Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-04
GEORGETOWN.

the value of which in comm unliies like ours
can hardly be estimated, n few public spirited
have ifs advantages extended 10 Georgeto Wn.
representing that our losses from fires had heen
very heavy; that without the efficient co-oI'era-
ton of the Washington FIre Department, We
might suffer stall NOR serious damage; that one
calamitons fire won hi destroy more property
than would pay for the fre alarm ten times
upon deaf ears. The pcnny-wise and pound
f,s,iish policy which has too often pre- vailed
mere to defeat Improvements OF all kinds
was too strong, and not uatl few more
had been destroyed did the authorities
proper TO make an arrangement (the
cheapest ~ OF coursel looking To co-OperS-
ZION with the Washington department. But a.
usual talse economy defeats its own ends. and
IL "A most expensive article With eur eNpe-
rience in market-house, station house, Aque-
duct street, &C, our legislators ought 10 have
learned the lesson long sinosa, even ~ proper
public spirit did not animate them TO keep mp
with the age in necessary improvements But
IL il a waste of words 10 moralke on the old TO-
gylsm which retards the growth and progress
of our beautiful city. IL viii be- seer ny the
following communication that Georgetown
must now either pay for the use OF the fire
alarm telegraph (aEd probably AZ a dearcr rate
than she might have SECURED it, advantages
four years ago. besides the saving OF property
since destroyed) or dispense with IL altogether:
Department. Of ketrcpoIitaE Police, 0tfee q TIE
Ro~1id, v oshiag toR- n. O., December 8, ISsa.-
Hon. Charles ID. Welch, Mayor oGieorgetown,
ID. C.;-Sir: Complaint has been klade by A. H.
Evans, agent of kennard Co. owners of GER
tain patents for sspoiice'' and .Iire alarm" tle-
graphs, that the polica photographic station Al
Georgetown is used for fire stlarin purpoSs, in
contIsvention of the terms OF the contract, a.
specified at the time of it, erection.
IL appears that at the time OF tn serectiou of
the police telegraph on behalf of the United
States for police purposes the authorities Of the
city OF Washington also contracted with the
same firm for the erection of fire alarm tel
tl la. uSp Al II fha set
these two institutions Were combined i'm
the same Office, and the expenses incident
thereto betrayed jointly by the United States
and the city of Washington Subsequent
~ they were separated, and the ex-
penses of each telegraph are borne by their
respective owners. A. by the terms OF the
agreement the Board of Police inhibited
the of the police telegraph station in George
town for fire alarm purposes and as complaint
has thus been made Of it's violations, am di-
rected TO inform the authorities of Georgetown
and 10 state that the contractors demand a dis
continuation of such dispatches from and after
the ..ist of February, 1865" unless the CoTpo-
ration of Georgetown shall prior thereto '.come
10 some agreement with the owners OF the
rights in question.
l am. sir, very respectfully, your obedient
servant. L. A. LAzENBY. Secretary
TEMPORARY PASTORAL GRANGE. - Tn.
health OF Rev w. w. Williams, rector OF Christ
Church, continues so feeble that the vesiry have
invited the Rev. Dr. Hodges 10 supply his pull
pat pro tespore.
LARCENY OF BOTTLE OF wHTsKEY AND
SEGAR.-Henry Platter, a colored boy. Il wears
old, was brought before Justice Buckley. ar
rested by officer Myles, and accused with bur-
glariously and feloniously entering the dwell
ing house of John w. Diggs, on Paper Mill
road, and breaking open trunks and taking
bottle of whiskey and a segar, on the night of
the oath of December. The Justice committed
him TO Jail for court.
COMMENCING YoUNG.-W A. Porter, a boy
fifteen years old. made a serious mistake by
imbibing too freely last evening. which Sed
HIM TO be disorderly ON the street, and to get
into the clutches of Officer Noble. who con.
Quoted him 10 the station house, where he was
obliged TO await the appearance OF Justice
Buckley this morning, who fined him i'm the
sum OF $50.
THE CANAL.-The receipts of the Chesapeake
and OHIO canal for the month Of January. in
elusive of the water tax upon water furnished
the millers to drive their machinery (SI,531),
was 81 SCI a.
MARKET To-DAY.-Beef, best cat, 25c: next.
DEC. mutton. roc veal 25a:slc.: salt beef. 25a2Dc
pork, l5asc.: lard 1sc.; sausage, lsa2uc.; geese,
81 10 each turkeys. S2.50aS4; chickens. ~taS 80
per pair; sweet potatoes, ~ per peck; Irish pc-
tatoes, &c. per peck turpips, acc. per peck APP
pies, case. per peck; parsnips, SIC per peck:
onions, 81 per peck: cabbage, lOsteUc. pr head:
butter, SEC. per pound; eggs, &c. per dozen:
pheasants. 75c each: walnuts. Soc per peck.
CHARGED WITH AssAULTIyG HIS WIFE
Officer White yesterday evening conducted To
the station-house a tailor, named John 81
John. who was arrested on the charge of as
saulting and cutting his wife. The accused
had "A hearing before Justice Buckley this af-
Iernoon, when his son. Alexander St. John. trS-
titled that he came home last evening TO his
fathers house. on Second street. between Mar
ket and Potomac streets. and found the doors
locked. He tried 10 get into the mouse through
the window. but failed. Going To the hack
door his little sister let him in, when he OBJ
served his father striking 1t his mother He
ran between them and pushed his father away.
when witness and his mother fed from HIM
she SAYING that she cut. His father h.
said, had been drinking hard; he had heard him
say that he meant TO destroy them all:
he ran for DIR. Richie. Oficer White testifi d
that hr met the boy Alexander As he was going
for the doctor, and was told of the dIiliculty:
Went TO the house. and saw Mrs. ST John, who
was near the fence; she said she had been cut.
went into the house. where he found ST John
up stairs, and whom lac took To the station
house. Tn, Justice announced his intention 10
commit the accused to Jail for court. Ii was
stated. though not in evidence, that the accused
remarked TO his wife yesterday, "a the funeral
procession of Mrs. Shackelford was passing
by, something to the effect that .-She's going 20
her final home; You'll travel the same road TO-
morrow" DIR. Richie did all in his power 10
alleviate the suffering Of Mrs. 81. John. and
says the wound inflicted on the left breast il
not dangerous. the knife having struck the
shoulder bone. but had II been two inches lower
il would have caused death.
The CATTLE MAEKET.-The sales az Dro-
yer's Rest yesterday Were as follows: 6u head
of cattle at from to SC. per pound, gross weight
$50 head of sheep. AT from 81 10 50 per head: and
% cows and calves al from S45 TO sa5.
OFFICERS ELBCTED.-At the regular weekly
meeting of Mechanics Lodge, No. L, i. %. %.
r., held at Odd Fellows Hall. on Congress
street, the following were elected officers -
Robert Butler. N. CT; &. c. Myers. V O.: H.
q. Divine. X. 8: A. w. Donaldson. +. y: A. g.
Praiher, Treas; A. j. Wheatley, Chaplain.
GONE OUT.-The steamer James =. Green.
Capt. Ludlow. left this morning for New York
with a heavy cargo, inclusive of leo barrels Of
-four and 400 bushels of corn.
SHIPMENT OF FLOUR.-The steamers .Tohn
Gibson and r. &. Knight took out from this
port 800 barrels flour. The James =. Green
took out LOO barrels, making an export OF
$3.50 barrels of flour from this port during the
week.
The Coal BUsINEss-The coal business
has somewhat revived during the present
week. The Consolidation Company shipped
1000 tons; the Hampshire and Baltimore l.5oO
tons; the Cumberland Company received ITO
tons; and shipped 725; 100 tons were received a.
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