National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-19
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Useful fect-Dr. White.
--Eoosc send, New York papers in advance.
Only eleven prisoners in the Foicc Court yes.
terday.
Tho Philomathlc cub will give is thiri com.
pnlentary literary reception Tonight, at the club
rooms NJ. Is street northwest
"A trial trip of the Lille. the new steam
slFeet-chr was made on the AVCnuc between ore
and two O'Clock this morning.
~ squad of seven marines. detailed for guard
duty at tho Pans Exposition, len for Philadelphia
Yesterday morning, where they will embark on the
irgHte Constitution.
There are painful r,Imors of Inebrlcty In Senate
committeeman and cloaE.rpolns. which present
gsonILre shade to the silver picture now on cxhi
DitiOn In that vicinity.
We have received from John Dougall & Son .
Montreal, copy Of Ie"nOr's Atnuawiur ls7s. It's
said to be vastly wcathcrwise. II also contains
ether chunks Of wisdom.
About noon yesterday constable, belonging
- Ellen Babblngton, between NJ and y and FirSt
and Second streets northeast caught IRE. but the
flames were extinguishcd without turning IN an
alarm.
charles T. Davis who was last week convicted
of All assault on Lieutenant llOSic, and sentenced
TO thirty days in Jail and to pay fne Of so. ha.
been pardOncd by the President and was released
from jail upon paying the tiie.
The trial trip the now steam passenger street
railway car has been postponed until the tracks
can BE- put in mditOn for full test. several
changes will have to b. made in the trdCk-Oup at
the Washington circle and one at the Capitol
grounds
The House Pointer Union held meeting last
night, ut which resolution was adopted by which
the members were instructed u demand 81 - per
ditH and aflcr March l. lbs, aud McsSrS. Miles.
Meany, AMI Grady were appointed COMMITTEE 10
notify their employers
Inspector Eutwise has issued the following
permits MFs. :. BrittcrhRmmer, repair u frame
dwelling, corner Of First and - street, northeast
SIS: Mr. Menke repair adweiug COrmCr Of Fourth
und streets northwest, siO; John THlbert, repair
n frame dwelling, ID Tenth street northeast Sl'SI.
-Baun's autptypes At Markrlters, are attracting
crowds Of adnirers An hour spent In an insprC
If
even 10 the mot cultivated. 1t is pleasant IN know
that many OF the best spccimeJls will remain with
us in the galleries Of the lOvdfs of the fine arts In
Washington.
Hon. George r. Vending Of Illinois Is now
delivering his lecture in reply To Colonel Bob In.
gerSOll, from secular standpoint In Western cities
10 immense audiences. He will appear ut Lincoln
Hall oil the 9Hh instant lie Is the peer of luger.
soil as NJ orator ruasonCr, scholar well As a. the
bur and In politics.
Stories OF backslders in the hosts Of the total
abstinence army are riff. IftnIc. let thUsc " hr
have fallen by the wOysidc be kindly cared fol
and assisted once more the right road. Tho
next time they Will bc better able to steer clear al
the pitfAli which has CnMhred them now. They
must avoid the irst glass the very appearance u
evil, II they would come oil COnqllerers Of them
selves and their baScr appetitcS.
II. N. Whitaker 4 SON send u the Hr%rpiU~c
Rer,W, from the Leonard Scott Publishing ON
pany. for January. This auiubCr Of this CvcTwci
come and highly entertaining quarterly j. NOR
than usually interesting. It contain. democracy
Girls" Life and Writings OF Leasing" The ludIei
Famine, Charles sumner, The Telephone,
'lnda aud Our Colonial Empire, "CpIlrmpOrury
Literature, &c.
PRoBABlY the worst form Of headache come
from nervousness, which L"dellcs Itcudurh,
Specific almost instantly cures. It Is sold by even
druggist IN Washington, Georgetown aud AlcNan