The national Republican., 1867-08-26
GEORGETOWN NEWS.

'tV GEORGETOWN NEWS.
| SAsifAHY OPERATIONS For sometime pas,
Cape o'Neai, Of the. .Freedmen's Bureau, assisted
by sanitary officer Sebastian, has been dstribut
ing lime and other disinfsctants throughout
Georgetown, for the purpose Of purifying the
streets and alleys, and thereby guarding against
infections and malarious diseases. The work
has Just becn completed, aud from the report Of
Capt O'Neal, We learn that on the l7th Of June
he commenced bis labors Ia the Seventh ward Of
! Washington, where he visited and supplied lime
for the premises Of 9,072 families. besides puri.
Tying the yards Of a number Of vacant houses
school.houses and churches, used for the pur.
poses Of education and religious instruction for
colorcd people, the whole requiring 3S7 bbls. Of
limo In Georgetown, 355 houses were cleansed
and famihos supplied with lime which required
40 bbls! Of lime, making total Of 3, AT families
supplied, aud the distribution Of AT bbis. Of
lime. Georgetown, at the present time, In 4
sanitary point Of view. compares favorably with
that Of any city In tho Union, and the condition
Of the oolored people Ii easy aud happy. through
the favors received from our citizens and the aid
| extended thom through the Freedmen's Bureau.
In this connection, We must bear witness to the
energy Displayed by Capt 0'Nsal, and his cour.
teous deneanor to all whom he encountered in
visiting the premises Of our citizens and appor-
tioniDg disinectants for the publication Of yards
&c., and ho departs from our midst With tho
we'll wishes Of tho entire community.
Sanitary officer Sebastian Is also entitled to q
word Of praise for his part in the above work.
This officer has the confidence Of our people, and
appears to have no difficulty In enforcing tho
sanitary regulations Of the town by the cour.
teous and gentlemanly manner in which he ap-
proaches those, when the unpleasant duty de-
wolves upon him, to whom he Is required to serve
notices Of the violation Of health ordinances;
and Capt 0'Neal desires US to express to Officer
Sebastian his warm gratitude for the hospitality
and valuable aid extended him while prosocut.
ing his late duties, also those Of the Washing.
ton department, for by their aid tho completion
of the work was made more easy than hc at first
anticipated.
FuSERAL.-Yesterday afternoon the funeral of
Robert johnson, an aged colored man, took
place from Mount Zion church, on Madison
street, where the funeral services were conducted
by the pastor, Rev. N NJ. Carroll. The church
was crowded with the friends Of the deceased,
and among those present were his Honor Mayor
! c D. Welch, Jenkin Thomas. esq, of the Board
of Aldermen, and Wm A. King, esq, former
clerk to the Board of Common Council. The
deceased was highly respected by all who know
him Il his kindness of heart and strict integrity,
hndf been in the employ Of Mr.. J. 7. Birch,
undei taker, in the ,,ity Of hackman and
iyr Of his hearse for over thirty years. He
wr1 the Oldest eOlored Free Mason In the Dis.
trict Of Columbia, having joined the Order forty
grave yesterday by Hiram Lodge No. 4, Free
and Accepted Ancient York Masons, Of George
town, and members Of the Order from Washing
ton, headed by Kings full brass band. He was
60 years of age, and his remains were deposited
in the Methodist buryins ground on Mill street.
The MARYLAND GOLD MINING CoMpASY.-we
learn that q shaft has been sunk to the depth of
seventy five feet on the grounds Of the above
company, near Great Fails, and workmen expe-
-. - 80 A L..
ance Of water, but when steam Is introduced for
the working Of the shaft this difficulty will be in
q measure obviated. Tho mill has just been put
in operation and the men are now working night
and day in grinding quartz rock. It is supposed
that the percentage Of gold derived from the
present specimens will more than pay the ex.
pense Of working the machinery. Capt. South.
mead, formerly Of Montana, Is the superintond-
ent, and being 4 practical man, will no doubt
cause the mines to be fully and proftably devel.
oped Mr.. W. A. Clear, attached during the
war to Bakers California regiment, was the first
to discover in 1881 the exisrenco Of gold In this
| region and Is now connected with the jackson
farm and other property adjoining the mines
MASS MEErrSG.-This evening q grand tenn.
peraneo mass meeting will bo held at u o'clock,
In front Of the post Office building, on Congress
street, above Bridge street. The meeting will
be under the auspices Of Potomac Division, of
Georgetown, and the committee having the
matter in hand have perfected such arrange.
ments as must render this one Of the graudest
temperance demonstrations that has ever taken
place In this town. The services Of the famed
Marine Band, under the leadership Of Prof
Scala, have been secured, and prominent
speakers from Washington and elsewhere have
signifed their intention to be present and ad-
dress the audience In behalf Of the great human.
itarian cause Of temperance among whom will
be Col. James r. 0'Boirne and Messrs. William
p. Drew. McPheeters, and John S. Hollings-
head.
SUSPICION OF STEALING A HoRsE.-0n Satur. |
day afternoon Officer VIM Cunningham took in
custody n man, whose name We suppress at
present to further the ends Of justice who had |
in his posse'sion horse supposed to be stolen
from gentleman living near Seneca. The |
animP, does not exactly correspond with the |
description received by the officers Of the stolen
property, but Justice Buckley thought proper to
retain the horse for Identification, and released
the man on his own recognizancs to answer by |
what means he came into its possession.
RoBBING A ToBACcosIsr. Yesterday after. |
noon John II. Schultz, 4 tobacconist on Bridge |
street, lodged complaint with Officer Warwick, |
that his till hrd been robbed Of nearly 800 In |
currency, and suspicion resting on q number of |
small boys who were observed lurking about the |
premises, they were taken before Justice Buckley,
who, after hearing the evidence, dismissed the |
DoysI Anu Hueu pcuuL pO.oU lOr keeping MS
shop open on Sunday in violation of law.
THE PoroMAc wArER.PowER CoNPAsY.-Mr
Henry II. Dodge, on behalf the above company,
advertises for proposals for repairing and On.
larging dam No. on the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal. This looks as though our great water
power Is to bc speedily developed, and it only
remains with our District capitalists to subscribe
to few shares Of the stock to secure one Of tho
greatest water.powor franchises in the United
States.
The CHURCHES YEsTERDAY.-The several
churches were well attended yesterday. At
Grace Church, High street, the Rev Mr.. Brown,
pastor, discoursed in the morning, and In tho
afternoon the Sabbath Schools attended exer.
cises in the new church and the old school house
adjoining. In the absence of tho pastor, Roy.
Mr.. Taylor, no services were held In tho Bridge
Street Presbyterian Church In the morning.
Mss DRIMuER's FUNERAL Tho funeral Of
this young lady, who met her death by the un.
fortunate capsizing of the Rockville stage coach
on Thursday evening last, took place from Grace
Church on Friday afternoon, and was attended
by large concourse Of sorrowing friends and
The remains were conveyed to
the Presbyterian burying ground, on Market
street.
PLAYING CARDS on SUSDAY.-0ficers VIM.
Cunningham and Hanoy arrested Augustus
Boyd and Edward Stakes, two colored sports,
On the charge of plaYing the IbooksD on Sun. |