National Republican., 1876-08-31
GENERAL NEWS OF THECITY
WANDERERS FRON BALTIMORE
PERSISTENT ATTEMPTS At SUICIDE
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT AND KILLED
A CHILD HANDLING A PISTOL
TOURNAMENT IN PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY
Miscellaneous Paragraphs OF Interest
A CHILD HANDLING A PISTOL
IN PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY
Miscellaneous Paragraphs OF Interes,

Weather probabilities estimated at a. NJ
For the Middle States, slightly lower barome-
ter, winds mostly from southwest to southeast
rising temperature and partly cloudy weather
with conditions favorable for local rains.
Thermometric readings taken at the Signal
Office August so, 1867 a. m, no; 7:35 a. N :,
no; 12 m, $50; 2 p. m, $50; 4:35 p. M,
$50; 9p. m, 76o; II P. m, $50; maximum,
$50; minimum. $50.
Hart's Roach Powder, 1912 street.
Behrend's Patent Catarrah Cigar, sure cure.
With to-day close the summer months OF
1876.
Mrs. DR.. Sturgis is at home, 736 Tenth street
northwest.
Try Hart's Roach Powder, then you will be
satisfied; 1919 street.
See advertisement for picnic to-day at New
Germania Schuetzen park.
Keep your desks free from reaches. Use
Hart's Roach Powder, 1912 street.
Centennial visitors should not fail to 20 down
the Potomac on the Jane Moseley next Friday.
Lef-of clothing, watches, pistols, &c,
bought at Herzogs, 917 street. Orders at
tended to.
All kinds of trunks made TO order, repaired
and covered at McMurray's, sos Pennsylvania
avenue, Market space.
A fine orchestrion will perform every after
noon and evening at Henry scbwarzenberg's
0rchestrion Saloon. 4O5 Eleventh street:
Don't be without Hart's Roach Powder.
The work of removing furniture from the
Seaton building to the Shepherd building,
which is to be occupied by the pension bureau,
began yesterday.
Get Hart's Roach Powder, 1919 F street.
Tie Junior Beneficial Society of St. Alloy
sius Church will give their first picnic this day
and evening, at the Germania Sehuetzen Park,
formerly Gales woods.
The principals of the several school districts,
except the Fourth, yesterday began the work
of giving out tickets of admission to the public
schools for the ensuing year.
RClear your furniture of reaches AMI bed bugs
with Hsrt's Roach Powder, 1919 street.
The joint committee to prepare form of
government for the District of Columbia are to
meet in this city, on the 18th instant, to take
preliminary action upon the subject.
IIFor moths, ants, bed bugs-get Hart's
Roach Powder, 1912 F street.
9 Persons desiring appraisements for personal
tax can have the same promptly and properly
attended to upon application to Thomas Dow
ling, aUtioneer, corner of Pennsylvania avenue
and Eleventh street.
J. Fl. Squier & Co., bankers 1416 Pennsyl-
Tania avenue, pay six per cent. in crest on de-
posits, payable on demand. Special rates on
time deposits. Interest paid January and
July, or credited.
Justice Mills, pro tan. Judge of the Police
Court, has held Thomas Harris, who stabbed
Peter Mosely on the 22i instant, for the grand
jury. Aaron Ross, who was arrested with
Harris, was dismissed.
District Engineer Hoxie has notified the con-
tractors who laid the Neuchatel pavement on
street, between Thirteenth and Fifteenth streets
northwest, that they are expected to make
needed repairs without delay.
Insure your real estate and personal prop
erty in the Firemen's Insurance Company of
Washington and Georgetown, D. c., (ofice
over Bank of Washington.) Prompt payment
Of Losses are guaranteed to all policy holders.
Ten midshipmen from the Italian frigate
Emanuel, lying in the Delaware OFF Philadel-
pbia, are among the Centennial tourists in this
city. They are in charge of two of the ships
officers. Yesterday they visited Mount Yer
non.
In the report Of the proceedings of the
school board of yesterdays issue Trustee
HoVey was accidentally represented as having
submitted the report from the sub board of
the Seventh district in regard to naming the
"RaLdall'' building, instead of Trustee Ryder.
Sneak thieves are actively at work on Capt.
tol Hill. On Tuesday night hats, coats and
other articles were stolen from the hall of the
l. .F 4 h. I ~
Entwisle's house, 627 East Capitol street, was
entered, and among other articles q coat was
stolen, in the pocket Of which was S25.
About $40 O'Clock yesterday afternoon, as
as Mr.. Thomas Kelley was riding near the
courner Of Four-and-a half and C streets south
west, his horse became frightened at dog
and ran away, throwing Mr.. Kelley violently
upon the ground injuring his side and arm
slightly. He was assisted to his home, No. 2}G
Four and -a-half street.
The WEEKLY NATIONAL REPUBLICAN for
the current week is now ready for the mails.
1t contains all the political and general news
of the day, including the great regatta on the
Schuylki!l, tine progress of the campaign in
South Carolina and Mississippi, the foreign
war in the Turkish provinces and the record
of current events. 1t is the largest and cheap
est campaign paper in the country.
The Departmental Dozen have made ar
rangements for day and moonlight excursion
to Marshall Hall, Tuesday, September S, 1876.
The Mary Washington will leave her wharf at
a. N. and p. m; returning, leave the Hall
at p. m. and IL p. m. The steamer Mattano
will leave the Hall at p. m. Prof Pistorio
furnishes the music, and a good time is ex-
pected.
The thieves have begun to appreciate the
facilities offered by the change boxes hooked
upon the dash-boards of the Ninth and
F-street cars. Two or three attempts have
been made to make of with boxes while III
drivers attention was drawn away. thief
tried the game last night, but was detected by
the driver in time to save the box, but not to
capture the thief.
Parents looking for good private school in
which to place their younger children cannot
do better than to put them under the care of
Miss Emily z. Hunt, whose third annual ses-
sion commences September II, at 2lO North
A street. Miss Hunt is one of the best and
most painstaking teachers Of juveniles in the
city, and has met with marked success with
her classes. By faithful teaching, kind man.
agement and refined moral training Miss Hunt
cannot fail to give satisfaction to all who in
trust their children to her charge.
Books Bought.
Cash paid for all kinds, and in any quantity,
at AngIim's Antiquarian Bookstore, F street,
near the Treasury.
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