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pairs She will be ready to go on the regular line

pairs. She will be ready 10 60 on the regular line
again some time this week q
The steamer Washington takes the Liberty
Club on moonlight excursion to the White
Hose this afternoon. The excursionists will re-
turn sometime during the night.
Inc schr. Baldwin, Mott Bedel line, which
Is due since Saturday at the wharf of Messrs
Miagruder & Stone, has not yet been reported in
sad mistake In the purchase of the 100 Erie Canal
boats. They have received AZ of them at the Ba
sin at Alexandria, and on trying to &c lock'' them
through into the canal they were found to he
some three inches too wide for the loo ks so they
Will have to cut them down to the required d.
mansions before they can be made of any use.
The schr Surprise, having on board large
number OF iron buoys, lately made at the Wash
ington Navy Yard, sailed from Alexandria yes-
| terday for some Eastern port.
Complaints daily made by passengers on
the boats and families living along the river
shores of the custom of boys and men bathing in
the river in full view of every person passing up
and down. We know nothing about such mis-
demeanor on the part of the bathers, but the COM
planning parties art numerous.
The TEACHERS ASSOCIATION had an interest
ing meeting on Saturday, at the Smithsonian In
| stitution.
The President of the association, Mr. Myrick,
| was unable, on account of previous business en-
gagements, to deliver an essay, rs expected but
| an animated discussion was held upon the SUBJ
!ect of vocal reading, participated in by Messrs
J r. Thompson, Richards, Wight Loomis, and
A young lady, Miss Johnson, who has had in
| struction from nj rs. Cora Mowatt Ritchie in ell
ocntion, gave a series of readings-performed
with much taste-from various authors.
| On suggestion of DR.. c. w. Davis Miss John
son was requested to continue her readings in the
lecture room of the Smithsonian Institution be-
| fore the Teachers Association, i'm order that the
| teachers of the Public Schools may have an op-
Portnnity of listening to them.
| The President of the Association, Mr. Myrick
1 lie "A n.
ADDRESS, other avocations rendering such resigna-
tion necessary.
vote of thanks was passed to Prof. Myrick
| as President, and A. g. Richards as Secretary
for services during the term which closed on SAT-,
| urday.
The meeting then adjourned until the first Sat
urday in September.
STREET FIGHT.-Yesterday afternoon, num-
Der of persons got into squabble on Eighth near
f street, and stones were thrown without regard
to the safety of persons sitting at their DOORS pro-
lane and indecent language was freely used, and
some of the parties certainly were drunk Officer
| Cooper arrested one of them-John Daugherty-
and he was put in the guard house This morn
ing, Justice ClITk sent him to the workhouse for
| thirty days.
| THE CITY APPoINTMENTs.-Nol little futter-
ing is felt about town to-day upon the great qut
ton ito be or not to be, in view of the expecta
ton that Mayor Magruder will this afternoon,
send IN his appointments for city officers to the
| Board of Aldermen. Well, the Councils sit at 4
p. III and the agony will soon be over thereafter
We ARE SORRY to say that the pic mic of the
schools under the charge of Miss Ogden and Miss
Billings, at Bladensburg, was disturbed by a
party of rowdy young men from this city
| REAL EsTATE.-On Saturday, A. Green, auc-
uoneer, sold lots 10 to ~, in square 20, near the
| Western market, to Mr.. George Lowery, for Y
cents per foot. Part of lot No. 6, in square si9.
| g.
| $50. NO
| CITY CoLLEcToR-James F. Halliday, ESQ,
VIII enter upon the duties of his office on the
morning of the LIST of July, we learn. His as
| sistants will be William Cooper and Reuben
| Cleary.
| APPoINTED.-Wm. Frenzy has been appointed
laborer in the Office of the First Comptroller of
| the Treasury, vice ID. w. C Ourand removed
| compensation 5000 per annum
The ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT of Georgetown