Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-08-24

| LRARSss How TO PAT HIS FARR-,A few
| days since. when The one horse car for the
| Metropolitan or E-strest line was hers, quite
! anumbar of curious persons gathered about Il.
among them an individual who usually hangs
abont the restaurants and reloicee in the oame
OF BUY He seemed fully 10 understand every
the manner IN which the fares were collected,
and seeing two individ uas sitting on the seats.
asked "How in the devil does the thing work !"
Cue suggested that If he had any money they
depths of his pocket ragged s.s5 cent cur
Iency." which he dropped in the box, and it
isii on n tse plate lis that all does II stay
while be went to the drivers seat, and the one
inside said. Now You see It, don't you and
the strap beng pulled BY the one outside, he
seemed to De fully aware of this fact, and
eooily asked, "How do you get it QUIT" The
Others could not answer tsat question. but
Immediately after the arrival of the car a, the
depot of the company, two drinks were called
fer and paid for a. neighboring restaurant.
MEETING OF THE FIRE CoMMIssIoNERs.-
A JOINT meeting of the fire Commissioners OF
Washington and GEORGETOWN, was held last
evening at the May or's office here, for the pur-
pose of adopting some measure by which both
departments would act in conjunction in The
emit, Mayor WEIGH, Messrs. Duvall, WheatIey,
Fowler, and kodier, of the GEORGETOWN De-
partment and Commissioners Thompson and
Garfield, OF the W Washington Depar tment, Chief
Sessford of Washington. and Chief Saner of
Georgetown. After the organization OF the
meeting, the following agreement was sub
mitted and received the signatures OF the Gem
missoners:
We, the undersigned, Commissioners OF the
Fire Departments of Washington and George
town, do hereby make the following agreement:
When . fire occurs In GEORGETOWN the alarm
shall be struck from box p, and the steamer
Union, No. 1, of the W ashington department.,
engineer Of the Georgetown department II
there should be a necessity for more steamers
general alarm shall be sounded when Frank
lin, No. 2, will proceed to the fire. And while
on duty in Georgetown the fireman Of Washing
ton shall abide by the rules and regulations of
the Fire Commissioners OF Georgetown, under
the supervision of the chief engineer of that
department When fire occurs in the first
district Of Washington, being that portion Of
the city west OF Seventeenth street, the George
town fire department shall receive notice
through the police telegraph, when the steamer
Henry Addison, OF the GEORGETOWN depart
ment, shall Immediately proceed to the fire and
report TO the chiefengineer of the Washington
Fire Department, and while on duty in Wash
lngton the fremen OF Georgetown shall be
SUBJECT to the rules and regulations of the Fire
Commissioners of Washington. under the SUI
pervision of the chief engineer Of the Washing
ton department
The Joint session then dissolved, and an ad-
journed meeting of the Georgetown Fire Com.
mssIoners was held, when Mr.. Swan was
elected foreman Of the steamer Henry Addi.
son. vice Mr.. Owens, after which the meeting
aG journed.
THE CANAL.-Col. Hollingsworth, collector
of the canal, has received a communication
from ] B. Masters, dated Willamsport, August
22d informing him that on the night OF the 21st.
that locality was visited with heavy rain
which " ashed several bars in the canal but
that he expected to have them cleared out by
Saturday evening. Thirteen boats have ar
rived since our last report, 3 brin ging corn and
wheat; 3, limestone; J, wood and straw; !,
bacon, flour, and wheat; /; cement, and the
others light; boats have gone out four of
which were loaded and light.
FUNERAL OF MISS BREMMKR.-The funeral
of Miss Betty Bremmer, one of the young
ladies drowned on Thursday afternoon as the
Rockville stage was attempting to cross Balls 8,
Branch, near Tenalytown, took place at six
Church, on High street. near the canal. The
funeral ceremonies were conducted in accord.
ance with the custom ofthe Episcopal Church
by the Rev: MT Brown, pastor OF the church.
at the conclusion OF which the silenr sleeper
was conveyed to her final resting place at the
Pres by terrain burying ground, on Market st.
Miss Bremmer was Sabbath school scholar
at g race Church, and held in high esteem by
all who knew her
AFTER THE TURKEYs.-Mr. ]. H. King, who
lives without the corporation limits, complains
that be with others In bis neighbornood, are
greatly annoyed by boys and men from to wn,
who espass on their premises and carry off
fruit and poultry. He says that the other day
boy came close to his house and set his dog
on a turkey, which he succeeded in catching,
and then boldly walked off with it. The resi-
dents in his neighborhood talk OF taking the
che law in their own hands.
THE MARKET To-DAY-Beefsteak from Is
to IS cts. NJ luton chops. 20c.; Veal chops. 20c.;
corn beef 15c.; ham. 22c.; pork, 1sc; sausage,
is and 20 cts; butter, 80 and IS cts; peaches,
CSC per peck; cantelopes, from to 20 cts; po-
tatoes, soc. per peck; cucumbers, 12c. per doz :;
tomatoes. Csc. per peck; green corn, l5c. per
doz.; spring chickens, so to $3.50; pepper
pods, 75c per doz.: eggs, 2Oc.; sweet potatoes,
soc. per peck; egg plants, SC. each; cabbage
to Is cts; apples, 4Uc. per peck; beans, Csc per
peck.
DRovRR's REsT.-350 head Of cattle sold yes
terday at Drover's Rest from to cents per
pound, gross weight; 500 head of sheep, from
50 to "a head; IS cows and calves, from $40
to 500.
SHIPMENTS OF CoAL.-From the Baltimore
tons from the Borden Company, 1,075 tons;
from the Gum berland Company, LOCO tons
from Ray docks, $500 tons; from the Con-
solidation Company, 1874 tons.
DULL-Business along the river front is
quite dull to-day, there being but few boats in
the barber.
THE SANITARY WoRK.-The work OF disin.
fecting the town, by sanitary officer Sebastian,
tending workmen employed by the Freed
mans Bureau, was completed yesterday The
work consumed 40 barrels OF lime, while 355
families were supplied with that article.
D1soRDERLY.-A colored man named Thos
johnson was yesterday arrested by Officer
Volkmaa, charged with committing an as
sault upon J. NJ. Moo uilian, and held for q
hearing at 12 O'Clock to-day.
POLICE BUsINRss.-There were four arrests
made by the police yesterday, the fines of which
amounted to $20.5O.
MERCHANTS ExCHANGE.-No business was
transacted this morning, and the only offer.
ings made were LOCO bushels Of wheat and 100
bushels of corn.
SHIPMENTS OF FLoUR-From Herr and
WEIGHS mills. 1876 barrels during the week
ending o-day.
GEORGETOWN ADVER'MTS,
~ THE MEMBERS OF HIRAM LODGE,