National Republican., 1877-12-07
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-Roose sends New York papers In advance.
"A letter received by one Of our lady resi-.
dents the other day bore the following address: :
Mrs. J. A. O., Esq.
-Observation proves that nine out Of ten Of
the sweY1s vim wear single eye-gass cannot
say the multiplication table through.
The ladies of the North Baptist Church,
Fourteenth street, near X, preside over fancy fair
and festival might at that church.
: Tonight Rev. J. d. Croissant will de-
liver his lecture France, Italy, aud switzerland
NJ Hamline Church. corner OF Ninth and streets
Ground has again been broken In tho vi
cinity Of the P.strecl circle for the erection OF
SSrneP nsw Of siee and he cir Circle
The police would confer a great favor on
the residents of the northern section Of the city by
dispensing crowd Of haitgr9wn men that hang
around the corner Of Sixth and U streets.
Detective Miller last evening recovered
valuable oycrcost, which Is held at Police Head
quarters for identification. The loop bears the
following inscription "serahno del Lneso
was held in the Male Grammar School. Franklin
Building. yesterday. There will be spelling
matches every Thursday afternoon, at two o'clock.
Tho public Is invited 10 attend.
In the report Of the meeting of the
Oldest Inhabitants Association In yesterdays pa.
per, mistake was made IN using the term msr,hal
q The District Of Columbia, instead, OF marshal Of
the Oldest lnhabitants' Association.
Rev. Thomas Cook, Of Long Island, re-
Gently lost fny-seven laying hens, which is a seri
Gus blow to the aity.-Boston Pod. Is he aregulal
clergyman or only an egg gsorterf-Phaadeiphid Bui
tafn. What an eg-regious jokel
The Chariot Company seem 10 have ar
eye 70 business, ss they have placed more chariot
on their line. The chariots are now running oI
three to four-minute streets" The company
entitled TO patronage for thus regarding and meet
ing the wants Of the public.
The medical association of the District
held a long private meeting at Gonzaya Hall las
night to settle some internal troubles DR.. Garnetl
was accused of violating the rules OF the association
iDgs took the form Of q trial. which resulted in tn
acquittal OF the accused.
There were more christmas Anticipa
tions" nj the Church Of the Redeemer last evening
Mother Goose aud her followers were out In stronl
numbers and the scene was very pretty. The poem
by DR.. Cox was repeated by Rev. Edward Wilson
The Christmas g!fis and fancy articles exposed 10
sale hnd plenty OF purchasers, and the lair seem
" be very successful
Between six and seven o'clock yesterda,
morning box containing two dozen pairs Q
ladies' shoes was stolen on the pavement In ffon
e OF GustavR Linke's store on Pennsylvania avenue
box had just few minutes previous been LEFT ther
by one OF Adams Express drivers, and his back wa
hardly turned before some unknown person slippe
up and made of with It.
The first number Of the new Democrati
daily paper the Washington Pod issued IN the oil
GiTonicie building appeared yesterday. MT. Stilso
Hutchins formerly ofthe ST. Louis Times, the editc
and proprietor; Mr.. John A. Cockeriil formerly Q
the Cincinnati Enquirer, managing editor; Mr..
tor, aud Mr.. y. A. Aiken, Washington journals