Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-05-30
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS.
Correspondence Of The Star.

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Our citizens generally will doubtless be pleased
to learn that Georgetown is soon to be graced
again with at least one handsome military COM
pany which it can call its own Some eight OF
ten years since, all public occasions our streets
We're all alive with the numbers. and handsome
lv adorned with the brilliant uniforms Of our
three companies, viz: The Potomac Dragons
Independent Grays, and Morgan Rihemen. r rom
some cause. however they all disbanded. and
ever since we have been compelled. however re-
luctant, TO acknowledge that there was not patri-
OtlSIn enough among our lO,UU inhabitants 10
keep up one good military company, as orna-
ment To the town, or safeguard for protection in
case OF riot or anything of the kind. The re-
proach, we are pleased to know, is soon to b-
wiped out. number of oar patriotic young
men have formed company called the George
town City Guards, and have elected the following
gentlemen as officers. Captain-J. Owens Ber-
ry; First Lieutenant-John Nj. Waters; Second
do.-Andrew Jackson Jones; First Sergeant
John Ii. Davis; Second do. James A White
They have already enrolled thirty members thri
uniforms are now being made, and in a very short
while we expect to see our streets enlivened by
the strains Of martial music, the glittering uni
forms, and martial appearance of the Guards, out
on their first parade
The following business came up before our
Board of Common Council last night:
A message from the Mayor i'm reference IN the
Long Bridge by the Washington authorities and
a recommendation that the Georgetown Corpora
non sue out an injunction against the same re-
IerIed 10 Board or Aldermen.
A protest of Charles Dodge, in reference To
Road Street referred to streets committee
Mr.. Thomas presented the bills of Dixon 4
Gordon for coal and wood, and Mrs. Lang for re-
freshnlents; referred to claims committee
Mr. Thomas, from claims committee. reported
reported Il resolution In favor of the assessors
also resolution in favor of ii Polkinhorn.
Mr.. Pearson, from police committee TO whom
was referred petition OF sundry persons on Wa
ter street asking for an additional night watch,
reported unfavorably, and was discharged from
further consideration Of it,
Mr.. seymour, from grievances committee, TO
whom was referred Mrs. CrOwn's petition, as ked
to be, and was discharged f'om the further con
slCeration of il. He was also DISCHARGED from
the further consideration of Mrs. Becfaft's and
Wm. NOyes's petitions.
Mr.. Seymour from same committee. reported a
bill for the relief of Miss Caroline Mackafl
Mr.. Thomas introduced resolution requesting
the President and Directors of the Metropolitan
Railroad to make report Of what moneys have
been expended since June, l>t, 1855, and for what
purposes, &c; adopted
A resolution from the Board of Aldermen in re-
lation TO the mar ket house bridges, was received
and referred TO streets committee
A resolution for the relief of w H. Fletcher
was read three time, and passed
resolution also passed permitting the African
congregation, under the charge of the Rev Mr.
Hoover, to hold a series of meetings, the number
Of nights TO be discretionary with the Mayor.
resolution in relation to the school tax fund
was offered by Mr.. English, had its third reading
and passed.
The above resolution provid, for the CARVING
on of the Georgetown Schools for this year. and
approPriates for that purpose two thousand dol
lars, the school tax fund-sl ,Os2-included.
Yeas-Messrs Barron Cropley, English. Fear
son, Jones, Pic krell and White
Nays-Messrs. Oyster, Seymour and Thomas
colOred boy by the name of Thomas Rarnes
an apprentice to Mr.. James Gross, accidental n y
fell into the aqueduct at Mr. Rays coal ward YES,
teTday and was drowned. Justice Reayer held an
inquest over the body, and the jury returned a YER
ed yesterday that another boy, by the name of
MayhornesS, had been seen to fall overheard from
a boat in Rock creek, near the lower bridge and
drown. That part of the creek, however was
thoroughly raked with 4 seine yesterday after
noon, but no body was recovered, neither has nv
signs of it been discovered up to the present time
We e credlbly Informed that hhe fine steam
tug boat Bell Haven, advertised in the Star some
days since for SALE has changed owners The
former owners, Messrs. Richard and John Ellis
have disposed of her to the firm Of HYDE & Oa
wilson, and Mr.. Beall, for 1890
The Rev. Vim. Taylor, who has recently re-.
turned from California, will preach in our CITY
twice tomorrow, (Sunday)--at the colored Deo
pies church, in the morning at II o'clock and in
the market house: at O'Clock in the afternoon
The Burton pale ale, put up expressly for inya.
lids and private families by Army & lin
those pale yellow stone jugs. is little the best
We ever did taste. Try it. And then, If YOU de-
sire TO purchase by the wholesale groceries of the
most superior quality and liquors Of every de-
scription upon the most pleasing terms lust call
on Getty Williams, No. S, northwest corner of
High and Water streets.
The only arrival since our last Is the schooner
Surprise, Cole, from New York. to master with
an assorteu cargo SPECTATOR.