National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-07-19
WATER TAX IN GEORGETOWN
Miscellaneous Paragraphs Of Interest

wsather probabilities, estimated 1t o H.
For New England and the Middle states very
warm, partly cloudy weather, with light south
erly to westerdly winds and slight changes in
barometer, and during the evening thunder
storms near the coasts. For the SOath Atlantic
States slight rise in temperature, and clear or
mir weather, with essterly to southerly winds
and stationary or slowly rising barometer.
ThsrmOmstric readings taken July Is, 1876 At
- Signal Once: .. n, $50; I:s5 .. n, SOC; =
n, eoo-2 p m, go; 4:a6 p. m, $50; p. m, $50;
MP. M, sse. Maximum, $50 minimum. 74'.
Behrend's Patent Oatarrh cigar surecurs.
Officer Keppler shot q mad dog on Tenth street,
near P, yesterday afternoon.
The miniature camp-meeting at the corner Of
Seventh and streets is prospecting finely.
Ler-of clothing, watches, pistols, &c, bought
1t HerEog's, sl7 d street. Orders attended to.
Z. B. Ferguson, pharmacist, corner Second
street and Pennsylvania avenue, Capitol Hill.
Ifyou wish to sell real estate at auction, 90 to
B.H. Warmers. corner of Seventh and streets.
All kinds of trunks made to order repaired and
covered at NcMurrsys' sOS. PennsylJania avenue
Market Space.
A fine Orchestrion will perform every Afternoon
and evening at Henry Schwarzenberg's Orehes-
trion Saloon, 405 Eleventh street.
The water from the high service in Georgetown
was shut off at seven O'Clock last night until seven
o'clock this morning, to allow he bOiler-tubes to
be cleaned and the tire-bricks renewed.
Between I and O'Clock yesterday morning Miss
Rebecca Tenney, of Georgetown, while at market,
stepped upon a cabbage leaf on the pavement and
slipped and fell, seriously injuring herself.
J.H. SQuier Co, bankers, 1916 Pennsylvania
avenue, pay per cent. interest on deposits psya-
BE on demand. Special rates on time deposits.
Interest paid January and July. or credited.
John Cassalige, one of the naturalized residents
Of Temperance alley, attempted to settle diff
ference between himself and Rosa Carrigo by
hammering her. lie was arrested by Officer
Dodge.
A colOred boy named Christopher Tyler stole a
bag of -four from the store of John HOckemyer, at
the corner of Tenth and o streets northwest. Of
hcer Pfaf chased the boy and -four for several
squares and captured both.
Catarrh discharges from the head and all
chronic diseases cured. DIR. Hartley demands no
nee until the best evidence Of success has been
realized from his treatment. Once, SO Ninth
street northwest.
Mr.. B. Ockershausen, baker, who resides on
Bridge street between Congress and Washington
streets. Georgetown, was found dead in his bed
yesterday morning, having died during the night
with apoplectic fit.
Marriage licenses have been issued to Phiness
Love and Mary Sutherland; John l. Trenary, OF
Iiddleburg Va, and N. Agnes Wallace, Of Mark
ham, Va; Lewis King and Mary Jane Davis; l..
7. Bellefeuille and Lena Hosch.
Among the lists Of patents issued for the past
week are the following to the residents of the
District of Columbia: Jerome Bradley, improve
nent in apparatus for emptying privy vaults,
sewer traps; David E. COlman, Improvement in
fruit driers.
In the general meeting of the Washington
n. l.nl
house, the following officers were elected: J. W.
Waston, president; Henry Rother, secretary: Her
nant BeDIler, treasurer; G. w. Lederer, leader;
G. ]. Watson, librarian.
James T. Ryan, alias Patrick Mulvihill, charged
with forging the name Of W. S. Thompson to q
note as indOrser, said note purporting to have
been drawn by one E. NJ. Bryan, payable to the
order of said Thompson, with intent TO cheat and
defraud one George Truesdell, waived an eIami-
nation in the Police Court yesterday morning,
and bonds were fixed at o. 800 for the grand jury.
General Sherman, president of the Society Of
the Army of the Tennessee, has appointed Ad-
miral Porter General VIM. Mckee Dunn, Colonel
A. H. MARYLAND, Captain S. L. Phelps and Colo
mel John NJ. Bacon committee of arrangements
for the annual meeting to take place in this city
On the 10th and 18th of October next, at which
time the statue of General Mcpherson will be un-
yelled.
Charles liable, while lying on the ground at the
corner of Eighteenth street and New York avenue
in the sun, and under the influence Of liquor,
overcome by the heat last Monday. He was
taken to the house of Mr.. William Wolfurd near
by, and DR.. Barnes was called and rendered as
sistance. Lieutenant Greer removed him to his
hnmelOn L street. between Twentieth and TWEEN
ty-frst streets.
Yesterday evening about o'clock Mr.. Thomas
Bresnan was overcome from the effects of the
heat, while on an Avenue car, at the corner of
Second street and Pennsylvania avenue. He was
conveyed 10 the drugstore of r. b. Ferguson.
and wa Afterwards carried to the Office of DIR. Z.
II. Ford whers medical remedies were applied.
He continued for some time in q very critical con-
dition, but after some labor he was brought to-
and conveyed to his fathers residence on B
street, between Second and Third streets south