board ofSchool Trustees.
The Maryland Jockey Club have their fall
meeting at Pimlico next week, commencing on
Tuesday and continuing four days.
The laying of the second and last coat of
asphalt on the western section of Pennsylvania
avenue will be commenced this week.
Three handsome communicating rooms in
the Arlington Fire Insurance Company's
building for rent. Best locality in the city for
an office.
A large assortment of overcoats, Sc, $3.50,
s12, SIS, SIS, $50 and S25, at A.straus', 1011
Pennsylvania avenue, between Tenth and Elev-
entb streets.
Hon. John Tyler, jr., son of ex-President
Tyler, lectures at Lincoln hall tomorrow and
Friday nights in behalf of the poor of st. Domi-
MICS parish.
OF sixty-three applicants for enlistment dur
ing the past week eight have been accepted;
three for general service and five for the
mounted service.
The remains of the late Mr.. Alexander H.
Draper were buried from his residence on
street, Capitol Hill, yesterday afternoon, with
Masonic honors.
Empty passenger coaches are being sent
eastward by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company daily, to accommodate the immense
rush Of travel westward.
We call attention to the meeting of the Penn
sylYsuians this evening. This active organiza-
tion is doing large amount of good work IN
behalf Of the Republicans.
Prime to fancy New York, Peuns ylvauia
glades, Virginia and Western butter, strictly
fine stock, at Spicer's butter store, corner of
Ninth and streets northwest.
TIE Dem. Jack. Ass. and Tilden and Hen
dricbs club will attend the Democratic torch
light procession and mass meeting in Alexan-
dria, Va, next Wednesday night.
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.
One of the carriers of the Ereaing Star,
named Dickman, living near the Eleventh.
street wharf, was accidentally wounded in the
leg BY pistol shot on Saturday evening.
Mrs. NJ. Larner had her son Robert, aged
eighteen years, in the Police Court last Satur-
day on the charge of vagrancy. The Assist
ant District Attorney nolls prosecuted the case.
Yesterday morning shortly after o'clock
fire was discovered at the residence of Solicitor
General Samuel F. Phillips, No. 11l9 street
northwest. 1t was exiting uished with a trifing
loss.
The executive committee of the National
Jockey Club will meet this afternoon at the
Arlington hotel to consult about the propriety
Oh giving fall meeting, TO follow that at Pim-
licO, Md.
w. W. Corcoran, of this city, has made
donation of $1,000 to the University of vir-
ginia through the rector, A. II. H. Stuart,
which is to be applied to the enlargement Of
the library.
]. Il. Squier & Co., bankers 1416 Penusyl-
Tania 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.
General Peter F. Bacon has declined the
oFn TO-
of the unwilling of the Mcpherson statue.
General Hunter has been appointed in his
place. W. B. Reed and 7. P. Morgan, esqs.,
have been appointed as aides.
Louis Betz, aged about ten years, residing at
No. 500 Ninth street northwest, was run over
about 2 O'Clock on Saturday afternoon by hack
No. a, driven by Charles Boyd, colored, but
was, fortunately, not seriously hurt.
Thomas Robinson paid fine of $50 for as
saulting George T. Gibbons last Friday. Ac
cidentally, these names got transposed and
were so published in THE REPUBLICAN of last
Saturday. 1t should have read as above.
Joseph Teller, the nine-y -year-old boy that
left his home suddenly and mysteriously last
week, has returned. He went TO selling news
papers and bumming around until his finances
were exhausted, when he struck bee-line for
home.
Mrs. DR.. Newman has just been the recipient
Of life size crayon portrait of Dr. Newman.
1t is decidedly a most artistic piece of work.
1t was purchased and presented by Mrs. Sam
Emery and other ladies of the Metropolitan
church.
PersoEal.-Should this meet the eve of the
individual who created a disturbance in church
last Sunday by his continued coughing, he will
confer favor on the congregation by procur
ing a bottle of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup, which
will cure him.
By collision at the intersection of Massa-
chueetts avenue and X street the buggy OF
James Reynolds was upset. Mr.. Reynolds
and tis wife, who were seated in the buggy,
were thrown out, and Mrs. Reynolds ankle
was slightly injured.
A house of prostitution, kept by a woman
named Kate George, alias Bradley, on Thir-
teeuth, between and ID streets, was raided
by the police last night. The proprietress and
one ofthe girls were taken to the station