Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-07-20
GEORGETOWN.
Correspondence of The Star.


GEoReErowN, July 90 1883
very considerable amount Of Improvements
in the way OF erecting new buildings. remodel
ing old ones, &C., is now going on in our city
Among the most prominent Of the new building
Is the one being erected by Mr.. 1. Dyer. on the
corner of Gay and Congress streets the one on
Lees Hill. now being completed by the Messrs
SHINES. for Mr.. Scott: and the one in course Of
erection by Nj. Wingate. near the corner of Con-
gress and Road streets, for Mr. John F.. Carter
The old buildings on High street, recently pur.
chased by Potomac (Nasonic) Lodge, has been
nearly razed to the ground. preparatory to the
erection of their new hall. This Is to be forty
eight feet front by depth Of sixty five feet two
stories high. The second story is TO be devoted
entirely to the Of the fraternity; and the irst
or ground story, il to he handsomely flushed for
stores or offices. This building, when completed,
will be real ornament to the part Of the town in
| which IL Is located
| The large warehouse. situated opposite the
I wn House, belonging to Mr.. Ofnt, and which
| has long worn an appearance OF the most anti
quated character lis now being remodeled, and is
in the future to be occupied by two enterprising
| young men, Messrs. Busey and Barnard, as an
agricultural implement store Several other stores
| on Bridge street have also been recently brushed
up and somewhat moderniz~d; among them that
| Of Mr.. N Slosh. Forrest Hall also presents a
| very decided improved appearance, since passing
through the hands of the painter.
| We regret exceedingly to learn that our es-
teemed fellow citizen, Capt. Geo. r Della Roche,
| was stricken down again on Friday last DY an
other attack of PARALYSIS, and Is now confined to
his bed in quite critical condition. He Is under
the skillful treatment of DR.. J. Riley. We also
hear Of the serious indispositon of several others
OF our prominent citizens, among them Or. G raj.
ton Tyler. (now convalescentO the Rev. Mr.
Moore. and son, and Mr.. Jeffrey.
| A colored woman by the name Of Betsy vii.
| liams, died at our aims house on Tuesday last
whose existence can be traced back and estab.
| lished by reliable data 40 years. and il is sup.
| posed by some who have known her for man,
| years that she was several years older than tho
aoove figures represent her to have been. Sbt
| nursed the venerable Charles King when an in
FAINT, who died In our city some fifteen years ago
years old
| The upper portions OF the Know Nothing pol,
at the fish dock, which has for many months
past reared its lofty truck towards the clouds as
the last relic of the sort remaining in our city
| the last Presidential campaign, has yielded {,
the force Of circumstances, and now lies low
| level with the earth
The rainy and lowering aspect of the weathe
| this morning caused no little disappointment ano
| 1retting' among our young friends of the NJ. p
sabbath School, who had made extensive prepa
rations for spending the day at Glymont. Moth
| ing daunted, however, at the time of closing thi
letter they were assembling on board the Collyer
| preparatory to starting.
| Arrivals.-Packet Ann Pickerell, Livingston
from Philadelphia, and steamer Columbia, Har
| per, TO Hyde Davidson; West Wind, Burnett
| r. II. Abbott, Smith. and J. L w illiams Curtis
from New York, with cement to Captain Meigs
| Zeno, Fields, Philadelphia, coal to Bogue Don
nelly; Statesman, Job, Salisbury, to j. Libbey a
Son; and number of bay and river craft, witt
wood, &c. SPEcTAIoR.