Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-07
GEORGETOWN.
Affairs in G~err.toun.

JoH T NETTING "F THE CouNcus-rDs.
f.ss ft q "A JOINT m,cung of the two
oaros of the IhN Connelis wts nrld lat
sNsR nf ln the Council ehambor y elect Cor
pcragiOn CfficsrS 30 tho ensuing year.
Mr.. &. -. Mathew. rhe ~, sent in-u ah-ru;.
war duly lcctcd Record r; and ait zoe oath
ol ofiics was administered To hfrn, hs took ne
char pr,si, rut of the ioint & uNantiCa. and
hanksd the lns'ting for his re-elscnoa.
MT. Mm. laird " a. unanimously re-elacb-d
Shrk Of the Corporation. !. ID. X ,hiu-on, q.
fak'r and Thomas Edmonson. were Intrst-
ants Tor the position of Flour inspector. and
Nj. Robirson wac declared eicctssd. Mr.. gtl1n
J. lay Nc Ma s"le, {, gauser oi spiritous liqubrs
and inspector Of s,tit.d ma ais Mr. k 4 IL
monston was unanimously NEGLECT . Tax Col
lector. Messrs. ID. l.. tirlme~. r. Fun dove.
john III. Reynolds aud ~. Il Walls =. wen
apphSanis Tor the Office ~ MARKET Mast.r. The
NIte stood-tirtmss. >; REYNOLDS a. Walker,
!. Mr.. Reynolds was deCIared slect.d Mr.
j. l. Sinms was chosen Inspector and VI lrlcr
CT Lumber.
Mossrs. VIM. II. Craig aud n. @. Ri,t.- ,ser.
arpliCants for IA" ofIicr VI Hay W-igher The
BALLOT siood-traig r Ritter 4 blank . Th.rs
n ing no election. -ac.snd ballot " u taken.
which stood-Craig :. Rittsr q, hlsak 2. A third
ballot was taken. r,'sulung-t2 rag =. Ritssr q,
blank ,: Mr.. Craig was declared sls I'D M.-srs
Henry Burroughs aud ~. O'I>arN Ners auplt-
cants for the Office ef Wcod Cortier and VI ';l--
urer. The ballot stoOd-t I.aarV n. Rurrouuh-
s. Mr.. O'Iaary was declared slccasd Mr. NJ
v. Buckley was reelected Trustee ot the Poor
and NorkhOus.,. Mr.. Cragiu nominated W
Clabaugh a. member OF the Board OF fT.
Coinmission'rs p in place OF Mr. Mhaasl.y. Mr..
SiInms renoninatcd Mr.. Mhratlcy. The hal Iog
stood-Nh'atley :. CiahauCh : A second htl-
lot was taken. vi hich >teod-W Wbsatlsy 8. Cla-
baugh 40. MIR. Glahaugh Was DECLARED el..t,f.
Mr.. Trs xl'rwas electrd Superint .ndsnt of Cam
ney Sweeps. h ". Brewer wac re-alsct Il sur
NeyOr. r. Y. Brow WAS "leC It'd Harbor VI lSt.r
John n. Newman. v X. Sheckpl aud a. "a
Addison collected the office of commissioner 81
STREETS and water engineer. The nr-t hallot
stood Newman q, SheC kel =, Addison Z. biauk A.
Asecond ballot was taken, winch resulted Now
man q. Addison q. blank 2. Mr. Addison. th..
present incumbent, was declared elaci..d.
Mr.. VI. Y. Buckley Wa unanimously re-elsct-
eel police magistrate.
Wm. Msgruder solicited the position Of m.-..
senCerto tn" two Boards. the Mayor, and tls
Clerk
MIR. Davis nominated Isaac Birch, thr pr.--ent
incumbent, Who was declared "lect.d.
For the Board Of tiuardians OF Public
Schools.-MssSfs. q. W. Beall. W -. Mag.
&. =. Ramsburgh. a HNde. IoS Isibsp.y. Il A
New man, !. ~. " ilson. q. n. Matthew'S, Wm
II. Dunlop. Jenkin Thomas aud John Fowler
Hyde, Wilson. Newman, Mage aud Dunlop
weie declared elected.
Dr. Charles Mccormick was declared elected
as smallpox physician for the eastern district
and Dr. Shocked for the western district
Mr.. Davidson moved Ia postpone the election
OF a water board: carried.
The President stated that the object for winch
the JOINT meeting was held had l-aen accom-
plIshsd. The mseting Was then dissolved. aud
the two Boards shortly afterwards adjourned.
ARRIVAL oF STEANERs.-Ths Empire, Can't.
Price, has arrived, with merchandise, from
New York. for District merchants. The steam
cr New York. Capt. Jones. has arrived. with
from Philadelphia.
SUSPICION oP LAR, ENY A bout three O'Clock
this morning. officer Reid noticed "a colorcd
man coming down Bridge stneet with a num-
ber OF chickens in a bag upon has shoulder. "a.
wac conducted TO ths station house on eus-
picion of having disturbed somebody's hen
roosi He A. held for a hearing.
HEAVY BU TTEE.-Mr. Gross. a buttr mer-
chant, yesterday purchased quantity Of butter
coming from the country about - miles above
and cutting ssNrral of the rolls
he found that they contained either a heavy
stone a large ear OF corn.
CLosED.-The Internal Rsyenu us officers VS.
terday closed the distillery of Mr.. j. W. Gay
nor, on Market Space. for alleged violation
Of the revenue law.