National Republican., 1878-05-10
French Heel Button Boots,
At II. L. Strasburgrrs, :yi-:sJS seventh street.
GEORG ETOUS SEWS.
TIE rRorosEp nrrpGE ArrnE rnrEE SIS

THE PROPOSED BRIDGE At THE THREE SISTERS.
The member, Of the free bridge committee, Rp.
pointed Dy citizens Of the District and Virginia.
have addIc,,rd circulars to Cuugrcs,mcn urging
the passage Ui House bil! No W. authorizing the
secretary yf War To CUIstIuC, bridge across tie
Potomac river at UTncar the Three sisters Islands
ami HpprOpr,ut,mg SliuO . for that ruIIpe. The
circular shows that GCOrgctuwn is inaccessible from
the south, except by very roundabout ways, or
the AqucluI Brlg" 10 cross, which CNOrlitnut
tolls uTc expected AMI argues that 1t would b.
economical on tn. part ni tie Government to erect
the proposed bridge Inlncr than tp purchase the
right Of way over the Aqu.lurt Br!dscswhich latter
W. ud Cntuil All expenditure vi nearly half a
million dollars.
SUDDEN DEATH or Mr.. L. u. GRIFFITH.
Mr.. Edward b. GriGith. superintendent Of the
MclroI IullNn street Halfway Company, died sud
denly yesterday morning at five minute, past six
U'c"vk Ut paralysis AT his residence adjoining the
railway stuh,s, mar the T. street hrt!=r. Mr.
GrfNlh Wa torn IN AlcNuuIr,u. sud wEs iu the
fDriy.hnh ypAI uf hs re. he WA at one time ON.
| Iloyrl by the Washington uuI "v ,rRrt"wu raU.
road I.,:riHmy %, i"rcinnu Of tn" repair nIh caT
lmilliUg .huT, which position he IT,. .gud L. nc.
c,IJ siIuilEr uiI" Oh tn Metropolitan read. which
acr position he held luTn nunIlvro:y ra:s Whuu he
! Wu,u uppyiutvd sup"riuiruIv tpsUct ed Mr Lloyd
| Emmett. This position he held NJ the tia" Ur hts
Culh. having b'vu In tn service OF the CON ,Ruy
| for more than thirteen yrnrs Mr Griffith leaves
| wife and three children. lie Wys member of
| Hiram I.rgc. +. \. NJ. AMI Mount lIrrrb cha If"r.
BY his auhiIily and generous disposition hr gained
| hosts ur friends Ills bOry was taken In charge hy
| the Masonic fraternity who will have charge Ul the
funeral srrRngrm,I,s In the death Of Mr. ,iriihth
the community lu.,. an honorable, upright citizen.
! his family AL ufurliuuate husband and devoted
| father, aud the railroad CUIupany valuable en-
| pluyCc.
not OFT OF DANGER.
| Mr.. PhLlip Dcnui.on who wa, struck on the head
| with grubO.ug'hn" by negro man on his iurIn
| IN Virginia near the tmi1 Bridge, on Tuesday
| last. was somewhat Improved yesterday, bat HE
physician Dr. iiUtl Of Falls Church auv> not con.
! ;ilcr him ont uf danger III. HNsuillnt Is ,tl AT
| large although the Virginia officers have bccu
! hunting him diligently since tie occurrence.
PORT.
| FUtrred-Stcuu3rI EEpIu., BARKER, Baltimore
| with freight 10 D-triC, merchants,
| Clarcl-Slrarlcr ENpIcss barker Baltimore
| with return freight.
GEAIS AND FLOUR ARRIVALS.
| BY cuual-IS.uI j. y. ThuIna,. NllI 3i2,l bu.hCIi
! Of Wheat AID ~ barrels u! ",ur 10 J. e. . J. VI
/ Waters.
FISH NARHEr.
Arrlyrl,-.uupI hcuiug ~ ldlrrs aud au .hqI
lIrrrrs ,I tor = pcr ~ I'twd la, r. At seventy
Cgmly per Lunl,rv L. and ,la! a. SIS Icr hundred.
GFOEnETuwS PARAGRAPHS.
H. M"Id-. Ithaca, y. T., l. at ihg Wr-tEu.
IIurr.
The condition Of Mr.. A'"yru1r~ lGuudn ir, VIII,
| urr,ruiUliy shUl himself u l'N LAY, slice urH
/ Iar WhuIA" 4, uW"h improved Gul h2 Is nov
| e mi lrTCd ON OF dagger.