Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-22
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS.
Correspondence of The Star.

GEORGETOWN, July -, 1857.
Those Of our citizens who reside in the neigh
borhood of the lower end of Water street are loud
in their complaints against the spirit of lawless.
ness which is INDUCED la by parties of reckless
! individuals i'm that locality, almost every night
On Tuesday night some of these parties caught a
couple of individuals while passing along and
literally stripped them naked and then besmeared
them over with backing. The stIippIau would
not have been quite bad had not their clo hes
been torn in pieces by the operation. Their rem
devious seems 10 he among the lumber Yards.
where there are so many hiding places that il is
almost impossible for an officer to ascertain who
the Offenders are.
Last mig ht another fracas occurred in this local
ty upon the lumber WHAT of Lbbev Il SOM be-
tween two young men, one named James Moore
ana the other VIM. Nicholson. which resulted in
Moore being seriously if not fatally wounded. IL
appears tina: these parties owned pistol between
them, and dispute arose as TO vino should have
II on the night in question both made an effort
to get hold of il. when Nicholson drew Il knife
and Inflicted two severe wounds upon the aldo.
men and one on the arm of Moore. They must
have been no ordinary cuts, if we may iud re from
the quantity OF blood living where the affair hap
pened. Officer John Gross, who was lying in
wait for some parties at the time, attracted
| to the spot by the noise, and arrested Nicholson
and lodged him in the watch house He was
taken before Justice Reaver this morning, who
committed him 20 jail Moore was taken to his
home on Congress street and DR. Maccall sent for
there is but little il any hope of MOoTeS recovery
Officers Gross and Tunnel succeeded yeSter-
day morning in ferreiing ont party Of youths
who have for some tIEle past been carving "A
regular system of pundering country persons
while passing through our streets at nioht. OF
chickens, vegetables, &c. Two or the offenders
were arrested and taken TO the watC h. house. but
before the services of a magistrate could be OBJ
tanned, they succeeded in removing some of the
bars from one of the windows and made their
escape For certain reasons we have been
Ques,ed by OH" Of the officers to withhold their
names.
We were much pleased this morning 10 see our
esteemed felloW-ciiIzcn. Mr Samuel Cr"pi.v,
whose Illness was noticed in he star several day
since, out auain.
We would advice retailers who may I've in want
of very superior Article of fish, to examine the
advertisement Of Hartley & Bro.
The cheering news reached our lily this morn
lnT, by some gentlemen direct from the spot that
The water was let OH the Canal (at Dam No 81
yesterday evening. and that lnldsd boats will he
able TO pass some time during The week y large
number arc lying in the immediate nei- hbor hood
of Hancock, already laden with coal, flour. &c.
awaiting the first opportunity TO proceed down.
wards, aud may he expected III our city some time
during Monday next.
Our river wharveS this week have presented 7
lively appearance The following vessels have
arrived since our last: BaTGue Indiana. Haws
savannah, lumber to +. Wheatley and Libbey &
Son; sChooners peXtcTIty, Lawson. Philadelphia
coal TO Barron l. Stover w. r. Washinutun
Benjamin Vancliar. King, Baltimore, lumber to
l,ibbey & Son; packet schooner Embark, Donoho
Philadelphia, TO Hyde & Davidson; and several
bay and liver craft. with wood TO Dickson! Cor
don q Co, Bogue d Donnellv aud ID. 'Neale
SPECTATOR.