Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-05-23
GEORGETOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
GRoRaErowN. Nav %. 1855.

GEoRaErowN, May %, 1855.
A runaway affair occurred in our streets
yesterday morning, which for novelty almost
equals that Of the celebrated John Gilpin. A
couple of gentlemen had started in buggy to
90 to the Falls fishing. When near the drug
store of DR.. SotheTon, they stopped for some
purpose, and one of them got out, the horse
became frightened and ran off with the other;
when near the cotton factory he was thrown
out and slightly injured. The frightened AMI.
NAL continued on down Potomac street, to the
warehouse of Mr.. Davidson here the buggy
was pretty well smashed to pieces against the
wall, and the fragments left lying upon the
pavement. The animal then turned its course
down Water street until it came in contac;
with wagon and team in front of Mr. Peter
Berry's warehouse, but in attempting to jump
over the pole Of tho wagon, between the
wheels and the horse, its feet Iecalae On.
tangled in the gear, precifitatipg it fat on its
back in the street, where it lay founde,ing
for minute CT SO. Nothing daunted how
ever, it was soon upon its feet again, and the
last time we heard from 1t it was going out
High street like streak Of lightning. The
horse and buggy We believe belonged to Mr..
X. Stephens.
We have been requested, by persons int er-
ested, to call the attention of the codifers of
the District laws to the Importance of a law
for the preservation of wild game. We have
been credibly informed by persons living in
the country. that their farms are almost daily
invaded by gangs of youths and men, with
guns who are in the habit of shooting indis-
criminately everything in the shape of bird,
of any sise, even though it may be found upon
its nest. This should not be tho case. and
unless some method is adopted to put stop
to it, in 4 very short time everything in the
shape of wild game will either be killed of OF
driven far beyond the District boundaries by
these thoughtless persons. Let us have a
stringent law upon tie subject specifying the
time when it shall be lawful to kill game OF
any kind, and let that time be confined strictly
to The fall and winter months.
The large aHd fourishing Sabbath school
of the nAtaodist Church haze resolved to give
an excursion to Fort Washington, the seeond
week in June. The annual exSions Of TINS
school. are always looked forward to WIZ.
considerable interest, not only by the teachers
and scholars but by q large number of adults,
who seek them as meas of enjoying one
day Of real pleasure.
handsome littlo affair, In the way of q
May party, came off last evening at the ware.
room of MIR. Hicks, on High street. Itw
given by the pupils attached to the school of
hi Jenny Shaw. Every arrangement seemed
to be perfect, and all present, both adults and
Juveniles seemed to enjoy themselves to the
fullest extent. Miss Louisa Hilton was crowned
Queen.
We have been requested TO say that the
canal packet Congress will not be drawn eff
the route upon the days for making hor regular
trips for no purpose whatever.
We think there must be some mistake in tho
report which has been going the round of some
OF the newspapers, that 'seyeral farmers in
Fairfax county, Va, had sold their growing
wheat crop to firm in Georgetown at SO Is
per bushel." We know all the firms in our
city, and can hardly belieVe any of them YER.
dant enough to enter into such a Wild speculc
ton. Each Of our milling firms, especially,
are celebrated for their shrewdness and keen
foresight in business speculations; and we
think it likely that sooner than enter into any
such speculation as the before mentioned,
they would be found stowed away in an upper
story Of the mill, or shocking in hay loft
Nearly all our butchers have resolved to
pur,h no mere beef until prices decline.
We hope the Same resolution may be formed
and carried out in every city In the Union.
Similar resolutions, If we mistake not, brought
down the high prices of tho article, caused
some years since by Steinberger monopoly
Flour-The market this morning is firm ct
$40 rs, with sales OF some 700 to 800 barrels
standard brands at these figures. Sales since
our last of red wheat at 81 At Q 81 SO, white
held at 81. SO $500. No sales Of corn.
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