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


minutes to O'Clock, an alarm OF fire was
sounded from the station house TO police head.
quarters, when an alarm WAS sounded by the
caused by the discovery Of fire in q frame
sneo used TOT storage purposes, owned by Mr.
T. b. Barrett, and situated on Congress street,
near the canal The shed was entirely con.
sumed. and the flames extended to the root Of
three-story brick warehouse, owned BIZ Mr..
Barrett, but was subdued before the FIRE had
caused much damage. The steamers Hibernia,
promptly on the spot, and. together with the
steamer Henry Addison, were the means of
subduing the flames before they could do any
further damage. The steamers Union and
Henry Addison were, previous to the fire, en-
gagged IN pumping ont water from the outlet
lock Of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal The
fire is said 70 be the work of an incsndiary,
and MT Barretts loss is estimated at ri. 600
DKPRRDArIoEs ON FRUIT TREES Two
small colored boys yesterday came before Jus
tlce Buckley, arrested for going on the premises
OF Secretary 0. II. Browning and ro6bing his
fruit trees. The Justice ordered them to he
locked up for three hours. The Secretary has
long been annoyed by boys taking his fruit.
To THE BEEEyoLEHT.-A festival is to be
held at the new market hall Tomorrow even
ing; under the auspices Of the Union Benevo-
lent Association OF Georgetown, the proceeds
to 60 towards the erection of suitable home
for INDECENT aged females.
ASSAULT AND BArrRRY.-Ofice Warwick
and Rcbey this morning arrested Charles and
N.
drew r. Early, colored man, with assault
and battery. 1t appears that this morning, on
the tow path OF the canal, the complainant
struck the horse OF Chas. Douglas, and pro-
voked him by calling him obscene names, so
that Douglas commenced an assault upon the
colored man, when fight occurred between
the two, the coiored man getting the best OF
the fight until the appearance Of Mr.. VIM.
Douglas, who assisted his son, and brought
the fight to close Justice Buckley fined Ear.
" 81 50 for instigating and participating in the
fight and Charles and William Douglas 81 50
each for taking the law in their own hands
TEMPERANCE MRETINa-A spirited tempe.
rance meeting was held last evening at the
new Market Hall, under the auspices OF the
Georgetown United Temperance Society; Mr.
VIM. II. Craig, President, in the chair.
Speeches were made bv Mr.. S. l.. Kidwell and
MIR. Craig; after which several stepped for.
ward and signed the pledge.
A HEAvY DAYS woRK.-The police on Sat
urday made 20 arrests OF persons, whom they
took before Justice Buckley, who imposed fines
amounting In the aggregate TO $3.50.
POLICE BUsINEss.-Five arrests were made
by the police yesterday-four for dlsorderIy
conduct and one for sleeping in the street.
. PLAYING BALL.-Officer Warwick yes terday
arrested George Brewer, Edward Folly, VIM
Scott, and Charles Vincent, for playing ball on
Bridge street on Sunday. They were taken
before Justice Buckley, who committed them
to the clock up" for ten hours.
FIGHTING-A shoemaker and q carpenter
named respectively David ChamberIin and H
Officers Harvey and FindIey, for fighting IN
the street. They were arraigned before J ust,cs
Buckley, who required them to pay fine of
syst each.
WITHOUT ALIcRNsE.-Henry Sutz of Wash
ington, was on Saturday arrested By Officer
telkman, who brought him before Justice
Buckley, char ging him with selling weiss beer
without license. The charge was sustained,
and he was fined S2o.5u.
ONA BRNDER.-Oficer Warw On Sasur
day arrested man named James Guryey, who
GAINED to be Baltimore policeman He had
been on bender in Baltimore, and came to
winding up had not taken place when be
fell into the hands of the officer, and he was
taken before Justice Buckley, who fined him 10
the sum OF $3.50. Having no money. be was
placed in the cell until morning, when friend
came forward and paid the fine.
Observation-Disclosures following persons have
been arrsigEed before Justice Buckley, and
fined for disorderly conduct since our last is.
tined sl.50; Henry Williams, fined $3.50
Benz Whitaker. fined S1.50; Peter Davis fined
50 50; James ChisIey, fined $3.50; Benjamin
Naylor and Theodore Lee, fined 81 50 each.
MERCHANTS ExOHANGR-Business at the
Exchange this morning was quite dull, the
only sale reported was that of 100 bushels of
damaged corn at 81 3 cents.
TIE CANAL.-Thirty- lone boats have come
down by way OF the canal since our last re.
port, and reported at the Collectors off ce
while nineteen boats have come down tina,
have not as yet reported. Twenty.three boats
have gone out, only one being loaded. TWEEN.
ty-six OF the boats that have come IN and re.
ported, bring coal for the different coal compa.
MES. while two OF the others bring lime stone,
1, melons; l, peaches: 1, grain; and another
flour and grain, for different parties. Business
OF the canal is quite brisk, and there being so
many boats in, it is with difficulty that they
pass one another,
SHIPMENTS OF CoAL.-From the Consolda.
ton, Company to-day q16 tons; from Rays
NJ fNrrc fYorr fha
pany, 600 tons, and from the Hampshire and
Baltimore Company, 400 tons.