Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-09-04
THE EVENING STAR
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LOCAL NEWS.

fifty, ana are neaoeO by Dr. WEIGH, the Pres
ident. The nine of the Unions is composed OF
Eraver, catcher; McKeon, right field; Abrams,
pitcher; Finn, second base; Leavenworth,
FIRST base; Ward, short stop; NJ. King, center
field; ). King, left field; Penfield, third base.
The Nationals will play the same nine with
which they played the Mutuals, with the
exception that Studley takes the place of E.
smith in the LETT field The following are the
pine: Parker, Wright, Norton, Berthrong,
Studiey, Fledger, Hodges. Williams, and
smith.
The Nationals met the strangers yesterday
evening and conducted them to their q quarters,
and this forenoon took their guests to visit
some OF the public buildings. They called at
the Executive mansion but did not see the
morrow morning. fhe following are the
names Of the visitors registered at Wizards:
DIR. $: P. Welcn, president; w. G. Groesbeck,
james McQ uide, VIM. y. Lee, Thos. S. Ma.
son, w. II. VanKleck, Thomas Abrams, VIM
Crayer, Sonny Dovinsworth, Jas. Ward, G.
Penfeld. M. McAtee, s. King, p. McCune,
VIM. Flynn. John Schofeld. J. H. d. King,
nan, John H. Campbell. VIM Hunt, John II.
Allen, Joshua Mors, A. Bachelor, @. L. Nc.
Arthur, Hon: James McKeon, Hon. Thomas
Ohursniii. George W. Lasson, o. A. Aisxan.
der, and Geo. H. Pierce.
The Unions will leave tomorrow evening
engage with the Athletics, and on Saturday
With the uaker q. ty Base Ball Club, both Of
Philadelp hia.
THE GAME THIS AFTERNOON.
About 2. 90 the visiting club arrived on the
grounds of the National, 10Th and S streets,
ana about the same hour the public began to
vend their way thitherward. taking the street
cars ana on foot.
The crowd at the commencement of the
game was not, however, as large as at the
former match between the Nationals and
Mutuals.
The Union Club are remarkably fine look
ing set of young men, uniformed similarly to
Nationals. rod
caps and white belts DDS
At2 As game was called, John Scofeld being
the scorer of the Union, and John L. Pott err,
OF The National; Robert Drinkark, OF the Wash.
ineton Union Club, was chosen umpire
The Unions went to bat, and Craver sent
hesvy ball TO right field and made a run;
thrown to second base by short stop,
and muffed by Parker. Abrahams Went
Ie1t; ~ hat a a foul, and and was caught
the right field, thrown to the first
base and was put out Leavenworth went to
bat and sent to first base when it was taken BY
Fletcher The Unions therefore in the first
innings made one run; McCune being left on
% base.
The Nationals thsn went to bat. and Wright
sent one TO short stop, on which he made his
frst base. Norton followed, making q al, to
the centre field. on which Wright came in. and
BY wild throw he came in also amid applause
OF spectators Berthrong took the bat and
sent one to the third base, which was thrown
10 first, and ae was caught out.
Studley, the favorite took the BAT, and sent
bsil to third, on which he made his first. Par
her followed. making three strikes, going out.
Fletcher got ont on foul, Studley being left
on the I'd, the N ationals making two runs.
lMPRovEMEsTs-Messrs Moses Kelly, A.
IL Sheppard, and others. have recently pur-
chased from the trustees of Gonzaga College
the half square of ground bordering on Norm
capitol street. between II and streets for
S35 GOO, and intend TO erect this season 16 first
class three story brick houses with marble
trimmings, and to erect the same number of
dwellings next season.
Gen. Williams has recently greatly improved
the Douglas property at the corner eff New
Jersey avenue and / street. Mr.. Entwisle being
the contractor. A handsome addition has been
erected with French roof and the old residence
Is now having the same style OF roof being
placed on it.
MIR. Jacob Bool has completed this season a
handsome fonr story press brick front store
and dwelling house on 9TH street, between g
and H, which, with the lot. cost $500 Mr.
4. r. Fleming was the carpenter and contract.
Or Davis, brlcklayer; A. Whelan, painter:
j. Russell, plasterer, and McLinton l. Ecklof,
plumbers.
"he regular semi-anL ual meeting OF the House
Carpenters Association, took place last night
i'll German Hall, Eleventh street.-the Presi.
dent; MT; James n. Reed, in the chair, with
After the admission of several new members,
the meeting proceeded to the election or Off.
GERS, with the following result: President
well; Recording Secretary, b. L. Nevins
Financial Secretary, Charles NJ. o. Bold: Treas
urer, John W. Lansdale; Sergeant-at- Arms,
o. B. Greenwich, J. L. Davis, j. Kersey, and
b. L. Nevins. As delegates to the Worrying
mems Assembly, Me ssrs. James H. Reed, J.
KeIsey, and Charles NJ O'Bold, were elected.
The Association theleupon adjourned till
next Tuesday night
TIE ESCAPE OF JOHN BRIAN.-The young
man John Brian, arrested as q parti,i in
the late robbery Of the store OF Blackjack Il
Co., and who escaped from custody yesterday
by ieaping from window in the court house,
Is sun at large, though the sheriff. accompan-
led by another officer, are in pursuit of him
Notwithstanding the efforts Of the police, who
were on his track last night In the southern
part Of the city, he managed to successfully
eiuee them, and made his way safely out OF tn 4
corporation limits by taking skiff belonging
10 young man named Siseon, at the light.
house, on Jones' Point, and padding to To-
cality on the southern shore Of Hunting Greek,
known as s. He'll Hole," where it was sent for
this morning. 1t is supposed he is on his way
to Fredericksburg. If so, however. 1t Is thought
he will be recaptured-AIex Gasette usster
dgy.
THREATS TO SHOOT AN OFPIcER-On Mon
ors Of Internal Revenue, under Mr. Clepnane.
" as in the discharge OF his duties, on q gener.
al examination of all places OF business, he
...eppeu INTO tho restaurant Kept by MT. as.
Boy lie, corner Of I'd and b streets. The ia
mates OF the place knew the officer and or.
oered him out. He refused TO 60 A pistol
was presented before him and threats were
made that IL he 1.-THE off1cer) did not leave he
would get shot The penalty for resisting An
Internal Revenue officer in the discharge OF
MS duties is $500 fine ana imprisonment for
two years.
MoD1L YAcHT.-At the boat yard of
Messrs. Roby & Evans, foot of l1th street
wharf, q handsome sailing yacht is being built
for the next regatta which 10 to come off on
the i2th instant The boat, which has not vet
been named. Is to be built after the pattern OF
the Al Dagar, the little fast sailer from Phila-
deipha, which won the first prize with such
ease at the late race to Fort Washington and
back, on the 23d instant. Some improvements
are to be made, which, Ii is believed, will give
Der q sailing capacity superior to that of any
boat OF her size which has yet entered these
waters.
HONE AGAIN.-The "Odd Five ssFiv Can,,
James McDevitt; Bush Reed, Captain and In.
spector OF Police; ID. Y. Holley of Police
Telegraph; l.. r. Selbold, OF Fire Alarm Tele.
graph; ana L. Is. Wheeler, who acted as q mar
termaster, have arrived home after spendine
week At uba Dam below Potom,c creek1
IT hunting, ftshing, de-, during which Tina
10 make it dinncuit to change q shirt on ac
count, II u reported, OF the fish bones project.
ing from their skins. .Yuba Dam" in the
above, should not be pronounced profanely.
DEATH.-Mr. David Wiber, who for long
time past has occupied the Assistant Foreman's
position In the press room OF the Government
Printing Once, died yesterday after an illness
or two months OF consumption. Mr.. Wiber
aE a of hi AA