Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-25
Washington Gets the Championship
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THE NATIONALS WIN THE CLOSING GAME OF

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THE NATIONALS WIN THE CLOSING GAME OF
1879 THE SEASON.
The Nationals walked away with the Newark
team at Capitol park yesterday without diff
Guilty, the score standing IL to o at the end Of
the seventh inning. The visitors could do
nothing with Barr's pitching, making but three
scattering hits during the game. The home
Virginfas, in every direction. This game closes
the Eastern League baseball season so far
Washington is concerned, and the Nationals
become the owners of the championship PEN
nant, having played ninety-six games and won
seventy-two.
has been received at the executive department
of Maryland, at Annapolis, certificate of in
corporation Of the Washington and st. Mary's
hnIdnr I0l .ne purpose n OF
Lookout, in St. Mary's county, Md. and pass
through st. Mary's, Charles and Prince Georges
between Maryland and the District OF Columbia
conveniently near to the city of Washington.
The capital stock Of the corporation is fixed at
100000, divided into 50, 200 shares, of the
par value OF $50 each. The incorpOrators named
are VIM. II. Vile, w. Cornell Jewett, Robert D.
Morrison, Thomas c. Basshor and George NJ.
Bokee, of Baltimore.
THE JEWISH HoLIDAYs.-The feast of taber-
nacles, concentrating. the wanderings of the
terday in the synagogues by special services
The orthodox Israelites also observe to-day as
the feast of the tabernacles. Next Thursday
will be the feast of conclusion, ending the holi-
days of this month.
TIE PoroMAc REGArrA.-The Potomac boat
this evening. There viii be an eight-oared race
between the married and single men; race be-
tween four four-oared shells, with picked crews;
weight crews; o race in single shells, and a race
between pleasure boats will close. After the re-
gatta the closing hop will take place.
WASHINGTON CATTLE MARKEr.-HeId every
Wednesday at Queenstown on the Metropolitan
branch B. Q: r. R., three miles from the
cattle on the markePs this week. is 2ea solo,
balance LEFT over, selling from t. 5La. sos
sheep and lambs up. Old sheep sold from 21a to
the caves sed se
Cows and calves sold from $25 to $50 per head.
State OF the market dull
TRoTT1NG AT BRIGHTwooD.-Therew were two
special trotting races at the Brightwood park
%e heats best tW S shr 1s Ths e0
Garroilton. W: c. Haseis Fanny H, G. H. :
Simmons Headlight, and E. Lacey's Fanny
Fantail. Headlight won the race in three
straight heats, Phallastine second. and Fanny
ton trot between John Hopkins Johnny H.,
owners Adelaide. C. b. Collins Potomac Chief,
ana John EggleStOnS Trump. Johnny III. won
the race with ease, Adelaide second, Potomac
Chief third, and Trump last. 1t is announced
that a match for purse OF 500 has been ar
ranged between Headlight and Phallastine, to
take place within the next ten days.
THE CoNT1NENrALs GIVE MINSTREL
SHoW.-The Washington COntinentals last
evening christened their new armory at 31S
sth street northwest by giving an entertain
opened with Q minstrel show, with ]. F. Lip
pard as interlocutor, Mr.. Jarboe tamborines,
and Mr.. Lewis bones. The opening included
songs by Messrs. Hobbs, Lewis, Bradley and
quism, vocal music, sketches, songs and dances,
feats OF magic and farce, the performers being
Messrs. Corner, Kahiert, Kendfick, Jarboe, "A.
Ippard, Hobbs and Lewis. Refreshments and
q hop wound up the entertainment.
The VISITING ODD FeLLows.-The visiting
Odd Fellows-Ma1eppe Encampment, Of Pr0vi-
dence; Bunker Hill Encampment, OF Charles
town, Mass, and the delegation from sassacus
Encampment, OF New Haven, and the Balti-
more Drill association-upon returning from
Mount Vernon last evening formed in parade
and we're reviewed at the White House by
visitors at the Rifles Armory last night by the
Uniformed Battalion Of Washington. Mr.. John
T. Given delivered an address Of welcome. Re
sponses were made by the following visitors:
campb sSeiE EUGENE Pn Lincoln, GsoEF se..
Venner and BENJAMIN w. Seaver. The visitors
win remain In the city to-day and attend q con-
cert to be given to.niGht by the American band,
Of Providence which scoompanies the Provi.
denco encamtment
Dy1na or LocxyAw.-ssveral days ago Allen,
se q s. os q ;Sn s 0s So s.
846 + streee southwest. accidentally run . nail
into his t0ok LOcktaw has now set in, and the
unfortunate boy = thoughtto BE- dying.