Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-08-26
Affairs i'm GeoFs~tswu

RoBBIsa TiLL.-rhe tore OF Mr. John n
Schultz, on Bridge street. was yesterday su
tered While .hs ismil, were s..ing N the pa. s.
rrncSs Officer Warwiek was notified OF the
ROBBERY, and euspi.iur restiag On a uumhsr OF
small boys " no were seen iurkiBg about the
Justice Buckley. but there being no evidence
aeainst them they were dismiss I'd, and 1t ap-
Pearing that MI Schultz had kept his stor
Justice. .n's is
FUNERAL YBsTRRpAY-The funeral OF Mr.
Robert 1ohuecn, q colored man GO years Of
age, and who wac the eldest colored Free
mason in the District, took place yesterday
afterpoon from Mount Zion Church, on Mad.
SON street, where the funeral services were
eouductsd by The pastor OF the Church, Rev.
N. ID Carroll. The Church was crowded
and among those present, were Mayor We,cb
VIM A. King, formerly clerk of the Board of
Common Council, Jenksn Thom AZ Esq of
the Board OF Aidermaa, ard other prominent
white citizeEs Hiram Lodge, No. a. rec apd
Accepted Masons, OF Georgetown WAS also
present, and headed by Kings band, followed
the remains OF the deceased to their final rest
isg piace-the Methodist burying ground on
Mill street. Deceased was a hickman, and
was respected alike ny white and black citi-
Zeps. ...-t
POLICE BUsIEEss.-The whole number of
arrests made by the police on Saturday were
SIX the amount Of faes imposed So So The
number of arrests made yesterday were eight
five were boz arrested upon the su spicion OF
larceny, but dismiss ed the amount of fines i'm :
posed was 80 so.
DIsoRDERLy.-Oflcer Swindeils yesterday
found a boatman, named VIM. Hunter. on
Water street, sadly under the influence OF Ii
qUor, and when he would have taken him 10
the station-house. VIM resisted and proved
himself disorderly, as Justice Buckley tn o ugnt
who fined him $3.50 The same ofic also
arrested colored woman, named Mary
Belt, for intoxication on the street. She was
: taken before Justice Buckley and fined by him
81 80. -u
AN OLD CUsToMER.-Omcer Noble, on Sat
urday evening. arrested woman named
Catherine Brannon, well known to the police,
and of loose record, for intoxcation, and
took her before Justice Buckley, who fined her
to the workhouse, where she is by NO means a
stranger.
HAVING STOLEN Householder Cunning
ham, on Saturday afternoon, arrested a man
< who had in bis possession horse supposed 10
have been stolen from gen tleman living near
Seneca The horse was retained for identifi-
cation, and the man released on his own re-
cognfZance to answer as to how he came into
possession OF the animal.
THE CANAL.-BusiHess on the Canal contiu-
ues dull; two boats have come down since our
report on Saturday-the Buck Eye with peach
es to market. ana the Mary Little with bark.
Four boats have gone out. only one Of which
was loaded Information has been received
that q feet of coal boats passed the breakage
on the canal near Cumberland, on Saturday,
and they are expected to arrive Tuesday or
Wednesday.
SHIPMENTS OF CoAL.-From the Borden
Company to-day, $50 tons; from the Cumher-
lrnd Company $50 tons; from Rays dock, $50
teas: and from The Consolidation Company,
S5 tons.
THE PoRT.-The steamer Philadelphia.
Fuitz, captain, from Philadelphia, has arrived
MERCHANTS ExCHANGE.-7,7H bushels OF
wheat, 1900 bushels of corn, ana It's bushels
OF oats were offered for sale. while the follow
Ing sales were ade:-l,Oi0 bushels of red
wheat at S242i; 2.i0n bushels white corn at SO
&c its. and % bushels OF oats at so cents.
The third quarterly meeting OF he Beard of
Directors OF the Exchange was held this morn
Ing. Dir. Lyons presiding, when business, suc ca
amending the constitution Of the Exchange,
not of public interest, was transacted Tue
president read an interesting letter from W
r. Shepherd. relative to bridges to facilitate
the passage of persons between Falls Church,
Va, and Georgetown, and, on motion, the
president W as Instructed TO appoint a commit
ice 10 confer with Mr.. Shepherd and others
relative 10 the matter.
The UNITED TEMPERANCE SocIETY.-An
intel sting temperance meeting was held last
evening At the new Market Hall, Mr.. VIM.
Craig presiding Mir. Vim. Drew and others
We're present, and spoke with much effect in
ad yocacy of the total abstinence principles;
alter which several persons came forward and
signed the pledge.