Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-11-28
GEORGETOWN.
Correspondence Of The Star.


6HoRsErowr, November p i9sO
coiofeo man, name not known, who repre-
sented himself a sailor BELONGING 10 a Dorthern
vessel In our port was attacked night before last
on w alter street. near the cotton factory by three
white men, who ''garrotedn him aud robbed him
Of his hat, gold watch, and consi derable sum
Of money. No clue TO the perpetrators of this
outrage has been ootain ned, and they viii probably
Are Georgetown republicans less reslous than
their Washington brethren, have you more Office
seekers there than here they resting here after
the arduous labors Of the campaign! or what 10
the reason that you report In your city soeh lause
meetings. great enthusiasts spirited address, &c
&c, while in ours corporalS guard cannot be
to get the association together last night, only
some ten OF twelve assembled IN the ~igNram at
the usual hour Of meeting, aud without the
Transaction Of zoy business they adjourned TO Fri
I On account OF the suspension of the banks
OF the in-clem-en-cy of the weather. 1--WE quote
Manager Gienn) the Theatrical entertainment At
audience was small but select with the exec tion
OF Few specimens OF the meanest and most con-
temptiole OF all Is roughsn known TO citizens nr
strangers as Georgetown rowdies. espeak thns
plainly, because the vulgsrity ard insolence az
those miserable creatures Is insupportable, and
greatly annoyed the actors wei as tue respect
bic portion Of the audience last evening, who
had all ght TO expect better order as six or
seven policemen were present If IL is the case
again We shall obtain the names Of the offenders
against decency and publish them. The Serious
Family was well performed considering the very
limited stage accommodations, Mr.. Glenn as
Aminidab Sleek being well sustained; and In the
musical burlesque of " Jenny Lind" Miss Mary
Shaw sang very sweetly when she succeeded in
getting the Dorchester right. As the company IS a
very good one, and a excellent bill will be
presented on Thanksgiving night, ard Il is PROM
ised that order must and shall be preserved we
hope to see a crowded house. Ladies will be
safe from annoyance and made comfortable, and
when that Is the case they will no longer have To
go to w ashington for an evenings amusement
The Monticello arrived here on Monday, with
a full cargo Of merchandise for our two cities
She did not stop In Washington to take OF any
portion Of her freight, but came directly TO her
wharf here, and {" 'ereby hangs tale . Some
twenty or thirty OF the w ashingion stevedors all
white men, who have had a monopoly Of the bus.
mess Of discharging the cargo on former occa-
sions on their side Of Rock Creek, and did not
wanta Georgetown man TO come across the line
and help them IL the case was ever urgent IL Is
said these Sectionalsts came over here in body,
expecting TO be employed, but were informed that
a colored man named Henry Day had been engaged
as " Boss Steyedore, with authority to hire bis
own men, and that the change had been made bv
order, to try whether the work could not be done
cheaper here than in Washington To be SUM-
planted by Georgetown men was bad, and by
Georgetown darki1s was worse than bad they
thought and they expressed their displeasure
rather noisily, threatening the darkies with ven
geance dire if they dared to go to work, and 30
serious an aspect did the affair assume that the
police force had to be sent for and kept on hand
to prevent riot. Coercion, however, was not ne
cessary, and with the exception of one Of the
Washington delegation being put in the guard.
house to cool of, no damage resulted
most audaeious and high-handed robbery
was committed here last evening, between and
9 O'Clock. Some bold thief entered the residence
Of Mr.. VIM >. Nichols, on the Heights and stole
therefFom over one hundred dollars in cash and
| some articles Of jewelry, belonging to Miss Rem
saell, niece of Mrs. Nichols. He was evidently
| acquainted with the premises, as he went up the
Il hack he habf nd ha
ladies hearing noise, supposed il TO be tine Irish
| servant boz, but when the boy made bis appear
| ance the alarm was raised, and the burglar made
his escape. He passed the box with the silver in
| II on his route, but missed IT, Some of the mem
bers Of the Potomac Light Infantry hearing OF the
affair at their armory, proceeded TO the spot but
too late to be Of service. There S20 gold
piece marked, a $50 note on the bank Of Phillip
/ and three other 500 Virginia notes among the
| money stolen. Suspicion strongly attaches to a
| resident here, and he is under surveillance.
| Pork from wagons is selling this morning at
| about 81 per loo lbs.
The Young Guards, Capt Rodier to the num-
Der Of 25 or 90, Were out drilling last night, and
paid visit TO the ermory of the Potomac Light
| Infantry. With their scarlet pants, blue jackets
| gray caps, and short guns, they present unique
appearance, and in the accuracy and celebrity OF
u their movements astonish the seniors. They i'm.
| prove wonderfully for juveniles
We were shown by Mr.. Vanderwerken, one ID
| the proprietors Of the Union line OF omnibuses,
counterfeit gold dollar, taken by one Of his drivers
yesterday, which Is well calculated to deceive
| even good judges. IL is one OF the best counter
feits we ever saw. II Is Of bright color, LITTLE
larger than the genuine, and has not the ring o.
| the true metal. Your readers viii do well TO be
| on their guard
A very Interesting series Of evening meeting
| will be held in the Market Street Chapel thi
| week, and such eminent divines as Rev. Drs
Gurley, Sunderland, and Bocock are expected t
| preach.
Tomorrow being Thanksgiving day by procla
nation Of the Mayor, We learn that there will b
| no market on the morning Of that day.