Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-11-21
GEORGETOWN CORRESPONDENCE
GEORGETOWN, Nov. 81. 1883

GEoRaETowH, Nov. 81, 1855
Nearly every description Of business was
suspended In our city at an early hour yester-
day morning, and our people spent their time
during the day in such manner as best pleased
their own peculiar fancy. The religious por-
ton, in large numbers, attended divine service
at the various churches, and others spent the
day in cunning and other diversions, and We
are sorry to say that few devoted a part of
it, at least, in drinking bad whisky or some of
its kindred spirits. This class, however, we
arc pleased to be able to say, was not very
numerous. AS a general thing we have never
known the town to have been more quiet and
free from anything like disorder, even on the
Sabbath day.
Another accident from Gre arms happened
in our city on Wednesday night, which ought
70 serve as warning to boys against keeping
pistols, &c about their person or in their pos
session A youth by the name of Charles
Boucher, while taking loaded pistol from
box, where he was in the habit Of keeping it
concealed from his parents, had one of his
thumbs blown off Mt the first joint, and the re-
mainder and adj lining portion IF the hand
terrioly lacerated by the premature explosion
OF the same. lie was taken TO drug store
where DR.: SothorOn and DR. Lauk dressed the
wounded part. The very general practice
winch mas sprung up of late amopg the boys,
| OF going about the streets with pistols and
other dangerous weapons about their persons,
certainly not little alarming to every good
citizen, and We think that if the officers gen
orally would make it portion of their duty
10 relieve them OF all such articles whenever
they may detect them with them, they would
be rendering their parents generally and the
community great service
The Sabbath school exhibition at the DUN
barton street church last night, was truly An
interesting affair; surprising in interest anv
they have given heretofore. The spacious
church edlfce was thoroughly crowded, and
| everything passed OF to the entire satisfaction
OF the large audience. At the close of the ex
hibition handsome silver cake knife was
presented to Mrs +. B Brown by the teach.
ers, as testimony Of their high regard for
her services as female superintendent The
gift was presented by the Rev. N. Brown
(pastorl upon the part Of the teachers, in a
very felicitous manner. Mrs Brown received
the handsome token Of regard from her COL
league in n neat address which We are com.
pelled to omit for want Of room
Another old resident, Mrs. Doughty, wife Of
Col; William Doughty, died on Wednesday
night after few days illness.
+ Wright sold at auction, on Tue,dsv
TWO lots OF ground, f.onting thirty ono fest
eacn on Second street, to John Lane, for SIG
por irort io?t' or In the aggregate Sl7s for the
Two; This Is portion of the property adyer,
Used Tor sale by st. Johns church.
oince our last report the -four market has
oeen rather heavy. But little disposition has
Deen visible among buyers to operate exten.
s,'e,y ior shipping purposes Held nominally
a.. 90 aoa 20 81. The supply of wheat has
oeen very heavy, and prices have declined
some two to three cents, selling at CT 40 sI 10
for red, and 81 As q 81 so for white Of GOOD
qualities - S10u