National Republican., 1876-08-21


For the South Atlantic and East Gulf States
rising barometer, falling temperature, easterl,
to northerly winds in former, and northeast Il
northwest winds in latter, and clear or partl,
c,oudy weather will prevail, with possibl
rain areas in the latter and along the coast o
the former. In the Eastern and Middle State!
rising barometer, falling temperature, coo
and generally clear weather, with northeast Il
northwest winds in the former and northerly
to easterly winds in the latter.
Thermometric readings taken at the Signal
Office August 90, 1s76:7 a. m, 7SO; 7:S5 a. m.
74o; 10 m, SEQ; 2 p. m, $50; 4s35 p. m.
$50; 9p. m, 73O; IL p. m, $50; maximum
$40; minimum. ego.
Behrend's Patent Catarrh Cigar, sure cure.
During Saturday and Saturday night the
police of the District made sixty-three arrests.
Left-off clothing, watches, pistols, &C.
bought at Herzog's, 9l7 D street. Orders at
tended to.
The picnic recently given at Beyer's park
for the benefit of St. Peters parish school
neLted 5000.
All kinds of trunks made to order, repaired
and covered at McMurray's, sos Pennsylvania
avenue, Market space.
fine orchestrion will perform every after
noon and evening at Henry Schwarzenberg'
0rchestrion Saloon. 405 Eleventh street:
The only Tilden and Hendricks flag east of
the Capitol is on Sixth street southeast, and
has significant black border around it.
The joint commission appointed to prepare
form of government for this District will
assemble September IS, at the Arlington
house.
A colored excursion party numbering over
two hundred persons left here last Saturday
for Charlottesville, Va, via \the Virginia Mid
land railroad.
E. M. Whitaker has BlaeSwooPs Adgd=inc
for August. 1t is a very valuable number, ,and
contains much interesting reading matter that
will repay perusal.
Two young bloods, named Frank Rollins
and Henry Hany, had free fight in the
Monument lot Saturday night, for which they
were arrested by Officer OSeil.
Ex-Fire Commissioner John A. BayIy, late
in the employ of the Washington Market Com
pany, has received an appointment under the
Seaboard and Inland Coasting Company.
The Nineteenth-street Baptist church has
paid its loan in full to the commissioners of the
Freedman's Savings bank, which will be graft
flying information to the church members.
The Washington Market Company have
fled creditors bill against Andrews 4 Wade
to subject certain real estate to the payment
of the judgment obtained by the company.
An excitement was caused on Massachusetts,
avenue, between Ninth and Tenth streets, last
evening by the discovery of thief in a back
yard. There was a lively time climbing over
fences.
H Squier 4 Co., bankers 1416 PennsvI-
Tania avenue, pay six per cent. interest on de
posits, payable on demand. Special rates on
time deposits. Interest paid January and
July, or credited.
1t is becoming quite the thing for young
bioods whose business detain them in town
dining the heated term to visit Arlington
Heights, and play croquet with the fair ones of
those historical localities.
AS a lady named Mrs. Mansfield was pass
ing through Lafayette square Saturday,
colored man struck her on the side of the
head, snatched her pocket book, containing
SIS, out of her hand and escaped.
Adam Lomax. colored, wanted drink and
a cigar so bad last night that he broke in the
panels of the door of Charles Johnson's store,
in Coles Row, Howard University grounds
He was arrested by Lieutenant NOonan.
The singing society of the Free Thinkers,
called the Harmony Club, celebrated their first
annual festival at Scheich's farm, in the rear
of the Schuetzen park, yesterday afternoon.
FUZZY nve hundred persons were present.
= Saturday night horse belonging to Mr.. T.
A. Wall was stolen from the Corcoran-square
market. The animal was recovered the same
night by Sergeant Acton, it having been
turned loose on the streets by the thieves.
Insure your real estate and personal prop
erty in the Firemen's Insurance Company of
Washington and Georgetown, D. c., (office
over Bank of WashingtOn.) Prompt payment
of losses are guaranteed to all policy holders.
Hon. A. P. Robinson, of Ottawa, Canada,
Grand Master Of the Masonic Order of the
Dominion, is In the city, and being entertained
by the members OF Lafayette r. A. Chapter,
who visited Canada in 1874 to eXemplify the
chapter work.
The Criminal Court will resume business
September 10, and have an abundance of work
to do. There are now 245 prisoners in Jail, and
20 Of them are waiting the action of the grand
jury. The hrst case set for trial is that of
Gen. o. E. Babcock.
Marriage licenses have been issued to Frank
Baldwin and Lulie Handy; Jerry Johnson and
Annie Hawkins; F. W. Bergman and Elizabeth
Afndes; Adolph Dammann, of Chicago, ILL.,,
and Olevia Frank; John Campbell and Mary
Gordon; VIM. Henry Freeman and Julia Dun
more.
A little son Of Mr.. A. G. Cogswell, while
sitting on the curbstone in front of his fathers
house, on Washington, near Bridge street,
Georgetown, was run over Saturday afternoon
by a cart, the driver of which was intoxicated.
The child's leg was broken and the brutal
driver arrested.
The directors Of the Chariot Company have
elected the following officers President, Mr.
John A. Baker; vice president. Mr. James L.
Barbour; treasurer, Mr.. George W. Cissell;
auditing committee, Messrs. Geo. NJ. Barker.
James G. Bowen and Major Elliott: secretary,
Mr.. Madden.
A one-legged male colored shop-lifter has
been doing Seventh street, and hobbled away
with a pair of shoes from Mrs. Cummings
store, near X street. Saturday night Officer
Miller arrested him and found the shoes in
his possession, and also another pair, for which
no owner could be found.
About 8 O'Clock yesterday afternoon two
horses attached to buggy ran away on First
street, and at the corner of threw the occu-
pant, lady, out, bruising her face. She was
carrled INTO nelghborlDg house, and medical
aid was rendered by DR.. Boyle, afterwards
she was taken to her home.
Last Saturday evening Officer Smoot, of the
Fifth precinct, arrested colored boy named
Frank Hawkins, who had stolen and was
walking off with section of an iron railing
about six feet in length, and weighing in the
neighborbood of sixty pounds. He was re-
lieved of his burden, and was locked up for
hearing. He refuses to tell where he got The
fence.
The Grand Concleve of the Order of s. P.
K, of this District, at the annual session,
elected the following officers for the ensuing
term: T. Harry DOnehue, Grand Commander;
Joseph II. Lawrence, Vice Grand Commander;
Alonzo D. Shaw, Grand Herald; j. II. Rath-
bone, Grand Recorder; Jasper Scott, Grand
Treasurer; George D. Dice, Grand Guarl; Jas.
Roach, Grand Sentinel.
Golden Leaf Lodge.
Under the auspices of the l. o. of G. S. and
d. of P, Rev. J. W. Bell preached a sermon
yesterday at Israel A. NJ. church. The text