National Republican., 1876-09-15
Miscellaneous Paragraphs Of Interest

Weather probabilities estimated at l g. m.-
For Friday in the South Atlantic and Gull
States, Tennessee and the Ohio valley, cooler,
north and west winds, stationary or higher
pressure, partly cloudy or clear weather. Fol
the Middle States, southwest to northwest
and possibly brisk winds, cooler, partly cloudy
and clearing weather, with rising barometer
Thermometrie readings taken at the Signal
Once Sept. II, 1876: Ia. m, 62o; 7:S5 g. m :.
6So; 10 m, 75o; 2p. m, 80; 4:35 p. NJ
76o; o p. m, 700; IL p. m, go; maximum
7So; minimum. $50.
The Ohio Campaign Club meets tonight. q
Buffers stove exchange, corner of Fifth and
K streets northwest.
Over three hundred Washingtonians went to
the Rockville fair yesterday.
The surest, safest and best remedy in the
world is Dooley's Ague Powders.
Left-of clothing, watches, pistols, Sss.
bought at Herzog's, 917 D street. Orders al
tended to.
All kinds of trunks made to order, repaired
and covered at MeMurray's, sos Pennsylvania
avenue, Market space.
The limited express on the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad went to Baltimore yesterday
morning in forty-three minutes.
The National College of Pharmacy met yes
terday, and took suitable action concerning
their late member, Francis S. Gather.
The New Loan-H. D. Cooke, jr., rs Co.,
have the new y! per cent. bonds for sale;
street, between Fourteenth and Fifteenth.
arrested yesterday for picking the pocket of a
lady in the Centre market by Officer Columbus
Rev. DR.. Newman, of the Metropolitan
Methodist church, is expected to resume his
labors here on the third Sabbath OF September.
Mr.. E. j. Middleton, the we'll known clerk
of the Criminal Court, who has been quite i'll
for several weeks past, has so far recovered as
to be able to resume his duties.
Officer Jeffries, of the Fifth precinct, yester-
day arrested another policy dealer, named
John c. Chapman. The policy cases come up
in the Police Court tomorrow.
Catarrh and offensive discharges from the
head-no fee demanded by DIR. Hartley until
perfect satisfaction is rendered to the patient.
Office and residence No. Grant place.
Bone of the peculiarities Of the great show
man Barnum is the paternal charity that
leads him to invite all the poor inmates of the
orphan asylums to visit bis elaborate show.
]. H. Squier & Co., bankers 141o Pennsyl-
vania avenue, pay six per cent. il, crest on de-
posits, payable on demand. Special rates on
time deposits Interest pail January and
July, or credited.
Tonight Hermann will crown his wonder
full entertainments by an exposure of the
spiritualistic tricks, which he has been en-
abled to perform without detection by even the
spiritualists themselves. OF course everybody
will be anxious to know how it is done.
We call attention to the advertisement in
another column of Smith, Birge 4 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.
Messrs. Duncanton Bros, auctioneers, sold
yesterday afternoon for Reginald Fendail,
trustee, lot 6, in square 7S4, situated on North
Carolina avenue, between First and Second
streets east, containing in all 13 496 square feet
of ground, to J. F. Hodgson, for 64 cents per
square foot.
Detectives McDevitt and McElfresh arrested
colored man yesterday morning named Mo,
ton Ague, alias Smith, fugitive from iustice
from Charlottesville, Va, aud locked him nm
to be returned to the Virginia antboritioap p
Ihe charge against him is housebreaking and
larceny about year ago.
change Of schedule on Virginia
Midland railroad, to take
nth of September, at P. m.-Trsins "ni |
leave Washington at 7:l5 a. m. aud II O'CLOCK
midnight returning, arrive in Washington al
$50 p. m. and 6:S5 q. m. Passengers tor Ma
nassas branch will take the morning train
daily, except Sunday.
Gusta Fisher, an adopted daughter of Jos.
Fisher, residing on the Dundas farm, on the
Bunker Hill road, was seriously injured on
Wednesday morning by the explosion Of a
coal-oil can which she was using in lighting a
fire, her right hand and leg being terribly
burned. She is attended by DR.. Wills, Of
Bladensburg, who considers the injuries Sc
riOus.
Mr.. Mafit, of the Humpty Dumpty troupe,
will be unable to take his part of clown in the
pantomime for a week or ten days, owing to a
painful injury to one of his hands His place
will be satisfactorily filled by Mr.. Robert
Frsyser, who sustained the role very success
fully for hundred consecutive nights last
summer in New York.
The dead colored child which was found
BY Officer Lewis, of the. First precinct, of
which mention was made in yesterdays issue
cnu -'' .Ho curoner has given 4 GER
tlfcate OF burial, is still at the station-house
in a decomposed condition, and is very often
sive to the officers and to the prisoners who
are under arrest. The matter demands
speedy action; for it has been neglected an
unreasonable length Of time already by those
who have such cases in charge.
AT the regular weekly meeting Of the Wo-
mems Temperance Union, held in the Y. N.
c. A. chapel Thursday afternoon, the follow
ing ladies were elected officers for the ensuing
six months Mrs. Church, president; Mrs.
Connolly, first vice president; Mrs. Cohen,
second vice president; Mrs. Chaplin, third
vice president; Mrs. Howes, recording secre-
tary; Mrs. King, assistant recording secretary;
Mrs. Hartwell, corresponding secretary, and
Mrs. Wilkinson. treasurer