National Republican., 1874-05-30
LOCAL HtsosLLAHE.

Fifteen thousand herring were sold IN George
town yesterday at % 70 % per thousand.
The Emerson Institute journeyed to Glymont en-
mosse yesterday on festive picnic excursion.
A new organization, under the title Of knights
Of the Holy Trinity, was formed on Thursday
night IN Georgetown.
The congregation Of Christ church, George
town. purpose rebuilding their honse Of worship
on The corner Of Congress and BeaiI streets.
A cantsta Of the flower queen will be sung BY
100 pupils Of the public schools at Wallis opera
house Wednesday and Friday evenings.
On
arrangements, the Columbia college excursion
has been postponed. =
The arsenal grounds are now in beautiful con-
expected that several boat clubs VIII erect houses
along the river 'front.'
A gentleman who has Just returned from Mont
ent prospect FOR hne crop Of wheat Is very
promising. ~ s-
Twenty hundred and my bushels Of wheat and
and nine hundred bushels Of corn were received In
GssS,gs.esn as yesterday Sales 40 bushels Of
Justice Walters yesterday rendered Judgment
in the case of Lawyer Ferrier Va. r. H. Oain. for
$40 and costs.
The ffth annual commencement Of the school
In Memorial hall, corner of Fourteenth and N
streets, In charge OF Miss Helen 7; Williams and
Mr.. George T. Wilmington, Q delegats from the
Alexandria lVa.) Union to the National Typo
graphical Union which assemblies on Monday
next ut st. Louis LETT for that city last evening
b. H. Warner, real estate broker and auctioneer,
sold yesterday afternoon. at auction, 81 ,lS7M
square feet Of ground in Keating's subdivision Of
Prospect hill on the Greenwood road. few rods
beyond boundary street, ct o, ,36e to John Sher-
man.
. Company B, 1st regiment National Guard
left last night In the -11:S0 train for Richmond.
Va, accompanied by the Uorcoran Zouaves, forty
odd honorary members and several officers of the
District militia. -
About o'clock, yesterday morning, colored
canal, with two other colored men, in . skif, was
thrown into the canal BY passing csnal-boat,
and drowned. The other two men escaped. His
body was recovered.
terday for New York, having on board the astro-
nom1cal and scientific instruments to be used by
the United States Transit-of- Venus. Commission.
steamer Swatara, at New York.
oficers Luskey and Arrow have been trans
ferred to the Filth police precinct, the former
precinct. These gentlemen were on duty in the
Eighth precinct for some months, but q few
months since were transferred to the above pre-
cincts. They are welcome back to the Fifth.
The Rev. DR.. Tiffany and trustees of the Metro
politan church have rendered the lecture-room of
that edifce to the youngest American lecturer on
teresting young lady will deliver her lecture en-
titled my Experience as Cspyasser," onThurs-
day evening next.
The cornerstone for the new st. Martins
church (Father Barotti's) has been received from
Rome, where 1t was blessed by the Pope, and will
be laid In o short time. Father Barotti calls q
meeting OF the various Catholic societies at Car
roll hall, tomorrow evening at 1880 o'clock, to
mako arrangements. ..-r
The obsequies Of the late Mrs. Catharine Gal
laher, the beloved and venerable wife OF Hon.
John 5. Gallaher, took place yesterday morning
were numerously attended by the relatives and
friends of the lamented deceased. Requiem Mass
was celebrated by Rev. Father Fortune, q. s. D.,
and during the solemnities the casket, containing
the remains, occupied place in front Of the main
altar. va