Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-09-22
LETTERS FROM TINE PEOPLE

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tore up The sidewalk and tom alcgg fhs braces.
Amer considerable time another gang came
shd dug holes where the bricks hal been re.
moved, and then In due course of time trees
we're plantel snd boxes put up Then after
q while the boxes were white IVA shed. In the
meantime, however. there sprang no around
NE trees magnificent crop OF weeds. At
least four months have elapsed since this
WORK Was begun AMI Still tie sidewalk re-
inslfs unla'd, bat for what purp rse cannot
imagiie except thar the person having the
matter i'm charge Is waiting Tor frost so that
the work will have 10 BE- done over again
Can you explain II STREET.
BASE BALL.-A match game took plaea
yesterday afternoon between fhr Astoria
and Patriot mines, which resulted ina favor
oi The AstoriaS 10y score o. 10 in nine in
ninCs.
\ game was stared yesterday on the old
olympic grounds, bee wepu the GreIgh IoBs
aud Templsrs. A. tae end OF toe hind an
nlng the score STOOD . To tu favor OF the
CreightOus. A. this point the game was
stopped by a difficulty bet wen Mite. can
tsln 81 the trelgutoIs, and Higgins, mana
ger oi Tie TenpltCS. Higgins was EB' piav-
, x,,g, bot tooS every opportunity 10 excite
White. 10y claiming Uiat ne hal 40 giEht 10
play win The trelghfons TIE discussion
when Higgins tod Waite no. % put
on any airs sr he would s.puf a
head on him-. Higgins was sitting down
81 The Time, but ne remark - RaEered
White. thai, with the remark, sput a head
n me, Will you, be struck IA. a powerful
blow IN the face, which knocked him in
sensible. White Was promptly arrested. II
was some minutes before Higgins ragafn-d
consciousness. The blow was such a terrible
one That those near by thOgght 70 must have
killed iggins. Alter some time. however
ne was able 10 walk OF the grounds. such
disgraceful occurrences on the bail field will
very soon put an end TO tie base ball revival
as far a. gentlemen are concerned.
Our Boys and the Patriots started a game
10 decide to whom the nREe OF Patr OTIS
should belong, with view OF selecting one
nine from the two. Darkness put an end To
the game in the fourth innings, aud ~ was
decided a draw.
II is understood that game OF bah will be
arranged shortly between the National club
as u now stands and the original members
OF the club, who were in their day reckoned
among the best players In The country.
REMARKABLE ENTHUsIAsM OVER GEN
GRANT IN ENGLAND Gen. Grants visit
10 Newcastle, England, and neigh bOrhoOd
was the occasion OF a most enthusiastic aud
ing The General and Mrs. Grant, accom-.
panied by the Mayor Of Negcsstle, G eneral
Badeau, Mr.. Fsirchild and the United States
consul at Newcastle and Others visited the
Exchange and other places OF interest in
Newcastle. There were numerous banners
along the route and large crowds OF specia-
tors In tie EnChange Gen. Grant received
an address from the Chamber OF Commerce.
and replying thanked the large aud enthusi-
ast1c audience for It's kind reception, which
was highly gratifying 10 him and The Ameri-
can people, who would sccept ID as a token
OF kind friendship between the two nations.
He could not say two people, for they were
really one, having common destiny which
would toe brilliant in proportion 10 their
friendship. lie referred d the honorable set
'lemcn OF All differenc : bel Ween England
and America, and said they ought not ouly
Keep peace with each other but with
all the world, and by their example
step the wars when are nov devastating
Europe. The speech was loudly cheered.
Gen. Grant and the corporation then pro-
Ceeded down the Tyne In q steamer, which
was ssluted with guns from nearly every
&C DRY on the banks, every ailable spot
on which was crowded with people Gen.
Grant stood on the bridge OF the steamer
during the greater part Of the voyage, bow
ing ia response 10 repeated cheers. The
steamer stopped al Jarrow and Tynemouth,
Il both OF which places the muuici pal au-
ihorIties presented mot cordial addresses.
The ceremony was witnessed by large and
enthusiastic crowds. Gen. Grant made suit
able replies Of similar tenor 10 his Newcas-
tie speech. AT Tynemouth lac said he had
that day seen lJ0,Ooo people leave their
homes and occu patIOns % manifest friend
ship for America. Tue ex President held q
reception at Newcastle in the evening.
PENNSYLVANIA COAL TRADE-AccOrd-
lug TO the Pottsville pa Miner Journal,
the amount Of coal sent 10 market from the
Schuylkill region during the week ending