The national Republican., 1867-08-31
GEORGETOwN NEWS.

hEhchArfs mkEfiNG-The call Tor the
merchants meeting, published In the NATIONAL
REPUBLICAN,, drew q large ooncourse Of mer.
chants and business men to new Market Hall,
last night.
On motion, Capt. James Goddard took tho
chair, and Mr.. George orms was appointed sec.
retary.
Capt. Goddard said he was not fully advised
Of the object Of the meeting, and though not q
merchant, he was willing to do all In his power
to set the ball In motion.
Mr. VIM. II. Tenney said ho was instrumental
In getting up the meeting, the object Of which
would be made apparent by the resolutions which
would be submitted, and offered the following:
Whereas Mr.. Anthony Rodier offers to put on
a new ferry boat and wire rope, at the present
Rope Ferry, and reduce the ratio Of toll fifty
per cent for one year, provided the corporation
will appropriate 81, 900 for his benefit therefore
Rs,olocd, BY the merchants Of Georgetown,
In public meeting assembled, that the corpora.
tion be requested to make the above appropria-
tion for Mr.. Rodier's benefit upon the conditions
above.named.
Resoiced That q copy Of this resolution, duly
attested, be sent to the corporation.
Mr.. Tenney said the resolution was Of minor
Importance, but he expected others would be in.
troduced requiring calm and full consideration
and II adopted, rebound to the commercial pros.
perity Of the town. He favored the adoption Of
the present resolution, however, notwithstand.
ing he had proposed to start q steam ferry, but
the councils differing with him had defeated Il.
The Chain Bridge was out Of order, and the rope
ferry not being adequate to accommodate those
who had business intercourse with the town from
the Virginia side, he favored the appropriation
Of 81, 900 to enable Mr.. Rodier to run the ferry
and reduce the tolls. II the appropriation be
made BY tho councils, Mr. Rodier proposes to re-
duco tolls one-Aalf, and build larger and more
accommodating boat. Mr.. T. knew there was
considerable travel by the rope-feny, with Its
present high rates Of toll but by reducing the
toll he was confident that the travel would be
doubled. He considered 81 900 small appro-
priation from the corporation as an experiment.
Mr.. Rodier's proposition was fair, and II was i'm
portant, so far as an expression Of the meeting
was concerned, and 60 far as he (the speaker)
was concerned, he was willing to bow to the will
Of the corporation and give up, and take the
next best thing.
Mr.. Jsnkin Thomas said tho position he Oecu.
pied was one that prevented him from taking an
active part In the meeting, and he hoped to hear
the sentiments Of tho merchants but he was q
friend and advocate Of any plan to open trade
and communication with Virginia.
Mr.. William II. Craig said trado was lost 10
the town by inadequate communication, and II
wr7 not dono Immediately to remedy
the evil we need not expect commercial prosper
ity.
The question being taken, the resolution was
passed.
Mr.. Tennoy submitted the following:
Whereas II Is reported that tho lessees Of the
Alexandria canal have contracted for the re-
building Of the Aqueduct across the Potomac
with railroad bridge
BE it resoivsd, That II Is the sense Of tho citi.
tens Of Georgetown, in public meeting Assem-.
bled, that the corporation of Georgetown should
not give the consent Of the city to the passage of
said railroad through its cooperate limits un-
less a FREQ bridge for ordinary travel is made
across the Potomac with said railroad bridge
ResoiUsd, That copy Of this resolution, duly
be sent to the corporation.
Mr.. Tenney strenuously advocated the passage
of the sbove resolution, and detailed at length
the history Of the agreement between Alexan-
dria and Georgetown In regard to the oonstruo-
tion Of the aqueduot and the privileges George
town was sntitifd to, foremost among which was
that asorsstown should have q frss bridge. He
opposed the aqueduct, but the question now Is
shall we defeat the aqueduct, or 70 with the
lqueduct. He was in favor Of defeating the
iqueduct and testing the question now, before
he lossees went to work to rebuild. He be.
ieyed Mr.. Garrett, Of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, was at the head and bottom of the af-
lair, and he wanted the citizens Of Georgetown
the town will never consent TO let railroad en-
ter the town over the bridge without quid pro
qno-a wagon road.
Mr.. T. said the corporation had appropriated
$40, 900 to enter suit against tho rebuilding Of
tho aqueduct and he thought wisely, for no
means were too great to protect tho interests Of
Georgetown.
Mr.. Thomas said he would like to explain
The $40, 900 were appropriated by the corpora.
tion to protect those having water.power inter.
ests, and the rights Of the corporation, and to
develop that power above the aqueduct. He
thought the resolution premature and unneoes.
sary and he did not think the lessees of the
Alexandria canal had any right to rebuild the
aqueduct, If he was correctly informed, and he
build 1t was o blind, as he did not believe II
would ever be rebuilt.
The question being called for, the resolution
was adopted; and the meeting adjourned.
TnE WOUNDED BoYs-ExAMNArIoS.-Y
day morning an examination Of witnesses was
had at the Office Of Justice Buckley In regard to
the shooting of the boys Michael Holland and
Grayson Dutrow, by lad named Thomas II
Trunnell. Tho witnesses were four little boys
whose statements were romewhat conflicting; bui
on calling yesterday afternoon at the residence
Of Grayson Dutrow, one of the injure boys, he
informed US that the shooting, In his opinion,
was purely unlntentional, Justice Buckley wal
present at the time, to whom Dutrow made the
statement. Tho condition Of the boy Holland
whom we also visited, was not as comfortable ai
1t should be- lie lay on a miserable pallet oi
straw, in a large open room, without windows OF
doors, and In position which exposes the child
to every storm There was not D particle Of fur
niture in the room, and the mother, we wero in
formed by females present, was rather intem
perate; money being given her to purchase som,
little necessaries for her injured child, with
which she got bsastly drunk, thus nsglsctipl
tho little sufferer.
Mrs. Trunnell, the mother Of the lad who shot
him, offered to have the boy removed to hei
residence, where he would receive kind atten
tion and proper medical treatment; but the lit
tie fellow did not express q willingness to gt
with her, as he believed Trunnell shot him pur
posely. His wounds are not considered danger
Gus, and with proper treatment he may be out IL
a few weeks. The shot has lodged In the fore
head, a few being buried under the scalp. Itwa
the opinion Of all present that the room in whict
he is now In was unit for we'll person, besidei
every indication Of poverty around would Leaf
one to the conclusion that he will speedily starv
to death If left to the attendance of his mother
Mrs. Trunnell called In the afternoon and go
the consent of Mrs. Holland. and the boy wa
removed to her residence. In corroboration o
our statement We append copy OF the oertiii
cate from the doctor attending Holland, received
by Justice Buckley at $3.50 O'Clock yesterda.
| afternoon
0RORGRTowE, D. G., Aug 80, 1897.
This is to state that / do not regard the con
dition Of Michael Holland as boDg at all serious
though his wound Is Of q painful character, an,
ono that will confne him to the house for som
TINA There "a no indication OF any fatal ten