The national Republican., 1867-08-12

promptly and regularly every morn'sg 10 tatserib.
Gs in every part Of 0ssfsstown. ~
Subscriptions viii be received BY J.s. I. THoRs,
No. lS Bridss strest who is our suthoriIsd agent
for deorgstown for n. delivery and viii collect for
subscriptions and solicit sdy srsemenss for the Ma
GEORGETOWN NEWS.
INPosrNG FUSERAL.-At 4 o'clock yes
terdsy afternoon, the funeral Of the late Mr..
fenton Evans took place from the residence, on
Fourth street, near Market. The services at the
house were conducted BY Rev Mr.. Sherman.
pastor Of the Congress street M. Z. Church, at
the conclusion Of which Heald's American Brass
Band performed solemn dirge. The cortege
was then formed, the clerks and other employees
Of the Currency Bureau, Of which deceased was
attached, taking the lead, followed by Covenant
Lodge No. Is, I o. o. f., Mechanics Lodge No.
IS, I. 0. 0. H., (which Mr.. Evans was q nom
bsr, and the Grand Lodge Of the District Of Co.
lumbis, and representatives Of other Washington
lodges. The funeral was the largest that has
taken place here for years, the line reaching
9 distance Of at leat half q mile. The re-.
mains were conveyed TO Oak Hill Cemetery,
and In front Of the Chapel, the Rev.
Mr.. shermer delivered . feeling and appropri
ate address, In which alluslon was made to the
Christian spirit and kindness Of heart Of the de-
ceased, and invoked our Heavenly Father to
give strength TO the widow and orphans TO bear
their present great afliction with fortitudo. The
corpse was then taken TO the eastern section Of
the cemetery, and at the grave the services Of
the Order Of Odd Fellows were conducted In an
impressive manner by Grand Chaplain, Rev. P.
II. Sweet.
DESTRUCTIVE FmE.-0nc Of the most disas.
trous conhagrations with which our town has
been visited occurred about "a o'clock yesterday
morning. The FIRE originated in the wheelwrigbt
ahon of q Mavera on prosDect strest naaf
High, and then communicated to the paint shor
Of James Murray, which were entirely con.
sumed. Tho flames then reached the frame
dwelling Of J. II. Ridgsway, the frame dwelling,
Of J. @. johnson and P. Collision, (owned BY Mr.
: Richard Pettit,) the dwellings Of O. Mayer
(owned by John Rielly,) and r. II. Hunter, and
two ice.houses, owned by Henry Kengla, all o.
|. which were nearly entirely consumed. The
steamer Henry Addison was soon on the spot
and was worked vigorously to save the property
and at late hour the United States steamer
Hibernia, Rucker, and Meigs. and the UnioI
and franklin. Of the Washington department
arrived at the scene, and were put to work
The losses by the FIRE were as follows: ]. II
Ridgeway, $3, 900, fully insured; Henry Kengla
: 81, 900; R. Petit, 81, 500; John Reilly, $500
R. Il. Hunter, $780, james Murray, $780, O
Mayer, $4,000. The FIRE was the work Of ar
incendiary. The cause Of the lateness Of tn,
hour in which the Washington engines arrived
strument at tho station-house is out Of order ant
difficult to work.
The LATE J. WALTER FITCH.-The fu
neral obsequies Of Mr.. J. Walter Fitch, tool
place at sir O'Clock yesterday afternoon, from
the residence Of Mrs. Abbott, on West street
The remains were inferred In Oak Hill Cemo
. tory, and the funeral was attended by q larg,
concourse Of friends, including members Of tn,
repotorial staff Of the local press, and tho cor
, respondents Of distant journals residing in tn,
District Mr.. Fitch was about "a years Of age
and native Of Wisconsin, and was at one tim,
D connected with the Milwaukee Netcs, but lat
+ terly has resided In this city, acting as Wash
! ington correspondent for various leading jour
nails He was for some time on the New Yorl
Heraids staff Of Washington correspondents
and more recently has boon the principal cor,
!. respondent here Of tho Boston Posi-. He wa
brilliaat and graceful writer, and gave promis,
Of distinguishing himself 10 his profession.
THE TEMPERANCE Cause.-The tempe
rance cause in Georgetown Is now attracting
: considerable attention, and the several division
/ hero are making large accessions to their mem
! bership. Yesterday morning the Rev. Mr.
, MoCaulley, pastor Of Dunbarton Street Church
delivered an eloquent discourse on the evils o
intempsranoe, which was listened to with grea
satisfSotion. Al night large meeting was hslt
| at new Market Hall by the United Temperanc
u
dent, Mr.. VIM. II. Craig, and addresses de
livered by several prominent members Of tn
order.
ARRESTED ON Two CHARGES On Saturda,
night, officer Brown took In custody Benz. Car
michael, on tho charge Of selling cigars withou
license. He was taken to the station. house
! where IL was found warrant was pendinj
, against him, on the complaint Of Catharin
T Clarity, his mother.in.law, for disorderly con
duct. On the first charge he was fined $40. 80
and promising to abstain from the use Of intoxi
eating beverages for term Of five years, tn
Justice dismissed the case Of disorderly conduc
! against him.
MERCHANTS ExcuASGE.-0n Saturday tn
5 offerings on Change comprised $50 bushels re
/ wheat, 1900 bushels corn, 200 bushels oats, an
! small lot Of rye. The market for grain IL uu
settled, and prices rather favor buyers. The re
ported sales were 400 bushels inferior rod whea
at $2.05, so bushels rye at $1.20 per bushe
and 200 bushels oats but the price was kep
q private. No -four offered, and we omit quota
4 tions.
/ GEoRGErowNIAN RoBBED.-FFom q Bosto
journal We clip the following: "As on old gen
, tleman from Georgetown, D. G., was about /
step on the $50 train to Salem, this morning, O
tho Eastern depot, very polite young ma
'. the old gentleman found that his gold watch wa
e missing and the young man also"
d DRIVING THROUGH A FuNERAL-A arm,
from Montgomery county, Md, named Wu
Knowles, was arrested by officer Robey, on Sa
urday afternoon, for driving through funeri
procession with his wagon. He was taken befoI
> Justice Barkey, when he showed that he was nj
\ aware Of violating law, and the Justice di
q missed him.
PLAYING CARDS ON SUsDAY,-Yesterda
. morning, two colored mon, named Fayette Smit
and James Cornell were arrested by Office
J. VIM. Cunningham and Lambie, for playin
|. cards on the Sabbath. Tho accused were take
il before Justice Buckley, who fined them eac
r. $3.50.
Y PEDDLIYG NEEDLEs.-0n Saturday, Charl,
n II. Wood and John p, Lawrenc were arrestC
n by officers Robey and Jones, for soliciting sal,
, for needles, without license. They were n
:, raigned before Justice Buckley when the charl
" was sustained, and the parties fined $40 so eac
To KEEP FHE PEAcE.-Complaint was lodg,
before Justice Buckley by Mary M. smii
y against H. Knoles whom she charges with ha
o ing made threats to do her bodily harm. tt
B. Justice put Knoles under security to keep Il