National Republican., 1874-05-11
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

The present will be the last week of the season
at Ford's Opera House.
A fake alarm was turned in from box 81, corner
OF Thirteenth and H streets on Saturday night.
The race on Saturday between the yachts Sal
lie Thorne and Dauntless, to Fort Foote and re-
turn, for sloo side, was won by the former.
Fifty colored candidates were baptized yester-
day In the Potomac river, at the foot of Sixteenth
street, in the presence Of large number Of
people.
R. A. Golden & Bro. sold on Saturday Is 900
shad at 81 per hundred; so 900 herring from 90 to
81 per thousand; 900 punches Of rock and perch
at Is cents per bunch.
A man named James Randall, while crossing
Seventh street and Pennsylvania avenue, Satur-
butchers wagon and badly injured.
A very large congregation attended the AFTER
noon services at ST. Aloysus' church yesterday.
The famous vespers Of Mercadante and the
rendered by the accomplished choir.
The deciding Judge in the race on Friday last,
or the ono having money bet on the result Of the
statement is made to correct any ymisapprehension
existing on that point.
P. H. Donegan, o well-known citizen, who occu-
pied the position Of city surveyor under Mayor
tai, after lingering illness. Mr.. Donegan had q
great many friends in this city.
At meeting Of the Washington Light Guard,
Uwns a. sseed to
lieutenant, F. 5. Hodgson; brevet second lIeuten-
ant, VIM. II. Collins; orderly sergeant, Frank q.
GratB.
The alarm of fire sounded last night about Sis
O'Clock from box "a was caused by the burning OF
back porch on the residences of Mrs. Berritt,
No. IS Fayette street, Georgetown. Loss slight.
The fire is supposed TO have been the work Of an
Ineendiary.
Collections oftaxes for the month Of April were
as follows: General taxes for Washington, S54,
2T91s; Georgetown, s5s 1851; licenses, sl9.5733s
vertisedD S10564 redemption tax liens, S7 4SS.
markets, q, ,ll725. Total, %, ,Ssi.o3.
There is now q very beautiful new grand plano
in the parlors OF the Young Mems Christian As
socatlon rooms. These parlors connect with the
library and reading-room, and are open and free
to ALL Every effort Is made by this association to
make this delightful place OF resort both to
citizens and to strangers visiting the city.
Interesting ceremonies, commemorative Of the
beatihcation OF Blessed Peter Favre, took place
In Trinity church, Georgetown, yesterday morn
Ing. Grand High Mass was celebrated, and an
a6le sermon preached BY Rev. DR.. White, pastor
ofSt. Matthews church. The services were simi.
lar 70 those which recently took place in ST. Alloy
sius' church.
Messrs Duncanson Brothers, auctioneers, sold
on Saturday afternoon lot 81, in square SIS, hav-
ing front OF Is feet inch, by depth Of 100 feet
8 inches, improved by o new two-story frame
dwelling, situated on N street, between Fourth
s2 400. Also lot IS in same square, and similarly
Improved, to NJ. Rowe, for $4,000.
| The beautiful weather yesterday was the means
Of filling the churches and making the parks
about the city lively with little children, who,
with the freshness OF their dainty white gar
and the summer. Most every one realized the
bright Sabbath, and the baImy breath Of the
May breeze, perfumed With flowers, made all feel
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