The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-04-14

Town may pc LETT At the bookstores OF Messrs. r
NJ X. Mills h Co, Uate Crandsit's,) rs Bridge
street, or at Messr,. O. r. Getty L Co. =, io
Bridge street, where copies Of the RrPupLreA,
may be obtained daily.
The PIGEON SHOOTING MArcH.-To-morrov
afternoon, At O'Clock, should the weather b.
fair, an exciting pigeon shooting match will
| take place at Analostan Island. The follow
Ing persons have thus far entered the lists az
EDWARD II DeHrsG 1iS msryS H%rsy
Charles Williams, Gideon Yates, Benjamf,
Warner, and Walter Drury. T. p. Tracy 10 to
Sc an he ana ss
are the rulesi That ave birds each be shot al;
eighty yards to be the bounds, with eighteen
that gun missing Ire Is o.t Siid But sf hss
be used; the prizes TO consist Of three PURSES 81
the person killing the most pigeons to be the
match, and the preparations In progress, we
and entertaining that has yet occurred in this
such sports. The tickets OF admission have
been placed at Is cents each.
| DEDIcATIoN.-Potomac Division, No. 6, s.
OF !, having secured the large and central
| north side Of Bridge street, between Congress
and High will dedicate It tomorrow evening,
| when imposing and interesting exercises will
take place, The room has been tastefully fur
| nished, and for convenience ranks among the
foremost division halls in the District OF Co
lumbia. Several prominent and distinguished
friends OF temperance are expected to make
| addresses on the occasion, and some of the
best musical talent of Washington and George
town will be present to entertain the Division
music. Potomac Division is comparatively
young, and embraces In Its membership some Of
| the most active workers In the cause, and large
aecessions are made to Its ranks weekly.
| MRRcHANTs' ExcHAsoR.-The market for
milling demand, and wheat was considerably
armer, but corn was steady at about Satur-
days rates. There were $3.50 bushels OF red
bushels to arrive at ta.ST; 1000 bushels to ar
| rive at sass; % bushels damaged at els;
900 bushels choice at t3.lolf; p25 bushels
sSo5IS; and 200 bushels at Is. The receipts
| Of corn aggregated 1000 bushels, with sales OF
100 bushels white at tl.o6la; 900 bushels at
tl.o5j and 2,C0o bushels yellow at sl.l2 per
bushcl, The market closed firm.
To HoUsRKEErRRs AND OrHERs.-Mayor
| Welch Is about to Issue an order notifying
| housekccpers and others that the privilege OF
placing coal ashes and other offal from their
places Of business will be permitted for
period Of thirty days,to he removed daily by
| the town scavenger. Those interested should
and confne themselves to the exact spirit and
| meaning OF the Mayors order, as we are re.
quested to state that the sanitary officer OF
Georgetown will enforce the law Immediately
after the expiration OF thirty days from the
date OF the order, should any refuse to be
placed on the streets OF the town.
CANAL ANYWAYS. - Boats are arriving
freely, and during Saturday and yesterday 81
ported at the Collectors officc. Each boat
will average about ITO tons, and are consigned
as follows VIM. r. Snow / o., S. D. Castle
hs 6 GSRRIHy cnp 81 Tn Hsnp nS,
and Baltimore Company, Borden Company,
Cumberland Coal and Iron Company, and S.
p. Brown Sons.
BusIsEss ON THE oASAL..The canal yes
Iterday presented very lively appearance,
boats arriving steadily, and the coal-heavers
kept busy in unloading and conveying coal to
the vessels in the river awaiting to receive It,.
From present Indications our companies here
will be kept active for some time to come, as
no coal can reach Alexandria until the aque-
duct bridge is put in working order.
CoLuMBrA Flour MiLLs.-The extensive
improvements in progress At the Columbia
4 Welch, the .proprietors, expect to put the
mills in operation about the irst of next week.
The capacity has been increased about one
| third, and the enterprising proprictors will be
enabled to supply any demand for their unsur-
passed -four.
SUSPICION OF LAnCRSy.-Two white boys,
named Frank Garrett and John Tracy, aged
arrested by Officer Reid, charged with the
larceny Of lot OF old iron of no value, and
taken before Justice Buckley, but the charge
not being substantiated, the accused were
locked up for three hours to improve their
morals.
| DIsoRDERLY IN THE MARKET. Mrs. Z.
Thomma, who has a butcher stand In the mar.
| ket, was arrested by Onicer Warwick, on CON-
| plant OF the market-master,with acting rather
| disorderly in the market, and using profsne
language. MIS-. 7. was srraigned before JUS
tice Buckley, who imposed fine and costs Of
tl0.75 for her conduct.
| REAL ESTATE SALg.-We learn that Mr..
Francis Wheatlcy has just disposed OF, at pri-
yate sale, n fine three STORY pressed-brick front
dwelling, situated on Gay street, between
| Washington and Congress, to Mr.. VIM. S.
Matthews, at $1,000.
For NEW YoRK.-Thc steamer James s.
Green, Capt. Inman, cleared for New York
yesterday, taking among her cargo large
quantity OF -four.
SALr.-The schooner +. G. Scranton, Capt.
| Lusby, arrived yesterday from Baltimore, with
Liverpool ground alum salt to johnson & Bro,
Washington.
| LuMDER.-The schooner Ann L. Valentine,
Capt. Bayliss, from Jacksonville, Fla, with
10000 feet OF lumber to Eppinger, Russell &
| Co., has arrived.
| WHEAT AND CoRs-The canal boat Red
| Eye No. 4, has arrived with wheat to market,
and Sallie Billingcr, wheat and corn to Geo.
| Waters.
| SENECA SToNE-The W. S. Huntington,
with Seneca red stone, consigned to II. H.
| Dodge Co., has arrived.