National Republican., 1877-09-15
ruERNoNLrRIo READINGS FOR YEsTERpAY.
CITY NOTES.
Market day.

Market day.
As the season advances the mosquitoes
oow fercor.
Music at the Presidential grounds this
afternoon.
Cardinal red for hat trimmings is again
becoming very fashionable.
The Capitol grounds are rapidly assum-
ing most beautiful and artistic appearance.
Georgetown has not known anything
pore exciting than . ssrset-aght for several
months.
-Base-baliists have gone daft over Curve
pitching lately. The Nationals have an am.
bidextrous pitcher.
Lots Of people lugged umbrellas about
fbr nothing yesterday. They will leave them
1sme to-day and be caught in the rain.
The poor people Of the District can get
yheir teeth pulled Tor nothing, their medicines
for nothing and evvrything for nothing, ex-
sept bread.
Michael Scanlon, who was arrested on
wednesday last for beating his wife, is not the
genial Mike who presides over the Seaton Hall
billiard room.
BOY wantedn were the words on a
6gn which had accidentally fallen into q
vacant baby carriage In front Of m avenue
aorc yesterday.
The plants, flowers, shrubbcries and
trees In the Botanical grounds never have
phown TO 80 fine an advantage as at the present
dmc They will well repay an inspection.
The remains of the late Edwin L
Stanton left this city last night on q specia
al, over the Baltimore and Potomac railroad
sbr steubenville, Ohio, where they will b
buried.
The S;engerbund go on an excursion
p Point Lookout this evening. on the steamer
Jane Moseley, which will leave the Charlotte
Vsnderbillts wharf at 10 o'clock, sharp. See
advertisement.
John Brown, colored, was arrested b,
pflcer Miller yesterday for breaking into thu
house Of Jennie Baker, on Thirteen. .and.a-hal
erect, Thursday night and stealing $lo'
worth Of clothing.
Thursday night or carly yesterda,
morning a thief attempted to enter Mr.. Davit
Eddes residence, corner of Nineteenth and {
streets northwest, by cutting the stats Of
back window blind, but he was frightened OF.
1t Is understood that the grand Jury
which convcncs next Monday, will make in
Quiry as to why there are so many dead In
tants found and so few prosecutions for in
hnticide and as TO why disreputable house
arc allowed to remain in respectable localities
A juvenile thief named Harry Leste
Yas detected by Mr.. Drew, druggist, corne
Ninth and Pennsylvania avenue, yesterday al
sernoon, in the act of leaving the store wit
extracts and combs, to the value Of Sl2, unde
bis coat which he had stolen from the show
esses. lie caught him and turned him over
Officer Harlow. He will have hearing In til
Police Court to-day.
On tomorrow afternoon the Youn
Aen's Christian Association resume their Sab
bekh afternoon meetings at 800 o'clock. tn
Rev. George A. Hall will conduct the service
and II is expected that the opening will be II
eecasion Of grand reunion Of the friends
Vie association. Many very interesting thin
will be brought up and discussed, and the Ell
tire service will be cnlivened with excellei
singing.
Mr. O. d. Barrett writes "Your pap,
this morning reports me as having said a
khat Is required by life insurance compani
10 pay their liabilities is four per cent. on Il
money paid in.' What l said was that u
premiums now paid, kept at interest at fo'
per cent, would be sufficient, with economic
management, to meet all the liabilities Of
life insurance company Consequently q
fheir investments might be made in Cover
ment bonds, as they bear on the average
hrger interest than four cent"
NChicken thieves and other petty Grim
malls are making depredations In the count
Thursday night the milk on N
Aume's farm, ut Tunlaw, was broken opei
and a quantity of milk and cream taken.
4he same night some thief entered the mill
house Of Mr. J. L. Carberry, on Ridge roa
pnd stole some articles Of triAng value. II
hhicken-house WAS also broken open q
fsme night, and fifteen chickens were stole
EARLY yesterday morning Officer Lynch Of Il
Third precinct, arrested coloTed man nam
lynch, with three chickens supposed to belol
TO Mr.. Carberry.