The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-09-30

DASE DALL.-luc CclcDfuteu hcybtOnc nlsC
ball club, Of Philadelphia, started on their
Southern tour Tuesday evening last, and
have made arrangements to play the follow.
Ing clubs In this vicinity, Wednesday aud
Thursday, September Goth. and soth, Mary
land and Pastlme clubs, OF Baltimore; Friday
and Saturday, October LIST and I'd, Olympic
and nationals, OF this city. II will be seen
from tho above programme that the Key
stones play their nrst game In this city on
Friday, the LIST proximo, with the Olymplcs,
and as there is considerable rivalry between
these organizations, each nine containing
former members Of the other, both clubs will
do their utmost TO come out Of the contest
victorious. Tho Keystones are noted for
their heavy batting qualities, and arc also
considered sharp folders, and II IL expected
that this game will be one Of unusual interest
as well as an exciting one. The game with
the Nationals will also be an exciting one,
rs this club have commenced anew, and pro-
pose TO wind up the season with better play
than they did at tho commencement. The
Nationals play game this afternoon with
the Jeffersons. This Ia the last game Of the
series, both clubs having won a match.
RvER NEws.-The following arc the ar
rivals at aud departures from the wharves
| along the river front yesterday,
Arrived. Brig Abby, from Bangor, Me-,
with 500, 900 iaths for e. L. Fay; steamer
W. W. Colt, from Norfolk, with mcrchan-
disc and passengers.
Sailed: schrs. Oregon, down river, light,
Lolita Klotts, for Georgetown, to load with
coal for Northern port; Anna Virginia, down
light; Alexander Wiley, down the river,
| light; saco, for Havre-do- Grace; light; Jas.
Bradley, for Georgetown, 70 load coal for
Philadelphia. - , III
| Intelligence has been received here that
on the 23d instant, schrs. W. r. Phelps
sailed from Philadelphia 10 this port, with
coal for Campbell & Son; on the 25th inst,
VIM. Ruark, Hooper, from Hayre-dc- Grace,
with lis tons coal for VIM. Gulnaud; on tho
2ith instant. Sarah Louisa, Patterson, from
Havre-dc-Grace, with 1913 tons coal for Tur.
ner & Cushing; on the eth instant, Bell
| Conway, Skinner, from Norfolk, with lum-
Der for 7. w. Riley & Son; II. n. Squlres,
Fisk, from Bath, Me-, Goth instant, for this
| port, with Ice for Great Falls lee Company.
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. - Among
the various places OF attraction In Washing
ton there Is none more interesting and In
structive than the Agricultural museum,
under the management Of Townsend Glover,
esq:
WIN HOPulti uuu bSlCuttuC ut5CTlItlOub vi
their habits, history, food, &c., and dlstin-
gushing between those which are injurio us
and those which are beneficial to the farmer
and gardener, are attached to them; while
Mr.. Glover is ever ready with intelligent ex-
plantations for the visitor seeking knowledge.
lie Is an enthusiastic and indofatigable
worker inshis profession and position. liz,
has beautifully arranged cabinets Of grainn,
fruits, seeds, and textile 1bres, arranged In
ia f-...
that visitor from any State may obtain
useful information In regard to those ado pied
to his own State. The same Is true | n re-
gard to different minerals, oils, colors and
useful timber.
Interesting information in reference to
silk, sorghum, and the new fibre pl ant, the
Ramea, may be obtained here.
CHARGE OF STEALING $780,. Yesterday
morning Officer Daley arrested John Jcn-
kins and Louis Thomas, colored, charged
with the theft of $500 belonging TO Ellen
Dee. Complainant resides in Swampoodle,
and is by occupation a milk woman. Through
her perseverance In disposing of the lacteal
she succeeded In Outstanding" the above
sum, which, to keep from the hands of her
husband, she deposited In tin box, and
placed the box between the rafters and tho
roof OF the house. Her husband conclude
to add another story to the premises, an
yesterday morning engaged the accused to
take of the roof, preparatory to the i'm
provement. During the progress of the W DIRK
the tin box was discovered and Its cont ents
rined. Mrs. Dec shortly after retu rned
home from serving her customers with milk,
and finding the roof had been raised, "went
for" her box. She found the box where she
had let 1t. but upon opening the Shank"
she perceived the money was gone. Sus-
pecting the workmen she had them arrested
aud taken before Justice Walter, who COM
mitted them to jail for further hearing.
DREW HIS PAY TwIcE.-In the early part
of the present month clerk hailing from
Missouri, and employed in one Of the bureaus
OF the Interior Department, received leave
Of absence until tho Both instant, with the
information that his services would be dis
obtained from DIR. Goodwin, tho disbursing
officer, the amount Of his months salary,
giving his receipt for the same, with the un-
Outstanding that ut the end of the month he
would call in and sign the regular payroll
and take the regular receipt. Accordingly,
he "called at the captains Office" yesterday,
and with the crowd signed the payroll, aud
received his months pay second time,
making of before the error could be dlscoy-
cred. We learn that rum-drinkiug was the
cause OF his removal, as II no doubt was of
this last dshonorablc transaction. We thcro-
fore suppress the name OF the young man,
who Is very respectfully connected, In hopes
that he will sign the pledge and become a
more honest and better man.
CARS HEATED ny STEAM.-To devise some
pra ctical and secure method of heating rail-
road passenger cars with perfect safety and
fort To tpaxr 4
dispensing entirely with the use of stoves,
thus avoiding the terrible dangers from firJ
when accidents occur, and by which terrific
calamltles arc continually occurring, las
challenged the ingenuity Of our best e.ngi-
ncers, and awakened O correspondip z In
tcrest in the minds OF railroad officials of
enlarged views. The danger of being burnt
slowly to death is one Of the greatest risks
Of railroad travelling now-a-days. The Ma
tional steam Pipe Coupling Company, of
Baltimore city, Maryland, In our Judgment,
seem to have met the necessities OF the age,
and present an invention. which, when In
troduced upon railroads, will strip travelling
of half Its danger and horror, besides keep.
ing all comfortable, wherever seated in the
car.
ATTEMPT TO CscAPE.-Timothy Burke was
taken before the Criminal Court yesterday
ihihB HJr trial on q charge OF highway
robbery. About 1850 O'Clock he requested
70 be Conducted to the water closet, which
requeS.t was compiled with, and he started
nnde charge of George +. Coakley, one of
tho bailiils. IL descending the stairs lead
r.g to the lower floor, Burke lcaped through
a window into the lot surrounding City
Hall, and took leg bail for freedom. Lieut..
Eckloii, in company with Coaklcy, pursued
the fugitive through the lot, down into
Third street, when Burke jumped over a
fence into lot between and F streets,
where he was recaptured, and taken back to
the court room, aud In less than half M
hour thereafter he was tried, convicted and
sentenced to years in the Albany pcniten-
tiary.
EXTENSION OF sEwER.--Blds have been
opened at the Mayors Office for extending
the 7-foot culyert at the intersection Of Sec
ond and L streets, as follows Paul Murphy
II Co., 1913 per foot for brick work, sG.25
per perch for masonry, Ono bid for grad
Ing, manholes and cappingi) Jacob d. Hut
ton, $lG.S0 for brick work, SO for masonry;
n. e. Reynolds, 80 for brick, $3.50 for stone,
10 cents per foot for Gaping, 800 for man.
holcsi Zoos ~ Martin, $3.50 for brick, 81 for
stone, (no bids for grading, Gaping or man
holcs) V. n. Burch " Co., 81 for brick, $40