Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-08-29
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS.

THE ONLY sALRs reported yesterday were 500
bushels Of good rcd wheat ut 800 and tl.5S pUr
busheI.
THE CONTRACTOR for laying the wood pave.
mont on Bridge street Is pushing tho work
towards completion with dispatch.
DROwNgD. -Yesterlay evening, about six
o'clock, while several bays were playing on tho
schooner A. II. Hubbard, one Of them, named
BERTHE chapman, fell overheard, aud before he
could he rescued was drowned, The bydy was
soon recovered and the coroner notified.
SEVERELY INIURED About 0-o'clock last
night cplOtel boy named MahOney, aged about
u years, llylag In the twenty buildings on
Fourth street, was thrown from a wagon Ia
which he was riding ami htd his skull fractured.
DR.. Appleby was called In attendance and
dressed tho boys Injuries, after which he was
removed TO his home.
THE TERRITORIAL LEuIsLATURg, at their
last session, appropriated $1,000 IN hs usei In
clearing the harbGr OF Georgetown ot ubstruc.
tions.. SO far nothing has been heard OF the APP
preparation, and our merchants are becoming
uneasy rs TO It's whereabouts. A committees
will walt upon Gov. Cooke on Monday TO aacer-
tain from him II this am aunt Is available as th5
haThor Is badly In need Of some attention.
PErTY THIRP.-Fur some time past Mrs. .Tno
lieall has been missing articles from her resi-.
dence, and she has suspected "A white girl 10 her
employ named Matilda Ol being tho thief Yes
tarday one OF Mrs Hsalrs servants missed sew.
eral articles and Immediately roplrt0d the llOt
TO her employer, who sent word To the THIRD pn.
lice station OF tho thOft and requested that an
officer come TO her home.
Sergeant SWlndle, who was In the station at
the time, repaired to Mrs. Bclll's residence,
where he was Informed Of the particulars. The
Officer requested u cOlorod girl to accompany
him To Mhtlldas house Tor the purpose Uf ilen-
Trying the articles. Upon reaching the house
the Ot1ceF AccOsied the girl, who acknowledged
the THEFT aud opened her trunk, from which she
took two fancy saucers, q silver butteF.kn and
two wlnoglasses. The girl was not arrested, as
Mrs. Beall refused 10 prosecute her
THIRn DlsTRICT RgPUHLlCANs A meeting
OF the Republicans Ol the Third district was
held last night at Market hall Tor tho puFpOss
l.. Clements occupied the chair aud q. 2.
HOughtOn secretary.
Amer the nom nation OF numerous gentlemen,
the following were finally selected;
Finance Uommittec-w. u: Barker, HILLARY
Chandler, y. =. HOughtOn, Albert Pope, Fran.
els hurbert, logan Williams A. 7. Brown.
Campaign COmmlttee-C. +. Huughton, $. X.
Collins, W. u, Barker, George W. Washing.
ton, Logan Williams, WIN. Clakloy, Robert
Wilson, N. Johnson, George Nailur, Han. ..
Addison, Chls dudley ChaA, John son, Dennis
Hawkins, Albert Moore, Lewis Harris, ThOs.
Loskey, A. Brown, Jas. Norman, John RlalF.
After speeches by advocates Of tho cause, the
meeting adjourned.
Tug grand picnic and promenade concert OF
the Potomac Boat Club will take place this
evening at AnalOstan island. As has already
been announced In our columns, tho com nlttse
having the affair In charge IL composed OF some
Ut the most prominent citizens OF Washington
and Georgetown, and they have been unsparing
In their endeaVOrs to make tho occasion one OF
unequaled success. The Marine Hand, under
the leadership OF Prof Frles, will 10 10 attend.
ance aud render number Of choice musical
selections. In addition, the celebrated string
band OF nonch has been engaged for dancing,
nnHthe CLUB house So enlarged that there Will
be ample accommodation for all who desire to
dance. At u late hour 10 the evening thore will
be magnlhcent pyrotoohnlc dlsplly, which has
been prepared At al enormous Gust, and Other
brilliant attractions such US an illumination Of
tho trees and buildings.