National Republican., 1876-11-15
BOARD OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TRUSTEES
GEORGETOWN PRLYS FOR INDEPENDENCE
ACCIDENTS, INCIDENTS, POLICE ITEMS
Miscellaneous Paragraphs Of Interest

Weather probabilities estimated at Q. H.
For Wednesday, in the South Atlantic States,
warmer southwest winds, increasing cloudi-
ness and falling barometer will prevail. For
the Middle and Eastern States, Increasing
northeast winds, rising followed by falling
with rainy or snowy weather.
Thermometric readings taken at the Signal
Once Nov. IA. 1876: q. m, 500; 7:S5 q. m,
500; 12 n, 66o; p. m, $50; 4:35 p. m,
$50; 9 p. m, $50; II p. m, 52o. Maximum,
go; minimum, 400.
Fire Side Jewel, at 92o Pa. ave.
Catarrh cured-see DR.. Hartley.
Smoke Behrend's patent catarrh cigar.
Buffers stove exchange, corner of Fifth and
4 streets northwest.
Ask for the Herbe de Refine cigarettes;
they are the best of all.
Left-of clothing, watches, pistols, &C.,
bought at Herzog's, 915 D street. Orders at
tended 70.
Best prices paid for cast-of clothing at
Justh's old stand, No. 619 D street northwest.
Orders attended to.
All kinds of trunks made to order, repaired
and covered at McMurray's, sos Pennsylvania
avenue, Market space.
The Belt Line is now running on the exten-
sion of the road through street, from Fourth
to Eleventh street northwest,
The Empire Heating Range received medal
and the judges special report at the Centen-
nial. Call and see it, at Il. l. Gregory's, G34
Pennsylvania avenue.
Messrs. Spear Bros. 73L Seventh street, have
lawn md wall saladtad stool of hnnfe eboaa
&c, which they are anxious to sell at low
prices. Call and see them.
The Crystal Fire Place Stove received q
medal and the judges special report at the
Centennial. Call and see It. II. 1. Gregory,
ga Pennsylvania avenue.
Mr.. ]. Pach has recently opened an elegant
restaurant at 1918 Seventh street, where can
be found frst-class wines, liquors and cigars,
and the most polite attention.
Prime to fancy New York, Pennsylvania
slades, Virginia and Western butter, strictly
fne stock, at spicer's butter store, corner of
Ninth and E streets northwest.
The carriage of Mrs. Judge Wylie was run
into yesterday by hack and badly broken.
Mrs. Wylie end her daughter were seated
within, and barely escaped serious injury.
One of the easiest things to catch, and at
the same time one of the most difficult to get
nd of, is q cough or cold. DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup, however, always proves equal to the
emergency.
J. q. Squier & Co.; bankers 1416 Pennsyl-
vania 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.
3 Mr.. John Pepper, 1928 Seventh stree, has q
large stock of ranges, heaters, parlor and
cook stoves; also, tin-ware and roofing, and
other work done to order. Mr.. P. has been a
long time in this trade, and is able to sell at
the lowest prices.
We call attention to the advertisement In
smother column of Smith, Birge & Co., 1014
Pennsylvania avenue. Their facilities for
steam and warm-sir heating, manufacturing
as they do their own apparatus, are, perhaps,
superior to those Of any other house in this
community.
he. Ofley & Co.'s exchange and deposit
bank, northeast corner of Fifteenth and F
streets, deals IL all classes of Government
securities and In District Of Columbia and all
frst-rate investment bonds and stocks; also in
American coin and foreign money. Demand
drafts on Europe in any amount, Best rate
allowed for per cent. improvement bonds.
Orders promptly filed for the new United
States ~ per cent. bonds.
The Caledonian Club have chosen the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year: For chief,
Thos. SonerVille; 1st chieftain, VIM. R.
Smith; I'd chieftsin, James HALEY; Sd chief
tain, Robt. L. Cameron; 4th chiefLsin, VIM.
Muirhead; 5th chieftsin, Thos. X. Simpson;
finance committee, Capt. John Stewart, P.
Hanney and Thos. Taylor; property committee,
James Bulloch, George Reid, James Clark
committee on entertainments, A. G.. Thomp-
son, John McGregor, James BulIoch sud Jas.
X. Kerr.
A new invention has just been brought to
perfection, and one which bids fair to be pop
ular convenience to the ocean-traveling public,
especially those subject to sea sickness. The
invention consists of q ships chair, con
structed with great simplicity, which always
retains an equilibrium independent Of the roll
or pitch of the vessel upon which it is used.
1t will be Of untold comfort to those travelling
across the water. The inventor is a'well-
known Washington man, Mr.. D. Parks, who
goes on to New York to place It on one of the
lines of steamers plying to Europe.