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

Our citizens generally will doubtless be pleased
to learn that Georgetown is soon to be yrace(
again with at least one handsome military com
pany which ii can call its own. Some eight o
ten years since on all public occasions our streets
were all alive with the numbers and handsome
ly adorned with the brilliant uniforms Of OH
three companies, viz: The Potomac Dragons
Independent GTays, and Morgan Ritemen From
some cause, however, they all dsbapded n,
ever since we have been compelled. however re-.
luctant, to acknowledge that there was not patri.
otlSm enough among our 10000 inhabitants tc
keep up one good military company, as an orna
Inent 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 D,
wiped out. A number of our patriotic yOunn
men have formed company called the George.
town City Guards, and have elected the fol owl inc
gentlemen as officers. Captdin-J. Owens Der.
nv; First Lieutenant-John NJ. Waters; Second
do-Andrew Jackson Jones; First Sergeant
John Is. Davis; Second do James A White
They have already enrolled thirty members, their
uniforms are now being made, and in very short
while We expect TO see our streets enliyened by
the strains OF martial music, the glittering uni.
iolmS, ana martial apped TanCe of the Guards, out
on their first parade.
The following business came up before our
Board CT Common Council last night:
A message from the Mayor in reference TO the
Long Bridge by the Washington authorities and
recommendation that the Georgetown Corpora
ZION sue out an injunction against the same; re-
lerreu 10 Board OF Aldermen.
protest of Charles DODGE i'm reference IN
Road Street; referred to streets committee
MT. Thomas presented the bills Of Dixon 4
GORDON for coal and wood, and Mrs. Lang for re-
lfeshnents; referred TO claims committee
Mr.. Thomas, from claims committee reported
a Teported resolution in favo: of the assessors
also resolution in favor of Fl POlkinhorn
MI. Pearson, from Police committee to whom
was referred a petition of sundry persons on Wa
ter street asking for an additional night watch
reported unfavoTably, and Was discharged from
further consideration of it,
Mr.. Seymour, ftoln grievances committee to
whom was referred Mrs. Crowns petition asked
TO be, and was discharged ON the further con-
sidcration Of it. He was also discharged from
the further consideration of Mrs Becraft's and
WIN. NoyeS'S petitions.
Mr.. Seymour, from same committee reported q
bill for the relief Of Miss Caroline Mackafl
Mr.. Thomas introduced d resolution requesting
the PRESIDENT and Directors of the Metropolitan
Railroad to make report of what moneys Lave
been expended since June lst 1855 and for what
purposes, &c; adopted.
"A resolution from the Board of Aldermen in re-
lation to the market house bridges was received
ana referred to streets committee
resolution for the relief Of w II. Fletcher
was read three times 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 readng
and passed.
The above resolution provd IS for the carving
on OF the Georgetown Schools for this wear, and
appropriates for that purpose two thousand dol
lars, the school tax funds 092-included
feas-Messrs. Barron, Cropley English Fear
son, Jones, Pickrell and White
Nays-Messrs. Oyster, Seymour and Thomas
colored boy by the name Of Thomas Barnes
an apprentice to Mr.. James Gross, accidentally
fell into the aqueduct at Mr.. RAYS coal ward YES
terday and was d rowned. Justice Reaver held an
inquest over the body, and the jury returned YER
diet OF accidental drowning. 1t was also rcport-
ed yesterday that another boy. by the name of
Mayho'ness, 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 seine Yesterday after
noon, but no body was recovered, neither has any
signs of 1t been discovered up to the present time
We a credibly Informed that the 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 & Da-
wilson, and Mr.. Beall, for $1,000
The Rev. VIM. Taylor who has recently re-
turned from California, will preach in our city
twice Tomorrow, (Snnday)--at the colored peo-
pies church, In the morning at Ii o'clock and in
the market house. at O'Clock i'm the afternoon
The Burton pale ale, put up expressly for inva-
those pale yellow stone jugs, is little the best
we ever did taste. Try it. And then, il 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, just call
on Getty 4 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 assorted cargo. SPECTATOR.