The national Republican., 1867-09-10
GEORGETOWN NEWS.

A HAPPY PARrr.-Two colored women, named
Mary Chisley and Elizabeth Cecil, were brought
to tho station yesterday afternoon BY Oficers
Robsy and Warwick, on tho charge Of petit lar.
ceny. The articles supposed to be stolen con.
sisted Of q dingy old Government blanket q
worn-out table-cloth, q child's dress that was
and towel In tolerable conditiou-the whole
apparently worth about rs cents Tho towel
was claimed by Mollie johnson and Fannie viii.
son, two white women Of notorious character;
but as Mollie did swear TO q certain mark and
Fannie didn't, Justice Buckley awarded this
prize to Mollie. Tho rest Of the articles were
claimed BY Fannie, but there were no marks by
which she could identify them, notwithstanding
each article was Of q hoksy character. Justice
Buckley dismissed the accused, and Mollie taking
the towel, and no one else being desirous Of the
remaining articles, Fannie Wilson was permitted
to take them and herself from the station. These
creatures oil live or huddle together in the dis.
reputable portions Of Cherry alley, and are surely
happy family.
LiBEnAL.-0n Saturday morning Oticer War.
wick took up q stray COW and calf near the old
butchers market. The officer gave tho animals
In charge Of q man named Booth to take care Of
until the owner could DO found, telling Booth
that should reward be offered he might claim
1t for his caro- Of them. On Saturday evening
Officer Warwick ascertained that the animals
were the property Of Mr.. Shoemaker, Of Wash.
ington, and informed him where they were. The
owner came TO reclaim them on Sunday, and
had considerable dificulty to get dollar note
changed that he might pay the liberal reward Of
fifty cents to Mr.. Booth for his trouble in taking
care of his property.
A Row ON THE CASAL.-Yesterdsy morning
VIM. and Samuel Douglass, boatmen, and An
derson Early, a colored boatman, were arrested
by Officers Warwick and Robey, for raising q
disturbance on the canal above the aqueduct.
II appears that Early struck TOW. horse, and on
being expostulated with by one Of tho Douglass,
he commenced abulj1g him and calling him
hard names. Wm. and Samuel Douglass then
cot upon Early, the former taking paving stone
and battering him on the head with It. 1t was
also proved before Justice Buckley that Early
was rather disorderly, and the Justice thereupon
fined all three 81 SO each.
SUDDEN DEArH.-we regret to announce the
sudden death Of Mrs. Martha Ann Thompson,
wife Of Mr.. George Thompson and sister Of Caleb
Sebastian, Of the sanitary police Of Georgetown.
Mrs. Thompson died about 8 o'clock on Friday
night at the residence Of her father foot Of Sew.
entt ,nth street, and her funeral, which took
place on Sunday afternoon, was largely attended
to Oak Hill cemetery. Mrs T. was In her 49th
year, was highly esteemed by all whs knew her,
and the cause OF her demise is supposed 10 have
been heart disease.
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE GE-Yesterday there
was a clean ''slate" on Change, the inclemsnt
weather preventing the movement Of grain or
four, and consequently none were offered or
sold. Holders Of -four are sitter In their views,
and :. 'ain has an upward tendency. Late on
Saturday there were sales Of 600 bushels yellow
corn at sl.l2, and $50 bushels white do. at
$1.07. an advance on last reported saos, and / 90
bushels damaged corn sold at 92t cents.
DEArn OF Mrs BURroRp.-we arc panied
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which occurred on Sunday. This estimable lady
was just in the prime Of life, toing aged twenty
nine years, and was stricken down by that dread
disease, consumption. Her funeral will take
place this nfte, noon at o'clock from her late
residence, No. 53 Montgomery street.
SASITAnY.-Sanitary oGicer Sebastian yester.
day was active in notifying citizens and others
to remove such nuisances as had been COM
planned Of and accumulated within q day or two
past. The town was r or in SO healthy con-
dition as at present, which Is attributable, In q
great degree, to The vigilance OF tho Sanitary
police.
AGAIN IN BUsISEss.-Mr. G. W 0rutt has
established himself in business In the basement
story Of Lang's Hotel, corner of High and
Bridge, where he is conducting plain and fancy
painting, graining, and other branches Of the
business in a style Of excellence unsurpassed.
BUSINESS ON THE CANAL. - Yesterday the
canal was tairly choked with boats lot distance
Of fully half mile above the aqueduct, and the
coal beavers were kept lively in unloading canal
boats, as we'll P loading vessels for Eastern
ports.
DIsoRDERLY DoYs.-Four boys, aged respee.
lively fourteen, sixteen, thirteen, and eleven
years, were arrested on Sunday evening by on.
ser WaIwick. on the charge Of being ''disorderly
III day" They were taken to the station.h house
md locked up ten hours and then discharged.
PURCHASE OF A FARM.-Mr. Kelley, Of our
own. has just purchased the valuable farm of
Mr. VIM. s. oGutt, on the Poolesville road, about
en miles above Rockville. The farm contains
,72i acres, and the price paid was 81, 900, being
fraction over S33 per acre.
DuLL.-Businsss generally was dull in town |
yesterday, but few country wagons with produce
arriving, and the stores and shops generally de.
,erted, owing to the shoppers remaining at
lome in consequence Of the rain.
MONEY ORDERS. - Yesterday morning the
Georgetown post office commenced operation as
money order office,
FOR SALE OR RENT.