The national Republican., 1867-10-28
aEoRaEToWN NEWS.

ments, ana feeeipt therefor.
GEORGETOwN NEWS.
fmE-About II o'clock yesterday af,srnoon, on
Ger II. O. volkman discovered are lssuing from the
premises No "a Bridge street, between Washington
sln .s .as .S s.ss s.s:
sIlin saishsd with siishi loss fhs sTs was caused
The steamer Hssry Addison va. promptly on The
house I. occupied a . bakery By Mo..r. J. I A
but had u not been for the timely exsrton. Of oneer
II. G. volkman no doubt . serious conhsgratlou
would have occurred. The onieer a,esndsd to the
hanging against the vail in blsrs aud taking Them
down succeeded In quenehipg the aamss. aud with
The aid Of abuekst or two Of water hually put the
| nre out.
number OF Juvenile admirers Of the " nstional
game have been in the habit Of rssortlng to .
hsld Just outside Of the town limits, on Sundays,
for the purpose Of practice. Yesterday 0fnosrs
Sherwood. Harry, and White, being appris.d Of a
game going on, Pouneed down on the party, and
Ssd ,ss..s, sSsse = The 0s,. *. 6s.
.fIss OF ssv.rsi bat. aud balls, Witch they sonss
close three policemen with four bats and two bslls
F., on one side, and mary one'' on the side Of the
original players, they having got up and 'dusted "
| Iss,snSI young woman. named MARY hsIIOy,
| was Drought 10 the station mouse by Omeer u y.
Cunningham, who was found to be insane. She 10
The family Of WIN. Robin,on, on HIsh strsst She
found on her S.ssa SEEMS hat ~. h
| aunt reading In Trenton, n, j., named winfred
Holoraud. Drs L. W. Ritohis aud Charles MeCor-
proper examination pronounced Mss Mslloy
Insane She wasborn In ireland, Is dark completed,
and !: 81, q Medium size An spPlls.On h,; been
Asylum, and she will be thithsr conveyed to-day.
FHAHs BSrERrANED.-It l. said that dispatches
have been received here stating that the steamship
James 8. Green, which left Alexandria on Saturday
morning week, had not rsaehsd New York up to
Saturday sv. ming. She had heavy cargo Of nonr
and grain, and tits hoped no disaster has occurred,
IS It ls raid her valuable freight ia uninsured 1t !.
possible she may have put into port on account ol
stress Of weather. The Nav York Commercial Ad.
vsrtfssr Of Saturday afternoon In its marine inteli
day II 20. no dstsnton could have occurred to Ii,
vessel the regular day Of her arrival here will b
| tomorrow.
THH AauKDrCr BRID0E.-A sutieisncy Of lumber
| having arrived to commence operations looking tc
the construction Of the aqueduet bridge, we le.rn
that the contractor expects TO be able to complete
Of the :H..;. durnI The TS;s i'SI
the lss,ees 70 have the work pushed to rapid com
ple'ion. We have not heard, as Jet, whether any
infornal ipjunetlon has been laid against the re-
building Of the bridge, but is said that the rsps
riam owners will do so rs ss the work Is fsirl,
under way.
DRovERs' REsr.-Ths cattle market last week wa
20 arm =. n. pss,iOu. owing to the s'nss
ings smounsd to $50 head OF cattle, 1900 sheep,
90 head q hogs. The very best Of The cattle sold
u; hogs sold at $50 per 100 pounds gross sheel
sold at q 90 to VI co per head.
THH Coat wHARvEs-At the coal wharvss on th
river yesterday, there were but oa' or two vessel
awaiting goes, AID stocks at the several docks .r
slightly aeeumu' 'stirg As It Is known tha, mum
Der Of tehooners are At present bound up tho suppl
will be exhausted du,ing the present week, bnt tn
canal being in excellent condition, Is not likel
that vessels will experience a-y delay in obtainin
cargoes
THR BRIDdB AT Rock CREEK-Ths temporary Struc
ture at X and Water streets, spanning Rock Creek,
ws.hipgsoa. The eonism stoi iron bridge on ID
site Of the former wooden one, has not as yet bee
oommsncsd, and We have not been Apprised OF th
cause Of the delay.
pnIpoE srRBHr CuuRcH --Yesterdsy morning th
Bridge street Presbyterian church was we'll allied
deSOut congregation to listen to sermon deliysre
, by the pastor, Rev. A. A. Taylor, from the tex
ioIS 'rTS yns mo
X sloquently.
RusAwAr On Saturday night oGicsr Robsy eAJ
out a driver. The horse was going Msvsry rap rap
IL speed, but the oicsr succeeded in catching him
the rsius and bringing hin to halt. Ths team vi
| delivered to the owner. Persons should not lea'
their horses standing unattended on the streets
N Tus CAsAL-ws notice the usual rumber Of co
boats ready to register at the collectors ofies th
Q morning Owing to the regular snpply Of water NO
Ia the canal, boatmsn hnd no difheulty in nAvig
ton, and the only drawback to the mills Is Il
scarcity Of grain, wheat and corn still arriving
h limited quantities.
THE JoHs GiBsoS.-Ths steamship John Gibso
= Captain II. @. Fuller, from New York, is due he
to- morrow. Her manifest shows the usual Aasort,
merchandise for the District, aud a oonsiderab
- quantity Of ingot copper for the Navy Yard. T.
steamship James 8. Green will be also due tom
row.
SALE or A BuILDISa LoT.-Thomas Bowling
lust sold at public auction q vacant lot fronting
= feet on Montgomery street, between Olive and O
stresis, aud having depth Of 90 feet, 10 kieha
Cruit for go per front foot.
% THR STATION .HorsR.-Up to 81 o'clock yes,erd
afternoon, not single entry Of arrest had been ma
on the docket at the station -house. On sAturd
- night ave person. had beea commodatsd vii
lodging.
THs Coal TRADE.-The receipts Of Cumberland &C
I'd for the week ending Saturday were l5i tons &
., the shipments amounted tO II .06I tons.
HI QrIEr-The town, for q day or two past, has be
/. very quiet, and business generally has lulled.