National Republican., 1877-11-28
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->Ah, rae she's here. e
-Marble-playiug again.
-Roose sends New York papers In advance
Roses are still in bloom about the Treasury.
Much hay and straw in the market yester-
day
Father Hobhys church looks damp after
One rain
,coL,hg MoLElags wers flying yesterday from several
Windsor Dining. Rooms, board reduced to
Tho water pools still remain about the
Naval Observatory.
The black squirrels on Ninth street excite
considerable attention.
The Washington Gas Company has suffered
no injury from the late ffeshet.
1t is a good time now to renew the dis
cussion about banking tho Potomac.
Large additions have recently been made
70 the bill posting capacity Of the city.
-Ganss of striped work house men are en-
poyed il grading ead of3the Capitol.
"A blind man may be soen every afternoon
opposite the PostOhicc selling papers
The interest on the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal bonds was swept away by the freshet
The Dozen" will give = complimentary
dance at sheldon's Hall, 1904 street, tonight.
Fourteen men are engaged in painting
tle Iron railing about the Twenty fourth street
circle.
The Masonic Hall will present q lively
sccne tonight. There will be a sociablo for the
benefit OF 81. Dominic's Church.
The land opposite the English Legation
mansion Is being graded preparatory to The erec
ton, In the spring, Of two houses by ex-senator
The banks and bankers will do no busi-
ness tomorrow. 1t is q national holiday by law
and all notes falling due on such days are by law
made payable the day before.
Thanksgiving services at the Metropolitan
CHURCH tomorrow COMMENCE at eleven o'clock
Conntry-lts Mission aud its Future"
The tickets for the Thanksgiving railway
excursion 70 Philadelphia and New YORK are on
sale at the Baltimore and Ohio railway Offices on
he Avenue, and Fifteenth street, opposite the
Treasury
Hon. Richard r. Merrick, LID, pro-
lessor OF constitutional and International law at
ne Georgetown University Law School will de-
liver tho trst lecture Of his course on Wednesday
evening next, at go O'Clock.
Yesterday afternoon the horse attached to
Shoemaker Hertzogs wagon became frightened
q some object and dashed up the Avenue. HO
turned down Fourteenth street, but was stopped by
one of the hnCkmcn ut that point before he had
time 10 do any mischief
Pedestrians on the Avenue yesterday were
attracted By magnificent floral design IN Metze-
rofs window. II was In the shape Of a Tyre, and
Na composed of the choicest exoics II was the
property Of Mis- Emma Thursby, having been pre-
hgncr OF this gem OF his art.
An interesting missionary meeting of the
Baptist Central COnveiitOn was held last evening
u the sccond Baptist Church, Oh + street, near
Eleventh. An able sermon was delivered by Rev
J. +. Bouldin, rom Luke ". Is Subject: THE ne.
essstty OF missionary work" Short addresses were
pade after the sermon by Revs. William J. Walker.
II. Middleton r. $. Laws, J. W. Roane, c. Robin.
eon, aud Others.
Tho alarm Of fire from box 3l2, about
eight o'clock yesterday morning, was turned In On
account of lire IN the back building Of the resi-
aenoe OF Mr.. solomon Slower, Oh II street, between
iwentieth aud Twenty first streets northw est. The
house aud furniture was damaged To the extent OF
400 or 500, which was fully Insured. II Is sup.
posed that the fire originated from defective hue.
A correspondent, signing himself "Suf-
hrer, wants 10 know II our citizens and the
patrons of the Washington aud Georgetown rail.
road have any rights which that company Is bound
70 respect; and he adds: will some one learned
IN District laws explain how 1t Is that this company
Has right TO stop the car opposite the National
Theatre for fifteen or twenty minutes when there
pa full load of passengers. as they did Monday
hight, the 18th, at 1880 p mT'
The draughtsman, Mr. J. J. Evans, whose
name is reported among the lost from the wreck Of
TIE Huron for several years past has been real
estate broker on Capitol Hill. Previous to engaging
In that business here he was In the coast survey
service many years. lie recently entered the SER
Woe again, and was ordered on the 18th sail on
Me Huron lie leaves wife and infant child In
Mis city, NJ No, 4l3 NJ street northwest. lilo mar.
He'd Nlss Bell B.ankHan, of Virginia.