Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-03
GEORGETOWN.
Correspondence of The Sta,

0foksxrowN, Jan 3, 1859
IL seems that we Were In error, dav n, ,w,
since, In supposng that one Of the pi,n. o., :.
railroad along Pennsylvania avenue to ON, TO-.
now before Congress, expressly limited the i'm
provement to the east bank Of Rock creek. tn.
Dill which has already passed the House of Rem.
resentatives, grants the authority 10 certain per
sons named In the act, To construct a railway
along pennsylvania avenue TO Rock creek The
avenues and streets Of your city belong to the
government. The United states Is in the habi,
OF exercising control In various ways over them.
Sucn is not the case with the streets Of our town
They were vested in the Corporation before ever
the cession OF the District TO Congress Some
persons ever doubt whether Congress can rigbt
fuIty exercise any authority over them
BE that as IL may, II is certainly competent for
our Corporation, In the absence of any law of
congress to the contrary, to make such regula
tiohs respecting them, and grant such privileges
III tne use thereof, and couple such privileges
win sucn restrictions, quail fcations and limita-
lions as they may see ut. Everybody who has
tfaVeled In our omnibuses knows very well that
dnne OF railway coaches stopping at Rock Greek
To u 40 DC utterly vaiueless to the proprietors.
10 90 business in any way profitable they
must come into our town. IL, then parties ob,ai
from Congress the privilege Of constructing /,
railway from the Capitol to Rock Greek, our
town has in its own hands the Imposition Of tbe
terms upon which such railway can come into
our town and along our streets. The proposition.
as passed by the House Of Representatives and
now oeioIe inc senate, is not to prevent its
coming INFO our town, but II leaves the railway
at tue terminus Of Washington CITY, and thus
Allows the railway proprietors and our Corpora.
tioh 10 agree between themselves as to the terms
upon winch they come in IL thus seems that
our Corporation has really more control over m.
matter than IL an amendment were inserted
authorizing or directing the railway to be con-
tinu1d to High street.
we are by no means ANXIOUS that ConoreSs
should undertake to make police or other feou
lations concerning our streets as we believe our
corporate authorities have sufficient intellipence
ana discretion TO act for themselves in such mat
ters. We are so much in favor Of a railway that
we should deprecate any amendment 10 the
House OF Representatives, bill, unless OF the er
temest Importance, inasmuch as il it has 10 be
returned to that BODY IL can hardly be reached
during this short session So far from reoaTdina
the proposed amendment Extending IL to HiUb
street as important or vital, we regard IL rather
as taxing the subject out of the hands of our cor
porate authorities, who are well able to provide.
not only for its introduction, but also to fix the
terms upon which ii shall come in.
Our cltlz ms generally appear TO manifest more
than they have since the commencement Of the
christmas holidays. The Georgetown Collepe
the Academy at the Convent Of the Visitation
MISS hairover's Seminary, Mr.. Arnold's Clinton
institute, Mr.. BoweD's Classical and Mathe.
matical Academy, Mr.. Conrad's Academy, Mrs
Gen. Wheeler's Academy, and the public schools
all resume operations this morning. Our streets
consequently Were all alive with young Ameri-
C.
their way to their various places Of instruction
The remains Of our late fellow citizen, Tay.
Tor, were followed to their last resting place in
Oak Hill Cemetery yesterday. by an immense
concourse of relatives and sympathizine friends
The funeral service Of the Catholic Church was
performed at the house by the Rev. Mr. Asch-
Our City Councils are destined doubtless 10
have quite lively time of it this evening They
assemble In joint meeting, according to the pro.
visions OF the charter TO elect the various officers
OF tbs Corporation for the current year, some
thirty in number.
White man, name unknown, was found on
Friday last in the canal near the Aoueduct ri.
was apparently about fifty years OLD, and bald
Ihete was found upon his person buckskin
pofte-monnaie, containing 80 cents, a small kew,
ana strip OF paper, on which was written the
wo'd "Oeorgetown,' but nothing from which
his name or place of residence could be ascer-
tanned Coroner Woodward held an inquest
over the body, and the jury rendered a verdict In
accordance with the above facts and that ne
jury. " INC
We have nothing worthy Of note from the
markets this morning.