Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-09-23
Gesraetsvvu Affairs,

RspAIRxp-The forcipr engine at the new
ircu, railroad bridge across Rock Greek, which
plete working oreer again, the repairs having
been com leted on Saturday last ana can nov
force wAtsr 10 the high service reservoir, thus
doing away with the service OF the steamer
Henry Addison. which was witadrawn from
the work of forcing water into the high ser
vice reservoir on Saturday, having success
fully supplied the residents OF thf- Heights
with water during the time the water engine
was out OF repair. :
SELLING BY SAMPLE.-Oficer Harry Eoik.
man on Saturday evening arrested a man
ramed John A Ambrose on the charge Of sell.
ing cloths by sample TO merchant taIiors, with
or. a license. He came before Justice Buokey,
vlo required him to pay tie sual fine OF $50.
TEE TEMPERANCE Cause.-The regular
weekly meeting Of the 9eorgetown United
emperance Society was held al the new
Market Hall last evening, where guile a mum.
Der were In attendance, who were addressed
by Messrs. VIM. II, Craig, of Fountain Divi.
sion, Sons of Temperate &c, AND George Savage,
after which number stepped forward and
signed the pledge OF total abstinence. 1t is
stated that the two diylsiors of Sons Of Tenn
peranc e Of Georgetown viii be increased by
grand temperance mass meeting held on Fri.
day night before the CITY Post Office.
POLICE WoEK--The number of arrests
made by the police on Saturday were for
dis orderly copdrct, 9 for intoxicatfon, for
a viola ION of Corporation ordinance, and
TWO for vagrancy. The amount Of fines i'm
posed by Justice Buckley was $3.50. The whole
number Of arrests made by the police yestsr.
day were for disorderly conduct, for fight.
inc, for tntoxtcation, and one for larceny.
Tie amount of fines imposed was 1915
GONE UP.-Two servants, named Catherine
McKanna and Susan Lemon. arrested by eff
GERS Noble aud Hospital, and arraiGned before
Justice Euekey, upon the charge OF being
Migrants, on Saturday evening, were com.
mitted to the workhouse, each for term of
thirty days. sas-t- :, rt-.. ..s fa-.4 .
II ha
close, Of Bethel (colored) Church. on Beall
street, VIM. H. Young got into fight with his
wife. Mary Young, on the street; the fight
became general, several others participating
defend Mary, when Young set to and gave
him a severe beating "for not attending to his
own business" Officers Myles and Lambie
this morning arrested VIM. H Young. Henry
Smallwood, Mary Young, Elizabeth Lee, and
Verbena SmaiTwood. and arraigned them
before Justice Buckley, who fined the first
1915, the second 1915, and the others S1.75
each. Z aAEHaG - .E- Z. - 81
INSULTING AN OFFICER-A boatman named
Joel Black, on Saturday evening thought he
would have some sport, and therefore began
him unbecoming epithets. The officer was not
TO be thus ineulted, and after chasing Bla ck
from the bost upon which he worked, and
some distance up the canal, on the to path,
succeeded in arresting him, when he was
taken to the station house, and brought out
before Justice Buckley, who fined him $3.50
for disorderIy conduct.
UIsORDERLY.-Wm. Parker, arrested by OF.
ficer Reed, came before Justice Buckley on
Saturday evening. charged with being disor-
derby, and was fined S1.50
LARCENY OF WATCH.-A colored man
named VIM. Dover, arrested by officer Jones,
came before Justice Buckley, charged by Geo.
Washin ton, colored, with the larceny Of q
silver watch valued at $40, on the 25th day of
August last. The charge was sustained, in
the opinion of the Justice, and the accused
committed to Jail for court. The watch was
not recovered. rn
MERCHANTS ExCHANGE.-Offering 200
bushels of wheat, 4,3s2 bushels of white corn
and 40 bushels of rye. Sales. hoe bushels of
red wheat at &2.55; 100 bushels do, at 2.5S;
425 bushels do. at 81 60; $50 bushels do, at
1893; $50 bushels do at So as; 500 bushels do.
at So. go 1900 bushels Of white corn at Sis,
and 40 bushels OF rye at &1.20. The offerings
this morning were heavier than have been
made for some time.
SHIPMENTS OF CoAL.-From the Consolida-
ton Company to-day 300 tons, from Rays
docks 1,10O tons, and from the Cumberland
Company asa tons.
THE CANAL-Since our report on Saturday
40 boats have come down the canal, while 81
have gone out. The water Is low as it is every
Monday morning. The receipts Of tolls at the
Collectors Office for the past week amounted
to $4,000.
THE PoRT.-The schooner Pioneer. Captain
Lathrop, has arrived from Boston with salt
and furniture. the schooner T.. w. Gardner,
Capt. Steelman. has cleared for Hudson, N. Y