Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-02-19
Affairs IN Georxetown.


FIRE ON THE WHARF.-Saturday evening.
about dusk, fire broke ont in large shed on
Dodges wharf east OF Hugh street which
SPREAD rapidly 10 the storehouses and ware
house on thst wharf, and the wharf OF the
New York Steamship Company, adjo,RIng.
The nre spread 30 rapidly that the Georgetov n
hrr department, though they worked nobly
with their apparatus, (the old style hand EN-
gines,) could not check the progress of the
flames, and the oficer IN charge OF the police
station telegraphed TO Washington for aid.
The call was promptly ans wered by Chief En-
glneer Sessford with the steamers Franklin
and Union, OF the Washington Fire Depart
msnt, and by The steamers Rucker and the one
now used in place OF the Hibernia, OF the Gov
eminent apparatus. The wooden buildings,
with their contents, were destroy ed, but the
fire extended no further. One OF the New
York steamers was lying At the wharf
loaded, and for 8 time was in danger
but the crew worked manfully, and
succeeded in hauling her out INTO the stream.
The loss will amount TO about Ss,UO0. Mr.. Pc
tar Berry loses about i,s;D by the destruction
Of baIed hay stored IN the warehouse
Dodg.'s wharf. The adjoining warehouse
was owned by Mr.. Chas Lanmon, in which
WAS stored about - bales of hay ana a num-
Der of empty -four barrpls, belonging 70 J. IL.
Rldgeway, who loses abont $500 The loSs TO
the New York Steamship Company is about
sS,0H, resulting from the destruction of the
sheds and a quantity of freight stored in them.
The hre Is supposed 10 have been the act OF an
mcendiary.
NOMINATIONS FOR THR FL Rs TIoN The del
egates elected al the ward meetings. noticed in
The Sidr of Saturday, met in council on The
evening OF that day, ana nominated the fol-
lowing Union Ticket
Far Iidermcn.-R. A. Shinn, Peter Berry, @
W. Besll Vim. II. Cooley, VIM. II. Tenney.
For Common CoWRciI.-C III. Cragin, W. X.
Collins, John Marbury, IT.. r. Shoemaker,
Geo. Hill, jr, &. :. English, Levi Davis, J. r.
Kelly, J. W. Bronaugh, John L. Cox, VIM. n.
Bohrpr.
GRAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT OfRcpr Harry
arrested a negro named William SamueIs, for
the larceny OF - pounds shoulder bacon, about
10 pounds of tobacco, and three pairs socks, the
property Of Richard Bafrey, in Tenally town.
part of the property was recovered and the
prisoner sent To jail for court by Justice Buck
ey.
BURGLARS IN THE CoUNTY-Last Thursday
night the house of Lewis Kengla, butcher. loca-
ted IN the county, near Georgetown, was en-
tered by burglar who got in through a wIn-
dow in the first story. The burglar went 10 a
secretary where Mr.. h. had about $50 IN mon
ey and some tobacco and opened the secretary
by boring through with ga inch angur and TAX
ing of the lock. He then helped himself 10 the
money and tobacco and quietly retired.
FLOUR AND GRAIN MARKET.-The market
opened to-day with a very moderate demand
for flour for the supply OF the local trade, and
the transactions were unimportant The price
list reported in the Star last week remains un-
changed. There are no receipts reported to-
day. In Gram the transactions were light No
Wheat offered.
PORT OF GEoRGRTOwN.-Thp only vessel
cleared to-day was the schooner Golden Rule,
Shreeyes master, for Accomac.