Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-08-24

u oetng the OCCASION OF . metcn game between
New York In view Of the fame which has
preceded the Mutuals, ard the one.hcrse man
ner in which the Nationals have been play.
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rec uit shows the glorioas hncertatnty Of base
ball. 1t was q very close game, and Avery
short one, the Nationals play ing better game
lowing b the score
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times. Lett on hases-Nationai times, Nh.
tual timea. Total bases on bits-National %,
Mutual 22. Base on error-National times,
Mutual tunes. Balls caiied-Osborne Is,
Walters Is. Passed balls-Birdsan 2, u. Mills
J.. Time Of game. hour and IS min ZEE. I'm.
pire-H. o. Mclean. of olympic Base BAH
Club. Scorers-Mesers. Fullerton and Potts.
Oily mpics, Of this city, and the Mutuais il in
progress on the National grounds. -
AQUATIC SPoRrs-YaeAt and Tub Racvs-A
purse OF $40 has been offered by Wr. Joseph
Gin, proprietor Of THE Cottage by the Sea,
at the foot or 11th street, to be contested fex by
any and all boats owned in the District OF Is
feet keel or less, the course to be from the 18th
IN M hail
The Eila, John T. Given, Nellie, and Uuriew
are already entered, and to- night a meeting of
captains will be held to make arrangements.
After the return Of the boats from the yacht
race, tub race (s0mething new In these waters)
will take place Ten tubs will be placed in the
river at the Long Bridge, each manned by one
OF the "water rats of that vicinity, whose i'm.
plements will be pair of oars about two feet
long and three or four inches wide. Starting
from the bridge, they win row their stubs" to
the llth street wharf, the frat one arriving to
receive the prize-SI0-no allowance to be made
for the number OF times the tubs upset.
Correspondence INST published also shows
that there lie far prospect Of 70 wing match
week. The Clipper Boat Club challenge the
Phantom Boat Club to row q boat race for &25
to AXE place at such time and place as NAV be
mntusny agreed upon, merely to test their re-
spective skill as oarsmen and the Phautoms
accept the same, provided that the boat rowed
against them be fist bottom boat They sus
gest that the race be from the aqueduct up the
Sisters" and return to the aqueduct bridge-on
the proposed terms, s25, the race to take place
this day week, the goth inst. The boats to start
at half past nve O'Clock, without further notice
GRAPE CULTURE IN VIRGINrA.-It is not
generally known that the cultivation of this
luscioas fruit is becoming quite extensive in
Virginis MI. M. B. Buck, Of the Blue RIDGE ae
Mountains, has upwards Of fifty acres Of
grapes planted, twenty Of which are now in
bearing, producing very fine. the fruit proving
to be very hne, and much superior to the Ohio
wines, manly owing to the fact OF the grapes
having longer season to mature, and then
fuller Favored. Mr.. Hotopp and several other
enterprtsing Germans, have fine vineyards
near Charlottesville, Va, now producing very
choice fruit; and still nearer home, Mr.. r. A.
fnnnps, OF North Arlington, has a vineyard
OF Concord grapes, which are very fine, co uai
II not superior to any ever produced. Num-
oers OF ONO grape gro wers are selling out their
vmeyaros N that State, and settling i'll the
more profitable fruit.growIng regions In VIr-
GINA: The early frostS in Ohio destroy a. least
one.third OF the fruit, which is saved in Vir.
gina. where the climate is more favorable for
grape culture. MIR. ]. Pearson, of this city,
mas secured the agency for the sale of the
grapes frem these whey ards, and is now re.
celvng fresh packages Of this luscious fruit
every Gay, Whicn, II seen And tasted, will be
FOUND 10 bear out what is asserted of their su-
periOrity.
SUICIDE OF FORMER RESIDENT OF THIS
DrsTRIcr IN BALTIMoRB.-On SUNDAY after.
neon, shortly after two O'Clock, B. a. Major, a
cierk IN the drug store of f. F. KIoman corner
and swallowed q quantity OF morphine. Alter
DARK a fellow clerk, whose duty was 70 attend
me store at night, was compelled to gain admit.
sxanst a'V ,e scs Sy placing ladder
ing tne mouse ne discovered Major inseusir:s
anG lyme upon bed. The clerk called in Drs.
Gilman, Curry, Dunbar, Dodge, and KIRBY,
but their combined efforts to save the life of the
sell. murderer were unavaiIiDg, ne dying az
half.past five O'Clock yesterday afternoone A
bottle containing small quantity of the poison
discovered in the store The deceased vas a
resident Of Washington, ID. c., but for the past
;sree months resided in this city. He leaves a
wife ant three children. Depression Of spirits
led to the fatal act.-Battimort american Of 6is
morning. -.
The deceased was brother Of Mr.. Johu r.
MAJOR, druggist, Of this city, corner of 1th and
- streets His remains were brought here at
brothers residence, near st. AIoysius church,
TO await lnterment.
A D1sPlRATE VIILAIN-A Boy Badly Injured
Quite a commotion was created in the vicinity
OF Hall street and South Carolina aven ne, at
about o'clock on Monday evening. 1t APP
pears that BOY named Harris Blackburn
coiored man named Nelson Hickman. The
Latter then seized q hammer, and with the
sharp END OF 1t struck the boy several severe
blows on the head, leaving as many ugly
gasnes. A crowd soon gathered, and Hickman
was chased to his house near the twenty build.
ings. After he entered the house he ordered
the crowd to leave; bat the advice was not
needed. He then fired several shots from re.
yolyer, one of which took effect in the neck of
colored girl about eight years of age, named
Harriet Luckett, causing, 1t is thought. a wound
a NrrtIl fota l-
Onut appeared and arrested Hickman, and he
had hearing before Justice Schmidt, who
committed him TO Jail to await the result OF the
injuries OF the little girl.
THE POTOMAC FRONT-The steamer Arrow,
Stackpole, made her usual trip to Mount
vernon this morning, with an averags list of
excursionists, and mails for MarshalPs Land.
ing. In the movements Of vessels there are
only to note the arrivals at Carriers wharf of
schooners Lookout, Paul, from Havre- de-
Bennett, McDevitf, from Philadelphia, with
2l2 tons OF coal for John Wilson; Is. Bradley,
Mem onagle, from the same port, with 205 tons
OF coal for X. W. Barnaclo: also, sailed from
this wharf canal boat Clifton, Quigley, for
Cumberland, light. The steamer Virginia,
Gregg, has arrived at Riley's wharf with wood
fer market.
WANTS ArTINTIoN.-The attention OF the
10 called to the condition Of the telegraph wires
rnnning along N street, from Sixth to Four.
and.a-half, formerly connecting with boz No.
SO, which wa attached TO one Of the Quarter.
masters Department buildings at Sixth street
wharf. Since the removal Of this alarm box