National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-07-31
Miscellaneous Paragraphs Of Interest

Miscellaneous Paragraphs Of Interest
Weather probabilities estimated at l a. m.
For the Middle States clear or partly cloudy,
cool weather in the interior, light rains, fol-
lowed by clearing, cool weather on the coast
with light variable winds and slowly rising
barometer. For the South Atlantic States
rain near the coast, with continued low TEN
peratUre, southwest to northwest winds,
slowly rising barometer and clearing weather
during the afternoon.
Thermometric readings taken at the Signal
Office July 80, 1876: a. m, 60; 7:35 a. m,
go; 10 m, 700; 2p. m, 100; 4:35 p. m, 100;
ep. m, eco: lip. M, $50; maximum, 750;
minimum, $50.
Behrend's Patent Catarrh Cigar, sure cure.
One marriage license was issued last Sltur-
day, and that to VIM. Davis and Jennie Glenn
mertson.
The steady rain yesterday was an acceptable
visitor, especially to the truck gardeners in
the country.
Left-off clothing, watches, pistols, &C.,
bought at Herzog's, Oh D street. Orders at
tended to.
The Collins-Sargent glove contest, which
comes of to night at the Avenue Theatre, bids
fair to be lively one.
All kinds of trunks made to order, repaired
and covered at McMurray's, sos Pennsylvania
avenue, Market space.
Saturday afternoon Officer hardwood found
TIE tcdy of stilI-Lorn male infant, wrapped
in PAPER, in the Smithsonian grounds.
fine orchestron will perform every after
noon and evening at Henry Schwarzenberg's
Orchestrion Saloon, 4o5 Eleventh street:
Saturday night colored boy snatched a
pockct-book, containing Z small amount of
money, from the hand of woman at the O.
street market.
During Saturday ard Saturday night sixty
SIX arrests were made by the police OF the Dis
trict. Fourteen arrests for intoxicat!on in the
streets were made.
Elder Thompson, pastor of Union Bethel
church, preached a very able and interesting
discourse yesterday from the 18th chapter of
the EPistle 10 the Hebrews. ~
man named L. e. Ornndoff accidentally
shot himself in the hand with a pts oil which
he was playing with yes erday morning at his
house on street, near Tenth.
Those vivid and lengthy flashes of lightning,
quickly followed by deep and heavy peals of
thunder, early yesterday morning, aroused the
sleepers TO q sudden and confused wakeful-
ness.
The lightning fash, early yesterday morning.
that aroused the sleepers, struck the chimney
of house near the corner of Eighth and o
streets northwest. No serious damage was
done.
The greatest attraction in the CITY is the elc-
CANT stock OF books and stationery now for
sale at the parlor bookstore of F. A. Fill II
Co., corner OF Fifteenth street and New York
avenue.
Officer Roderick arrested a Colored girl
named Ida Oliver last Saturday afterno III for
stealing SlO.50 from her employer, Mrs. D. F.
Addington. A portion of the money was re-
covered.
Catarrh discharges from the head and all
chronic diseases cured. DR.. Hartley demands
no fee until the best evidence of success has
been realized from his treatment. Office, 500
Ninth street.
J. II. Squier & Co., bankers 1416 Pennsyl-
vania avenue, pay six per cent interest on de-
pOslts, payable on demand Special rates Oh
lime deposits. Interest paid january and July,
or credlteu
During Fridav nt-,llt some thief entered the
kitchen OF T. \. Brashears' house, No. 1926
PENNSYLVANIA avenue northwest, and left with
out paying his respects TO the family, and
taking with him $40 worth of clothes.
: Yesterday evening about o'clock, las 4 hack
man named Scott was driving along c street,
between North Capitol street and New Jersey
avenue ! sewer over which he was drivin"
rec wny. prrcipituting his horses and mack
into it. slightly damaging the hor,.cs and doing
injury TO the hack.
Wesley Baker, q co'ored man, stole hawser
from 4 vessel belonging to Joseph A. Blum
don He was caught in the act, and arrested
by Officer Kirby. This is one of the mean class
of thieves who hang about wharves and are
always ready to steal anything movable from
vessels.
About > O'Clock yesterday morning colored
man, named Charles TaIiaferro, was found on
Connecticut avenue, near L street, lying in
the gutter, nearly dead from excessive drink
ing and exposure to the heavy rain. He was
taken to the Fourth precinct station, where he
was kindly attended by DR.. Callan and Officer
Workman and restored 10 activity.
Some one distracted s. worth of clothes
from the house OF Rosa Lee, in an alley, be-
tween K and Third and Fourth streets south
east. Friday. A colored rag-picker who lin
afternoon induced the little boy, who was the
sole occupant, to go out and play, is strongly
suspected of having committed the felony.
About 12 O'Clock Saturday woman named
Matilda Freeman was taken suddenly i'll with
cramps in the stomach, on street, between
Second and I bird streets northwest, from eat
ing green apples and drinking ice water. DR..
RauterbUrg attended her, after which Officer
Boyle conveyed her to her home.
Saturday afternoon about o'clock an alarm
-E.-.r- was turned in from box 81, by Officer
Bailey, caused by the burning of the roof Of
the engine-room attached to Christian Hen
rich's brewery, No. 1929 Twentieth street
northwest The fire originated from the
smoke-stack, which passes through the roof.
The roof was partially destroyed, and the
building and stock were damaged about $500.
Serious Fall.
About o'clock, on Saturday afternoon,
while James E. Porter, white, and Thomas
Gray, colored, carpenters, were fitting in a
window sash in the new Western market
building, on street, between Twentieth and
Twenty first streets, the scafiOld on which they
were standing gave way, and they fell to the
ground, distance of twenty feet. Porter was
Severely injured, and was taken home by his
friends. Gray miraculously escaped any Sc
Tious injury.
A New Mustard Plaster.
The medical value of mustard plaster is
understood in every family. Much time is
spent in preparing a pOultice, and sften the
mustard is of poor quality and will not act,
causing great suffering. This trying incon-
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