Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-05-11
aE0RGEToWH CORRESPONDENCE.
GEORGETOWN, Nav IL, 1854

dEoReRfoWS, May IL, 1854.
FIRE occurred in eur city last night be-
| tween IL and l o'clock, which entirely con.
sumed two new houses, not completed, belong
ing to Mr.. O. NJ. May and two others adjoin.
ing, belonging to Mr.. David Oyster and the
stable of Mr. Walter Cooley. One of the houses
| wa, occupied By Mr.. Birch, one of the guards
| at the Washington Jail, and the other b. Mr..
Oats. The furniture of Mr.. Birch and Oats
suffered severely in its removal. We learn
ais1 that the mechanics engaged in finishing
Mr.. Mays houses, lost many of their tools
There is but little doubt that the fire was the
work OF an incendiary. Mr.. Oyster was in
surei in the Potomac Fire Insurance company
to $500. The Vigilant Fire company was
promptly on the spot, and rendered all the
assistance in their power.
Our attention has been called to an article
from a correspondent in the Star of Tuesday,
IN which the writer reflects pretty severely
upon some Of the four-packing, or bagging
establishments of our city. We think, if the
complainant will inquire, he will find out that
there are other -four packing establishments
IN the District than those in Georgetown; some,
TOO, that rumor says are sometimes in the habit
OF putting In quarter barrel bag only forty
pounds. Since reading the article alluded to,
we have seen some Of the unmarked sacks
from different houses, and, in each instance,
The quarter barrel sacks contained forty nine
pounds.
That no injustice may be done to any per-
son by the first item in our letter of Tuesday,
we would remark, that the books and other
articles mentioned, came into the possession
| of the person referred to in lawful manner,
he having furnished the most reliable testi-
! mony TO prove that he did, as was stated, pur-
chase them of q female who had offered them
for sale to others before he bought them, and
he not being able to read, was not aware that
they had been stolen until another person
read the name OF tae real owner upon the ly-
leaf of one of the books The woman stated
charity by Catholic Priest in Washington,
where she said she lived. The reason, he
says, that he did Not take them to the owner
when called on by the messenger, is that he
was busy with job of work which he could
lot leave. Thus much, under the circum-
stances, We think due to the party referred
| to, that SO much Of the article as mi ght prove
injurious to him may be corrected We hop 9
| that he will feel il to be his duty to use all
diligence to bring the guilty party to justice,
| rs several of our citizeus have been sufferers.
Messrs. Settle & Cunningham, the pro-
prietOrs of our sprightly little Georgetown
journal, have been compelled, for the want OF
proper supper to suspend its further publica.
ton. They take leave IF their readers in quite
a spirited and spicy valedictory. Requiescas
ca p1ce.
We have been requested to say that the pur
oh 'se Of property upon the canal, noticed
by us several weeks since, was made of MIR.
"A. p. Waugh, and not of the Union Bank.
The repairs upon the locks Of the Alexandris
canal have been completed.
We learn that efforts are about to be made
to establish ferry over the Potomac at som.
point near the mill of Mr.. w. II Edss. W,
have heard several doubt its practicahility
/ We would advise the ladies generally TO cal
and ex mine the fine stock Of goods on sale by
John II, Smoot They will find an extensive
assortment, at accommodating prices.
M. William X Fowler has commenced tn,
erection of two frame dwellings on Green ans
Bridy e reefs.
The partial assessment in our city has beer
nearly completed. We understand that it viii
show an increased amount Of property Of from
} $l5O.00O to SCOT, 900 chiefly In the shape o
new houses.
Up to the hour Of this writing, We have no
heard what Ct any effect the foreign news o
this morning will have upon the -four ant
i grain market We presume 1t will be yer,
triang from the fact, that the stock in marke
is light, and but little arriving We note