National Republican., 1876-01-03

odd Fellows Meetings-Dfnner "a
Mr.. c. W. Hayes-Crimes and Casual
ties Miscellaneous Paragraphs OF
Local Interest
Weather probabilities, estimated at / a. NJ
For New England, the Middle States and lower
will prevail, with southwest to northwest winds
and rising barometer.
Thermometric readings taken January ., 1876
NJ the Signal othce:7 a. m, $50 s.; 7:S5 q. NJ
$50; L m, ego; p. m, 100; 4:35 p. m, go; p
m, SEN p. n, $50 s.. Maximum, 10; minimum,
Boarding and for rent cards sold by Brad.
Holiday hats, stinemst1, 1857 Pennsylvania
avenue.
Centennial Diaries, thirty different kinds,
1t Bellows.
Colgate's Violet and Lavender Water at ". 50
Thompson's, zoe Fifteenth street.
Note paper, 81 per resm, and envelopes, 81 per
thousand, at Brad. Adams.
Highest price paid for Ieft-of clothing, boots,
shoes, &C., at HsrzeE's 81 D street northwest,
Miller & jones' billiard room, the resort for
gentlemen, National Theatre building.
r. B. Ferguson, pharmacist, corner Second
street and Pennsylvania avenue, Capitol Hill.
Almanacs-Hagerstown,C Catholic, Irish-Ameri-
tan, London illustrated and others at Bellows.
New York papers delivered to residents ct
o'clock by Brad. Adams.
Miller Jones' wine store the place to buy
pure liquors for medicinal use, National Theatre
building.
Six per cent. paid on deposits payable on de-
nsnd. Special rates on time deposlts- J. II.
Squier & Co.. bankers.
Il. d. Cooke. IT., & Co., F street, near the
Treasury, do general banking business and buy
and sell District securities &c.
Playing cards, the largest assortment in the
city, sold by Brad. Adams.
Early Saturday morning thieves entered the
school house on Fifth street, between NJ and N
streets northwest, and stole lot of school books
therefrom.
Captain W. II. Bians who for many years was
q aconductor on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
has been elected president Of the annapolis and
ElkIidge railroad.
Two colored boys, Robert and James Smith,
were arrested Saturday might for stealing quan-
Iity Of carpenters tools and other articles from
WIN. B. Sawyers.
oficers of state associations, concerts and dra-
matte clubs should examine TaIlmadge hall be-
fore making other engagements. 1t is the best
hall in the city for all purposes centrally located
and On first floor.
Watch ald jewelry repairing, at cheapest
rates, warranted, at NJ. Judd's store, as Seventh
street. between and E. All goods in his line,
nne watches, lewelry silverware, spectacles, &C.,
sold at lowest figures.
During Saturday and Saturday night the po-
lice Of the District made sIty-seyen arrests. Dur
ing the same time eighty-seTen dodgers were &C.
commodated in the various stations OF the city.
Yesterday morning Bishop Pinkney confirmed
Tour car didates at St. Johns church, and deliy-
cred a discourse, soliciting aid for the female
seminary to be erected at Rock Creek church.
An alarm of IRE was turned in Saturday night
from box 49, caused by the burning Of Christmas
tree in the house of Albert Adams, in the alley
between q and II and Third and Four and. a-half
streets. No damage.
Business men will readily appreciate the advant-
ages offered in the New Years edit on of he Ma
TIoNAL REPUBLICAN,. A very interesting edition
Will be printed and special attention W ii be given
70 New Years announcements.
About six o'clock Saturday evening the Christ
mas-tree at the residence of Mrs. Neale, gl9 New
York avenue, caught fire. Officer Quinlan and
others extinguished the flames without any dam
age further than the destruction Of the tree.
Religious services, under the auspices OF the
Presbytery OF Washington, will be held in the
Metropolitan church, (Rey. DIR. Chester's,) Cap
mon will be preached by the Rev. B. F. Bittinger.
The PARTY with the "Coon Killer last Satur-
day night smashed o front window of tine Grand
Union saloon and large French plate window
in the store of Mr.. Norheet, which cost $40,
On Thirteenth street, above Pennsylvania avenue.
The wife Of Rev. ]. @. Smith has received a
splendid crsyon portrait Of her husband pastor Of
the Fourth Presbyterian church, from the artist
Captain Wieser. 1t was greatly admired at the
large reception at the parsonage last Saturday.
Saturday evening about o'clock several SAIL
ors got into difficulty with some colored mon on
Thirteenth and a-haIf street, in which sticks and
stones fIeely used. Officer RlOcR
TO their fun and escorted one Of the sailors to the
statOr.house.
sNeW Years day, Frank Monroe, coIored, en-
ployeo by NJ. V. Maxwell, grocer on Seventh
street between and southeast, while playing
with powder, was cOnnaerauIy .-.---
face and HANDS by lighting it and It flashing
while he was over it.
ten gentlemen signed the pledge, and addresses
were delivered by the President, DR.. George
Gross, Patrick Curtin, James II. Williams, A. q.
Constantine, VIM. F. Bailey, Charles T; webster,
Allen Cofin, Michael Snea and W. T. keefer.
Atthe quarterly meeting of the Peabody Lite
rary Association, held on Sunday, January 2
lsTe, the following officers were elected for the
ensuing term President, J. Herman; vics presi-
dent, Mat KIelnman; recording secretary, J.
BinsEsnger; financial secretary, L. Bass treas
urer, Albert Bshrend.
The Oyster Dealers Mutual Protective Asso-
citation have procured the services Of Captain
James Johnson as an assistant to Mr.. W. W.
Leishear in the sale Of oysters at tho wharves,
and Mr. q. W. Thomas has also been appointed
as general agent look after the interests Of the
association among the dealers and consumers
Throughout the city.
Charles Greer, young and diminutive colered
man Of the First ward, has an unpleasant habit
OF hitting people in the dark without provocation.
Saturday night as a man named r. f. Drew was
passing along nineteenth street, near L, Green
ran up to him and dealt him powerful blow 10
- NpAHs latin n main nj nd al
Inns secured the offender.
About o'clock Saturday, the horses attached
TO a hack containing Senator Howe and family
became frightened on Pennsylvanis avenue, near
Nineteenth street, and dashed of down the avenue
TO Fifteenth street, and hence to H street. TIE
Senator and his family were found intact, though
badly frightened. Ore OF the horses was cut
about the legs. The hack and team belonged to
Richard Cruit, jr.
Mrs. James Holmes, residing in jackson alley,
was shot in the arm about nine o'clock last Satur-
day morning while standing in her door. It is as
yet unknown whether the shooting was done by
perpetrator Of the deed should be severely dealt
with, as too many such shooting cases have oc-
Cured Of late. The ball was extracted BY DR..
Merriam.
At regular session Of Union Lodge, No. q
K. Of p, held December 81, 1875, the following
otncers were elected for the ensuing term: F. c.,
George Frass; z. C., "a. T. Brumnayin V. q,
0haries !; sISoE % p , WIN; D. RsGfeai X; Of T.
Carr; NJ. Of E, S. L. RonZse; representatives,
WIN. 4. Carr, W. Wallace Grant, VIM. H. Os.
born, S, L. 'Ronzee ana A. Glasgow.
EXCELSIOR
Meeting Of the New York Republicans.
The regular monthly meeting of the New York
Republican Association was held Saturday even
ing at Gonzags hall; Vice President P. H. Eaton
in the chair, ]. H. Carmiencke secretary. A
copy Of the decision of Judge Lawrence, Of New
York. was received, which afirms the right of
New Workers in the employment of the Govern
ment to vote in the Empire State, although
almost continuously absent.
A communication was received from the Brook
1yn CRion, thanking the association for the
hearty sympathy manifested for that journal in
is late successful effort to overthrow the Demo
cratic Mclaughlin ring" which has been plum.
dering the "City Of Churches" for years A
number OF new names were added to the roll OF
membershfp, and then, after the transaction Of