National Republican., 1878-10-01
0EORG ETOWY NEWS.
Sanitary.


officer Sebastian, sanitary inspector Of food,
made the following condomnatons during the
past woek: one.half bushel of peaches, 81
bushels of tomatoes, bushels of string beans,
bushel of onions, 80 pounds of salt pork, 2s
pounds of grapes, % pounds of corned beef,
pounds of fresh beef, 12 quarts Of lima beans
beef tongue, 300 canteCupcs, l2 waterm, lous,
81 ogg plants, 81 dozen corn, i2i dozen cucum-
bcrs, 5.dozen manglcs, and peck sweet pots-
toes.
A NEW COMMANDER.
The steamship John Gibson cleared for New
York Saturday afternoon In charge OF her new
commander, Captain Thomas D. Travors, an
experienced seaman, who was recently ap.
pointed to command her, vice Captain MaZingo.
Captain Tavers commanded the Jane Moseley
during the summer Of 1877, and since then
commanded the Government tug plying be.
tween Washington and the forts on the Poto-
mac and more recently between Staten Island
and the forts In New York harbor.
DESERTED HIS Vessel.
William OBrien, a white seaman on board
the schooner +. L. Mulford, Captain Smith
Shaw commanding, was arrested last evening,
by Officer Volkman, on the charge Of dcsortion,
and taken before Justice NJ V. Buckley, who
ordered him locked up in the station.house
until the departure of tho vessel, which will
occur this morning.
REVIVAL.
The revival at Congress Street NJ. p Church,
now in the fourth week, continues with in.
creasing interest. The church has not for
years been favored with such deep and gen
eral religious interest Services will be held
every night during this week.
PARAGRAPHS.
The water was turned in the Georgetown
Level of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Sun.
day night, and 1t is now in thorough working
order.
The condition Of Mr.. Quackenbush, who
was so brutally assaulted on Saturday night
by Walter Robertson, was not much Improved
last night. He still lies in G. precarious con.
dtion.
Henry CRUDE was arrested about eight
| o'clock last night by officer Shanks, on n war.
rant sworn out by a mau named Piercrzyurki,
and was locked up for u hearing IN the Police
Court this morning.
Contractor William Pearson has commenced
work on tho south side of Craze street, neat
Potomac where he will put up eight two,
story brick houses for A. II. Herr, who pur'
| chased the land few weeks since.
There will be q complimentary tournament
at AnalOstan Island this afternoon. Some Oi
the fnest hOrsemen from Maryland aud Nir'
ginia will participate. The fitting will CON.
mencc about three o'clock and the Grafton will
be delivered by the Hon. Eppa uuntOn.
George Wilson, Baltimore, Nd; james
Smith, Richmond, Va. Charles Toby and
Henry Swift, Boston; James Miller, Virginia
W. T. Barnes and wife, Washington, ID. {.
Mrs. Mary Lyles and Miss Fanny Lyles, Mis-
sissippi; r. B. L. Macrac and W. o. Mason, oI
Virginia, arc among tho sojourncrs at the
West End Hotel.
The following letter has been received by
Mrs w. W. Curtis, one Of the lady managers
Of the festival held at the Curtis school build.
ing, on Friday aud Saturday nights, the 2Otl
and 2lst instants irom the Philosophy Class oi
Georgetown College:
GEORGETOWN COLLEGE, Sept. %, 1873.
To- idfics aud OcHt,mcp Of GeOrpCiOcn sRgdged IN
The nObe T9rk q succOr,Hg The petOu ytrcr sGgc'tr
| Of Tie South:
Being unable to respond In person last Friday
| night the 1Hh inst, TO the touching appeal made
10y the yellow fever sufferers Of the plngue.sriCkC
South through the ladies and gentlemen of George
town to every heart that beats in sympathy with
poor, suffering humanity, We of the Philosophy
Glass Of Georgetown College beg Of you TO add tC
the rescue sum this little piItance Of slO M to
| ken Of high regard for you and sincere sympathy
with the noble cause In which you are enrolled
and upon whose banner is written IN letters 0
| gold
| "'Tis the first sanction nature gave to man
| Euch other TO assist III what they can."
| Very respectfully,
| Philosophy CLAS OF GEoRGETowS COLLEGE.
| ". GAsTON PAYNE secretary