National Republican., 1878-11-14
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"A petition las been Fled TO inquire into
the lunacy Of Dam.rl l. Ridge.
johns restaurant. Fried oysters. 2iccnts
per Dozen IN box. seventh and d streets.
Tho Corcorau Fire Insurance Company
have removed to the northeast corner OF Soy
enth street and Louisiana avenue northwest.
Pure Newfoundland Cod Liver oil at soc
per bottle Ia full pint, at Drcw's drug store,
corner Ninth street and rrunsvlvania avenue.
A dead baby found In the alley between
Twelfth and Thirteenth aud B and c streets
southwest yesterday afternoon, was buried by
order OF the Coroner.
Police Officer James McGraw who was In.
jured few days ago by an accident to his
horse, has entirely recovered, and will to-
night 90 on duty as usual.
1t is contemplated to give an entertain.
msnt ut TalmaGge Hall during next month
for the bcnoft Of Associated Councils Soy.
ereigus Of Industry, by the Forrest Dramatic
Club. The manager Mr.. 4. b. Andersen. has
IN rehearsal the plays of Two Flats and a
Sharp aud Once on Time"
Yesterday morning, about one O'Clock. =
party of some half dozen well.knOwn white
men attacked the residence of Mr. Sophia
Stelle, No. 30 + street rtheast, with stones
and bricks, and succeeded in dcno!ishimg the
blinds, Sashcs, and glass Of three windows.
"A meeting of the Histrionic Dramatic As.
sociatiOn was held last evening st the resi-.
dence of Mr.. b. 5. Stewart, Twelfth street
northwest, the business Of the meeting being
n rUhear-a Of the spanish tragedy Of "Pilarro,"
which will be presented Oh or about the latter
part of December.
There is a curious freak Of nature on ex.
hibitiUn at q butchers stall near the corner of
louisiana avenue aud Ninth street In the
shape Of a full grown aad Otherwise perfectly
formed hog, with seven we!l.deveIopcd feet,
.nftt - g . l. -
two more on one Of the hind legs.
MIR. McGinnls Sands, the young gentle.
man who accidentally shot himself while
handling pistol several days since at the
grocery Of Major II. l.. Biscoe foot Of Eleventh.
street southwest, where he is employed as
clerk, has 50 far recovered from his injuric,
% TO he able TO be out, and Is now on ylsi
TO his friends in Annapolis.
INSPECTOR Eutwise has issued the follow
Ing permits To build-Nlrs. Martha " John
eon, five two story bricks. In alley between
Fourth and Fifth and X and L streets, IL, 900
l.. A. Farley, one twu.stDTy brick stable, or
u, between Ninth and Tenth streets, 500 Re
pairs-Mary Barrett, coal she'd so; John o
Evans, remode! brick house, $500.
The new stables being erected by Mr.
WASH. Nalor on street between Thirteen
snd-a.hnli and Fourteenth streets have alread
assumed shape sufficient to show that tn,
building will be q handsome improvement
When finished the whole structure will cove
ground sixty feet frout by 200 in depth. Tn,
fiOnt has been completed, and adds materially
to the appearance Of the square.
The regular Wednesday afternoon exer
eises In defamation and lcoinp position tool
place yesterday in the male grammar school
Fnnklin building. The following programme
was very Goceptably rendered Deolamations-
ARicmzi to the Romans" by Barry p. Miller
"MaClAin's Child by Julius Naedel 9TH
Two Dcstroyers." by Frederick Nattersou
Compositions Writing a Composition" b,
William Bayly; The Ruins OF Time" b.
Andrew Coyle; The Dog" by Frank Conway
Tho school shows a marked improvement Il
tbeze useful branches Of education.