National Republican., 1877-10-18
HOME AFFAIRS.
CITY NOTES.

w. s Roose sends us tho New York pa.
pcrs In advance of the mail.
.-Four-and-a.half street. in the vicinity of
Maryland avenue, is very much in need of repairs
The regular work of relieving the sewers
and man.hOlcS of their muddy contents Is going OH
Throughout the city.
The Washington SRngcrbund will give
concert for ,he Gencft Of the Labor Exchange at
Lincoln hall on November g.
Cards are ont for Signor Marinis opening
hall, which will take place Mt his hall, on street
Wednesday evening October "a.
a very fine threc-stOry pressed brick
dwelling is now In courc Of construction On X
street between sixth aud seventh streets.
The house of Mr.. J. $, Murray, SO sixth
srcct northwest, was entered by IL hall thief last
evening AMI robbed Of two hats and an umbrella.
The regular meeting of the Franklin sing.
ing class ttsc' place tomorrow, at y. IN at the
10 attend.
The Armory lot is undergoing n thorourh
sweeping, aud the grass j. hcng removed from The
walks, which makes the old park assume quite Il
different appearance.
The work of reconstruction is now roiny
on at Ghecn II O,borm's stable on Il street between
sixth and seventh streets. which was burned nt
the time Of the Patent Office fire.
The galleries of tine House of Representa-
tlvcs were crowded yesterday during the session
The dnnrs leading into the guntlemens cutlery
were hllGd 10 jamming, AMI would hold no more.
PARTIES desiring to rent fine house will
no wen 10 imk al l'p vermont avenue, u new and
elegantly finished house In the most desirable part
OF the city. Terms very moderate See advertise.
ment.
Miss Alice Hosmcr. prior to her dorartu O
lor Europe. Will give concert Lincoln hall on
the 3lst instant. She will he assisted by Miss Eva
Mills, Miss iottie swallow and Mcisfs MorselI,
Keen and Others.
Conversation on Seventh. street car: First
gentleman, speaking Of the synod Second pcn,
Synod? synod? Yes. synod: don't y0u know what
mat Isl second gent: ia-as, but | did not know
they were ripe yet.
Owing to the arrangement for mission
conference to be held this evening in the Fir
Presbyterian church, the usual weekly service In
The New York Avenue church will be postponed
I'LL Friday evening.
The notice in the papers calling for ffty
young men at the National theatre yesterday
caused an unusual excitement among the boot
blacks and newsboys. A large crowd gathered
the theatre and were enrolled.
WIN. Flanner and John Brown two wolf
dressed white men, got into fight In front of th,
Avenue theatre about o'clock last night but IN"
fore any harm was done they were arrested by
Officers Auldridge and Ianders.
The police yesterday afternoon made a
raid on a gang of COlOred boys who make theIr
headquarters In the White Lot PLAYING cards hS,,
ball and fighting. Henry Washington. GeUrCC
Rowley and Clayton Waters were captured.
A colorcd woman named Anna William,
died suddenly at her residence No lGnI Tenth
street northwest yesterday morning. She wa,
subject to fits and had several thc 6ay nrcyi"ns
The coroner was notified, and will examine th,
case this morning
The tramps hunt for the station.hOuscs nj
night, Some of them come to the city cXpectint
To tnd the night lodging house OpCn but aTc ii :
appointed. Fourteen Of them lodged nj the Con
tral station, on Tenth street, last night five Of
them came In AT one time
The awards for defamation Yesterday n,
the Franklin Male Grammar school were received
Y Mae lilSComh; subject, Mark antony on tht
England's Dead" Third ". Gauit; subject Mar
mion.' Fourth, A, Lamb; subject The Quacl
Doctor" N'"'
Mr.. Richard Thompson, residing at No
4I3 Maryland avenue, is very seriously ill., Rome
are stretched across the street to keep The butIi
sck'room, and sawdust i sprinklcd along The side
walk and passage way TO the house. Mr.. Thomp
son Is afflicted with disease Of the liver
BY direction of the Secretary of War. or
the request of the board of commissioners Of Tho
Soldiers Home District Of Columbia the quarter
masters nepGrtment Will furnish transportation
the cost OF which will be refunded by the trrns
urer Of the Home for the fpllOwlmg.nnmcd mCr
from the places indicated in their TcsuCctlyC case
TO this city to enable them tp enter the Home Chr
Perry late private Of Company H. lst cavalry from
San Francisco, Cal, and Felix Fiery fnrmrrly pri
Mich.
Mr.. Crypt Pnlmoni closed his Series Of
readings and rc intous last evening at the hall o
Union Lodge No. H. !. u. q. F.. there being prrsen
large and enthusiastic audience He read Dr. e
ttoNs nov ems, Temple bar" and The Re
mains OF Napolr"n, and gave rccitAtions from
Marx Iwain and other authors. and was roundly
nrplaudcd at the CluSc Ur each piece II Is hnpcC
That u large audience will greet him on the OcCn
sion ~ the testimonial Of the temperance folks a
odd Follows hall; November /, for his work In be
half OF the cause.