National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-25
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

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De Molay Commandery, No. l. knights Tenn.
plar, give grand excursion down the river tiorty
miles and return) on Wednesday evening next.
The welltknoun steamer Lady OF the Lake has
been chartered, and most enjoyable time may
The Washington Light Guards start on theii
trip to Richmond on Friday evening. They VII
give their last bop tomorrow evening AZ wash
tngton hall, corner Of Third street ana fennsyl
vlna avenue east. and all the friends oil the COM
pauy are invited to be present.
The members Of Washington r. A. Chauter No
and the Sir Knights Of Columbia Com mo 1dery
No. 2 were out in large numbero yesterday, per
forming the sad duty OF escort to their late mem
Der. Sir VIM L. Brown. His remains were taken
to the depot and sen: West for intermont
The President Of the Young Mems Christian
Association. Francis II. Smith, esq. who has re-
turned from his trip West, will be formally vel
this syss Sy me
pected he will give an account OF his travels.
The alarm OF fire sounded yesterday evening
from box was caused by the burning OF the back
and q southeast, occupied by Mrs. Mayhem. The
arc originated from defective hue. Damage
slight.
Georgefown's ''crack" club. the Socials, and the
National of this city. resulted in an easy victory
for the latter by score OF q to 10, in seven In
nings. Holly's batting was the feature Of the
game, five first bases and eight total bases being
his score. '.H
DR.. Sunderland delivered the Baccalaureate
sermon to the National university last evening ut
tho First Presbyterian church to q large
audience composed principally Of young men.
The reverend gentleman selected as bis text the
18th chapter Of Samuel, Sd verse: "lf were q
judge would see that justice was DONE"
A young man named Fred. H. Wiswell, aged
nineteen wears, called ut Lieutenant Eekloa's
station on Saturday night and gave himself up,
stating that be had room in Colonel Dyer's
where he studied rawing and that he vas the
person who set 1t on hre- He is hsld for an ex-
animation, s--.zj-p- 81
The Metropolitan Railroad Company have CON-
menced laying their second track on Seventh,
between Boundary street and the Schuetzen park.
and expect to have II completed In time FOR use at
the coming fest. The Ninth street road now con-
meets with this line and will give passengers o
continuous line from Seventh street and the point
where the first tollgate stood to the arsenal gate,
or by transferring at street to tho Navy Yard
or Georgetown. .
b. II. Warner, real estate broker sad sue
trustee. the whole OF square Se2. bounded by S,
T, Ninth and Tenth streets northwest, subject to
all general, sewerage and special taxes and
about s57, GOO: ]. H. Lathrop purchaser. Also
for Samuel Kerr, executor, part OF Lot q, in
square $50. improved by three-story brick dwell
tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets north
west, TO NJ. NJ. Parker. at q, 200.
The ladies Of the Temperance Union are hold
ing six prayer meetings each day in various parts
Of the city. Last week forty mass and prayer
are as follows: Mass meeting at Sixth Presby-
terrain church. DR.. Noble, Monday evening, at
o'clock. Prayer meeting for ladies exclusively
byterian church. Union chapel, Sixth Presby-
tcrian church, Ninth street Methodist Protestant
church and Dunbarton street NJ. E. church,
Georgetown. Tho meeting in the northern dis
trict at 9 o'clock each evcningi open to all. 1t
will be held this week ut the North Presbyterian
church, between Ninth and Tenth streets.