Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-06-09
GEORGETOWN.
Correspondence of The Star.

GEORGETOWN, June o, 1883.
The work upon our custom house and post Of
ace building is moving steadily forward The
contractor, Mr. Samuel Wroe, and the Superin-
te ndent, Mr.. r. r. Sheckell, are making every
effort to have the interior Of the building COM
pletod and ready for occupation by the first OF
J uIy. The building far as the mec hanical
work is concerned, is certainly an excellent spec
linen of architecture, and will compare favoiably
in point of finish, with any similar building to
toe found. The interior arrangements Of the post
office have been constructed with special care To
the convenience of our citizens, well as TO the
comforts of the officers and the dispatch of bust
ness: In addition to the ,OiS boxes for the re-
ception OF the letters of persons whose CORES
pOndence Is of such limited character as not TO
require permanent box, 96 boxes have been pro-
vided for the special benefit Of business men and
others Of large correspondence These are pro-
vided with doors on the outside, with locks and
KEYS, so that person coming in in a hurry or
during press of business, he can get his own
letters, &c, without any detention. The furn-
ture for each of the offices is now being manufac-
tured by VIM. King, Of VIM.
The large amount Of property advertised in the
Star, to be sold by Barnard Buckley, auction
GERS, under deeds of trust from the owners to the
Georgetown Building Association, will doubtless
lead to no small amount Of litigation. We learn
from some Of the parties (owners of the property
that is their intention to seek TO obtain writ of
injunction to restrain the sale and Ike the mat
ter before the Circuit Court Of the District, and
IL necessary, to the Supreme Court of the United
States. They (the parties who have borrowed
money from the building association) contend
that, having paid back into the treasury of the
association the amount borrowed, and per cent
interest, any further charge is usurious, and
therefore unlawful.
We regret, exceedingly, to learn that II. F.
English Esq, of the firm of ID. English K Sons,
hardware dealers, was taken suddenly i'll, yester.
day. and that his physicians have given up all
hope Of his recovery. No young man who has
ever been reared in Georgetown stands higher in
the estimation of our citizens, of all classes and
doubtless the news Of his hopeless condition will
be universally lamented.
Since writing the above, we learn that he is
dead.
MessIs. Barnard & Buckley, auctioneers, sold
yesterday, at public sale, the following property
Of Brook b. Williams, Esq: Lot fronting 60 4
feet Congress street, and running back l27 feet
to John T.. Carter at $40 per front foot-SI 800;
Is feet on same street, by 100 deep, to DIR. J . L.
Kidwell, at $40 per front foot-SI 2g2 100 feet on
same street, by 207 on Road street, to Lieut. J
Carter. at S23 per front foot-S2 $50; 10 feet on
same street. by 135 deep, to same, at SD per front
foot-Sl 40; 20 feet on same street by lbs deep,
to DR.. J. l.. kidwell at sd per front foot-Sl 40;
making in the aggregate 1927. These are as
handsome building lots any in the District,
and certainly sold at low figure for property
located upon the Heights. $.