Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-11-13
.GEORGEToWN AFFAIKS,
Corrsspondeses of TAs Star. "a

/ GEoRsKrowS, Nov. 13, 1857.
i An individual, name unknown- supposed to be
scotchman by birth-was accidentally drowned
In the canal: offthe boat Wide Awake, on Tues
day night, Coroner Woodward held an inquest
over the body. The jury rendered verdict OF
accidentai drowning No person being able to
Recognize the body, and no money being found
upon H. TO defray the expenses of its interment,
was taken to the afmshouse and buried
most disgraceful fight occurred near the mar
Net on wednesday,, between a man by the ma me
OF jackson. from Fairfax county, Virginia, and
another by the name of Weber, from your city
Wepoer, we learn from persons present, made
every effort to avoid a collision, to no purpose,
and was severely beaten by Jackson, who used
on the occasion a set of iron knue kles, which cut
his antagonist in most shoe king manner about
me lace and head Officer Gross made an effort
to arrest Jackson, but was prevented by a number
of fancy men, who succeeded in getting him of
by the assistance of horse.
The prospects for winter supply of fuel has
been rather better the last week ten DAYS; con-
siderable quantities of oak and pine wood have
arrived. and found ready purchasers among our
dealers at s3as3 50 for pine, and "a 25asi Is for
oak, by the cargo There Is no hickory arriving
The article is In great demand, and a few hun
good prices.
We incline to the belief that orr Corporation
will refuse permission to suspend travel over the
Little Falls Bridge just at this time. Such a
suspension would doubtless be some ad vantage to
the constructors for the wooden snperstructure;
a
embargo upon our Virginia trade, at a season of
the year when our merchants can least afford to
encounter IT. We cannot believe that our City
Councils will consent that an act shall be per-
formed which would necessarily drive away
from our city the entire fall pork, and other hea-
Wy trade. Let the raising of the superstructure
be commenced from the east end, and then the
time required for making the connection with the
present spans will he much shorter. and occur at
time when we can more easily submit to sus-
pension OF travel over this road If the stone
piers are not all done, 1t will not delay the work
great while to wait until they are.
We would advise the very accommodating
drivers Of the Union Line omnibuses to be little
cautious who they take on board as deck passen-
gers Yesterday, very gentlemanly old man
(driver) known as Uncle Davy (Walden), kindly
consented to honor fellow with ride on the
box with him, and while the old man was occu-
pied with his horses the rascal ATTEMPTED to pi-
fer his box Of its contents. Uncle Davy carried
him to the stand in Georgetown, where he in
tended to reward him for his villany by giving
MIN IN Irish hoist from the box to the pavement
below The timely interference Of the timer
saved him, however, from coming in contact
with the paving stones
We would advise the lovers Of ballroom
inent OF Logan tribe, !. D. r. NJ. The members
OF this tribe are jovial, good -natured set of fell
lows, and will, we have no doubt put forth
every enort to make the occasion one Of real
pleasure to all who may patronize them
The Vigilant Fire Company have printed upon
cards the police regulations against minors run.
ming with the fre engines. So, boys, we would
advise you, one and all, to keep away from the
machines, otherwise you may find yourselves &C.
cupants of that brick house recently erected near
the hay scales, called the lookup.
small quantities Of pork are beginning to ar.
rive by wagons, and is selling at 81 so per 90 lbs
We learn that the ball at Forrest Hail on Tues
day night was attended by a large number of
rowdles from Washington, each Of whom came
armed to the teeth with billies, bowie knives
pistols, &c. Finding, however, no one of their
own stripe with which to raise fight they soon
retired and returned home-we hope never to
come back. Our citizens consider their room
much more desirable than their persons.
There will be a called meeting of our City
Councils this evening, to consider matters con-
nected with the Little Falls and other bridges
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