National Republican., 1877-11-02
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CITY NOTES.

-Roose sends New York papers in advance
Of the mails.
Repairs on the streets included in the
square at Eighth and streets have been com
menccd.
Wild ducks and pigeons are now quite
abundant The mighty Nimrod, therefore, Is on
the alert
"A meeting of Indianians will be held at
TRlmadgc Hall this evening, 70 take action in re
gard To the death of Senator Norton
-Litelrs Liring Age is at hand for Noyem-
Der g. II has Part H. Of the Roman Trial Of
Christ" and other articles.
The new contractor for conveying persons
from the statOn-hOuses to the Police Court began
his duties yesterday morning
during the month of October 5.97S dis
patches were received anl sent over tho police tc.c
graph wires from Police Headquarters.
-1ir. Haskell, in game of billiards at tho
Imperial Hotel yesterday, made single run Of rs
Of which 31S were made with three balls.
The Whitney Avenue Union Mission, To-
Gated on the road to the soldiers Hume, near sew.
enth street, will have harvest festival this even
Ing.
There are over 900 men in Washington
who get their living by pedlling oysters through
the Streets singing merrily as they go ila'a ay-
D-v-s.s-tl
Tho managers of the chariot line have
made a good move in putting down the price OF
their tickets Why does not the Metropolitan Com.
pany follow suit?
Charles Zimmerman, the practical halter,
No. 5lO Ninth street. makes silk hats to order and
remOdels felt hats. The work done at Mr.. Iimmcr-
mans cannot be cXcellcd
Mr.. Henry b. Searle, architect, has his
Office at 7lO 4 street northwest. Mr. Suurlo super
intends the construction Of building and attends
10 every branch of his profession.
Mr.. McDaniels, the owner of Princess Of
Thule and Glen Dudley, two Of the winning horses
at the races yesterday, has over one hundred flyers
stabbed at his stock farm, ut Princeton. NJ
About six o'clock last evening, as Mr.. d.
I. Jones aud lady were driving on seventh street.
above Boundary, their carriage collidel with Il
cart and had one of the front wheels smashed.
Fritz Schaible, at "My Office" Seventh
and streets northwest has opened new rc,lal
rant at JOl Ninth street northwest where he will Q
pleased to his old friends, aud cndcRvUr 10 make
bill comfortable who give him a call.
The Childrcn's Aid SocetyOf the Hcthol-
ist Episcopal sunday schools OF Fourth aud Eighth
streets east give their monthly suCiablc and concert
this evening, Crypt PulnOni will be present and
read a number of selections.
The latest dodge of the professional bcggar
is to ask postage stamp u mail this letter Ia my
brother" II 1t Is given the tramp will stick 1t uh
the letter only to pull It on as soon Us he is out Of
sight, and then he is ready for his next victim.
The winter weather serves to drive the
homeless and tTamps from their cities 10 the sta
lion houses Last night all of the stations were
filled with dodgers, one Of them. the Seventh, &C.
eommodating seventeen with lodgings.
Attention is called to the advertisement
of Mr. H. e. Bishop druggist lll3 Pennsylvania
avenue. Mr.. Bishop keep, ns fine All assortment
Of drugs, medicines and toilet goods Us can be
found In any city.
Last night about twelve o'clock Officer
McGrceyy ofthe First Precinct. arrested II nUtU-
riOus female character named Sarah H. Clark u
resident Of Fighting alley southwest, for profanity
And being loud and boisterOus.
A trial of Iacours respring apparatus
will be made al the navy yard at eleven O'Clock to-.
morrow morning. The apparatus Is designed TO
protect persons from smoke or gases and with it
fumes or deleeriOus gases, and remain In il for
some timO without injury.
The awards for defamation at the male
grammar school, franklin building on Wednes.
day were received by the following in regular
order of merit ". o. Mundell; sublect-"Appeal
for Liberty" II. Robinson; subjcct-"Reply OF
Pit TO WGIpOlo' T. B. Noyesi suhgect-"Glvo Ne
Three Grains Of Corn"