National Republican., 1883-05-04

During the fishing season a report concern.
ing the condition of the water at Great Falls
will be published each day as furnished by
the Washington aqueduct Office, Georgetown,
using the following scale of measurement
Very turbid, 0 to g.; turbid, 8 to 10; slightly
turbid, 15 to %; clear, % to SO. Condition
of the water Thursday, May Sat Great
Falls, 26 at receiving reservoir, 20; at dis
tributing reservoir 36.
Canal Trade.-For the twenty-four hours
ending at 12 o'clock last night fifty.one boats,
mostly coal laden, arrived at this place by
canal.
The following boats left by canal yesterday,
mostly for Cumberland: Carrie V. Hollander,
G. NJ. Ryan, Cowton and Tilghman, VIM. M.
Price, Mollie A. Sherman, @. w. Porter, A.
Kuhn, r. A. Farmer, j. S, Malottc, Ben Will
liams, Lizzie X, Bessie g., A. j. Clarke, F.W.
Winthrop, Alexander, VIM. King, M. NJ. Bur-
CESS, Jacob H. Snyder, Jeanette, Seneca, p.
L. Dawson, j. NJ. Whitley, VIM. Smith, G. w.
Osbourn, DIR. NJ. NJ. Lewis, West Virginia, r.
A. Driver.
Shipping news-arrived yesterday Schoon-
ers Rodney Parker, Parker, light; Eva
Smith, from Boston, light; Nellie Morse,
from Boston, light Sailed: Schooners Rod
ney Parker, Parker, 700 tons of coal, for New
Haven Nellie Morse, Hawley, $50 tons OF
coal, for Boston; Carrie Holmes, Cranmer,
4S0 tons of coal, for Jersey City.
Rates of freight on coal at present are 81. 90
per ton to Boston, and $l.40 to tho sound
ports.
Drovers' Rest live stock sales Thursday,
May g. 1883 reported by Tavenner Bros, pre-
prietors) -105 cattle offered and sold at Best
6ic to 1-l0c; good, &c to &c; medium, Sc
to &c; common 4c to &c. Sheep and lambs
465 at Wool sheep at 5lc to &c; clipped, sc to
she; lambs, 6!c to 9lc. Cows and calves-2O
at from $25 to $50. Market active.
Another fine afternoon yesterday caused
the river to presenta lively appearance, there
being seen, in addition TO the crews from the
club houses, many parties of ladies and gem
tlemen out in pleasure boats, eight being out
from johnson & Bakor's alone. Kennedy
and Plaisted were out in singles, and did some
good rowing. The Potomacs sent out two
four-oared shells, Maj. Appleton and friend
in double shell, three singles and several
pleasure boats; the Columbus were repre-
sented by four-oared barge, with Col. j. III.
Baxter, United States army, as passenger :
Kintner and Brace in pair-oar Zeigler in a
single, and number of pleasure boats.
Tho regular monthly meeting of the first
subdivision associated charities was held in
the parlors of the aged wOmen's home, Il, L..
Moore, esq, filling the chair. The secre-
tary's report showed that many needy persons
had been assisted by the association, and
quito number Of cases are still requiring
assistance.
Parties having business out the Tenally-
town road will be glad to know that Mr.. VIII.
liam Mcfarland will, ,at the beginning of next
week, put on, between that place and Gaorpe-
town, a comfortable and roomy stage. There
has boon no public conveyance between tho
places since last fall, when the stage was
withdrawn, causing considerable inconveni-
ence
The concert given by O party Of ladies and
gentlemen from Washington, at the Methodist
Episcopal church, in TenaIlytown, for the
benefit of the temperance organization at that
place, was u grand success in every respect,
quite a handsome sum being realized for the
organization.
At the twenty y-nfth meeting of the Four
teenth Building Association, held at Goddard's q
hall last night an election for officers to serve
during the ensuing year was held with the