National Republican., 1877-11-23
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CITY NOTES.

-Rocse sends New York papers In advance
- store on F street displays the sign
Chairs Gained"
-hiary E.-Stoops-rather personally re
marks Sign on street
A new pavement IL what the residents O.
the lower part of 4 street long have sought, and
mourncd because they got II NOT"
The unsightly rows of stones, the remnant,
OF The old ltil sim make one Of the principal land
marks of the Judiciary Square.
The attention Of the $. T. T. p. O. C. r. A
should be called TO the horses who are lon stand
ing Cor hours In such cold rain rs visited the city
yesterday.
Why should the Senate flag float proudly
IN the air while the flag Of the IIun.c dnuVc.
Imply about the flagstaff? Because the naI ol
Of LiberIy2
The entire exterior woodwork of the St
Johns Church. corner Of sixteenth and II streets
Is undergoing repairs and painting. There I,
fnmc talk abOnt painting the stICco portion of tho
building, but no decision has been reached yet,
AT John W. Drcw's drug store, corner OF
Ninth street and Pennsylvania avenue. the fnes
chemical. and drug and most extensive stock o
Gncy and toilet rtlcl les are kept Prescriptions
eists. ''p'' y 'Nps''' ''"''u A''u SA'''ut p"artn"
More light isncedcd at the corner of North
Capitol and Myrtle streets. The lamph has not been
nBhtcd on that corner for some time past and the
-SwaInpoodlers" want TO know ifthc gas company
gethcr.
The Princeton College glce-clubs are Ia
givea concert IN Lincoln Hall In December Tho
press speak Of them in unusually complimentary
Terms. Their songs are novel from the fnct that
lege life.
arrested by Officer Aldridge, Of the Flnh Precinct
last evening. charged with selling goods by sample
without liccmse. He was released by order OF
Judge smell on 500 security, and will have hear
ing In the Police Court to-day,
"A young lady may cross and recross a
hrcet on pleasant day and no one will pay any
attention to the fact; hut let the same lady on a
muddy day do the same thing, and at once she is
the cynosure Of all eyes Of all the young men within
ten rods This wasn't so in our forciathcrs' day.
An excursion will be given On Thursday
next Thanksgiving day over the Baltimore aud
Ohio Railroad, to Annapolis. Md. An opportunity
will thus be given all To visit that ancient und his.
toric city. tile United States Naval Academy, the
Maryland state Capitol Nnd other place. Of Interest
there. Full particulars will be given in our advcr.
Using columns on Monday.
Yesterday morning, about $50 o'clock, a
eolored man named Solomon Robinson fell in n
spasm at the intersection Of Twenty second aud |
streets northwest. On!Cer Martin, Of the Fourth
Precinct. procured conveyance and removed him
70 the satnn-housc, where he remained for some
eme, when he was given card 10 the Central Dis.
pehsAry for medicine.
The Miner School building is surrounded
by immense pools Of staguaut water which Oi
course, breed various diseases Would II not be a
great Dvlltnt 70 thc sanitary condition OF the sur
Inunding nc'ghbOrhOUd if these were filed up
The schools will move into the building the lSt of
December which makes the necessity for filling up
these pools more urgent
-Ninton CoOmbs. one Of the four young
men who departed from this city ON Monday lASt
~ seek their fortunes In parts unknown returned
70 the city last night much wiser. lie arrived al
baltimore, aud had jolly good time until his
cash ran short. He then knew what ii was 10 70
without anything to eat His thoughts gradually
turned towards Home, Sweet Home" and so did
his footsteps.
AT the regular monthly meeting Of the W.
f.O. Is. social club, held last night the following
officers Were elected: Nat O.iphnnt esdent :
Frank T.. Newton yice.prcsidcnt; Robert Wade,
treasurer; Samuel @. Wise, corresponding secre.
hry Clarence l.. 1revett recording secretary;
and John L. Cunnor. sergeant alarms There
was considerable talk about giving an.
other soCHblU at Shcldon'E Hall sometime dur.
Ing the coming holidays. The committee reported
that the lust one was decided success