Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-06
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRs.

IHE IOUNTH.-Iho Guy on the fuurtn was
unusually guiot, and there were made by tho
police Of the Thru precinct but few arrests, and
they were Tor trivial offences. The woods around
too ely wsIC CocaPied 6y thS SUNDAY iS690I,
schools and societies!
The west Georgetown NJ. z. Sunday ss,loo'
celebrated the day In n pleasant manner IN
delivered BY MI. W. X, woodward, Of Washing
ton, and Rev. Mt. Mullen, Of East Washington.
The Congress slreet Methodist PrOJtstant
w6ods, north q Oaf Mn cemetery, spent a
delightful day on the cool and picturesque bct.
ders Of Rock creek
The Hibernlan Benevolent Society OF Gorge.
town paradod the streets early In the day with
nne band OF music, aud Afterwards repaired to
Aualostan Island. The attendance was very
Of The Jay everythlng that could be desired.
I The UeOrgetOWn Oreys also parndod the
streets with hne band, and anerwafds ceie.
btated the day at Green Springs with grand
The Bridge street Presby torInn church sun.
day school assetiblcd In Ratbor's woods 10 cello.
brate tho DAY. Quite 3 large number were
present, Rev. MIR. McFale was orator o. the
dAy, and Mr.. John Barr read tho Declaration OF
Independence, All seemed to enjoy themselves
Notwithstanding the rain, aud rOlurnol TO town
Gay. W. ~ 70.
DEsTRUCuvE wnD.-A wind storm, oNlsnd.
Ing up the Potomac valley 10 a point some miles
above ~ Uhaln bridge Wednesday afternoon,
on the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, near the
ChAln bridge, and struck the iOro.bAy, q slruc.
tute $50 feet 10 length to convey water frum tho
water. The wind Ia Is wild eateer tore the
iore.bay from its position, and csrfiod Il \ dis.
lance Of my yards, tearing about Qnh hundred
passed up the river to about tyo hundred yards
from the mill, where II destroyed In Its course
ABOUT twenty trees, among which was syCa-
more tree, used as a land mark which had with.
FfUDfl this Uf nna hrn nd a
II down and turning II up at the roots. Some dan.
axe was done 10 buildings and other properly
within is Iapge; The loss TO Melsrs. EdmOi.
ston Co., pTOprietofs Of tho mill, Is about $500
CowARDLV ASSAULT ednesday night, AZ
Ir. Harry Jones, proprietor OF the star and
Garter restaurant, on Pennsylvania avenue,
near Seventeenth street was proceeding up
Bridge street, near the market, he was T6t
upon by gang Of TOwdies, who beat him IN.
mefcltully aud soyorol hls right hand nearly In
two with knlie. Tho noise Of the disturbance
attracted the attention Of tho Henry Addison
FIRE company, who proceeded to tho scene, but
on thelT approach Mr.. Jones assailants ilod.
MT. Jones was then carried to a drug store,
where his Injuries were dressed, and no aitCr.
wards vac roInoVed 10 hls home
ELECTION or OFPtCERs-At the last nCotlng
OF the Potomac boat CLUB the Following officers
were elected TO serve for the ensuing year Pres.
ident, DOL Frank Jones; vice president, II. ".
DoWnman; secretary, John NJ. Waters; treas
urer, WIN, A, Gordon, r.; cUNsWain, y. -.
Simms; election committee, j. U, Matbury, j.
H. bofhOu anu D p Nueatleyt nnnuce commit.
tee, I. l.; Croploy, W. T. whOalley and James
Dickson; bOathOuse committee, X. NJ Forsyth,
W. II. Gibson and Jaues Dickson.
MARROW EsCAPE-Yesterday az ornoou as
Dir. Nodun, from the Virginia side OF the PotD
n.aS was c',t 90 an excursion 10 II ruw. boat with
hts two little girls, he ondeayOred to pass under
the waste.way VI the AQueduct when tho water
from the same struck one Of the little girls,
about hye yoars Of age, and knocked her over.
board Mr.. NOdun, after great effort, succeeded
10 resculng his child and saving her from a
uaterY grave.
PLEAsAEr TRIF.-The steamer Minnesota,
| Captain Dlppell, LEFT Georgetown at O'Clock
| on the uotnlng OF the lth with q pleasant com.
| pany on board and returned In tho evening.
The captain was accommodating, the trip de
iishuGi. and all seemed to enjoy themsolTe' to
the fullest extent,
CATTLE MARKEr UroTors' Rest 38i
beeyes, mostly Of Inferior quality, were offered,
and 2ls sold for slaughcr At sj.5Oftt5"5 per
| owL, a slight decline. few beGvcs vt superior
quality brought 6.5O per cWL., and 10 remain
dnsOld! There we're Il ordinary milch cows md
| calves on the market, and limited number sold
brought 4@54 cents per ID. The quality Of
most Of the stock was far below the average. aud
| relatively Inferior TO the offerings OF several
weeks past. The market was extremely dulI
There were l,l0D sheep aud lamhs-iOO Of the
former and 1900 Of tho latteT-On sale; 50 sheep
sold at 400 cents per To-, and i,2lg lambs
brought s25OQh 90 per head-total salcs Of
sheep and lambs 1885. There remained uusOld
II sheep and 90 lambs. The stock was mostly Of
/ a very superior quality, and with light supply
the market Thursday was fair. A good many
prime lambs were on sale, and muiium stock In
lions.
TAG receipts and shipments OF coal by the dit
ieront coal companies during the week ending
| yesterday has been as follows Consolidation
COMPANY, receipts, Clio tons shlIm0nts, 6,5I6
tons. New Central Company, receipts, b,2ll
tons shipments, b,91l tons. AgneWs wharf, &c.
celpts, 100 t0nsI shipments, 1000 tons. BOrle u
Mining C0mpnuy. focointR l. sBl tons, shin