National Republican., 1877-11-21
UOME AFFAIRS.
CITT NOTES.
-Roo-e sends New York papers in advance.

-Roose sends Now York papers in advance.
A neat little programme of declamatory
fNercIsS will be prepared for prcscntatiOn to-day
Ct the frnklin Male Grammar School.
Yesterday was one of the free days at the
Corcoran Art Gallegy aud the customary RristO.
cratic row Of carriages lined the building and the
usual wcll-drcs,cd crowd turnngcd the looms.
About two o'clock yesterday morning
thicYes entered the store uf Mr.: Ven'i on 1hir
ternth street, between q and II, and decamped
with so worth Of goods.
Travel on seventh street by the Patent
Office hn been rendered dlisagrccGbicby the clouds
Of dust that arise from the new pavement which
has at last been finished
The chief apothecary of the United States
Naval DispcnsRry, Mr.. J. u. Sch"rh. has entered
upon his duties, vice Mr.. }. II. McGu!gan. who re.
Aligned on the I2th Instant
Mr.. George W. Taylor, who was stricken
Monday afternoon. at his residence, No. 1910 -Four.
Md'a.half street southwest
The City Hall park on these beautiful
moonlight evenings is resOrcd to by young couples,
who sRuuter about in q bucolic manner or sit on
The benches, wholly obivous Of the casual
pahserby.
-Vinton COombs, Frederick Clark Harry
Clancy and "a. kmball. four well known young
gentlemen Of this city, departed the 40 train
Yesterday morning to seek their fortunes in dis
iant climes.
The oyster vendors and others interested
IN the oyster business along the river nont were
notified yesterday by the Board Of Health nuthoH
tes that oyster shucking on the wharyes would no
longer be allowed.
About $50 o'clock last evening a coal oil
lamp exploded in house No. 23lS II street north.
west, slightly burning the mantle on which II was
ptanding Officer Kirby and the inmates Of the
house extinguished the fire.
Yesterday evening, about seven o'clock,
DOme aspIranl for Chain.gang hunors entered the
gard Of No, ll6 New York avenue northwest and
hTipped the cOthos line Of the weeks wash. These
fohbcrics are becoming very frequent Of late. and
bousckceper should keep dtgcnt lookout for
their linen.
Peter s. Girard, while apparently intoxi.
feventh street, yesterday morning, and was thrown
down aud dragged \ short distance having his
bead cut quite severely. He was carried by OiiCur
DubOis To Gill nuns drug store, whore his wounds
were dressed.
-Poner's american Monthly for December is
~ hand, with full index tO contents and ilIustcA-
lions Of the Cnti1c volume which II completes. II
fontalns articles from Robert Winthrop Marsh,
Mary Granger Chasc Mrs, Harriet NJ. Smith, Mar.
na COnuell Woodward Fred MyrOn Colby. J. p.
HcCord and others. 1t also contains some twenty
Illustrations.
Yesterday afternoon a cOlOrCd man, while
taking an airing on horseback, was thrown yO'
lenily from the snddlc at the corner of Pcnnsyva'
hia avenue and Third street northwest aud sus
tained frnCturc Of Ic left arm aud several severe
bruises and cuts about the body. He Was taken tc
nciEhboring drug store, when his injuries weT,
stcndcd to, after which he was sent 10 his home
Alexander NJ. Brooke and Catherine J.
Fenwick were united In marriage at il5 p. IN
yesterday. The ceremony was performed in the
Church Of ST. Aloysius By the pastor Rev. A. +
Ciampi. AftCr the ceremony the friends Of The
contracting parties went 10 the sacristy 10 OtlcI
were driven directly to the train for a Northern
Hip,