Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-02
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DGTk Bcys IF PioRS Department Clerk.
A messenger in one of the bureaus of the
Treasury Department recently expressed ID Mr..
e, a clerk in the bureau, a desire ID purchase a
watch Tor bis WIFE, Mr.. {. kindly offered to sell
bim bis a cheap silver article worth perhaps
about %, although its owner rated it higher.
Joe, the me enger, wanted gold watch though,
and declined - buy. About a week after Mr..
q approached the messenger, and showing him
nice gold watch, told him as he, Joe, was a
fIiend of his he would let him have il for S25-
olrt cheap Joe bought, but in about a week
after the watch suddenly took notion to stop,
and the Jeweler % whom it was taken for repair
about ten days before for Mr.. q. ,JOe's ewes
popped vide open. Mr.. e. is an exemplary
member of the church, and regarded as very
slevout man by his brother clerks. Concluding
however. not to be swiBdled even by member
of the church, Joe confronted Mr.. c. next day
and demanded his money back. Mr.. C.. de-
INJURED and advised him to sell the watch, but
honest Joe replied that he didn't happen TO be
IN the business of selling galvanized watches.
MI c. finally returned the money, begging Joe
to say nothing about the affair.
BASE BALL.-The WAITE .Stockinqs Of Ckieaoo
BRAT The AMdteET Nine If tse National CIu5-A
game was PLAYED yesterday afternoon in this city
between the White Stockings OF Chicago and the
amateur nine Of the National Club, which re-
suited in victory for the first-named club by a
score of . TO 8. Mr.. Edward Mills, the we'll
Known FIRST baseman of the Olympics (Blue
Stoekings) acted as umpire. There was a slim
attendance Of spectators. The White Stockings
Rad their full nine upon the ground, with the
exception Of Hodes. their catcher. The Nation
ais made their first appearance for the season
with their new nine, which is composed as fol-
lows: Stearns, pitcher; COughlin. catcher; Hur-
ley, lst base; HoliDgshead, %; White, Sd; Doyle,
short stop, Hines, left; Norton, center, and Bic
iaski, right field. The game was called promptly
at 4o'elock; the White Stockings having won
the tosS sent the Nationals to the bat. The play
ing OF Hollingshesd and Hurley, of the Nation
ais, was warmly applauded. The following was
the score by innings:
Mationals............0 o o . , o o-s
EprcATIoNAL--we continue our notices Of
the best schools and academies:
Mrs.. General W heeler's Young Ladies' Semi
mary, No Is Sd street, Georgetown, will be re-
opehed on the 18th instant. This school has a
lire reputation.
Miss Hanna win reopen her School for Young
Ladies and Children, at No. 2136 PENNSYLVANIA
avenue, on the 18th instant Miss Hanna Is very
successful as tutor OF the young.
Mrs Burr's well and fayorably known School -
No lsos II street, viii reopen on the 18th instant
This is acknowledged to be one of the finest
schools for young ladies in the city.
Miss +. l. Jensen will reopen her Select
School for Boys, at her residence, No. iO7 ID
street, between LIST and I'd streets, on the 4th
instant. Instruction given in Latin.
st. Yineent's School Tor Young Ladies, under
charge Of the Sisters of Charity, at the corner Of
10th and q streets, reopens next Monday. Too
much cannot be said Of the excellence of this
school: 1t stands among the first for young
ladies in our city.
Box SHOT WHILE GUNSISG.-Yesterday
boy named Daniel shelton. about - years of
age; living at the Navy Yard, while cunning for
birds IN the marshes OF the Eastern Branch was
accidentally shot in the right side, the load
passing through between the arm and side tear
ing him In shocking manner. Several other
boys were with him, and helped him out Of the
marsh and 70 his home, where his wounds were
dressed by Drs. Ford and MeKim, aud ne was
afterwards sent - the Providence Hosnitai
The boys were all quite small, ami had run
away ficm home.