National Republican., 1876-06-19
Miscellaneous Paragraphs Of Interest

cooler followed by warmer clear weather will
prevail. For Middle Atlantic States, rising
barometer, southeast Veering to southwest winds,
cloudy or fogy, followed by clear weather.
Thermometric readings taken June Is, 1875, at
the Signal Once: .. m, TO; 1855 q. m, 10; II
m, T4o; p m, 7so; Ass p m, 7Soi p. m, 1872;
u p. m, 1o. HaIimum, $50; minimum, CO..
Behrend's Patent Cstarrh cigar surecure.
Moths, fees, bed bugsHart'I roach powder,
12l2 F street.
Job lot silk umbrellas, $3.50 and H. at Stins-
netI's, 1887 Pennsylvania avenue.
Saturday and Saturday night forty arrests
were made by the police Of the District.
Straw hats for men, youths, and children.
StinenetE's, 1887 Pennsylyania avenue.
The West End Hibernia Society will have their
annual picnic at AnalOstan Island to-day.
Left-of clothing, watches. pistols, &c, bought
at HerIog's sI7 d street. Orders attended to.
R. B. Ferguson, pharmacist, corner Second
street and Pennsylvanis avenue. Capitol Hill.
c. W. Scott, dentist. has removed from 9S6
Pepnsyvanis avenue to l22o street northwest.
Silver-pearI eassimeres and KnOx's white bea-
yer dress hats. Stinemet7s, 1881 Pennsylvania
avenue.
There will be a grand musical entertainment
at the Fifteenth-street Presbyterian church this
evening.
All kinds of trunks made to order repaired and
Market Space.
The Republican Club meets at Parker's hall this
evening at o'clock, to Join in the procession to
the ratification meeting.
George Fowler, of Georgetown, q young man
we'll and fsvorably known in that city, died yes
terday after a lingering illness of consumption.
Buy Justh's Patent (steeD Sole and Heel Pro
teetor and our shoes will last twice as long. For
sale at all shoe stores shoe finding and hardware
stores
The Buckeye boys are requested to meet at
their headquarters, IL F street, at p. m sharp,
tonight to take part in the great ratification
meeting.
Dr. HartIey's Office and residence removed to
500 Ninth street. near H street. Catarrh, dis
charges from the head nervous and chronic dis
eases specially and successfully treated
JH. Squier Co, bankers, 1915 Pennsylvania
avenue, pay per cent. interest on deposits, paya
BILE on demand. Special rates on time deposits.
Interest paid January and July, or credited.
was discovered yesterday that some thief had
entered an unOccupied house on Grant street,
belonging to Mr.. Just, and stripped the lining
from the bath tubs and stole the gas fixtures.
Yesterday a wall in the rear of the building at
the northwest corner of FOur-and a-half street
and Pennsylvania avenue tumbled in and made a
loud crash. There was some excitement, but no
damage.
About 1870 o'clock Saturday night colored
thief stole box Of tobacco worth SIS from
OHare's store, on Seventh street, near NJ. The
police gave chase, and the thief dropped his
plunder, but made his escape
Hon. Jere. Black, as counsel for eK-Secretary
Jacob Thompson in the case fthe United States
against him to recover the amount of Indian trust
funds, &c, nled a plea last Saturday that de-
fendant is not indebted as alleged.
About O'Clock Saturday night a horse at
tached to Baker Smiths wagon ran uway from
L street, between Third and Fourth northwest.
MT Smith and the driver, William Robinson,
were thrown out. Robinson was severely in
jured.
About $50 O'Clock Saturday evening a colored
thief entered NiIburn's drug store, and sezing
number of bathing towels, valued at t15, made of
with them. Officer Heinline gave chase, and
managed TO get the property, but the rascal
escaped.
Scribner's Monthly for July has a very rich
Centennial table of contents, with copious illus
trations. ]. W. Higginson, Constance g. HsrrI-
son, Bret Harte, Mary Mapes Dodge and others
are among the contributors. Seribrsr Co.,
New York.
The best heating apparatus, the best range
and plumbing work generally in house is the
cheapest at any price, but when furnished by
reliable house, such as Smith, Birge Co., lol4
Pennsylvania avenue, no one should hesitate
"hefe 70 60 .
Moths, fees, bed bugs-Hart's roach powder.
1912 F street.
Marriage licenses have been issued to George
DennisOn, New York city, and Annie Clark; AL
bertus McCreaTy and EnmR A. Miller: d. W
" and Harriet Willis; Louis Wyeth,
ES%Sbbs;J fESa%bsrsJurr "a, CO. a CiO0y +. Rogers OF
Senesee Genes eeI county. \, +,
A fire originated. tr Is supposed. from defec-
tive Hue ir the house Of Samuel Freeman, 40 De-
frees Street, on Saturday, by which quantity Of
Clothing and other articles were burned. BY the
promptness Of Mr.. K. S. Lawrence the fire was
put out without doing further damages.
E"St Nicholas" 4" the charming monthly for boys
and girls for July beautifully illustrated, is at
hand 1t contains a brief OF "One Hundred
CoIptess.] > .tOur Flag" siThe Boy Emgrauts'
and other interesting stories Tor children. Serb
ner & Co., New \ 1orE.
About 1870 o'clock Saturday morning a team
belonging to T. W. Riley away on b street.
between Sixth and Seventh streets. In their
flight they scraped against frame house on Sixth
street. tearing of some Of the siding and inluring
themselves. They also demolished several trees
and tree-boxes.
The nifty ninth annual commencement OF that
venerable seat of learning, Georgetown college,
will occur June y. The programme is as follows:
Salutatory, John l. Grt1iss; American Poets,
Clement Manly: American Orators" John g.
Agar; "a Century's Progress" Bell w. Ethe-
ridge; NaledIctory, John Carroll Payne.
Mr.. Charles Baker, an employee of the War
Department residing on II street near Thirteenth,
was run over by wagon near the corner of
Twelfth and L streets northwest, on Friday after
noon, and was very badly injured about the head
and shoulders, and 1t is feared that some Of the
bones have been broken.
The 'tCAtholic World" for July, received from
D. A. Brosnan, Catholic bookseller, is Centen-
nially Catholic. 1t treats of the Catholic Ques-
tion in the United States from 1873 to 1876.
Among its other interesting articles is
the "1rish Home-Rule Movement" by A. NJ.
Sullivan, ESQ.,, the eminent journalist, aud one OF
the ablest members of the British Parliament.
The residence of Mr.. Freeman an employee in
the folding room at the Capitol, No. Is Defrees
street, had a narrow escape from ere ut $50
O'Clock Saturday evening. The fre originated In
defective fue, but serious damage was prevent
ed by the cooIness of Mrs. Freeman and the timely
assistance of Mr.. r. S. LaUrensOn, OF the Post
Office Department.
Moths fees, bed bugs-Hart's roach powder
1912 street.
About O'Clock yesterday morning thief ssun-
tered into the National hotel, and, seeing no one
about, attempted to take the moneydrawer Of
Barker's cigar stand but was detected by the
Wstchful night clerk, who, however, was not
quick enough 10 catch him. He fred his pistol in
the air. which summoned several policemen, but
the bird had made good his escape.
Mr.. HewisoH, president Of the Potomac Ferry
Company states that II will be impossible for
him to comply with the wishes Of the citizens to
leave Washington at p. Ii. 1t is understood
that efforts are being made to induce the captain
Of the steam yacht GaEelIe to run an scOOnlmOda-
tlon trip at the hour referred to. gs---.
At 1l:So O'Clock Saturday night Ohicsr shiI-
ling, of the Sixth precinct turned in an alarm
from box 1856, which was caused by FIRE being dis
covered in the rear Of house No. 900 Fourteenth
street northwest, owner by J. E Miller and
tenanted BY A. E Chatham, The FIRE depa-t
ment were promptly on the ground but before
their arrival the flames were eKtnguished by the
inmates Of the house. Damage slight.
War Among the TobaoconistS Of this City.
NJ. GoIdsteir, the popular toba0oouist, Of Gil
PennsyIvanis avenue, has reTolUtionized the
cigar and tobacco trade, and sells a single cigar
at wholesale price.
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