Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-08-30
Base Ball-A Lively Week

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Base Ball-A Lively Week.
This week promises 70 be- an exciting one in
base ball annals, as two OF the most noted clubs
Of the country will be here to play our crack
clubs. The Athletics, OF Pniladelpnia. arri we'd
mere this morning and Were met at the depot
ny the Olympics, who escorted them 70
Willards' Hotel. During the dsy they were
Shown the various points ofinterest around the
city, and this afternoon the game between them
and the Oiymplcs Is in progress on the
Nationals grounds, with the following mines :
Atnletic-A. Reach, second base; Mcbride
pitcher; Cuthbert, left HELD; Fisher. first base;
Sensepderfer, centre field; McMnllin, short
stop. Foran, third base Radcliffe, catche +;
Berry, right field. OIympic-Force third
base R. Reach, short stop; Malone. catcher;
Young, right field; Hurley, centre field; ..B,I-
hngs.' second base; Miller. first base; Robin.
son, LETT field; Le~ch, pitcher. Tomorrow the
Nationals will take charge Of the Pm Iadelphi.
ans, and IL the afternoon will play a match
game with them. The recent victories of the
Oiympics over the Nationals, of this city and
Muiuals, of New Ork, is proof OF their ability
10 give the visitors close game, il not a de-
feat The Athletics visited washington TWO
wears ago, and IN their game with the Olympic
Club which was then in It's infancy, not a
game was finally won by the Athletics ,hs
score standing at the end Of the ninth innings
l. TO in their favor.
New oIk, OF "Hay makers," as they are more
Familiarity known. will arrive in the city and
be the guests Of the Nationals, with whom thew
VII pay ns III maten game; On Thursday they
The new uniform for the Oily pic Club will
De finished on Wednesday. II will DE very
The shirts and pants OF white flannel; psnts. a
blue cord down the leg, with buckle Just b..
low the Knee; light blue stockings. whire skull
cap, trimmed with blue cord; blne belt, and
Old English letter U on the breast of the shirt
The new uniform Of tn National Club will be
OF similar material, with plaid stockings,
green Seit. and green letter N worked in old
English In the breast Of the shirt, and will
also be ready on Wednesday for the game with
The following clubs are expected here early
IN - ptember :-Atlantics and T. ,kfords, of New
York: Keystone. of Philadelphia; Maryland
and Pa,time. OF Baltimore.
A pleked nine from the junior organizations
OF he District will soon play the first nine or
the Olympics. The players have been selected
win great care, as follows --Hollingshead G
l.; Doyle, ssi Bielaski, T. f; Hurley, 1. f.; LusK,
-. os'er, ID; j. Laub, b l. Foster, b.;
The Haymskers beat the Kentucky Base Ball
Cub, al Louisville, Saturday-3I TO IL.
CAMP MEETING NEAR PIERcE's MIII-A
camp meeting of the West GEORGETOWN and
Tennally town charges of the Methodist Eo,s.
ccPai Church with which some of the Netho-
dist families In the District have united was
commenced on Friday last, In a grove
short distance west OF Pierce's Mill on Rock
Creeh, not over two miles from the mead of 18th
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Mcdaniel, and IL is proposed to continue IL
until Tuesday of next week IL not longer
There are about IS tents in the grove, and
al present nearly 30 persons carnpsd ont
win prospect OF q much larger nunoar
before the close OF the week A
prayer meeting was held or Friday night.
lar meetings Were held The first serInsn was
20 have been preached on Saturday evening,
but ne rain put a stop TO the public services,
and II place thereon prayer meetings were held
meetings Were held, and q: 8 O'Clock a pu Bile
prsyer meeting was held at the stand. Large
numbers commenced to arrive from this city
GeOrgeiown and the surrounding country di-
rectly after this meeting. many OF them in am
oulanees from the head Of 18th street and High
street, and by IL O'Clock there were
over 2.OaO on the ground. most OF them LISTEN
Ipg with attention 10 a discourse from Kew
James ~ Davis on the 5th verse of the s rh
Psalm-.-Gather my saints together unto me-
those that have made a covenant with me nv
sacrifice" At this service the rules were read,
and during the day they Were ehesrfulIy
obeyed, and a collection was lifted In the
afternoon the crowd was even larger than an.
rlnE the morning. and at O'Clock Rev George
w. Mitchell preached from the words .sCiod
s 80 l1.ed tne world as to give HIS only
by Rev. j. w. Hoover. formerly of Hamline
In an exhortation, after which q PRAYER meet
ine was held continuing an hour or two. The
larger portion left the grounds after this meet.
ing As stated above, the camp is 70 be con.
tinued for one week longer at least and il il
p,ooaoie tnat aooItionai tents Will be put in
place this week The order on the ground has
been very good, and yesterday no accident or
incident occurred 10 interfere with the exer.
eises Of the camp, with the exception of the
overiurning of q wagon laden with colored
folks, IN crossing q branch.
UNPLHAsANr poR THE NnGHBoRs-On
winfield Jones, died at his lodgings. Corner OF
Sth street and North Carolina aven ne and in.
stead OF a. once making arrangements for the
funerai tne parties IN the house (ail coioreo)
Immediately ssLr messages down in MARYLAND
Tor the relatives Of the deceased, who did not
arrive till Friday night, mp TO which time the
corpse was kept above ground in order that
they might attend the funeral. The weather
being very warm. in the mean while thu body
a. early asThursdsy became exceedingly off-n-
siye and by Friday afternoon tee odor WAS
nausea ing half square of. while at nights
tbeibouse WIS tlled with a promiscuou> gather.
Ing OF cciored persons sing ing hymns and r-cit-
ing prayers. The relatives OF the decreased, not
wishing the bedy TO be burisd by the CORPORA
ton, tried 10 raise means by collection but
failed and some persons living near by in
formed NE sanitary police OF the sth precinct
On Saturday afternoon. who al once ordered
the lntsrment OF the body. Mr. e. r ZurhOrst
undertaken. after placing the body IN a coffn
drove rapidly with the same in a wagon u
cemetery the Undertaken and his assistant
while interrirg the body found il necessary 20
oandage sacks OF campnor 10 their nostrils in
order 10 be able 10 complete their duty.
SALE OF FINE BLooDxp Srocx.-Mr. a. T
Suit, living near this city, in Prince George
county,, Mo, sold. a few DAYS ago. TO Mr. Theo.
dore L Baldwin, Of New York, the great car
Ilsge builder, and Of the firm OF Brewster a
Baldwin. bull and hetfer, six weeks old for
$50. Tney are by Napoleon" MI Suite I'M
ported doistesn bull. and out Of Alexander
Kentucky, herfers. Mr.. Bald vim A the Owner
of prince Arthur" noted thorou Rbbred Al
cerney bull. Mr.. Suit has six weeks, ola nv
Napoleon out OF ssvictorls," both sire and
dam imported by him direct from Holsteiu. Ar
costof 100 gold, which he is offered 900 Tor.
As srnoiMsH Of the exquisite work, OF oil
knds, done At The Whitehurst Gallery, 42i-S
fennsy lvanta avenue. between * and 9Th
streets, IL may Be mentioned that the bea utifai
engravines OF the great Capitol paintiues. on
the backs Of our national bank notes. are from
photographs furnished the Government bv
that establishment. There 10 q very fine col
lection Of Photographic pictures Of distip.
Euisbed men, public buildings, &c, az this raI
lery, which Is veil worth q visit
MADE 10 ConfRIBUrk-Jos. Davis. colored,
was before Justice ID. r Smith on Saiu rday.
charged by Frances Randall with being the
father Of her tllegiunans child, born on the 18Th
day Of February, 1857. The defendant stated
thar he had paid complainant 81 towards the
support OF the child. and was willing 70 DAY
Snatever TIE law required The Justice re-.
CURED MN 20 pay 5000 ADDITIONAL, and give
security ior lts maintenance until it atfains