National Republican., 1876-01-24

with areas Of snow, northerly to westerly winds
and rising barometer.
TheCmouetrIc readings taken January 20, 1873,
Et the Signal Once: a. m, $50; 7:S5 q. n,
SO; l. NJ, &c; p. H. 40; 4:S5 D. n, 40; 9p.
e sso 'O'i. Il p H. 49, NaAinDin' 'O'' m'nin'~'
There we're two coal oil lamp explosions In VIM
Genres (IudIars) last week.
Crown tooth and hair-brushes, warranted per-
feet, are offered by W. S.Thompson, 7O3 18th st.
f. B. Ferguson, pharmacist; corner Second
stree; and PennsylVsnta avenue, Capitol Hill.
Highest price paid for left-of clothing, boots,
shoes, Sc, at HerzeE's, eli d street northwest.
The st. Cloud hotel building is undergoing
thorough repairs, and the roof has been raised
to EGnit OF another story.
Six per cent. paid on deposits, payable on Co
nAnd. Special rates on time deposits. J. II.
SGuier Co., bankers.
Watch and jeWelry repairing, warranted, at
very low rates, at NJ. Judds store, AS Seventh
street, between ID and Z.
d. u. Cooke, Jr., Co., street, near the
Treasury, do a general banking business sud bay
and sell District securities &c.
Hr Jesse II. Wc.rlck las beea appointed to the
position OF chief clerk to the Board OF Health,
and Eoc Nelri:k, as v as printed last Saturday.
''CuT saericGR YOUTH q lively amateur
Journal, published monthly by J ohm S. q. Rich
zrdscn, has Just been received for the current
month.
During Saturday and Saturday night f:ty-two
arrests were made by the police OF the District,
and sixty nine lodgers we're acclmmo lated in the
station houses
Religious services, under The auspices of the
Presbytery of Washington city, will be held this
evening q: go o'clock in the Sixth Presbyterian
church southwest.
Be On time, for prevention IS better than cure.
All 9, ughs and colds and such affections ef the
and lr1Dp IL lea 10 are curad
by Dr. Bulls cough syrup.
The alarm OF IRE from box No. il3 at 7:i5 o'clock
Saturday night was caused by the explosion Of
eoaloI lamp in the house Of Mr.. Christian France,
Nc. SC0 Il street southwest. Damage trifing.
Gentlemen purchasing liquors and cigars for
their private rooms should leave their orders with
Miller Jones, National Theatre building, next
door to Imperial hotel Fine goods only.
Oticers OF State associations, concerts and dra-
matte clubs should examine Tallmadge hall be-
fere making other engagements. 1t IS the best
Rail in the city !or ali purposes centrally located
and on first tOCr.
The NatiJnal I-nion Fire Insurance Company
have purchased the building No. 6i3 Louisiana
sNerue, long occupied by them, put in a new front
and thoroughly rettted and furnished their qua--
tiers.
Tie New York Republican Association give
their annual reception to the Congressional dele
gation from their State, al Masonic Temple, next
Thursday night, and the occasion promises TO be
gala Hair.
James johnson and James Baker mis.ook Mr..
Il. humphreys wheelbarrow r public property,
and wheeled It away. 1t was sold by lie two
lanes, who were arrested ard licked up in he
Eighth precinct station.
A razor t1Ershcr, Edward Howard, duriag
Giitculty Saturday night drew one upon 60. ".
Kirk, but Inflicted no injury. SergeaR: Holn-
berger took Howard and Eis razor under charge.
and will produce both N the Police Court to-day.
Last Saturday morning a crazy man, while
passing along street, picked up stone and
hurled it through the plate Glass window OF
ElIt'S pe-i iUEcc-y store, doing considerable dam
age. He was arrested and taken % the Filth
pTeclEct station.
Buck Butler leooTedl stole a robe from the
carriage CT Mr.. :. p Hazel, while standing in
froI: Of FordS opera house, last Saturday night.
Utacer NcMahon witnessed the thelt and made
for the man, who ran away, but was finally cap.
tured in the Smithsonian grounds.
Yesterday morning a IRE was discovered in 4
bakc-Eouse adjoining the premises 5l2 street
southeast. by the aid Of four men, with a hose
reel from No. eng Inc house, and Sergeant: Pierce,
Ci the Eighth precinct, the flames were eXtia-
guished without turning in an alarm.
pr. Colburn's porous eTaporater for m0sten-
ing the hot, dry air Of apartments heated by fur
naccs Gnt stoves is being extensively introduced
would do We! to give ~: invention a triai.
Dhce, li2J}E PeHrsylTaniL aTe2re. Ca! for
circular.
Or. Newman was before the House committee
On the expenditures In the State Department, Sat-
urday, with special reference to the reduction Of
our consular force in the countries through which
he Travelled. lie gave the committee much valu-
able information on our commerce in those lands,
and suggested the importance of an increase OF
commercial agents to represent our Government.
At the annual meeting of the Georgetown Bald
ng and Improvement Company, Friday night, the
following officers and directors were elected for
the ensuing year +. Moore, president; J. I.
tary; GiTcctCrs J. D. Simms, Thomas Bowling,
]. +. Birch, Il. p. Gubert, ID. L. Shoemaker, A.
y. Crolley, Il. ". Barrett and ThOs. Knowles.
Detectives ECEIlresh and Sargent Saturday
morning arrested, at Thomas DowliRg's auction
store, three cOlyref picEp0ckets named Frank
Whitney. edward Fitzhugh and Allen Mckenny,
who were working the crowd. Another one Of the
same gapg, named Jim PeytoD, had been pre-
TiOusly arrested by defective COomes AID caught
with 2 pocketboOk in his hand, and, in the Police
Court, was sentenced 10 six months in Jail.
Ifa few Of the boys that amuse themselves
placing stones on the track Of the South Wash
ingtor and street railroad were handled by the
police it would probably stop such proceedings in
the future, give the drivers opportunity TO at
peel Of a comlortabIe ride. The laes on Fourth
and streets are particularly active in the matter
referred TO.
Richard Bennett and Thomas Davis were pass
Ing along Il street. between Eighteenth and Nine.
teenth streets Saturday afternoon, and one of
them spying skirt displayed from hook in
front oi Elizabeth Decker's store remarked to
the other, Lets pull it." They pulled Il, and
were Immediately pulled by Oiicers Mitchell
and Lyddane, and VIII be pulled to the Police
Court this morning.
Officer Block head co Siderable tf a disturb.
ance in house Of prostitution on street, be-
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth Saturday night,
and raided the premises. The disturbance origin
ated in difference between two Of the dusky in.
mates concerning lover. The prOprietress,
Frances Evans, was captured, an taken to the
Fifth precinct station.
. The Philosophical Club net at Lyceum hall
yesterday in large numbers at p. m General
Garfield sent letter, eXcusing himself on ac-
count Of the equiTocll character in which the
club had been represented to him. Ii his in
formation was correct he thought it would be bet
ter that he should not address the club. Some
one had told him that it was a club OF free
thinkers. While the members plead guilty to
this appellation they insist that It is better to
think freely than to let others think FIR you or
70 20 headlong forward without thought.