Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-10-27
GEORGETOWN.
Of Ixs Stay.

SS''ssPShSeHcs " IN 0b0y.
SEoRsYrowN. Oct ~. 1853
Our City Councils met on Monday evening pur-
srsnt to call Of the Mayor.
In the Council q message was received from
the Mayor Informing the Boards that they bad
been convened for the purpose of couside ring the
eIPediency Of revising the ga lie Of High street,
n proposed In a late memorial. and also 10 re-
ceive report from the Surveyor respecting the
lines Of said street; read and laid on the table.
Mr.. SHINES presented the memorial Of J.
Orme and other property holders on Prospect
street. asking that the grade Of said street fred
by the Surveyor, and the laws providing for
the improvements thereon shall not be violated
oy the contractors for doing said work. read and
referred to streets committee.
The same gentleman presented the memorial Of
Wm Hager, John Popkins and w. II Fletcher,
representing that they had put in bids for doing
the various kinds Of work designated in the ad
vertisement for the improvement Of the upper
par. OF high street, at certain prices named In
SAID oids, and that they were informed and be-
lieve that their bids were the lowest offered; vet
The contract was not awarded to them but was
given tn other parties who only made partial
bids They ask that the matter may be referred
70 commlttee TO inquire into the facts Of the
case and report as to the rights Of all parties;
| referred to committee on grievances
| DR. Mackall presented the surveyors profile
Tor the graduation OF Sixth street, from Market
| TO Fayette; referred to streets committee
| The Boards then adjourned to meet again last
night.
The lecture Of Mr.. Tustin, before the Clinton
institute, at the lecture room Of the Presby.rian
church, last night, Is very highly spoken of as
| literary production, by all who heard It, Owing
| however, to the multitude of other meetings
going on, the attendance was not large as we
had anticipated
The only arrivals since Yesterday are sch ooners
King, Andrews, Philadelp hia, to HYDE
| DAVIDSON, and Thomas Patterson Seward Bal l.
| more, lumber to w heatley
-Four young ladies came very near being sufIo-
| Gated by gas, emitted from a coal stove, at q
| residence OF MIR. John Lamby, on High street,
| iast night IL appears that the stove was loo ted
| In one Of the lower rooms of the house and that
| the pipe passed up through the ceiling into the
| chamber above, and then into due of the CHM
| ney The hue by some means became obstructed
| and the gas was forced out into the room where
| the yonng ladies were sleeping with the door
| closed, ana unconscious of their danger MIR
Lamby's bed chamber being situated close by,
| ana hearing strange sounds proceeding from the
| room, immediately repaired to IL with a lip ht
| where he found them, all four, in almost life
| less condition. They Were immediately taken
into the fresh air, and DIR. Magruder sent for who
| soon succeeded in relieving them from its bad
| enects Two Of them were daughters Of Mr.
| Lamby.
The ball Of the Vigilant Fire Companv at Fo--
rest Hall, on Monday night, was truly a con-.
| mendab BILE affair Of the kind The company fully
sustained the reputation they have always borne
| for doing things in the right kind of style
| There continues TO be but little doing in the
hour and grain market. Flour is held al IS ga
80 30 for good to prime superfne brands; extras
would command IS o. Sale Yesterday Of 4 600
| quality good. No corn of moment Offering for
| several days past, white and yellow are both in
demand, and would command SOC for the former
| and Sc for the latter.