Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-05-26
GEORGETOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
GEORGETOWN, May 26, 1854

A heavy thunder cloud passed over our city
yesterday evening, about O'Clock, attended
by branching ain, which completely purged
eur streets, and impaired fresh life and beauty
to every thing of the vegetable kind This
morning our Heights are perfectly charming
The multitude Of beautiful groves and well
arranged flower gardens, covered with their
rich foliage and sweet flowers, are enchanting.
Among the most lovely of these are the resi-
dences of E. M. Linthicum, Charles Dodge,
and Mr.. Champion, the English Minister. We
would advise the ladies and gentlemen of
Washington, and you in particular, Messrs
Editors if you desire to spend an afternoon
OF real pleasure by reveling among that which
Is superlatlvely beautiful, to put levy in their
pocket jump into one of the fine stages of the
Union Line and come over. The trip will be
worth a dozen levies.
Coroner Woodward held yesterday an in e..
quest over the body of a white female, named
Sally Mansfield, found dead in a house on
Cherry Alley. After careful investigation
of all the facts before them, the jury came to
the conclusion that the deceased came to her
death ftom intemperance and exposure. Yer
dict accordingly.
The retaining in the Deficiency bill by the
House of Representatives. the appropriation
of S75 900 for the construction of the Little
Falls Bridge, and the passage OF the motion Of
Mr.. Stanton in relation to it, caused consider
able rejoicing among many of our citiz ems
We think if the members of Congress gene
rally knew as we'll as some of the citizens of
Georgetown, and certain persons whom we
might name elsewhere do, some of the lobby
intermeddlers, upon whom you opened such
CALLING fire yesterday in the Star, who are try
ing to get Congress to adopt some of their wi d
schemes for suppyingW ashington and George
town with water, they would find ont that their
plans for water works are very much like
some Of their other visionary afairs-all gas.
We can't believe if they were all SolomsDs,
they could devise better plan than the one
whicl has been adopted and commenced.
We would advise the two individuals who
have been seen several times at night prowl-
ing about the premises of gentleman, who
lives on Beall street, to desist from their noe
turnal visits. Probably they are not aware
that both them and the object of their visits is
suspicioned, and if they are caught there
again, they may find themselves handled in a
manner they will not fancy. A word to the
wise is sufficient
The teachers and scholars of the Methodist
Sabbath Schools are making extensive prepa-
ra,ions for their excursion, which comes off on
Wednesday next. We have no doubt that it
will be one of the most interesting affairs of
the kind which will come off this season.
We see that the Rev. Mr.. Ryder, formerly
President Of the Georgetown College has
again returned to our city On q visit after a
trip to California and Rome
The Rev. Mr.. Brooke has received and ac-
cepted an invitation to deliver Sunday School
sermon in William Street Methodist Church,
in Baltimore, on next Sabbath
100 head Of beef cattle have been offered
this week, lis of which were purchased by
District butchers at 81 IS 6 per 100 lbs gross
equal to 80 30 IL net; 1000 old sheep and
lambs sold at 81 per head
Flour held At s. 624; wheat. red and white,
81 IS 2 06; sale yesterday of 500 bushels red
at 81 S5 1900 do white ut 80; also, sale of 500
do white corn at 76c, and several considerable
sales Of yellow at 73c. SPECTATOR.