National Republican., 1874-05-28
THE RUNNING RACE
LOCAL MLSCELLANT.

Two hundred thousand herring were sold yes
terday at the GeorgetoWn fish wharf at $3.50 to IS
per thousand. -s..-
The deyotions known as those Of the "Six Sun
pafatory to the ceebration OF the festival OF tho
patron saint Of that church.
The annual collection for the Pope, usually
taken up on Trinity Sunday. win, BY order Of
this city on Sunday, the 7th Of June.
The game Of base. ball between the National
and Eclectic clubs took place yesterday afternoon
on the National grounds and was won by the
former club. Score-NatIonal 4s, Eclectic l.
Yesterday evening some fishermen found o
much -decomposod body of an unknown man float
ing in the north channel Of the Potomac river at
the Long bridge. 1t was removed to the shore
and the coroner summoned, who will hold an in
quest to-day, if necessary.
This morning Messrs John NJ. Richards, Of
Evening Star, and Allan CONN, Government
Printing othoe, delegates to the National Typo
graphical Union from this city, Will leave for st.
Louis TO attend the annual session OF that body.
Seven thousand eight hundred bushels of wheat
and $3.50 bushels Of corn were received in George
town yesterday. Sales, 1000 bushels OF white
corn, At 81 cents; 300 bushels wheat, at Sl.o4
$40 bushels do, at sl.e3, and 500 bushels do, at
Yesterday afternoon, about o'clock, as two
ladies, who reside at Good Hops Hill, were re-
wheels broke and upset the Occupants at the
corner OF Pennsylvania avenue and Sixth street
east, but beyond . scare no damage was done.
Tho corner stone Of the new st. Martins church,
monies on Sunday, the l4th Of June. The Arch
bishop Of Baltimore will officiate and Father
Boyle will preach. All the Catholic societies OF
the District are expected to turn out on the
sion,
/ The delegates to the Baptist convention that
has recently been held in this city, yesterday
made o visit to Mount Vernon. There was about
four hundred persons on the excursion, and all
expressed themselves as highly pleased with this
trip.
In the annual collections for the beneft Of St.
Charles college, near Baltimore-an institution
for the Catholic priesthood the following amounts
(not heretofore published) were contributed by
congregations In this city: ST. Aloysus', slS6 ST.
Patricks, sloo; st. Matthews, slis.
1t is expected that Company B will parade
about iOrty-aye musket:, and the arrangements
pany B good old time. Those Of the honorary
and contributing members who propose making
at p. m Friday.
]. p. Stump, from Hampshire county, w.,
while driving some cattle through Georgetown
Stoddard streets, was attacked by one Of them,
and in endeayoring to get away fell against the
curbstone and dislocated his shoulder. Oficers
Hospital and Santer carried him to DR.. Klein
shoulder in position, Hs was then removed to
the residence Of hls son-fn-law, Jacob Kengls.
Tho usual Wednesday evening prayer meeting,
under the auspices OF the Y. NJ. Q. A, at Bethany
chapel, corner of Thirteenth and q streets, was
held last evening and the usual interest mani
interest in the singing by the young misses tits
hoped that the young men in the vicinity will
avail themselves Of these meetings, held on
Wednesday and Sabbath evenings, at s o'clock.