National Republican., 1878-05-15
WHARF PROPERTY PURCHASED.


The Washington and Georgetown Railroad Com.
pany have purchased of MIR Edward J. shoemaker,
agent the wharf property on the line Of the canal
west Of High street aud extending to II. NJ. Tai.
bUttS warehouse. The wharf Is 20j feet long, and
was the property OF W. L. Shoemaker and ,. u.
shoemaker, Of GcorGrtown and Mrs. Mary Walton,
Of Philadelphia It IL understood that tho price
paid was 5000. The Company intend To erect a
feed, also worEshop., @ lc. it also tic company
intention to connect this property with the market
house property recently purchased by them by
swinging bridge across the canal. by the errC-
tion Of the mill the company will be enabled TO
save II large Snui per annum In the purchase Of
feed, aud they have selected their property remote
from their stables rs u precautionary measure
aga!ust accident by fro.
BASS FrsHISd.
The water for bass fishing at tho Great Falls Is In
splendid condition, and large numbers visit that
place daily on fishing expeditions ON sunday last
several parties, numbering nbaut one hundred and
lify persons In all visited tho Falls, and were very
successful in catching bass. Some caught twenty
five, others ten while some captured eight The
bass weighed from ono 10 two and a.hulf pounds
each. number Of shad of cxtra large size were
also caught.
GRAIN AND FLOUR ARRIVALS.
By canNl--Doat soncca, with l,2oo bushels o
To f. D. Hartley; also 9O bushels of wheat and ~
| bushels Of corn to II. VI. Talbot. BUGt Medley
with 2,HD bushels of wheat TO L. d. Hartley aud
l,-'b II. u.
by ruIl-iO0 bushels of wheat to II. ". Talbot.
RELIGIOUS.
| Notwithstanding the inelemcncy OF the weather
last night, the revival meeting at DunOhrtOn street
w. L. Church was largely attended. and the inter
ct seemed undated quite q number pTeSentcC
| themselves at the mOurnCrs' bench for prayers.
| FISH MARKET.
Arrived-Fiye thousand herring. 80 shad, hnC
~ tailorS Herring sold for 81 per thousand. shA,
SIS per hundred, and tailors sixty eent' per hun
RIVER FRONT.
| Arriyod-SchoOnor Margaret Lyons. Young, Dos
| ton, tO load coal schooner florence ]. Lockwood
| st. John, New Haven, to lOud coal; schooner Mai
tie Franklin Mctinnis, to load coal schooner lIcll
Iinladny, Burt, Providence. to load coal schoOnc
Emelia brlsull. Providence, ~ load coal schoOue
schoSner c. s. Edwards, New York, to load coal
schooner James II. lIoyt, Lyon, New York, to loa
coal; schooner +. S. Terry. New London, to lOa
coal.
Clcared-schooner Kate, Norfolk. with barrel,
schooner Belle HallndHy, Burt, Providence, wit
80 tons OF coal; schooner Albert Mason, Frencl
Providence, with $50 tons OF coal schooner kctcl
um ketchum, StOnington, with UO tons OF coal.
GEORGETOWN PARAGRAPHS.
II. NJ. Goodrich, Md. b. C. Wilson. New York
H. Lombard. st. Louis. Mo. william IIanley, Ba
timorc, and D wilkins, Philadelphia, are guests I
The foundation walls for the new butcher
market on High street. near First have been con
plcted and tho floor joiSts are being placed IN pos
lion.
The insane colored man brou ght to the station
house Monday evening by County Officers JOnC
and Benton, and found by them IN the house
Mr.. William Harris, near Tcnnallytown, an a.
count Of which appeared In yesterdays REPuBL
CAS was yesterday conveyed to the Insane As!
lum by Olhcer NcGlue lie pcrslstently refused
gave his name, Shortly after leaving the station b
commenced shouting and singing Methods
hymns. and become so violent that II becam
necessary 10 place hand cuffs upon him.
OuR tailoring show rooms replenished. Ne
styles added daily. ElsEMAS BROs
corner Seventh and streets