Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-03-25
Affairs IN ee>rssesvu.

THE ELECTION To.pAr-rns morning the
Eolis were opsnsA II the various prscincts OF
the Oe0men Council 20 All the vacancy caused
BY the fgpation OF DIR. K Reysurn The
contest y oetween Messrs. Jas. Goddard aad
BenJ daily. The former 10 the nominee Of the
Den ocratic party. land was proaiaent me mber
Of the last Council, but was defeated in the
last general election. The latter is a vel
known citizen and enterprising nerehsnt. and
is the nominee of the Republicans The ar
raneements tor the election q; all the preciucts
are much the same rs for the general elect,oa
A. an early hour this morning . strong detail
from the metropolitan police force proceeded
TO Georgetown and reported to Lieut.. Esseu
for duty. During the day Major Richards,
Capt. Reed and Lieut.. Kelly visited the men
81 the various precincts, and up 70 the time of
our going To press the election was progressing
with remarkable good order The voting was
not very active AZ either polling place. At
LIST precinct i52 white, SO colored: ed precinct
20 white, 267 colored; Cd precinct, 40 white. ~
colored: 4tn precinct, 1S3 white, " coIored,
mmakng total OF 500 white and ies colored.
MT Darby will probably be- elected
OPEEINo OF THE ExCHAsoR-This morning
the rooms of the Merchants Exchanse vera
opened At 10 O'Clock for business oper ations,
and contn ued open one hour, the time fixed bv
the rules The fixtures were all IN their places
and are well adapted to the use for which thew
are purchased. The small tables of black wal
nut, upon which to display the samples are
arranged around the room, and are furnished
with drawers in which TO secure the sampIe
trays after business has closed. The room is
ais" rovided with chairs for the convenience
OF ne association, and q desk for the secretary
In view OF the fact that the receipts of prod a &c
nave been very small. this first days trans
actions are very fair, the foIle wing stltA-
ment attests :-Oferings+,500 bushels yellow
corn; 800 bushels red wheat: 40 bushels rye:
700 bushels common shlpstuf. and a small lot
middlings; eco barrels extra -four; 500 barrels
cut extra, 500 bayrels family extra Sales
1.Sto bushels fair red wheat, 50 10: small lot of
midolings, 50 cents; 40 bushels rye, SLIP; so
barrels extra -four, S14.37H.
GARRoTED AND ROBBEp-About \ O'clock
Friday evening, officer Findly heard a cry of
police in the butchers market space and going
there found q man named VIM. Brown who
stated that he had been garroted and robbed
by three men. He had been drinking and th.
men met him and asked him il he mad been
paid on. be being sergeant OF the AIN RI llerv
He replied that he had. They asked him 10
'-staDd treat" and he agreed. They con.
to restaurant. They garroted him; but after
asevere scufle he got his throat free ana cried
for the police, and the garroters vamosed His
clothes gave evidence OF the ruth Of his state
ment; his pantaloon pockets were turned ont.
and the thieves got a watch and chain q knife
bone foot rule, and aoout IS cents in chr
rency. minute more would have given San
which he had in a fob that they had nor
searched.
CANAL-Arriral Of PTodUce.-Thus morning.
the boats J. M Waters with 1,067 barrels OF
flour and David Knode, with flour aud wheat
10 George Waters, and the IronsIdeS win
1000 bushels corn to Ben jamn Darby, arrived
from the Western depots. giving assurance of
the resumption OF canal navigation
PORT OF GRORGETowN.-En Entered and
cieared-Steamer kennebsc, Wilson master
from and TO Baltimore. with merchandise
number OF small bay and river craft are in the
h2rbor this morning. and several schooners
awaiting cargoes Of coal for the Northern and
Eastern