The national Republican., 1867-08-15

salary OF Treasurer, toOVi Wnolo smount ot sp-
slao, 7so.
BASE BALL.-A very interesting game
Of base ball was played on Tuesday, August ID,
on the grounds south Of the Executive Mansion,
between the frst mines Of the Atlantic and
American Base Ball Clubs, which resulted In
victory for the latter after game Of eight In.
nings. Below We append the score.
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THE STEAMBOAT CAsE.-Tuesday after
noon Capt. d. J. Hill, Of the aeorgiana, who
was charged with running his steamboat within
tho harbor Of Washington at . greater speed
than allowed by law, and whose case was held
over BY the justice Of the Tenth precinct, ap'
peared at tho station house to hear the decision
Of the case. The justice decided that, according
TO tho evidence, the law had been violatedi and
notwithstanding the circumstances which had
created an impression favorable to the captain,
he was In duty bound 10 impose tho fine accord.
ing to law. Tho captain said he could not rsas-
onably object to the manner In which the case
had been Investigated, and chssrfully paid the
fne-$2o.
The SUMNER VACATION gap be-
tween courts In August which goes to make up
what is called the summer vacation Is this year
extremely narrow, the hiatus In the sessions Of
the Supreme Court Of tho District being but
about two weeks, while the Orphans Court will
70 on regularly on the Tuesdays and Saturdays OF
each week. Judge Olin Is already en- route for
Europe, and the other judges are now lying aside
the hot srmine, which thsy have worn with In:
vinoible patience during the recent protraoted
sittings Of the court, and are about to seek re-
taxation from their judicial labors. According
TO the assignment made At the opening Of this
year, Judge Wiley will hold the September term
Of the Equity Court.
PRESENTATION OF BooKs.-On Tuesday
night at meeting Of the Stone Cutters Assoeia.
tion committee Of tho Granite Cutters' Asso
citation appeared, to present the former assoeia
tion with q set OF books. The committee Of th,
Granite Cutters was composed 4 Msssrs. W. O
Clark, (president,) Matthew Catterson, Robert
Boyle, John Boyle, John 7. Young. Jamsl
room Mr. Clark presented the books, which arr
substantially bound, and bear label containing
| In gilt letters, "Presentsd BY the Granite Cut
ters, Association, D. O., TO the Stone Cutters
Association Of Washington, August Is, 1897
Tho cost Of the set was $25.
The LABOR CosoRRss.-The National
q II AL aNaaf fra ha
various trade organizations throughout the uni
| ted States, will hold its annual session at Chi
cago, commencing on Monday next, and thu
delegates from this city let yesterday to b
present at the opening. Mr.. James ]. Mitchell
twho Is also president Of the Stone Cutters Asso
ciation) Is the delegate from the Workingmen'i
Assembly; Mr.. John Collins, from the Brick
layers Union. and Mr., Rsynolds, from th'
Coachmaksrs' Union. Mr.. J. @. O. Whaley Wal
elected president Of the Congress, and lsf
with the delegates.
FUNERAL OF WM. HENRY THOMPSON
The funeral Of VIM. Henry Thompson took plscs
yesterday at 4 p. N, from his residence or
Seventh street, near =, Island. The body WA
taken TO Grace church, whore services were held
The Blue Lodge, Order Of Masons, Of which th'
also large number Of friends and relatives
The oorpse was taken into the church and placed
| In front Of the altar. Rev. DR.. Holmoad ofici
atsd, and delivered brief but eloquent sermon
the remains being afterward taken from th'
church and conveyed to the Congressional Gem
etery for intermsnt
SwMDLISG ATTEMPr.-Two men were
arrested yesterday afternoon, by Sergeant John
SON, Of t6e Third ward, for attempting to swim
die Mr.. L. Eberg residing on Il street neal
Fourteenth, out Of ten gallons Of wine and ,
quantity Of segars. They represented the Arti
elss to be for Senior Romero, the Mexican Min
ister; they were taken before Justice Bates VII,
sent them to tho central guardhouse, but after
wards released them on their own recognizano
to appear this morning at 10 o'clock.
/ BURIAL CoRPs.-A detachment Of tn,
U. 8. Burial Corps left Sixth street wharf yester
day morning, In the steam.tug VIM. Fisher 70
Leonardtown, Md, for tho purpose Of bringin
up q number Of bodies Of deceased soldiers VIII
have been inferred at that place. Tho steame
had In tow q oapaclous barge In which to brin
the bodies, and upon the corpsss reaching thi
city they will be reintsred In the burial groun
at Arlington.
REAL ESTATE SALEs.-Messrs. Cooper
Latimsr, auctionsers, on Tuesduy, sold lot Nc
IL, 10 square S2l. with improvements, on th
corner Of south D and Fifth street east, to EliE
Watson, for $3.50. Also, lot No. II, In squar
995, on G street south, between Eleventh an
Twelfth streets east, containing A. 05S feet, q
l3i cents per foot, to John D. Lord
: ALLEGED ADULTERY.-Joseph LeppeI
alias ii. A. Dieoher, had q hearing yesterda
before Justice Walter, on an alleged charge
adultery, preferred by his wife Josephine. Tn
act Of adultery Is said to have been oommitte
, with one Mrs. Kasche. There was other charge
! preferred, and the justice rsmandsd the prisons
, for further hearing.
FArAL.-A man by the name Of Lenhai
Elet had an attack Of coup dc sOl,el while worl
: ing on the streets for the corporation, on Tue
day, and was conveyed to the Proyidence Ho
pital, and though every effort was made to say
him II was without avail, and he died at an carl
hour yesterday morning.
PRoFAsE AND INDECENT LANGUAGE
Robert Early was arrested yesterday by 0fio'
q Turnburke Of the Seventh ward, for using pr,
r fame and indecent Language publicly in Il
a street, relative to some ladies. He was fine
4 IS by Justice Tucker.
FAST DAY.-The Methodist EpiscOpl
II Church ganth ill ohsarva Friday noxt, the lBl