Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-09-13
Affairs in Georgetown.

BOARD OF ALpsRMxa-The Board net last
HiSht a. the us al hour-au the membefs pres
emit A message was received from the Mayor
enclosing proposals fer building prison IN
re- ar Of tae station house. On motion OF Mr..
Thomas. the subject was referred 70 the STAND
ing Conmittee, With instructions TO report =
ostl authorizing the proposed improvement.
petition was received from several citizens
OF Georgetown In regard to paving Sth street,
between High and Eayette streets; referred to
me, ,ne b9 oar OF common Connect MT. HYDE
oiuuon appropriatlRg $500 for repairs to the
poor. house; read three times and passed. MT.
Cropley offered Q resolution requesting the
Mayor to inform the Board by W hose authori-
ty the seam fre-engine Henry Addison, was
not in its place on the morning Of the sth inst:
passed. 1t having been ascertaiued that the
Common Council had no quorum In attend.
snce the Board, or motion, adjourned
COMMON CoUnCIL.-In the absence OF DR..
CrsgiG, Mr Preckrel Was called to the chair
The roll was called. and Messrs. Shoemaker,
Brown, Clabaugh. Pickrel, Darby, and Rams.
burg, ans wered TO their names. There not be-
ing quorum the Presiden de- 1ared the couu-
Gil adjourned until next Thursday evening.
ARREST ON SUsp,cIoN.-Oficer VIM Cur.
nj CHAM yesterday arrested q colored boy aged
IL years, and named Lorenzo Walston. upon
The suspi cicu of stealing $50 from Mrs. Major.
He was locked up for hearing, and before
appearing before lustice Buckley the lady
found her money, and the boy was dis.
missed.
ELECTION o P OFFICERS AT q meeting OF
the Central Base Ball Club, held last evening
at the club rooms on Bridge street, the follow
year: President, E. Lamdon; Vice Presi.
dent. E, Rhodes; Secretary, l. d Brigham;
Treasurer, j. Dodge Directors, Messrs. Doug
las. Brown, Donohua, GsrreIl and Henry
Captain Of the 1st nine, f. Rhodes.
THE CANAL Eighteen boats have come
down the canal since our last report, fOu rteau
bringing coal for the different coal com panies,
two wood, one melons, and one brick for diff
nc N ~ e
out. There are but few boats in the canal at
Georgetown, they having gone oat for other
cargoes. 1t was reported that sunKen boat
Ip the canal near the Smile level was stop.
ping the passage Of loaded boats, but three OF
four boats passed this morning with compare.
tive ease. Col. Holdings worth placed in the
bank yesterday Sl,595.7i, the amount OF tolls
for The day.
THE PoRT.-The steamer V alley City, Cap
. tain TcmlIn, left day with heavy cargo for
New York. The steamer Express, Nickle
captain, from Baltimore, has entered and
cleared.
MERCHANTS ExcHAHGE-No business was
transacted at the Exchange this morning, and
the only offerings were that OF 400 bushels Of
red wheat, and 23G bu shels Of oats.
WHaAT.-3,7 700 bushels of wheat were to-day
received at WeIcb and Heirs mills.
PREsENTATIoN.-The members Of the Hi
hernia Steam Engine Fire Company, of Wash
ington. Yesterday presented the members Of
the Henry Addison Company with their we'll
kHO"A uOs "
III THE CORN FIELD Three coiored women
named Jane Lee. Mary f.. Riggs. and MARY
Lee, were yesterday arrested by officers Harry
and Jones Ter tres passing on the farm OF Mr.
W. II. Petit near Lincoln Springs. and taking
therefrCm green corn. They were arraigned
before Justice Burke, who fined them in the
sum OF 81 g. each. ......s....
POLICE BUsINEss.-Seven arrests were ma de
by the police yesterday; two for disorderly
conduct; one upon suspicion Of stealing 500;
one upon uspiclon Of the larceny of a horse:
and three for tIaneressing III the county. One
case where the arrest was made tor disorderly
CONDUCT and another for the larceny OF MONEY!
in which the arrest was made on supicion
was dismissed; tie amount Of fines imposed
was $40.
SHIPMENTS OF CoAL-From the Consolida.
ton Company to-day 435 tons; from Ray g
docks, $50 tons.
AT WoRK.-The steamer Henry Addison
THIS morning went 20 the corner of High and
Third streets. where il was put at work to
force water through the pipes of the town, the
water engine at Rock Greek being out of re-
pair.
REPAIRINC.-Mr. BARRETT, who had his store
house burned down on Sunday morning last,
has workmen engaged repairing the damage
Gene by the fire TO the roof Of his store. The
ground On which the storehoase is situated, he
is having cleared up preparatory to erecting q
large brick stable thereon.
INCA pic.nic was yesterday given at
Lincoln Springs, near Road street, for the
benefit Of Kings (colored) Band. 1t was well
attended.
NEW RoOF.-W orkmen were to. day en-
gagged In putting new roof upon the house of
Mr.. Alfred Lee, the we'll known colored feed
dealer, on Bridge, between Green and Wash
lngtCn streets.