Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-04-02
Affairs In Georgetown.
GEoRoErowS, April PIP m.

GE0RGETOWh, AprH z--lz H.
At meeting Of the Vigilant Fire Company,
held last night, committee was appointed to
memorabilia our Corporation for an appropriation
sufficient to enable them to procure new engine
for the use Of the company; the old one, from
many years hard service, having become entirely
useless, leaving them with no other dependence
for the suppression of fire than their suction.
This company now numbers about seventy ac-
tive members, and all that is necessary to render
it as efficient as any in the District is suitable
apparatus This will be the second or third time
this matter has been laid before our corporate
authorities and it is hoped that the safety of
the property of the town will be an inducement
sufficient to cause them to give the memorial,
when presented, prompt and favorable consid-
Grafton.
The very Rev. Father Brocard, Provincial of
the Jesuits, died at the Georgetown College, at
o'clock a. M, yesterday, and was inferred in the
College Cemetery this morning at o'clock. The
ceremony was of the most solemn and impressive
character the procession, composed of over one
hundred of the clergy from the surrounding
country, bearing lighted candles, together with
the students of the college, moved from the
chapel to the grave. The loss of SO estimable a
minister will be seriously felt by the whole COM
munity, but more particularly by the society
over which he has presided with so much ability
Quite chapter of accidents happened yester-
day at the stable of Mr. Vanderwerken, owner
and proprietor of the Union line of omnibuses
Mr.. JOS Marll had his throat very badly cut by
sheet of tin which was hurled against it by the
wind. DR.. Richie dressed the wound. Mr..
James, countryman, had one of his legs broken
while unloading load of hay. Another indi-
vidual had one of his fingers nearly severed from
his hand and tool, which one of the timers
who was at work on the roof was using, fell off
and struck boy on the head, hurting him very
badly.
The -four market is rather unsettled. Some
small impulsive sales at 1881, 1894, and
81, though both buyers and sellers appear willing
to stand off for another steamer, except in tmd
way, at about "a, above or below, as in quality.
Fast Sailing.-The schooner Alice Move, Pike,
made trip from here to New York and back in
twelve days-unloading and reloading in the
time.
AriUazs.-schr. Empire, Dixon, Newburyport,
to P. T. Berry & Son !; schr. Alice Move, Pike,
New York, to John A. Grimes
Eailed.-Packet schr Volant, Osborn, New
York do. do. Harriet Garrison, Noyce, Phila
Canal Tradc.-Arrived-B p. Janney and
Gondola, 81 miles, -four Ida, 81 miles, -four;
C. Calhoun, G. miles, limestone; M. Francis, 81
miles, limestone Enterprise, 81 miles, -four, &C.;
J. p CARROT, 81 miles, -four, &C.; Delaware,
Augusta, Old Dominion, and j. r. Amman, Cum
berand coal Gondola, 81 miles, -four, &C.; Baltic,
81 miles, LOIS bbls. of -four, &C.; j. Molter,
Cumberland coal; Helen Bruce, Cumberland,
coal j. p. Smart, 81 miles, -four, sc.
Departed-Boats Gov Sprigg, Jenny Lind,
Lady of N. B., J. L. Pasco, C. Arthur E. A.
Cook, Caroline, Thos Jefferson, Experiment J.
P. Smart, w. c. Johnson, and G. Shafer
ELECTRO.