Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-29
affairsin Georgetown.

DENISE OF A Resi- EerKp CIrIzss.-Captain
VIM. Mastn. who has been ill for several
days departed this life YESTERDAY, shortly
after 12 O'Clock, being in the Gath year of his
age. While accompanying some workman TO
Fort Foote a shsrt time since, he was &C ,ident.
ally Knocked overheard. ana getting chilled,
contracted severe cold, from which pneuno-
MIA resulted, aad caused his death, after he
had been confined TO hls bed ten days. The de-
ceased was born in Charles county. Nd, and
settled in Georeetown about 40 years ago: He
was ore OF the Oldest and most experien cad
ship carpenters in the District, and q member
OF Friendship Lodge, No II, l. o. OF. HIS
funeral viii take place to morrow, from b 5
residence, So Washington street.
WANTED PAIR OF SHoRs-Sergeant Boar
man this morning arrested two coiored boys,
I9 and 81 years of age. named Berry and ullu 5
Newsom, charged by CT. +. Eberiy with the
larceny OF pair of shoes valued at So The
case came up before Justice BueKey, when
Mr.. Eberly testified that on last SATURDAY. eve.
ming the two colored boys came to his store
on High street, and asked TO look a. some shoes
Berry, The oldest, tris u pair of shoes on. and
then proceeded totry on another PAIR, when
Julius took the former pair ard preten led to
try them on, and soon after slipped out OF the
store. Berry found a pair that suited him. he
said, acd told Mr.. Eberly to iay them aside for
him and he would call for them: and left the
store. Mr.. E5erly in gathering up his shoes
found one pair mis- ing, and suspected Julius
OF taking them. IS he had them last. Berry
when taken to the stationhouss this morning
had the shoes on, and when asked where he got
them said from store on Bridge street, but The
salesman at that store, Mr.. A Bsrwangsr, SAID
the shoes were not purchased at that store.
when Berry said he got them of his brother
julius, and gave him S2.25 for them; but
Julius said he only got 81 IS for them. When
asked where he got the shoes, julius said at
secondhand store, on the avenue near the
Circle, on Saturday morning. He persisted
that he did not st n the shoes, AID both me- de
so many cor Trajectory statements that the JUS
tice told them they were not telling the tr dth.
He lee Iured them upon the sin of telling false
hoods and OF steallng after which he dis
missed the charge OF larceny, and made it a
disorderly case, returning the shoe3 to Mr..
Eberly and fining the boys $3.50 each.
MERCHANTS ExCHANGE-The following
business was transacted on Change this morn
ing: Oferings-7,250 bushels OF red wheat,
1000 bushels Of white whe t, $50 bushels of
yellow corn, and 900 bushels OF white corn.
SaleS--1,lt3 bushels OF white wheat, at 81 81:
$50 bushel OF red wheat, at same price; 800
bushels OF choice red wheat at 1895; 100
bushels of wheat, damaged, at $3.50; $500
bushels Of red wheat. at S2.S0k; 1000 bushels
Of red WI heat, at S2.9la 900 bushels of white
corn, at 81 35H; 40 bushels Of yellow corn, at
S130. This is a marked advance for wheat
over the prices for last week.
A communication was this morning re
ceivfd by the Exchange from the Bo.rd o;
Trade of Washington, inviting a committee
from the Exchange to be present at a Joint
meeting. TO be held at the Board of Trade
rooms, Washington, this evening, for the pur-
pore Of taking into consideration the extension
of the Loudoun and Hampshire railroad. The
same committee that represented the Exchange
at the meeting held last week at Leesburg Will.
represent the Exchange this evening The
committee consists OF Messrs. A. II. Herr,
VIM. IL. Tenney, Geo. Waters, and Evan
Lyons.
ARRIvED.-The steamer Columbia, Harper
master, has arrived with merchandise for Dis
trict merchants from Baltimore The ste iner
John Gibson, Captain Fuller, has arrived
with merchandise from New York, stopping
at the navy-yard to discharge freight.
POLICE BUsINEss.-OnIy one arrest was
man arrested a colored man twenty-five years
and disorderly conduct on the street He was
and then brought out before Justice Buckley,
who fined him $50.
LODGINGS One man was provided with
shelter from the storm last night at the station l.
house.
THE STORM.-The heavy storm OF last eve
ming b ad the effect to cleanse the streets OF the
town and raise the water in the ca nal. a so
in the river. The water In Rock Creek was SO
high this morning as to threaten destruction to
the temporary bridge at the foot Of X street,
Washington, and to I'LL the outlet lock, which
had caused so much trouble to pump drv. so
that it overf1owed. The water in the creek ia
subsldin ing this afternoon, and the bridge at X
street Will probably escape without injury.
No damage by the storm in town has been
heard Of
THE JAMES S. GRREN-Mr. John Davidson
Is advised that the steamer Jas. :. Green is
safe, and has received her manifest day.