National Republican., 1877-12-12
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-Roosc sends New York papers in advance
The Washington Venus don't occultate, but
they occutly Osculate.
The Avenue presents brilliant appear
ance during the daily afternoon promenade.
AT this season of the year half of Wash
ingtons population seems TO be composed OF hotel
loungers.
The fellow who hasn't yet been invited TO
Join literary or dramatic club had better get up
one OF his own.
First there were dizzy blondes, then red.
stocking blondcs, now red riding hood blondes, and
next II viii be red.shrted blondes.
There Is n rumor that Francis Murphy
the great temperance advocate and the originator
city soon "''
A street pump without a ladle Is only a
mockery to thirsty man wandering home al four
ocl9ck IN the morning. Our streets are full ol
-tieorgo Stearns has been arrested in Alcx-
andria upon an Indictment charging him with en-.
tering house and attempting an outrage upon
Mrs. Mary Upton last May.
The hall Of the Agricultural Department
J. thronsed every Monday morning by lady appii.
eants for clcrkshlps. They come there as early as
seven o'clock in the morning
The caved-in sewer on North Capitol
aree, proved such bonanza to the contractors
mat they have mania for things cayed in Hence
tne assault on the head OF the District Engineer
This Is the season when policemen break
INTO private heuses In answer to shrieks for help
ana smOtnered crles,Only To find some struck
amateur practicing for private thcatricais.
The public schools of the District will
VIII be given a halfholiday, to enable them 10 at.
ciation.
Alexandria is waking up. She has a
sunday newspaper d. W, Whiting the indeiatiga.
pie late oi the Manassas Gdr,s, started it last Sun.
usy, hhu Tie hrst number gives promise of future
success.
MIR. r. Cruit is suffering from bruises and
injuries received by being thrown from his carriage
az the corner 81 seventeenth street and PenuSylva.
ma avenue, while his hose was running away on
Monday afternoon.
e street, between Sixth and Seventh
streets yesterday received an addition to its pave
heht, III the shhps OF covering OF dirt. The dirt
s put on mainly To I'LL up the numerous holes but
II remains to be seen whether the condition OF the
street is bettered '
The alleyway across the pavement on the
north side Of street, between Sixth and Seventh
northwest II sadly in need Of repair. Won't the
Street Commission have the kindness to have a
couple loads Of dirt dumped where 1t will do the
most good in that vicinity'
As wagon loaded with hay was passing
down Thirteenth Nreet In front OF the FTanEii5
school building Yesterday about 1890 it was
set upon by crowd of boys, who. IN their eager.
by carts '''''e
About twelve o'clock yesterday, while a
h,.e coiored boy was playing ON Thirteenth street,
"
wagon owned by Whyte Il Overmnns galvanized
Iron company. Fortunately no serious Injury was
!lislAined. front tooth was knocked Out and lhs
boys noso was somewhat bruised
"A number of amateurs of East Washington
!ct nj the residence Of Mr.. Richard Rothweli Mon.
soy evening and organized juvenile parlor tbeal-
tiGd club. Master Charles. Foster was elected di.
rector Among tie members may be named Miss
hhnie ifllon Miss Maggie Thorpe. Miss Tiie
Nothwell, Masters 9. W. bay, W. A. Smith, Frank
Forrest, and John Harris
$. NJ Baldwin, 920 + street, sends US the
southern Spiritual Magazine for December consider
ABLY enlarged and otherwise improved. This mag.
aznc is the organ Of the Southern Christian Spirit.
ualists printed and published at Memphis, by Rev.
a. Watson, who finds nothing In the philosophy Of
spst,returil Inconsistent with his religious belief
ana practical Christian life.
The booksellers and publishers and others
Of New York are making a tremendous effort TO
SNerthTow what they call Anthony ComsiOckism
MI. d. NJ Bennett. Liberal publisher, who prints
rom faires works and Bob Ingersolrs lectures
&c, mas been arrested by ComStOck under the stat
ules prohibiting the sending of obscene or blasph,
nous mattcr through the mails While he awaits
examination Congress is flooded with petitions fnr
the modification OF the law F ~
WE take no stock In medicine for rheumatism
mat claims 10 be nothing but barks herbs and
tpices-it cannot reach the disease. Use Durnng's
Rheumatic Remedy-positive cure.