The national Republican., 1867-09-04
GEORGETOWN NEWS.

ihE DOb bhW.-hb tuo iPVtaboh ioV ~
quires owners Of dogs to take out license on or
before tho 3Oth inst, Mayor Welch has just
caused the ordinance to be posted throughout
the town for the benefit Of "whom II may con-
cern.n The law fixes an annual tax OF 81. 80 on
every dog Of tho male or female kind, except
speyed Of the female kind, which are taxed 81
each Tho clerk Of the corporation, In Issuing o
license, will give the person so applying check
with q number Of the license thereon, which the
owner Of the dog must place around the neck Of
the animal, under penalty Of not less than 81
nor moro than SO; and should q collar, with
the check or number thereon, bo placed around
the neck of any animal Of the dog kind, with
out having obtained license for keeping such
animal, ho or she shall be subject to q penalty Of
or vender In the market shall bring any dog with
him to tho market house under penalty Of IS,
and the market master Is instructed to permit
no dogs to enter the market during market hours.
II the provisions Of the law are not complied
with by the 1st Of October II will be inforced by
tho Metropolitan Police.
WANTS HER BADY-A bright mulatto girl,
from Rockville, aged about eighteen years, ap.
piled for q warrant yesterday from Justice
Buckley to recover her baby, about year old,
which she had put In possession Of a colored man
in Georgetown, named Glen Wilson, to raise.
Tho girl stated she had drawn no papers between
Glenn and he self in regard to tho custody Of the
child and that Clom now refused to give 1t up
to her. Clem made q voluntary statement, to
the effect that the mother gave him tho child on
the 9th Of August, and that II was sick when ho
took II; that he was attached to 1t and did not
like to give 1t up; that the child Is perfectly
white, and that tho girl dts mother) bore very
bad character in Rockville, and that he did not
think her q ft person to rear 1t. Glenn says 1t
is bright little boy, and the girl says its father
is married man in Rockville. She also told
two different tales, asserting to Clem that the
child's father was q colored man, and stating at
the station that he was married man, supposed
to be white. The justice de- ,lined to issue q
warrant for Clem, but advised him to give the
child to tho custody Of tho mother, though he
thought tho child better of in Clem's possession
than that Of its mother.
FIGurISG AGAINST LAVA canal boatman
named Thomas Manings was arrested by officer
RObey for disorderly conduct in kicking In The
door Of the house Of Mollie johnson. He was
taken before Justice Buckley, and fined $3.50 for
disorderly conduct. This he refused to pay, and
the Squire then wrote out a commitment to the
workhouse. At this, Manipgs waxed wrathy,
and commenced to swear like Turk, declaring
he would not pay the fne or 60 to the work.
house. Justice Buckley then imposed q fine oi
$3.50 additional for using PrOfane language 10
his presence, and sent an officer with him to the
workhouse. Manings had not been there more
than an hour, before he repented and paid the
6ne Of SS, resolving in future 70 abstain from
bucking against the law.
WATER srRKEr-Yssterdayw We observed un.
usual stir and hustle on Water street for this sea.
son Of tho year, which prognosticates that we
arc to have an early and prosperous resumption
| Of business 1t Is here that merchants "most do
congregato," and where all the heavy and large
transactions in -four and grain take place. The
mills are running regularly, and grain is com
mencing to come fol ward freely. To supply the
local -four trade keeps many Of our merchants
busy; but to attend also to the shipping Of -four,
for which there is a good demand just now
causes considerable stir, and all hands along
Water street seem to be entering on prosperous
business career, which We hope may long con.
tinue.
| MERcHANTsi ExCHAsGE.-There was consider
able activity on Change yesterday, and tho mar
ket for grain has advanced, wheat being fully
5as cents better, corn 3a5 cents and rye 10 cents
The receipts were $3.50 bushels wheat, 2, 800
bushels corn, and 6l bushels Of rye with sales o.
$50 bushels fair rcd wheat at 81 2O 500 bushsii
good at S225, 900 bushels at 81 2S; 3, 700 bush
els prime white and rcd at S2.35 so busheI
white corn at 81 600 bushels yellow at 81 O5
!, 400 bushels do. at 81. .OS, and 81 bushels rye
$l.2;1per bushel. Flour is quiet, and holders
steady at last quotations.
CooPERs' STRIKE up to yesterday evening
no settlement Of the coopers' strike had beef
perfected. The journeymen still persist in de
manding 35 cents for making -four barrel, ant
more than 33I. The number Of shops here nov
idle Is six, and the mon out Of employ or walk
ing. about aggregate about forty, At price
which have been prevailing We are told, tn
journeymen can make from ten to twelve dollar
per week.
The CANAL BpsIsEss.-Ths usual activity
prevailing on the canr, when boats arriv
freely, was noticeable yesterday, the ooal.heav
ers being engo5ed in unloading the canal boat
and conveying tho "black diamonds in coal
hoppers along tho track to the river front, ant
letting them down through shutes to the holds o
the river vessels below.
FOUNDATION CoMMENcED.-The foundation Q
St.. AIMS Catholic church, at Tennally town, wa
commenced yesterday morning. The foundatio
is being laid with gray stone, and the corner
stone, II is expected, will be laid in the cours
Of week or two. A picnic will be held o.da
at the College villa, near TennallytOwn, in al
Of the church.
BASE BALL.-The Nameless base ball clut
Of Georgetown, was reorganized on the I'd In
stant, and the following officers elected: Pres
dent, John Corson; vice president, Alexande
Magruderi secretary, Bennett II, Bates trea:
urer, Arthur T. Bricej directors, J. Hoswe
Gordon, John CorJon and W. Brenton Bogg'
captain first mir ), Alexander Magruder.
FELL In TEE HoLD.-A horse belonging
Peter Shaney, used yesterday morning in hois
ing freight from the steamer Columbia, fell |
the hold Of the vessel, a depth Of fourteen feet
and miraculous to state, received no other In
jury, when taken out, than slight lameness Ii
the foreleg
SALE OF A School. L.HousE.-Thomas Bowling
auctioneer, sold on Monday evening a two-stor
brick school. house, on West street, betwee
Washington and Congress streets, having fror
of 80 feet on West street, and running back to
depth Of 100 feet. Mrs. NJ T. J. Dean was th
purchaser, at $2,475.
STEALING A SUIT oF CLorHEs.-A man name
William Griffith was arrested by Officer Noble o
the complaint of Thomas Danna, a boatmar
who charged Griffith with the larceny of u su
: OF his clothes from of the boat on the canal ii
was taken before Justice Buckley and locked u
for hearing.
STREET IMPRovEMENT.-Work are no
engaged, under the supervision Of Street Con
missioner Addison, in repavipg and gravelin
, the bed Of Washington street. from the canal
Bridge street. This improvement was needle
in order to accommodate the travel Of team
along that thoroughfare.
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