Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-08-18
FROM THE WEST.
The following reports have been furnished BY
the National Telegraph line:
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS.
CorSsspondsxes Of The Star. =.

GEORGETOWN, August Is, 1857.
Probably there is no point in our city where
there exists real necessity for gas lights than
on Market street, in the neighborhood Of the ca
nal, and Ritter's warehouse. At this point most
Of the canal boats, trading to city, are in the
habit of concentrating; and the locality being nat
urally rough, persons whose business calls them
about the canal whirves after night fall when
there is nothing like moonlight to guide them,
are all the time in more or less danger Of being
precipitated over some Of the high banks into the
canal. But few nights since, an individual,
while passing along, slipped, and fell into the
canal, and would doubtless have been drowned
but for the timely assistance of two gentlemen,
who, hearing him struggling in the water, went
to his assistance, and succeeded in rescuing him
from his perious condition. Moreover, this is
the landing place for the canal packets, and when
ever they are detained the way, either by acct
dent or otherwise, until in the night, passengers
especially strangers) are often subjected to con-
siderable Inconvenience, by having to grope their
way in the dark, through dangers such as we
have before described, to some one Of the lighted
streets. The mains could be extended from Bridge
street to this point at very trifng expense; and
doubtless, the private and public consumption
would compensate the gas company for such an
outlay.
We regret to have to announce the death of our
respected llow-townsman, Col William b.
Robertson. The Colonel was a native of King
George county, Va, but for the last twenty five
or thirty years a resident of our city, and an
efficient clerk in one of the Government depart
ments. He died at his residence OH the heights
yesterday, after protracted and painful illness.
Many Of the hands who struck for higher wages
at the coal docks yesterday, have signified their
willingness to return to work at the former wages,
81 IS per day. But few Of them, however, have
been re-employed. Other persons have in most
cases been employed in their stead, and opera
tons at both docks again goes bravely on. A
refusal on the part of the companies to re-employ
right, as they took advantage of them by striking
at time when the wharves were crowded with
vessels awaiting for cargoes, and when scores of
heavily laden canal boats were awaiting to get
G 2. IS tesi ahfy s m hs
James 5. Cathcart reached Cumberland on sat-
utday; She was detained some six hours on the
way, but succeeded in making the run up in
about two days. IL the above report be correct,
and we have no reasons for doubling its truth,
she will doubtless reach our city on her return on
Thursday
We regret exceedingly that our enterprising
fellow citizen, Mr.. Vanderwerken, of the Union
line, had, during the excessively warm weather
OF last week, five valuable horses seriously in
Jured by driving them too rapidly in the heat, as
TO require the necessity of withdrawing them
from the line. Their injuries are such as will
doubtless prevent them from ever being of much
more service, He also had very valuable one
killed. The fault does not rest with the drivers
but mainly with those passengers who, being de-
hcient in sympathy for the poor painting animals
are frequently calling to the drivers to hurry up
and never seem satisfied unless the horses are
kept going at rapid gait. We would remind
all such of the old adage, " The merciful man is
merciful to the brute.1
We would remind the retail trade Of the Dis
trict and Alexandria, of the sale of sugar on the
wharf OF +. il A. Dodge, to- morrow, at II O'Clock
The sugars to DE offered in fine condition, and
all of excellent quality. This will, doubtless, be
the last sale Of the season. unless something shall
occur TO prevent its continuing to be losing bust
ness to the enterprising gentlemen. See adver-
tisement
The following gentlemen have been elected
officers of George Washington Club for the ensu-
ing time President, J. J Rolls Vice President,
J. II. Howell; Secretary, A. J. Riley; Treasurer,
G.. A. Jameson.
Arrivals .-Schr. Marian Jane, Jones. Philadel-
phia, 29i tons Of coal to Jackson Gordon 4 Co.;
schr. Embark, Donoho, Philadelphia, to HYDE 4
Davidson; steamer Columbia, Harper, from Balti-
more, to same. s.