The national Republican., 1867-07-18
Georgetown News.

peake and Ohio Canal Company, which has for
Its object salo and transfer Of the canal for the
purpose Of paying tho preferred creditors Of ths
canal company. The bill charges that the canal
company e heavily indebted 70 certain creditor,
for whose benefit q mortgage was executed on the
canal BY the State Of Maryland; that for fifteen
years the company has paid no interest on thi,
ing INTEREST," that tho Legislature Of Maryland,
at It's last session, passed alaw giving the control
Of the canal to the preferred creditors, which
law the Governor and Board Of Public Works Of
Maryland refuse to carry into effect The bill
asks for an injunction to prevent the president
and directors carrying on the canal, and for the
appointment Of q receiver to take charge Of It's
assets, books and property, to abide the final do.
| cree Of the court. .F. .....H.
FIaHr.-Patrick Tobin and Martin Hart were
arrested at about half.past 8 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, charged by Edward Thecker with
lighting and otherwise acting disorderly in his
restaurant, on Market Space. The parties were
taken before Justice Buokey, and q number Of
witnesses summoned. Ths evidence went 10
show that the accused had been drinking freely,
| and Mr.. Theoker ordering them out Of his house,
and not obcying, q fight was the result, Mr..
Thecker knocking one Of tho men down. Justice
Buckley, after hearing tho evidence, determined
to nns Thecker, Tobin and Hart s2.75 each, and
sober Mr.. Thecker remarked that he thought
It rather hard to pay . hne, when he was only
acting in selfdefence, but tho Justice thought
otherwise.
DANGEROUS Practice, is.a common prac.
tioe Of late with boys TO run alongside Of the
street cars for whole squares, letting one hand
rest on the side OF the car as they run along.
The conductors and drivers find II almost impos.
siblo to make them desist from 50 doing, and
frequently narrow escapes from death have oc.
Cured The other day little fellow indulging
in this practice got his foot In one Of tho ruts
alongside Of the rail. near the Circle, which
caused him to fall on his face, with his head not
three inches from the track. Some means should
be devised to put stop to this practice, for
should an accident occur The conductors nor the
company will not be blameable.
TnE RIVER There are but few vessels in
port, and business along the Wharves in generally
quiet.
Arrived - Schooner Ashland, Burton, from
Baltimore.
Schooner Shiloh, Herbert, with 90, 900 feet Of
lumber to +. Wheatley & Son, from Georgetown,
s. @.
A schooner with 65, 900 feet Of lumber, from
James river, to Joseph 4 J. Il Ebbey.
Schooner Z Nicholson, Jas. Slight, from New
York. with mill ofal, to D. L. Shoemaker
A long-boat from 0ccoquan, Va, with empty
-four barrels to market.
Property SALEs.--Thomas Dowling, auc.
| tioneer, sold, at 0 o'clock last evening, a two
| story brick house with lot on the enst side o
Jefferson street, between Bridge street and th,
| canal, the lot fronting % feet inehes, with 4
depth Of 104 feet. Mr.. WIN. Smith, the present
occupant, was the purchaser for the sum o
| 1900. Mr.. Bowling offered for sale larg,
story brick house, with brick back build
1 L. - hat 80. 80
Washington, but only receiving q bid Of "a, 700
the property was withdrawn.
| ACCIDENT. - Yesterday morning, about II
o'clock, lad named Langley, residing on West
| street., In attempting to get on q street car or
Bridge street, while in motion, slipped and fell
on the street, his head striking the car. lie wa,
picked up senseless and conveyed into tho store
| Of Young q Behrend, opposite, where, by proper
restoratives, ho soon sufficiently recovered t.
walk homo. No blame Is attached to those In
charge Of the car.
| AssAuLrISG A WHITE BoY.-Seycral days agt
| O colored boy named Robert Scott struck whit,
lad named Eugene Thorn across the face with
heavy stick Of wood, disGguring the face Of tn,
boy and causing his jaw to swell out Of all pro
portion. The injured lad was unable to appea
against Scott until Tuesday, when oiicer Swim
deils arrested the accused and brought hin
before Justice Buckley, who fined him sl.50 70
disorderly conduct.
| MERoHANrs' ExCHASGE.-There Is n goo
demand for wheat for milling purposes, but vsr.
little is coming forward. We noticed sales yes
terday Of 1900 bushels new wheat to arrive,
portion Understood to be at s2.75 for red, w
also heard Of sales Of ., 100 bushels OF corn ais
TO arrive, but the terms did not transpire. Flou
Is still In light receipt, aud holders arc yer,
firm.
CoSFiscATED.-Andrew Jackson, a colore,
boy, was arrested yesterday afternoon BY Office
Swindeils for throwing stones and fighting. II,
was taken before Justice Buckley, who confscate
a pistol, box Of caps, and q vial of powder
found on his person, and ordered him to b
locked up for ive hours.
| CHARGE OF THEFr.-A colorod man name
Henry Platter was arrested by Officer Robey Of
the complaint Of Eliza Waters, who charge,
Platter with stealing breastpin from her. Their
being no evidence to sustain the charge. Justic
then fined $3.50 for disordorly conduct.
SELLING by SANPLE.-0ficer Volkman ar
rested Charles +. Glass yesterday afternoon o
tho charge Of pediing pipes without license. II
was arraigned before Justice Buckley, but no evi
dsnce being adducod to sustain the charge, tn
Justice dismissed him.
| WATER sfREEf,-lnib anolent tnOtOuBnIaro
where merchants most do oongrega;e," pre-
ssnts rather dull appearance, which is usual a
this season Of the year, rs q number Of our prom
inent business men are sojourning In the countr
for the recuperation Of their health.
GONG TO EuRoPE II. Phipps has dispose
Of his household effects at his residence on Wash
ington street, In order to visit Europe, where, W
hear, he will take charge Of the education Of tn
children of Henry d. Cooke, Esq, the eminen
banker.
The CARTIER PLACE.--Mr. Dlundon has 50
q number Of men at work In tearing down an
removing the walls of the old building on tn
Cartier estate, purchased some time since by Nj
Henry D. Cooke. Mr.. O. designs erecting a
elegant mansion on the site Of the old structure
MARINE DIsAsrER-The sehr. Helen Mar
Jones, from Norfolk for Alexandria and thi
port, with shingles, put into Plankatank on tn
18th inst, in distress, with the loss Of part o
her cargo.
| A LARGE PARrY-Capt. Riter's canal packe
left hero yesterday morning, with q large part,
Of ladies and children for the Great Falls
whittier they went for pleasure and tour of in
spection.
| TuE CAyAL-Sixtesn boats with coal arrive
| Yesterday. The departures were thirty boat
light during the past two days.