The national Republican., 1867-10-30
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GEORGETOWN NEWS.

| ARnIyAL OF rHn JoHs oIBsoS The steamship
John oibson, Of the Merchants new line, plying
rived yesterday morning, after epcouptsrns toisra.
bly, severe weather. Capt. Henry Q. Fullef. Of the
Gibson, reports that at the noah Of the PotOmas
.. m. and Tie vsa.hsr thick and rainy. on Point
Lookout, bearing N. n. B., and about two miles
distant from shore, the Gibson passed a schooner
supposed that she had been recently sunk, and Capt
Sulisr ran close by TO a.esri.in 4 any one was On
his course Capt. ,. .ays tie James 8. Green, from
this port, arrived in New York on Saturday after.
,n1 iss 50 e Leave o.
freight
A SPLENDID FIlH TluxPnr.-ws learn that the
great wizard and ysntriloquist, John Wymau, has
the fire organisation Of Georgetown who disposes Of
the greatest number Of admission tickets to his
grand sntertsinment at Forrest Hall this evening.
| The trumpet 10 elaborately chased and engraved,
and is some eighteen inches in length. The compel.
itors are the vigilsnt Fire Company, the Potomac
Hose and the Henry Addison. The cost Of the trum-
pot, we learn, was tl5o.
MERCHANT ExcHASGR. There was q brisk de-
maud for grain on Change yesterday, and the mar
ket for wheat has improved about Is cents on last
Gales The receipts Of wheat reached $50 bushels
mostly prime red which cold at "a s0lss2 9lN. and
small lot Of choice brought a. 95 Per bushel Corn
was shade ftmer, and the offerings light reaehing
| bushsl.
PETrr LAncExr.-Two negro boys. named Berry
sad Isaa. Nswson, were arrested By sergeant Boar.
man, on the complaint Of O T Ebsriy, shee dealer.
on High street, charging tho boys with steaiipg a
fore Justice Bucksy, and the charge not being su,
tained the case was dismissed, ard the boys fined
e2oo each for disordsrly conduct.
THH LADIs' BESEyoLsST EocIKrr. Prof John
.boye benevolent association to trAnspirs at Forrest
Hall this afternoon, at o'o'oGk. The entertainment
VIII comprise feats OF lsgerdemaln and ventrilo-
quism and the object being Of pure charity. We
hope the hall Will be crowded 10 Its utmost capacity
TIE srolN The late storm ha. done no material
damage that We are apprsed Of but the river raised
to extent that ovsrfowed several Of the wharves
doing no other damage than floating OF few staves,
belonging 10 Mr. Ridgway, which, however, were re.
| covered.
FRon PHrLADELPHrA.- The propeller New York
arrived yesterday with . fall cargo Of assorted
freight for District merchants.
ALEXANDRIA MATTERS.
WAREHOUSE DENoLIsHED.-The ,xt.rsiys briei
warehouse, now the property Of BArredA 4 Co., o.
New York, on the northeast cJrner Of Wilkes and
street,. II IN: city Is SsDS ds&G1sSsS 81 and
tions Of other buildinss. There was ground rent
uptn this warehouse.
A Doc sroRr-Ths owner Of dog, residing in the
upper section Of the city, few days sinos stated,
in which was well thirty fee, deep. .nd at tn. bot
tom Of which, upon lowering light the animal was
discovered Arops being thrown down, u was caught
BY the dog with his teeth and held to It until he
was pulled out Of his psrilous situation.
CIRcus The extensive and well arranged circus
Of ThAysr Eoyes made its entire yesterday morn.
ing and commenced Its series Of four performances
pavilion Is erected the lot mmediatsly northwest
Of Christ church.
ovERBoARD.-Yesterday evening, between six and
seven o'clock Mr. Pornsr proprietor Of the brewery
accidentally fell overheard In the dark in the dock
at the foot Of King street. He, however, soon
aged 70 regain the wharEs