National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-22
WEST WASHINGTON.

During the fishing season report concerning the
condition of the water at Great Falls will be pub
lished each day, as furnished by the Washington
Aqueduct office, Georgetown using the following
scale OF measurement; Very turbld. to 8; turbid,
s to 10; slightly turbd. 10 to 90 clear. p to &C.
Condition Of the water Saturday, May 2O-At Great
Falls %; at receiving reservoir 90 at distributing
reservoir, &c.
The Potomac Boat Club, at their last meeting, de-
elded to enter crews for the to take place ut
Fredericksburg, Va, on the ith of July next under
Association.
MIRA. J. Jones SUPERINTENDENT ok Hill Gem
etery, who has for some time been quite III Is very
valcscont
Arrivals by canal: Boat Seneca with 1000
bushels OF wheat q. 4. Dunlop, with 1000 bushels
Of wheat and the II. NJ. Talbot, with 200 bushels
OF wheat, 20 tons hay, aud 700 bushels OF corn.
Offerings on change Saturday GOO bushels Of
wheat sold at prices ranging from slAOH TO
9,OW bushels of corn 70 Mr.; Austin Herr from
Baltimore. Schooner Clara W. Ewell, Captain
Long, arrived from st. Johns, N. b., loaded with
lathes for Clayton Co. Schooner Alice Curtis,
Captain Mills, from Philadelphia, with $500 BUSH
els OF corn for Austin Herr.
About 1890 Saturday evening Miss Elizabeth
Hawkins, aged " years, died suddenly of heart
disease ut her residence, No. 29l3 n street. Dr.
Grafton Tyler gave u certificntt Of burial.
Tue many friends of Mrs. Bourne who has been
quite III at the RESIDENCE OF her grandfather, Mr.,
John {. MclScldun IN Washington, will be glad TO
learn that sue has recovered entirely, ana is at her
home again on First street.
Yesterday morning q man called ut the office OF
DR.. Louis Richie for surgical treatment, He met
with an accident while on n tugboat, HIS hand
having been caught In the cogs Of wheel, crush
lug two OF his fingers terribly The wounds were
dressed, after which he left without giving his
name.
| Quite sensation was created In the household
| OF DR., kidwcll on Prospect avenue few evenings
since by an immense flock of swallows taking pos
session of the kitchen. Although the flock had
been seen flying IN circle over the building for
several hours, no one imagined they contemplated
| entering the house until an unusual noise was
| heard in the kitchen chimney, and before any
| reason could be assigned for 1t the stovcppe was
| forced from its place (and very warm stoyepipe
stOvcl and the birds began their unceremonious
entry into the room. Naturally the servants were
frightened, and ran III all directions The little
fellows continued TO chase each other in until the
room appeared literally full, numbering. so 1t was
estimated by those who viewed the strange scene
through window, upward Of n thousand Why
they selected this spot for their raid Is unknown.
Amer opening the doors and windows, by persistent
efforts and the free use Of brooms sticks, &C.. the
feathery tribe were persuaded 10 "homeward fly"
VIII some OlnthOlogst rise and explain where
| fore this curious freak
Arrivals at the West End Hotel-Charles Now.
man, Cleaspring, VA Mrs. Emma Pyles, South
| Washington; Clara j. Pyles, Boyds Station, Md;
9. g. Donens and r. J. MacTrayish, Baltimore,
Nd; c. ii. St. Glare, Virginia; Martin hayden
and wife and Mrs Snyder, city; George Humer-
| ickhouse, ShephCrdstOwn, w. Va.
High tide, May % Monday), 1l:2o q. M. and 1854
pm.
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