National Republican., 1877-11-07
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CITY NOTES.

..,Roo.e sends New York papers in advance
Of the mail.
Capt Barnes Is still making his spirit tests
at lls Pennsylvania Avenue.
The break in the water-pipe at the corner
Of Seventh and D streets southwest is being re.
If there is any street that needs repairing
his Massachusetts avenue, at the west corner Of
Ninth street.
S. NJ. Baldwin, 900 F street, sends us
Benefits edition of Tom paine's Age Of Reason"
and the BO>ton BdHacr n Light
Painters are now engaged on the chain
fence which inClUsGs the reservation ut the corner
of Seventh street aud Pennsylvania avenue.
Almost as many people gather on the out
side Of the Opera uOusc to listen to the delightful
strains OF nightly music, as go inside TO sec the
play.
A new building on r street. between
Thirteenth aud Fourteenth streets. has just been
completed. II isa very substantial building and
The steamer John Gibson, of the Inland
Snd SeabOard COusting Company. was only slightly
huured In the collision with the l., NJ Lowell. and
viii leave New York for Georgetown US usual on
Saturday.
In the list Of liquor licenses approved,
printed latt Monday morning, the name of MIR.
Oscar Hugo. proprietor Os the Morton House, TO
whom hotel license was granted accidentally ap.
pcared. The Morton House il strictly temperance
institution, and correction is due TO the propr-
stor.
Mary Ann Foster was arrested last even
ing for whipping the two. ycar.Old son of Elizabeth
bGartner al Fort TOtien Hill II is stated that Ann
had a islllngout with Elizabeth, and vented her
passion by whipping the boy. Judge Smell will
bear the case TO day.
The International Rerier for November and
December comes to us from A. Barnes & Co.
New York: aud il a capital number; 1t has arti.
e.es from bryant, Horace White. II. Schu,I Wilson,
francis WE":!on, Gen: J. II. Wilson, J. ID. Beugess
1ewing John Jay and Others.
AS Rev. John Poisal will shortly resign
the chaplancy Of the House Of Representatives,
names Of candidates are being daily announced,
Among others the very popular pastor Of ST. Paul's
Lutheran Church, Rev Df. S. homer, is promi.
nsntly mentioned, and Rev. A. W. Pitzer Ofthe Cen.
tal Presbyterian Church.
The work of filling up the wells which
were du, on the sides OF the foundation OF the
Washington Monument some months ago for the
purpose Of determining the stability Of the fOun-
daton, was commenced yesterday, under the per
soual supervision Of col. q a. Gilmore and an
inspector appointed by the monument society.
The Safety Ballot Box Manufacturing
Company have filed q certificate OF incorporation
stock Is s10O with the privilege of increasing to
e2ooOOo, and the object the manufacture u boxes
for ballots 10 be used At popular elections. The
trustees are II. II. Blackburn, X. F. Hunter and
y. C. Cheeks.
Tho Imperial Hotel lobby presented a very
lively appearance last evening, as II was announced
eony OF the hotel and as Democratic victories were
expected. the untsrriled turned out In large num-
hers The big guns had suite of rooms on the
second floor and dealt out large quantities of the
party beverage, old Bourbon" to theor visitors
The British Quarterly Rcriep for October
has been sent by F.. NJ Whitaker 4 Son. 9Il Penn
ylvania avenue. 1t contains articles on King
Rene Of Angou," The Sects of the Common
Thomas De Quincy" THE Greek Revolution .
and "The Social Question in Sicily" besides no.
uess Of cotemporary literature, the whole com.
prising ajudicously selected stock of reading mat
ter.
John Turner presented himself at the
Becond. Precinct Stat on. House, last night, and
slated that his nelghbor, Mr.. Henson, had driven
that he was afraid to return, for fear OF being
Saulted. An officer accompanied him home, and
found the doors barrlcaded and the bellgerent In
bed. lie was told TO dress himself and take walk
~ the station.house, where he was locked up for
hearing before Judge Smell this morning