Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-04-17
Affairs IN Gesrsetown.

A CASE FOR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES morning. q
man named jeremiah Jackson was arrested
by Sergeant Essex. of this precinct upon s
charge of adultery, and ne is held ubject TO q
Tequisition from tine Governor of Pennsylva-
nia Barnard Campbell, ESQ., chief Of police
al Harrisburg, arrived this morning with a
requisition. supposing that Jackson had been
already arrested. 1t appears from his state
nent that jackson kept q hotel In Harrisburg,
and had young female serving in his family.
lie seed his furniture and stock and left his
wife, and taking with him his young female
servant, came 10 Georgetown. Since he ar
rived he has been gambling, and has lost the
money, and has been trying, with the aid of
the police, TO recover il. He had when arrest
ed s.. He will be carried 10 Harrisburg by the
chief OF police, who, with Sergeant Essex. is
trying to lind the young girl, in order to carry
her home too. Jackson owned some very fine
property in Harrisburg, and it is said be forced
his wife to agree TO the sale and sign the deed
and persons who knew the property, think
that the $3.50 he brought with him was only a
portion OF the proceeds of the sale of the prop
erty.
SENT TO JAIL.-Samuel Harrod. the negro
arrested yesterday for cutting several other
colored men with razor had a hearing before
Justice Buckley. Jas. Cornell was cut in two
places over the left eye, the flesh laid open to
the bone, and barely escaping the eve VIM.
coleman was cut from his forehead to has
Shln, exposing the teeth through the cash.
Two others were slightly cut about their
hands, trying to ward off the blows which
harrod aimed at them. Justice Buckley sent
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lined him so and costs IN tine other cases
SURRENDERED HIMSELF. Yesterday, Mr.
benjamin Hough, who fired the shot which
resulted in the death of Samuel H. Gaskins
having been informed that Gaskns had died
went Immediately TO Sergeant Essex and placed
himself In custody of that officer This morn
ing Sergeant Essex went with him to the City
Hall and the Court continued him in custody
of Sergeant Easex TO await an examination be-
fore Judge Fisher in Georgetown at O'Clock
p. m. Gaskins leaves wife and three chill
dren-the youngest only about three weeks
old.
THE MINERS AT WoRK.-InformatIon has
been received in Georgetown that the Miners
in the Gum berland region have gone to work.
The difficulty originated in the demand OF the
miners for 20 cents per ton for mining. A COM
promise has been effected which places a large
number at work fer 60 cents per ton, but a num-
Der are ont of employment who are willing to
work for 60 cents.
THE LADIES UNION BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
are making great preparations for 4 grand fair
which Is TO provide the means for establishing
"a home for respectable destitute aged fe-
males TINS Is most praisewOrthy object
and as the ladies of all the religious denomina-
tions in town have united TO secure it, their
pralseworthy efforts can but be- heartily sec
ended. The fair VIII unquestionably be sue
cess.
The CASAL.-Arriyed Boats Flodoardo
with limestone to Cooley. 17SS do to Castle
man Colonel A. Spates, sundries to market
Observation-Disclosures. with fish, &C. TO Har-
per's Ferry. Cruncher, assorted freight to Lift
Lock No. :.
FLOUR AND GRAIN MARKBT-No transac-
tons OF importance IN flour or grain reported
Price list unchanged. Holders firm; stock
light.
PORT OF GEO&GETowN.-Entered steamer
Diamond State, Wilson master, from Baiti-
more; same cleared fOl Baltimore The Key
port and vanderbilt are making their regular
trips 10 and from Aqua creek daily. Steamers
Columbia, Harper, from Baltimore; and A. G.
Sinners. Knox, from Philadelphia.