The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-09-09
:GEoRGETowN AFFAIRS.

| FAsHioNABLE wxDDIsa.-our town Was
all hgog yesterday, in consequence Of the
known and much beloved couple, which was
to trsn.pi,e at b. m, at the residence Of the
i PHcr TGe sspgy couple M Mr.
| liza r., the lovely daughter OF L. p. Houghton,
esq, Of Georgetown. The marriage rites
were Conducted BY the Rey. A. A. Z. Taylor;
| the presence OF a large assembly OF ladies and
gentlemen, and the ,ssrTioes were o. the most
JnrI.Sss, Of Railway, N. J.. was selected ~
| bridesmaid, and Mr.. Edward Williams, Of New
York, bridegroom. We will not detail the
on the occasion, 5ut he fich CHI and spproprists
dress Of the bride and groom was In happy
contrast with tho fresh and lasting love and
Affection which beauied forth as they were
made one TO the end OF life's Journey. AT the
| conclusion OF the interesting cerr monies the
party present were invited TO a sumptuous
tepast, anu AFTER warm congf situations to the
| accomplished bride and groom The couple
| North.
the fact Of having seen sample OF oats, grown
In one OF the adjacent counties in virginia.
Which weighed thirty-throe pounds to the
pie, grown In Loudoun county, Va ,on the farm
OF MI. T. J. Delany, which weighs forty.tlree
pounds to the busheL In the field this.n ne crop
In many instances is over one inch In circum-
ference. There were about twenty acres sown
In oats, and air. DelaDy was offered the enor.
aeid,. which he declined, and he now challenges
Ioudoun county to produce an 9ual crop. This
anpr,esedisn'sd yield q oats Il the result 9ian
soluble silieR'e phosphnte. Those depirious
OF viewing q fair sample OF the above oats can
do so on calling atthe mills of Messrs. Hough-
ton Plyer, foot OF q street wharf.
SENECA STosE.-Seneea red stone 10 com.
ing In universal favor for building purposes,
and number of splendid private residences
and public buildings are now being erected OF
this material, both IN our town and Washing
ton. The Episcopal church, now nearly com
p!eted, south OF the Circle, is one 9th neatest
ediices In the District, which is wholly built
otSeneca stone, and the fine building In course
OF construction at the corner OF Ninth and ID
streets, Washington, when finished, will be
one OF the most beautiful buildings 10 the Uni.
ted states, the entire front being OF Seneca
stone, with iron trimmings. The dem and for
this stone is not confined only to the District,
. a. we noticed yestss5dsy vessel loading stG
Richard Dobbins, esq, who designs erecting a
ilrst-c lass dwelling, with Seneca front, on
Broad street, Philadelphia.
SUDDEN DEArH.-Our citizens were panied
Hutehins, which occurred At about half past
O'Clock on Monday night. Mr.. Hutehins
was engaged As salesman for Mr. John
and was universally beloved by all who Knew
him. The deceased was aged about thirty.two
years, and his funeral will take place from his
"
Bridge, this afternoon at . o'clock, and will
be attended by the Odd Fellows, and other
associatlons, OF which deceased was mem.
Der.
=OvERBoARp Yesterday morning about six
o'clock = wagon of the Great Fails Ice Com.
pany, while being conveyed to the 81 rgetown
side by the rope ferry, the driver, through
carelessness, after driving on the wharf,
backed his team, whereby the wagon went
overheard, carrying the horses with IL. After
some difficulty, the wagon and horses were
rescued, with the loss OF the ice, through the
exertions Of Mr.. Hillary Hutehins.
MERCHANTs' EXCHANGE. Offerings: 5000
bushels red wheat 700 bushels corn. Sales:
100 bushels damaged corn at C5 cents; 100
bushels yellow corn at 81. 20; 800 bushels in
ierior corn ut 81 ,os; l,ijs bushels red wheat at
REv, JAS. NELSON, of the First Baptist
church, OF Georgetown, has gone on 4 visit to
his family In Virgins. He will he absent
about ten days. The Rev. MIR. Sweet will oc-
cupy his pulpit during his absence.
Custom HousE.-Entercd, steamers John
Gibson. Wintcrsi James =, Green, InmAn,
from New York; Columbia, Harper, from
Baltimore. Entered and cleared, i'll Liyings-
ton, from and to Baltimore.
BREAK IN Tus CASAL.-It is reported that
another break has occurred on the line Of the
canal, near Cumberland, which will detain
boats from that point for a few days.