National Republican., 1876-07-06
MEETING OF THE FIRE COMMISSIONERS
Miscellaneous Paragraphs OF Interest

Behrend's Patent Catarrh cigar surecure.
Lef-on clothing, watches, pistols &c, bought
at tHerzog's, sl7 D street. Orders attended to.
R. B. Ferguson, pharmacist, corner Second
Ttreet and Pennsylvania avenue, Capitol Hill.
All kinds of trunks made to order, repaired and
covered at McMurrays' sos Pennsylvania aVenne
Market Space.
William e. McGilI, of this District, has been
granted patent for improvement in fare-regis-
ters and recorders.
A fine orchestriOn will perform every afternoon
and evening at Henry Schwarzenberg's Orches-
trion Saloon, 4O5 Eleventh street.
The German American Saving bank, corner Of
Seventh and streets, pays interest on deposits,
Safe deposit boxes for rent in fire and burglar
proof vault.
Detectives Coomes and Miller last night ar
rested George Ashton, who is wanted in Mary
land for shooting and pounding a colOred man
named Jones at SeabroOk last Tuesday.
J.H. Squer & Co bankers, l4ls Pennsylvanfa
avenue pay per cent. interest on deposits, paya-
BILE on demand. Special rates on time deposits
Interest paid January and July, or credited.
Those who favo: the election of Tflden and
Hendricks are invited to participate in the torch
light procession on Thursday, the 9th inst. which
will form at the headquarters, at 7:3O O'Clock.
George Ashton, who shot Mr.. Jones and an
other man at Seabrook on the Fourth, was ar
rested yesterday by Detectives Miller and
COOmes, and is now held fer the Maryland au-
thOriteS.
Catarrh discharges from the head and all
chronic diseases cured. Dr. Hartley demands no
fee until the best evidence of success has been
realized from his treatment. Office, sJ9 Ninth
street northwest.
About o'clock Tuesday afternoon man named
James Cooley was sunstruck at the corner of Sew
enth and G streets northwest. He was taken to
his house. No. III Seventh street, by Olcer Ryan,
and medical aid summoned.
There were but forty-two arrests mlde by the
police in the District for the twenty four hours
ending at o'clock yesterday morning The Finh
precinct officers made fourteen arrests and the
Eighth precinct returned 4 blank report. There
were nineteen drunks.
Yesterday evening about l o'clock an acci-
dental fire occurred at the residence Of Mr.. Able
Griggs. on Fourth rect, between q and Viz
GINA avenue southeast, occasiOncd by children
playing with matches, which was eXtinguished
without turning in an alarm.
The executive committee of the Democratic
ratification meeting busy yesterday in fitting
up the platform for use to night. Several prOm-
nent gentlemen are announced to speak. and
doubtless there will be much selfglOrifying.
There is to be procession and salute precede the
speaking.
The following marriage licenses were issued
yesterday: Isaac w. Jardine and Josephine
Rabbit, John Jackson and Sarah Thomas, Rob-
ert Dale and Emma Green, James w. Garnerd
and Mary A. Ladan James L. Green and Kate
DAILY, John Hart and Alice Lemon, Joseph s.
Rider and Emma S. Dyer, James p. Gheen and
Eftie Alelia.
The alarm of fire last night about $50 o'clock
sounded from box Ia6. was occasioned by the burn
ing of a lace curtain at Sebastian Aman's 3l6
Ninth street northwest. The fire was extinguished
without the department going into service
As the Bowen engine was coming TO the fire the
pole broke on Seventh street, near the market
throwing the driver TO the ground, though not
seriously inJuring him. The engine ran into and
smashed one of the mar ket- house doors. No other
damage was done.