National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-11
GEORGE1UWy VIEWS.


On Friday last part of schooner went ashore OF
Cape Lookout, on the North Carolina coast On
the portion Of the wreck that went ashore were
the words. Palmer and Green, New Jersey" The
vessel is supposed To have bccu the Walter Palmer
Captain Cahill, of Green Bank, New Jersey, Us she
Is known to have been Ia the vicinity Of Cane
Lookout ut the time. laden with guano, having
southern port. The Walter Palmer Is well known
here among coal dealers, she has been for years
past regular trader between this port and New
York during the coal shipping season. 1t is feared
that IN adition TO her cargo Captain Cahl and all
Of his crew are lost.
FREIGHT AND TTCKET-oFFICE.
That portion Of Masonic Hall formerly occupied
for two years BY the baltimore aud ohio Railroad
Company, TO be occupied rs their GEORGETOWN
frcght.ullce The company nIcnd In connection
v III the freight UAice To establish II tiCErt-nicc,
where trk ets can be procured aud baggRgJ checked
The people of tie town and especially the incr.
chants, are highly plcasrI AZ the cstah !shmcnt Of
CuCc.
BABY THAT GOT LEFT
Saturday afternoon Otinrr Haney carried to It.
AIMS Infant Asylum waite male Infant SONY six
week, old. Thc baby wa len by white man md
woman with cuOrci woman named Maria
1huml,ru living ~ No. 80 Valley street. about five
wecs; 'inCc. .th promise that they would call
for II IN icS days aud pay her for her trouble.
The parties fnilcd To Gs for the child, and Mrs.
Thompson, being unable to support 1t any longer,
took Ii ~ the station whence Il YVES conveyed to
inc asylum
THE CHURCHES.
At the West-Strect Presbyterian Church the pas.
tor. Rev. $. II. Howe. preached both morning and
evening.
Al the Baptist Church last evening Professor
Shute, of Columbia Institute, lllied the pulpit and
preached to u large congregation from |. John t.
y-lf we confess our sins, he IL faithful and lust to
forgive US our sins and 10 cleanse US from oil I'M
righteousness
Yesterday morning at the Congress Street Metho.
dist Protestant Church the pastor. Rev. Dr. Muir.
ray, preached an eloquent sermon from Genesis
| kill l2-"And pitched hi,te toward Sodom" In
the evening the Rev. william Valiant, formerly OF
| GeJrgetOwn filled the pulpit.
At the Dunbarton Street Methodist Episcopal
Church the pastor Rev. Dr. Richard Norris lled the
pulpit both morning and evening, and delivered
| two eloquent discourses.
merchandise 70 District merchants; steamer Arl
| ingon, Occoquan, with wood and produce
! ClrdTcf-SchoOner Warren, Norfolk with fer
| t!liAer and Cmply barrels; steamer sue, GuOghAn
| Baltimore with return freight; steamer Arlington
down the river. light
GEORGETOWN PARAGRAPHS
| The agents of the several coal companies doing
business In Georgetown are having their wharves
placed in thorough order and their machinery
which will commence between the irst and III.
[ teenlh of pril,
| The Police made but three arrests during Sat
urtay and saturday night, two for intpxiCatun
| and one for carrying concealed weapons.
| Robert Pour, Toledo, Ohio aud I. W. Monroe
Ithaca, y. y, are s0JOuruIng at the West End
! Hotel.
| The beautiful spring weather of yesterday had
the effect OF crowdins all the places Of div!"e wor
ship.