Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-08-06

DiRRcroRs OF THE gPoroMA 40 IRsuRA nos
CoNPANY.--An election oof Directors of the
Potomac Insurance Company was oeld yesser.
day, At the Office OF the company, ON High
street, which resulted AZ foilows:-Wfliiam
Bates, r. Cruickshank, W. $. Cox, ID. Edes,
william Emmert, w. 7: Johnston, j. d. kafx.
H. Pickrell. and ]. Riley These gentlemen
are elected ss directors for the ensuing year.
STREET lMpRov EMBsr. - Workmen have
commenced, under the direction OF Mr.. VIM.
street as directed by the CITY Councils The
work is under the superintendent OF Mr..
Addison. Street Commissioner, and Will en-.
nance the value OF the property IN that neigh.
venisnce 70 travel FL" Hss
POLICE MATTKRs-The whole number Of
arrests made yesterday were fourteen-4 tor
o.solderly conaust on nspiclon; for tnreats
The amount OF fines imposed were Sl7.
. THRHATs OF VIoLKNCB.-Harriet Coffs an
peared before Justice Buckley YESTERDAY
charging one Ign atius Tilman with threatan
ing her with bodily harm. The Justice re.
CURED him to give security to keep the peace
Harriet Cote was then arrested upon the com.
plant Of Tiliman, for being disordsrly, and
also required to give security to keep the
peace. Harriet then charges Mary Tiliman
with threats OF violence, and she TOO was re.
quired to give security to keep the peace.
DIsoRDHRLY.-George Wagner. German
shoe maker. came before the Justice, arrested
by Officer Warwick for disorderly conduct
aud was dismissed upon paying a fine OF az so
ANOTHER FREE FIGHT.-Rooert ilson and
Albert Scott, two colored boys got into a fight
yesterday evening on Bridge, near Montgom.
cry streets, and for q while foug hit like cham
pions. Scutt drew long, white handled case
knife ON his antagonist, which had been sharp
come out of the conflict without blood stains,
and the two were arrested by Officer Workman
and taken before Justice Buckley, who fned
the first $3.50, and the other 81 SO.
day 1,40o tons; from the Cumberland Com.
pany, 500 tons and from the Borden Company
80 tons.
THE CANAL.-Twenty- five boats ha We come
in since our1ast report with coal cons gned to
the different companies. 81 boats have gone
out. The water still remains low. An extra
force OF workmen We're put to work to- day
upon the repairs at dam num Der l, where q
portion OF the wall fell into the canal.
TIE PoRT.-Steamsrs John Gibson, Fuller
master, from New York; Columbia, Harker
master, from Baltimore; New ork, Marshall
master, from Philadelphia; and kennebec,
Wesher master. from BALTIMORE, have arrived.
Also the schooner Agnes, Kenyon master, from
Jacksonville. and the schooner Hannah T. Ba-
ker, Kelley, master, from New York. Cleared
the steamer kennebec, and the schooner Han
nah f. Baker
MERCHANTS ExoHANGE-No business was
transacted at the Exchange to.day, and only
125 bushels of wheat was offered. There IS,
however, decline in the price of wheat. Red
wheat, which few days since, brought SO. 81,
now brings from So So to S2.3S.
STOCK MISUNDERSTANDING Fuller, of the
steamer John Gibson, brought with him on
this trip from New York an imported buH and
cow: also, several geese consigned to Mr. j.
r. Bryan, OF Washington.
BIC TuRTLE.-Capt. Harper, of the steamer
Columbia, brought with him for a Mr. Smoot. in
washington, large turtle, weightn about 25D
pounds, its neck meas uring two feet in CIR
cumference. THIS turtle was caught in the
mouth of the Potomac river