Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-09-28
Affairs IN Georgetown.

FIRR.-Lsst night ahout9S O'Clock. the l.rr.
Cooper shop on wster street, near Freder,ef
belonging 10 J. s. WEIGH & Co, millers ani
occupied by Frederick Bremerman. was fired
by an ineendiary and entirely destroyed Wi
All ITS contents, consisting of material for COON
ering, and the tools Of the establishments. with
number belonging 70 She workmen. The
Building WAS erected by Mr.. Taylor, former
proprietor OF weich's mill and who then GOV.
ered inside and out with sheet tron 10 prevent
It's uestI uction by incendisries, but the heat
was past endurance by the workmen and the
IRON was removed from the outside leaving that
on the inside. The loss 10 Welch A 40 is
si,oV0 OF S5,U0, uninsured. Mr.. Bremermans
loss Is covered by an insurance OF 3 OOO ex-
cept- perhaps, the value of the tools.
luis nre anorded strong argu ments in favor
OF ire stes m IRE department The companies
OF the Georgetown depar sment were promptIy
al work. and struggled nobiy 70 check the
names Had they been provided with appa-
"a, ,ssus similar TO me WISH ngton department.
the loss would have been small, comparative
~ out u was impossible for ihem 10 check the
names with the means they pOg seSsad The II
=. flre department and the Washington be-
partment were represented by three ST. lmars
and hook and ladder truck but when thev
sIrlVed me property was nearly de troyed
icy speeciiy exunguished the flames aud
prevented the possibility OF the fire ex-
tending 10 the property around. The stree, IN
that Vicinity 4 full of holes and gulIays and
tne drivers found u rough way to reach the
nre.- The corporation or the properly owners
would increase heir safety by improving the
street AT that pein:
Al Al hANlpENT.-lsasf night, when
fire at Bremerman's cooper shop was discoy-
cred, nos. Cooper, master OF canal boat Com
munlpaw, went out upon the tressel work OF
The Cumberla and Coal and Iron Cnmpauy and
not noticing that the matches Were open, fell
through one OF them 10 the street a distance Of
twenty eight feet He was Injured ipternalIV
and his back and right arm We're broken He
was taken To his boat and Dr Ricney wa
called to attend him. The broken limb va
properly dres ed and such relief IS couid he
anordtd was administered. but the untoriu-
nate man expired about AZ o'clock
REAL EsTATR SALE.-Thos. Downing, auc-
uoEeeT, on Tuesday sold the Seminar. mon
erty on Greene strset-tNgo lots to K A PAYNE
ana enc 10 } b Nanderwerken-for S29 Der
front foot. A house aud lot on punbart,n
street, 20 Anthony Hyde, for st.JOO The sem
mary building was withdrawn at sIq.uDO A
small building lot, fronting 10 feet on 2d street
Magrucer for s2t5 -
TIE CANAL.-Arrived-Boat Henry wada
II limestone. TO the kilns; Min Bow whest. u
Hariley a Bro; SIX Days. with cement, and
ID hnode, with nonr and grain. 10 Geo Waters
and thirteen boats. with coal 10 O. n pI,,S'
Ii53 tons: Cumberland Co. lIl tons; Central
Co. 3l9 tons: American Co. III IL tons. Ha,n
shire and Baltimore co, 2IS IL tons; BORDEN
20, glsf tons: Depsrted-rhe Six DAYS. with
salt &c. 10 Skaters MILL Mill Boy sundria,
to Berlin; ID. knode, fertilizers, to Lift Lock
No. II; :. BIllmyer. sundrfes. TO Shenherds
town; and sixteen boats light.
KEEPING BARS OPEN on SUNDAY.-Aipxan
der Giles and Michael r. Moran Were arrested
yesterdar, and taken before Justice BuckeI.
Tor trial A woman whose hu sbana indulged
little 100 freely, was the Complainant aud
Justice Buckley fined each OF the defendants
PORT oP GEoRG ETowN -Entered- Staspa-
Thomas T. Cahill Norris. master, from Bslti
more; schr Susan +. Jane, Russell master
from New York. Entered and clearad--Stearn
81 49, LApiess' hsther' master, from and to Balti-