National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-24
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

Ono thousand herring and !, 900 tailors were re-
Selved IN Gs9Tge,oyn Yesterday: the former sell
Prof ]. NJ. Langston will pronounce eulogy
on th6 late Chas. Sumner this evening at Howard
university. y-sryxr n 49,. -gT~
sAs. ....sen hundred bushels Of corn and i.ooo
bushels OF wheat were received IN Georgetown
yesterday Sales Of 500 bushels of red wheat at
S1.ss per bushel. -
At the meeting Of the Board Of Metropolitan
Police Commissioners, held yesterday, the applt
cations Of Thomas W. Goss and John J. Gentner
for liquor licenses were disapproved.
The United States steamer MayHover, Com
mander H. II. Gorringe, arrived at the navy
yard yesterday from Key West, after very
rough passage.
The sales in the fish market yesterday were as
follows by r. A. Golden & Bro: Eight thousand
shad from s14.50 TO sls per hundred; 5000 her-
rings, 81 70 % per thousand; 1000 punches rock,
Is TO % cents per bunch.
Tho Butchers Association, seventy five strong,
paraded the Avenue last evening, and, in passing
TIE NATIONAL REPUBLIcAS office, compllinented
II with marching salute. Hayes band furnished
the music.
large gathering of the friends Of both parties
were present last evening at 81. Domnlcks
church to witness the nuptials OF Mr.. Daniel
downing and Miss Catherine Hayes. At the
conclusion OF the ceremony, after receiving the
CONGRATULATIONS of those In attendance, the happy
couple started north on an extended bridal tour.
by an assemblage Of jolly gentlemen last night,
and, strange TO say, the expanded HertsoE ap-
poared rs contraetlonist. Il was non-p artisan
affair, and demonstrated most positively the fact
that, notwithstanding the veto, It is possible for
people TO "lnhaten and be happy. Col. George
II. Butler appeared % ch ief moufner.
The cornerstone for the new Church Of ST.
Martin, Fifteenth street, having been solemnly
blessed by Plus TX, was shipped from Rome some
weeks SINCE and Is daily expected here. II IL o
gin from the superior Of the Catholic college in
Genoa, Italy, IN which Rev. Father Barottf, pas
tor uf st. Martins, was educated. The ceremonies
Of laying the conversions will take place in the
latter part Of May or early in June.
The great popularity OF the late series Of con-
ccrts at the Congregational church will undoubt-
edly I'LL the house at the entertainment given
there this evening, where q very interesting pro-
gramme, consisting OF pantomimes, tableaux, mu-
Sic, &C., will be presented. The admission is but
twenty-five cent?, which places t within the reach
OF every one. Go early IL you desire good seats.
1t commences ut 7:3o p. m.
The members OF Engine Company No. s George
town. feel sighted that . private OF the Hook
and Ladder Company has been appointed their
foreman, in place of Daniel MeDsvltt, resigned.
Many citizens also complain, and petition Il on
foot to have the appointment xescinded. Louis
Houf the present engineer Of No. 8, IL one OF tho
Oldest and most experienced hremen 10 the Dis
trict, and his comrades fondly hoped he would
hare succeeded Mr.. McDevitt. The petition pre-
pairing mentions him as one In every respect quail
he'd 10 hll the post besides being general favor
lie will the citizens Of Georgetown.