National Republican., 1876-01-10

Local Interest.
Weather probabilities, estimated at / a. m.-
For New England and the Middle States, cloud
weather and rain, changing to sleet and snow
easterly to southerly winds, shifting to southwes
and northwest with increasing force, decided
lower temperature and rapidly.rising baromete
during the afternoon or evening.
Thermometric readings taken January Q, 1871
st the Signal Once: a. n, 52o; 7:35 a. N
E20; u m, SEQ; Up: m. $50; 4S5 p. m, $50; or
l0S. rs Il p ILL., % -AAAi"un' co. m'n'"ou
Boarding and for rent cards sold by Brad
Adams.
Advertisements Of wants, for sale and rent ant
lost and found on the second page.
BeIleE offers, for thirty days, Centennial dIare:
at cost to make room for valentines.
Miller * Jones' billiard room, the resort fJl
gentlemen, National Theatre building.
Highest price paid for left-of clothing, boots
thoes, SC, at HerEoE's, el7 u street northwest,
Il. b. Ferguson, pharmacist, corner Second
street and Pennsylvania avenue, Capitol Hill.
Alnaracs-Hagerstown,C Catholic, Irish-Ameri
can, London Illustrated and others at Bellows.
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.
mAnu. special Idbce VI OtpOslIs- j. l.
Squier s Co., bankers.
h. D. Cooke, jr., Co., street, near the
Treasury, do q general banking business and buy
snd sell District securities sc.
Playing cards, the largest assortment in the
city, sold by Brad. Adams.
CoIgate's Violet and Lavender Water at ". s
Thompscn's, 7O3 Fifteenth street.
A colored man named William Newton stole a
bedstead from Ann Brooks last week and sold it
for forty cenIs. He was arrested Saturday night.
The hearing of the motion Of Nj. Cook, counsel
for the defense in the John Green case, for the
discharge of the prisoner, was, by mutual agree
ment Of counsel On Saturday, postponed until
next Saturday.
Ofcers Of State associations, concerts and dra-
matte clubs should examine Tallmadge hall be-
fore making other engagements. 1t is the best
hall in the city iar all purposes centrally located
and on first toor,
Detective Coonos on Saturday arrested noto-
rious colored thief named Henry Jackson, who
had escaped from the chain gang in Alexandria
about ten days ago. He is held until otlcers
from that city call for him.
Thomas Ready and James Frere became en-
gagged in an attray Saturday night the chief act
of which was the chasing Of the latter by the
former with hatchet in his hand. The parties
10 the array are in llmDo.
There will be lecture given by the Rev. DR..
Newman, On "BIble Lands" in Ryland chapel,
corner of D and Tenth streets southwest, on
Friday evening next, January II. The lecture
ls for the benefit Of Gorsuch chapel.
On Saturday evening, while marke: wagon
in charge Of Eli Berry, was standing Ninth
street, opposite the market, it was relieved of a
basket Of meat valued at s7.js, by some hungry
thief, who managed to make his escape.
A man named Daniel Collins died ve.y sud-
denly OF Saturday morning, at III street SOUTH
west, and as there was some suspicion Of foul
made examination "
developed rpoplexy as the cause Of death.
Frank Sherman, alias Frank Shooter, alias
Benjamin Shuler, charged with the larceny OF
$50 and 1900 worth Of vaIuables from Messrs.
Heiston Mayheld, coal merchants of George
town, was held for the grand jury Saturday in
default OF Si,uCO bonds.
New York papers delivered to residents at /
O'Clock by Brad. Adams.
An Austrian, named Martin Wagner, came to
the Sixth precinct station early Saturday morn.
ing suffering from illness. The man acted as if
insane, and was taken to police headquarters.
whence. after medical examination, he was sent
TO the Government Insane Asylum.
Bu-ney SmallwOOd, colored, was arrested yes
terday by Oficer Mulloy for cutting Mary Snow
in the arm with knife. Mary was walking with
man, and Burney followed and engaged them in
a running skirmsh OF words, and fl nllly when
the three closed, inflicted the wound, which is not
serious.
She walked not to the river side, where
DiCCEetl Inc ceEdlnal mower, anu Wept; sSe
Wrurg not her hands in useless grief, or pressed
her hands to her heart in the agony OF euotion.
but she up with boOt-Jack and waIluped him
over the head, and vowed she'd teach him better
manners than 10 spit terbaccer juice on any
clean floor OF Eern.'
Religious services, under the auspices OF the
Presbytery of Washington city, will be held this
evening" at $50 o'clock. in the Assembly's church
corner o. l and Fifth streets northwest, when a
sermon will be preached by one of the members
Of the Presbytery. These meetings are growing
both in interest and attendance.
TIE members Of the Columbian Cade. corps in
teEd giving a reception and drill on Tuesday
evening, Janucry Is, 1876, at TaIlmadge hall, op
pie will present the corps with a stand of colors
The District Commissioners Adjutant General
organizations Of the District have been invited
and promised TO attend.
At the last regular meeting of the Jefferson
f,Eera-, and Debating Society the following off,
GERS were elected to serve l2r the ensuing term of
two months: President W. A. .IUunsGn: vice
sey: treasurer, Herman RnOch: sergesnt-atarms,
II: -. Anderson: editor, S. A: Wood; critic, J. T.
Tayler; I-cturer, [, d. Wright; librarian, q. Il.
Graham; assistant librarian, j. b. Taylor.
Note paper, 81 per ream, and envelopes, 81 ~
thousand, atB-ad. Adams.
Saturday evening Mr. Ge"- ,,,.,. ,,.-,, 1.
the grocery store o. rntwistIe & Co, while deIiv-
erng e''oS Jumped from the wagon and fell into
nor rn!ch had been excaVated for tree, which
~de darkness Of the night prevented him from
seeing. He seriously dislocated his ankle, and
was removed to the cigar. store 9i M5; r H
after which he was removed 10 his residence on
Eighteenth street.
ct the request Of owners and OF the Maryland
Jockey Club the executive committee of the
American Jockey Club have decided to bring the
first day Of their fall meeting forward one week,
go thatthe meeting will now begin on Saturday,
September 30, the last Saturday in the month, on
the first Saturday in October is as late or later
than October 5. This also improves the prospect
for q fall meeting in this city.
The Washington Centennial Rersrm Club met
last evening according to adjournment. The
committee on the constitution and bylaws made
their report. The report was adopted, and the
meeting adjourned to meet next Sunday evening
signed to complete the organization and begin
its missionary temperance WORK next week in
earnest. This club should have the hearty CO.
operation of all the churches and Sunday schools
in its LAHORE.
The Dashaways held their regular meeting
last evening at the Temperance Temple. A
coed audience was present and prominent
speakers addressed the meeting. During the
the DashaWay pledge. At O'Clock the meeting
adjourned till Sunday next at O'Clock. This
@ 0iS sIS Sn an ana keeps
numbers Of useful citizens who date their present
prosperity from the time OF at1Xlng their sigma
lures TO the Dashaway pledge, when they had
become so reduced and disGraced by drink that
their friends had given up all hopes of their re-
form alton.
A hundred yearE the banner OF fStars and Stripes
has waved over this beautiful land-a hundred
years Of war and peace, OF clouds and of sun.
shine; a hundred years have come and gone; q
whole century our glorious Republic has lived
and prospered; villages have grown into towns and
towns i-to great cities; millions have grown from
Infancy oula- Eood apd from manhood grown gray
and childish with years enl Aaa!lS tntters5 In to
their graves. and the very trousers left by the
"FatEer cf His Country" are revered by our
countrymeD, yet cToss-eyed, red haired, freckle-
faced, b0w-legged, pop eyed chap staggered into
this Office last night and sWore that the story
about George Washington cutting that cherry
tree is a put up job TO defeat the third term.
The case o!tho Washington AID GeotgstO nd raj.
road vs.. the District of Columbia was taken up In
Circuit Court Saturday and the case certified to
the General Term. This action Is brought for
work done by plaintiff in laying OF pavement on
B street, and done, 1t is alleged, under contract
or the Board Of Public Works. A demurrer was
filed by defendant to the special court raising the
point that the District could not be bound by the
conduct Of federal Oficers, and Congress had