National Republican., 1876-08-09
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
We eatber probabilities estimated at an

| pressure and temperature, variable winds,
mostly from southeast to southwest, clear or
| partly cloudy weather, and possibly occasional
rains. For Middle and Eastern States, rising
| followed by falling barometer, north to west
winds shifting to eGsterly or southerly, station
! ary or slightly lower temperature and gene
orally clear weather, except possibly rains
south of Pennsylvania.
Thermometric readings taken at the Signal
Office August 8, 1867 a. M, 76o; 7:35 a. N -,
TO; 12 m, $50; Q p. m, 10; 435 p. m,
7So; 9p. m, 76o; II p. m, $50; maximum,
| $40: minimum. 72o.
Hart's Roach Powder, 1912 street.
Behrend's Patent Catarrh Cigar, sure cure.
Don't be without Hart's Roach Powder;
1912 street.
Left-off clothing, watches, pistols, &C.,
bought at Herzog's, 917 D street. Orders at
tended to.
] All kinds of trunks made to order, repaired
and covered at McMurray's, sos Pennsylvania
avenue, Market space.
Try Hart's Roach Powder; 1912 F street.
| fine orchestrion will perform every after
noon and evening at Henry Schwarzenberg's
Orchestrion Saloon, 405 Eleventh street:
The Fifth Baptist church (colored) will
SNS Siduu cACuIsOn W hlCHuOuu ON lnuTS-
day, the 10th instant. 1t will be a fine affair.
Reliable fire insurance. Secure your poll
cies of the Firemen's Insurance Company of
Washington and Georgetown, D. C. Office
| over Bank Of Washington.
Hart's Roach Powder is warranted; 1912 F
street.
About O'Clock last evening a coal-oil
lamp exploded in house in Majors alley,
setting fire 20 the premises. The house was
occupied by Lucian Burnett.
]. II. Squ.er s. Co., bankers 1416 Pennsyl-
vania avenue, pay six per cent. in crest on de-
posts, payable on demand. Special rates on
time deposits. Interest paid January and
July, or credited.
Hart's Roach Powder is the best in the
world.
The private excursion of the wholesale gro
Gerry clerks to Piney Point and Point Lookout
next Saturday evening will be an enjoyable
trip to all persons fortunate in being partici-
pants.
Rudolph Blumenburg, charged with embez-
element, was, yesterday, admitted to bail,
Messrs. Wesley W. Levy and VIM. P. Wood
becoming his security in the sum of 10000
each.
The Dorcas Society of Christ church will
give a moonlight excursion August 10, on
the steamer Mary Washington. Every effort
will be made -ly those having the affair in
charge to contribute to the enjoyment of all
who may accompany them.
Grand display of valuable jewelry, &C., at
the northeast corner of Tenth and D streets
Messrs. s. Goldstein & Co. offer extraordinary
inducements on their stock of unredeemed
DlplCps and cOmmissi N cON1s Rnttar oOois
and a finer selection cannot be seen anywhere.
The Probate Court adjourned yesterday
until next Tuesday, when there will be another
adjournment until the 18th of September next.
Those persons having business with the Office
of the register of wills should bear this in
mind, and take advantage Of the next session
of the court.
The following marriage licenses were issued
yesterday: Richard Harris and Emma Lazen-
berry; Charles Dyson and Josephine Robert
son; John F. Waggaman and Alice V. Wilson;
Henry Spencer and Emua Lomax; Robert s.
Cornell and Ida May York; J. F. Spelhouse
and J.. G. Moore.
The name Of Mr.. Harry Lyons, Of the super
intendent's office, Treasury Department, was
inadvertently omitted from the list of names
published in these columns yesterday morn
ing as having accompanied Brad. Adams eX-
curson to Richmond. How many copiesl
The National Medical College of the Co.
lumbia University has presented to the public
its announcement and catalogue for the fifty
fifth session. 1t contains very valuable data
for those gentlemen intending to become stu
dents, and will doubtless prove interesting to
graduates and other friends Of the institution.
The five new tax assessors and their ten as
sistants are hard at work in the prosecution of
their duties, and have made rapid progress in
the distribution of the personal tax schedules. |
Responses to these schedules are coming in
quite lively. One of the assessors is detailed
every day to remain in the office to receive re- |
turns from to 4 O'Clock.
A meeting of the Iowa Republican Associa-
tion will be held this evening at Lyceum hall, |
11OS street, on which occasion Mr.. Henry |
O'ConIor, Of Iowa, will speak upon the politi- |
cal topics of the day. Mr.. O'Connor under |
stands the situation, and bears the reputation |
OF teing a frst-rate speaker, so those who 90 |
to hear him will undoubtedly enjoy treat.
Among the patents issued for the week end
ing August were the following to the resi-
dents of the District: Harvey Fowler, improve
ment in eye glasses; VIM. G. McGill, improve
ments in combined tables, chairs and walking
stools; Thomas N. Healey, improvement iu !
machines for making barrels; Henry X. Cruit
improvement in filters; Antonio Pelletier,
trade mark, remedy for piles.
i'Why are there SO many extremely large
lemons in the market" We asked and are in-
formed that the last steamer from the Medi-
terrapean brought over good many lemons
that remained on the tree to mature more than
those shipped green as the medium size. Those
maturing there on the trees, of course have
the best flavor, and are preferred by the South
ern markets.
o The picnic given by the Knights of 81.
Stephen on Analostan island last evening was
in every way one of :he largest and most en-
joyable OF the season. Much praise is due to
the committee of arrangements for the very |
excellent manner in which they conducted the |
whole affair. Everything passed off pleasantly, |
nothing happening to mar the pleasure OF the |
most fastidious.
Yesterday afternoon, while car No. 81 was |
passing along Pennsylvania avenue, and when |
near Seventeenth street northwest, the pin |
which holds the single-trees bounced out, let |
ting the gearing down on the horses heels. |
The animals ran OFF, pulling the driver, VIM. |
Cockerell, over the dash board, and dragging |
him some distance over the cobblestones. He |
was badly bruised, and it is thought injured |
internally.