Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-06-12
GEORGETOWN.
Correspondence of The Star.

6EoRsErowN, June II, 1883.
hightful accident happened to two of the
Union Line omnibuses Yesterday evening. which
put In imminent peril the life and limbs of a
NUMBER OF young persons, while returning from
mount Auburn, whittier they had been on pic
nc. IL appears that while coming down the red
nun 1ust north of our city, the coupling pin of
the omnibns in the rear broke, which caused the
Vehicle to rush upon the horses, and thew. being
'ndole 10 resist It's force, ran off. The driver,
MI Charles Scott, was dragged from the box un-
der the horses, and narrowly escaped with his
Ire They soon came in contact with the four
horse coech in front, which so frirbtened the
horses attached to ii that they also started down
the hill at full speed. The driver made every
effort TO stop them, but the reins broke and he
was forced to jump from the box and leave them
TO pursue their course down High street When
they reached the junction of High and Market
streets, they took the LATTER and arrested in
Their course by a number Of persons when near
the twenty buildings.
The females in this coach manifested great
presence OF mind and remained upon their seats
keeping perfectly quiet and receiving no injury
except one young lady, whose narpe we have not
yet learned, who jumped out when near the resi-
dence OF Mr.. f.. A. Eliason and was slightly in
Jured The wo-hOrse coach, to which the acct
dent occurred that caused the alarming affair
was upset before ii reached the foot of the hill,
but strange to say none of the inmates received
any injury Of moment except a colored girl, ser
want OF one OF the party. Just ahead of the ON
hiouScS, DdNiu fSOcS ana TWO other Youths We're
coming down in a buggy. They had presence
OF mind to drive the horse of on the road side
and jump out Soon after one Of the omnibuses
came In contact with tho buggy and smashed it
10 pieces. The youths held on 10 the horse
keeping him from running Oft also
MIR. Scott, the driver who was dragged from
the box, was very seriously injured. No blame
whatever. we learn, attaches to the drivers
They did all that frmness and presence Of mind
could to avert the frightful catastrophe
We learn from Mr.. King that we were misin-
formed (by the superintendent few days since
IN regard to the manufacturer of the furniture for
the new cus:onl-house and post office The con .
tract has not been awarded TO him
Ihings and matters about our canal docks this
,lorning LOOK dreary, gloomy and lazy. Owing to
The suspension of navigation upon the canal, and
tue supply Of coal having become exhausted
ever! thing is at a stand-still. The multitude of
hands generally employed there have nearly all
disappeared, and the place is almost as silent as
a churchyard.
The following shipments have been made from
nays dof since our report of last Saturday BY
the Detmold COmpanv-for Troy sshnrs Somer-
ST. Miller, Us tons, Fanny, Stokes, 10 tons for
New York, Oliver II Lee, Soper, 239 tons By
the American Ce.-for Boston, schrs Restless
smith, 266 tons; for Philadelphia, b. 1. F ,Trav-
ers, % tons; for New York. Palestine, Camburn
go tons, and r. A. Wood Cranmer $50 tons
making in the aggregate l, 525 tons.
But little business has been done upon the
Canal this week. Only Is boats in all have ar
rived, from Cumberland with coal (passed
dam No. during the high water) and the r. :
mlalndef from other points, with -four, grain, &c
The receipts for tolls at the Georgetown Collec-
tors office for the same period amounts to 81 80
We are Informed that 1t will require some three
weeks more, under the most favorable circum-
stances, to render the before mentioned dam ma,
sable for loaded boats
The offerings of beef cattle at the yards yester-
day amounted to $50 head 300 of which were
purchased by District butchers at SiaSi IS on
the hoof, equal to SSaS9 50 nett. Old sheep and
lambs S2.J0aS3 per head.
Arrivais-Schr Milhado, Jones, fin Baltimore
oats, to ID ). Shoemaker; Sidney C. Jones, light
to Peter Berry. for a cargo of flour; Mist and s
Bayles, f'om New York, cement, to Capt Meips
Also, several bay and river craft laden with
wood, grain, &c. Sailed yesterday, the packet
Frank Hubert, Mayo. with flour and corn by
Hartley Brother, for Boston
The Hour and grain markets appear inclined
to droop. Good canal superfine brands of -four
are still. however, held at 81 .31aS4 50 White
wheat, 81 .U}aSl 0S red do. SaSl U3. :