National Republican., 1876-09-08
POLICE BOARD AND POLICEMRN's Pb,T
LOCAL NOTES ABOUT TOWN
Miscellaneous Paragraphs OF Interest

Weather probabilities estimated at a. H.
For Friday, in the South Atlantic and Gulf
States, southeast to southwest winds, partly
cloudy, warmer weather and possibly LEGAL
coast rains with stationary or higher pressure.
For the Middle States, falling, followed by
rising barometer, easterly winds veer to sou'h
and west, warmer, cloudy, followed by cooler,
clearing weather.
Thermometric readings taken at the Signal
Office Sept. 7, 1876: z m, $50; 7:35 a. m,
$50; 12 m, 80; p. m, $50; ABS p. m,
10; 9p. m, go; II p. m, GO; maximum,
7SO; minimum, 62o.
John Langley is pining for business to spring
up.
Summer watering place visitors are rapidly
returning.
Everybody went to the boat race yesterday
afternoon.
Look out for fun in the sack race at Bright
wood Park to-day.
"The Chesapeake" front is receiving a
fresh coat of paint.
Oars, sculIs and crews was all the talk
about town yesterday.
The Aqueduct bridge presented gala ap-
>psararcc yesterday afternoon.
The three minute race at BriShtwooi Park
this afternoon will be interesting.
Left-oG clothing, watches, pistols, SC,
bought at Herzog's, 917 D street. Orders at
tended TO.
Geary x Scanlon's billiard saloon will look
handsome when the interior decorations are
finished.
O. B. Bullard will give a complimentary
musical reception at 432 Ninth street on Mon
day next at c o'clock.
All kinds of trunks made to order, repaired
and covered at McMurray's, sos Pennsylvania
sTenue, Market space.
The Circuit and Criminal court-rooms are
being thoroughly renovated and recarpeted
previous to resuming courS business.
One of the Centennial visitors was taken in
and done for by confidence man yesterday.
He thinks it time to be on the watch.
A fine orchestrion will perform every after
noon and evening at Henry Schwarzenberg's
orchestrion Saloon, 4O5 Eleventh street:
The Hayes and Wheeler Invincible Cam
paigD Club No. l, of this city, will meet at
No. 1928 Seventh street tonight at 7:3O O'Clock.
Pennsylvania avenue presented a lively ap-
pearance last evening about o'clock as the
spectators of the boat races were returning
home.
Car No. II of the Avenue line broke an
axle yesterday between Twelfth and Tbr
teenth streets and unceremoniously mixed up
the passengers.
J. Fl. Squier & Co., bankers 1416 Pennsyl-
vanta avenue, pay six per cent. in crest on de-
posits, payable on demand. Special rates on
time deposits. Interest paid January and
July, or credited. y
The Imperial hotel is filled with q Western
excursion party bound for the centennial, but
who stopped here long enough to visit the
public buildings.
The Ohio Republicans will meet this even
ing at 939 Pennsylvania avenue. All bona
ti6e voters of Ohio in the District are cordially
invited to become members.
School children, buy your school books at
Shillingtons bookstore, corner of Four anl-a-
half street and Pennsylvania avenue. No
charge made for coPy-book covers.
There is large delegation of Georgians at
the National hotel en- route for the Centennial
Exhibition. They did the city ard Arlington
yesterday in George Knox's large coaches and
Red Bird.
Save money by having your dyeing and
securing done by W. S. Clarke & Co., No
1905 Seventh street, between and T streets
northwest. They guarantee satisfaction in
every case.
The notorious burglar and highwayman,
John Curran alias John Basse, has escaped
from the Cumberland, Md, jail. He is well
known in this city, and reward of $50 is
offered for his arrest.
Rev. R. A. Motley, who few evenings ago
was seriously injured in the L-street Shiloh
Baptist church melee by James Mitchell, is
getting better, and hopes are entertained by
his friends for his ultimate recovery.
A suffering and permanently disabled gray
horse, that had lain OF Thirteenth street, near
Pennsylvania avenue, for more than twenty
four hours, was put out Of his misery yest ter
day afternoon by "a charitable policeman.
The directors of the "Belt Line" of street
cars talk of adding another trip for each of
their cars. This is generous considering they
reduced the wages of the drivers aud stoPp d
selling six tickets for a quarter. More work
and less pay is a new motto.
Every person going to the Centennial or to
travel anywhere will avoid trouble and ex-
pepse bv. getting a Centennial and Travellers
Guide. Price, post paid, 25 cents. Travellers
Publishing Company, 25 Park Row, New
York.
The Belmont hotel, of Boston, is fast be-
coming popular resort for commercial men
and travellers. The Belmont is situated in
the heart of the business centre, and is easily
reached by street cars or by carriages, the
latter costing but fifty cents.
There was greater crowd of Centennial
visitors at the Executive Mansion yesterday
than at any time since their tide of travel set
this way. The cool weather is bringing vast
numbers of them TO Washington, aud they
give every evidence of being well pleased with
the magnificent public buildings and adorn-
ments of the Capital.
YoUTHs' AND BoTs' SUITS, very dressy and
tasty.
A. sAKs & Co., 316 Seventh street.