National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-04-14
HEiYY OVEPkYMENT TO A CONTRACTOR

weather probabilities estimated at a. M
Ter Friday in the South Atlantic States
stationary or rising barometer, southwest Il
southeast winds, warmer, partly cloudy weather
and occasional rain will prevail For the love-
lakes, Middle and Eastern States, falling baron
Ster, southeast to southwest winds. and IN tht
lower lakes, cooler, cloudy and rainy weather
tlopSy weather stationary or higher tempera
ture, and possibly local rains.
Thermometric readings taken April IL 1876, al
the Signal Once: a. M, $50; T:3S a. m, $50; !;
n. t2o; p m, CSC; 4:35 p. m, 40; p. m, o90
il p. m, e9o, Maximum, $50; minimum, $50.
For court proceedings see third page.
BehreHd's Patent Catarrh cigar sure cure.
Short Pants-from to II years. b. Robinson
Co., Boys Clothiers.
Silk and alpaca umbrellas and walking canes.
STINEhETz's, 1887 Pennsylvania avenue.
r. B. Ferguson, pharmacist, corner Second
street and Pennsylvania avenue, Capitol Hill.
Trusses. o.: also all the homeopathic medi.
zines at HelIer's drug store, under the National
hotel.
All kinds Of trunks made to order, repaired and
severed at McNurray's SOS Pennsylvania avenue,
Market Space.
Six per cent. raid on deposits, payable on de-
mand Special rates on time deposits. J. H.
Ssuier L Co, tankers.
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years. b. Robinson * Co., 800 Pennsylvania ave.
nue., next to Williams.
II. D. Cooke, jr., Co., street near the
Treasury, do a general banking business and buy
and sell District securities, sc.
Light weight hats, for spring wear.
STINEMETz, 1857 Pennsylvania avenue.
For covering for the head, call on StinemetZ,
halter, 1887 Pennsylvania avenue
Try Marburg Bros. Seal Of North Carolina
Smoking Tobacco, 10 and 20 cent packages.
On Monday evening the Juvenile Troupe will
give an Easter entertainment at Tallmadge hall
for charitable purposes.
The meetings, announced heretofore, of the
working women OF Washington have been una
VOidably postponed until further notice.
Kissingen, Vichy. Lithia, Congress, Geyser and
Seltzer Waters on draught at Drew Gibbs,
corner Ninth street and Pennsylvania avenue.
Go North. South, East or West. and you will
find coughs and colds at this season Of the year.
remedy which never fails to give satisfaction is
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup. Price, 25 cents.
Parker & rwoolstOn's straw hat and bonnet
bRachery, TO2 E street, opposite the Post Office
Ladies may depend on having their work properly
done. They also make ladies chip hats.
The services at Ascension church will be very
impressive this evening GOOD Friday.) The
Rev. Or. Addison will address Columbia Com
aandery, No. ?, who will attend as body. The
hour Of service will be $50 O'Clock.
Col NJ Thompson has entered q suit at law for
James W. Barnes against the Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad Company, laying damages at
SIC COO for having, on the 18th day Of April, 1875
been elected from a train the conductor refusing
1< accept his ticket, which had been purchased on
tbe previous day, and contained the words
valid only for continuous trip on day Of issue
The ladies of the Fifteenth Street Presbyterian
church are holding q fair in the lecture-roOm Of
their church, which will continue during the
whole of next week. The fair is called a colonial
fair, as the booths represent the thirteen original
colonies. The boothE - Hastily arranged with
many patriotic emblems. The proceeds of the
fair are for the benefit of the church.
The alarm Of fire about Sis O'Clock last evening
from box S12 was occasioned by the burning of the
wood work about the range in the kitchen of the
residence of the Danish Minister, No 20l5 g street
northwest. The fire was extinguished by the p0-
lice before any damage was done. The alarm Of
IRE from the same box about 10 O'Clock in the even
ing was a false alarm, turned in by some unknown
person, the box having been accidentally left
open.
About 1870 o'clock Wednesday morning boy
left his seat in the Franklin school building to
throw something out of the window. and while he
was there some matches which he had in his
pocket ignited and set his pocket fire, but for
iunately he discovered the fire before it did any
great damage and put it out. Let the above be a
warning TO all persons who carry matches around
loosely in their pockets. What the consequences
might have been if he had not discovered the fire
sooner, il is difficult to imagine.