The national Republican., 1867-12-04
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.-, GEORGETOwN NEWS!
| CouScu PRocEEDIros. Monday tvenfny
being the time hxed BY law for the convenisg q
the second session Of 1897 Of the Councils, In N
Messfs. Hyde, Heiston, Thomas, simms, and
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meetings Of the two Boards shaI' . se on Thst, ,,
Otherwise ofdered.
Mr. Hyde, on leave, offered a resolution in re.
having i : been en- amended, on motion Of Mr. simms'
rsry bridge, ~ Nss resd three times and passed.
be taken from the Ale and fsfetred TO The Stand,
ing Committee, viz: A resolution IN relation to
the amendment Of the charter; a communication
resolution In favor Of r. A. Edmonston, auditor
of the late tax collectors account: The motion
and the SoS 70 sss hoard
Common Council that they had passed a resolu-
tion for the relief Of the sreen-grocers, which
w" NJ R TSomas S move9 II Substitute resolution
for certain purposes, which was read twice, and
on the question Of its adoption 4 division yas
some discussion on the subject and misundcf.
standing as to the result OF the vote and whether
the resolution had been read the third time and
passed or not, q call was made on the vice presi-
dent for his decision, who decided that, accord
s.,tS Ing g his Judgment and recollection it had
On motion Of Mr.. Thomas, an appeal was
taItn from that decision, and the decision was
not Sustained.
adopted, extending the time to the ist January.
A third reading OF the resolution was then
called for.
the resolution, under the rules, was laid over.
The following resolutions were received from
the Board Of Common Council, but not taken up
A resolution instructing the Mayor to provide
additional lamp posts.
4 resolution to pay Levy Court taxes for 1861.
senting the interests Of the town before Con-
gress; and a resolution directing the Mayor to
enter into contract for building a new prison.
ing next, at 7 o'clock.
Common foadctJI-A. quorum was present, DIR.
Mr.. Ciabaugh offered a resolution instructing
the Police Magistrate not to fine the green gro
GERS for selling without license, until the lst Of
The following resolutions were read third
A resolution instrueting the Mayor to pur-
chase additional lamp postsi a resolution to pay
Levy Court taxes for the year ls67j a resolution
instfucting the committee representing the in
resoiuting instr1cting the Mayor 10 srtef into
contract to build new station house.
The Board then adjourned.
MEETING or SToCKHoLDRRs.-Earlyi in Janu-
ary the annual meeting of the stockho holders Of
| the Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire rail-
road will take place. By that time II is impor-
that that the several municipal and commercial
tSe rosd shPoPSd be- rG 10 re repor TSe
first step to be taken is for the corporate author
tiles Of Washington to authorize their commit.
OF the charter privileges, that Washington may
be enabled, through Its Councils, to subscribe a
sum equal as least to that which the Georgetown
| corporation will subscribe to the above great
| and beneficial commercial objects. The benefits
| to be derived through easy daily connection
snnnty espno ami he sooner
communication is accomplished, the people OF
the entire District will be enabled to reap har-
ducts FOR % the househoia, and an % abundance pof Of
wheat and corn for our mills, which will be rea-
Oily converted Into flour and meal, and put In
the market at prices within the reach Of all.
QuIgr .TowNs-Just now Georgetown can
boast OF being one of the most orderly places in
the United States. The citizens proper have
long since been regarded as unusually law
f
this class Of people have mended their ways, and
| our police have but little to do, except framp,
tramp, tramp" their beats. The records at the
police-station for Ave days show only six arrests
and those for very trivial offences.
MERCHANTS ExcHANog.-There were 5000
bushels red wheat offered Yesterday, and The
2,I5 good, s2.60, and prime s2.60a2. 02h pei
sspt. FssSSsd ace ss.Ss fE%s %sy stii ~
quoted at sl.25 per bushel. We note a sale OF q
bushels rye at "a. Flour Is in fair demand fol
local consumption, and stocks are becoming re
duced Prices remain as last quoted.
CoSPERnING THE DEGREE OF REBEKAu.-At
meeting OF Covenant lodge, No. 10, Rebekah DE
gree Association, !, o. o. T., held on Monda
Grand Encampment, conferred the degree Of Re
bekah upon six ladies, which was witnessed b!
monies a grand entertainment was participated
| In by those present.
REWARD ron ISCEN Ola IiIEs-=The Georgetown
| Corporation has offered a standing reward Of
$500 for the arrest Of incendiaries MT, Riley A
Shinn offers an additional reward Of $500 for the
arrest of tie inoendiary or incendiaries who sci
fire to his warehouse on Davidson's wharf on
Sunday evening, destroying property ofhisworth
SLIGHT ExPLosIoN.-Yesterday morning, about
10 o'clock the pipes In the dlstilery OF Mr.. Gay
nor on Potomac street, below Bridge, having
been choked up, blew out and scattered the
malt In every direction, with short sound,
| which was heard some distance off. No damage
OF consequence was occasioned BY the accident.
THE CoNDiTIoN or Mr.. BEALL.-Wc are happy
to inform our readers and the many friends OF
| Mr.. John J. Bcall, who had the misfortune some
time since to break his leg, that he Is now rest
Ing comfortably although confined t to 5ed, pnt S
In the course Of a week or two IL Is expected he
| Will be enabled to go about the house
| supposed to be the Transit, hence with Goal, has
| sunk Off Maryland Point, forty-hvc miles from
| this port, In thirteen feOt Of water A steam
pump was working on Monday evening, and a
tugboat tightening her, and it is expected she
viii soon be raised.
ARRIVAL oF STEAMERs.-Thc Empire, Capt.
Price, of the old line, arrived on Monday eve
ming, and the T. q. Knight, Capt. Denty, OF the
new line, from New York, arrived yesterday
morning, bringing full cargocs OF merchandise
for District dealers.
CAPTURED ALIvR.-Mr. George Theckcr, while
cunning few days since near the Blue Ridge
mountains, In Virginia, captured alive large
brown screcch owl and two wild geeae, which
can now be seen at the Fountain Hotel on
Bridge street.
THR K-sTREET BRIDdE-A resolution passed
the Councils on Monday night directing the
Mayor to call the attention OF the authorities of
Washington to the damage being done to busi-
ness in consequence Of the destruction OF the X
street bridge
GEoRGgrowN CoLLEGE.-The Mott Roycrend
Archbishop Spaldlng was the recipient Of n
grand ovation at Georgetown College on Monday
evening, in honor of his return from the Holy
Land.
TIE CANAL,-Ycsterday was busy day on the
canal, an unusual number of boats arriving, and
the scene at the several whaFYes from the aQuc-