The national Republican., 1867-09-02

:. CATHoLiC INSTITUTIONS IN THg Dis
TRtcr'-We take the following from the Char
dtan Of Saturday;
aeorgstOwn College and tho Academy Of III,
visitation, In that city, are unrivalled-the on,
ne the suocessful educator Of young men and
the other Of young ladies; and perhaps there art
no educational establishments In tho Union
more deseryedly popular, or that have turned
out greater number Of pupils to shed honor
upon their teachers, and confer their oleyatins
influence upon society at large
In the city, Gonraga College, az the successor
Of the popular Washington City Academy.
where 90 many Of our prominent citizens were
educated In former times, Is under the control
Of the Society Of Jesus-whoso contribution To
the advancement Of knowledge arc almost equal
TO their aehievements as missionaries Of religion
ana civilization 10 the most remote regions Of
the earth They have an able faculty and a
large attendancei but their college Is BY NO
means such q structure, architecturally speak.
Ing, as We could wish.
Independently Of this, all of our churches
nave attached to them day schools and Sunday
schools, in which every facility Is Afforded To III
youth OF both sexes to acquire q practical and
useful education to ht them for tho ayocations
and struggles Of life.
The Christian brothers, whose noble efforts
In behalf Of the education Of youth arc Veil
known, have q school, In which the youth of
the city are taught, without money and without
price, the rudiments Of q practical education.
Asylum, on Tenth street, with free school At.
tsehedi branch Of tho Academy Of the Vista. |
ton, on street, directly opposite for the |
education Of females; and St. Joseph's Orphan |
Asylum for boys, on II street. all within sight Of
each other.
There are two other institutions somewhat n.. |
culiar, and not often to bo met with (emanations
ot the most exalted benevolenoe,) which reflect |
immortal credit on the heads and the hearts Of |
the benevolent and selfsacrincing founders. Ono
Is st. AIMS Infant Asylum, on Pennsyiyania
avenue, First ward, whose name expresses and |
explains Its objects The other Is the House oI |
Protection, near St. Aloysius' church. under
charge Of the Sisters Of Mercy, for the relief and
comfort Of females who, from lack Of friends or
suitable employment. may be exposed to temp. |
tation and suffering for want Of n copgeninl |
home. To these efforts in the cause Of edusstion
and charity we add the labors Of the good Sisters
Of Charity, not only In the Providence Hospital
but in every direction where epidemics or sick.
ness add to tho Affections of the poor.
BASE BALL MATTERs.-We have already
noticed the fact Of the arrival here Of tbe
Pythian (colored) base ball club, Of Philadelphia,
IND the game they played on Thursday with the
Alert, of this city, In which they yanauishod the
Alert BY SCORE Of SO to rs runs. on Saturday
afternoon they played another ganc-this timo
With the Mutual club, Of this city. The game
vas played on the grounds Of the Olympic club,
1t and Ninth streets. The toss Of a penny
ent the Pythians to the bat, and they scored
wo runs, the Mutual club following with three
'uns in the inning The Pythians made much
he heaviest innings-in the 9th, IL, and in
he 7th, 81 runs the Mutuai's highest being
runs in the 7th inning Cannon and HepIS
lid some fue playing, each making rpns a.
'lso did Smith, Of the Mutual club. On ac. 1
'ount Of some difficulty Burley, the pitcher Of
10 Mutual club, left the grounds, and Richard
Matthews, OF the the second nine, was placed
n his stead. The latter being a much slower /
'itcher than the former, the Pythians made a i
much better score than they would have done I
therwise. The Pythians pitcher (Cannon)
hanged of to take the Mutual's drop balls. e
lie, however, found that this was losing game,
nd he returned to hia old post Tho score
TODD, at the end of the game-Pythians 50,
futuals 43, as follows;