Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-10-12
GEORGETOWN.
Affairs I'm Georgetown.

GONE INTO WINTER oUARrERs.--If james
coleman hsd resolved 20 change Residence. ne
could no. have selected better way OF eiectlng
his ooie,i than he did YESTERDAY. by ee:iinS
very drunk and &C ing On a most dlsorueriy
manner on ne strret, a. Offiesr Martin SIR, sted
him snd Justice Buckley fined hsn stO5A IN
workhouse. 80
PRovENENT.-The paw ing with blue rock
ans graVeling Of Greeu street be. ween Bridge
ana ater street, is now nearly completed, 50
lhat heavily frelgbted teams nerd not n r the
as formerly.
RAID ON SUNDAY GAMrLERs-Yes,erday
morning. 2bout five O'Clock, while Officers
Green and Robinson were roing their rounds.
they heard noise in an alley near the N arke.
house. and proceeding in that direction ope lcd
George Naiior, Nathaniel johnson. Robert
Kidd, and Charles Bell, all colcred, indu lying
IN game OF cards. Each one had al e-ed and
the stakes were on the table The officers sum-
ma-ily stoppCa the game by arrcsting the whole
party, and al subseqent b; ring or the cl,e
Justice Buckley fined them $40 80 each, which
they rerdily paid.
TEMPERANCE NKErrsa.-A large AID en-
thusIastic meeting W.. held yesterday af1es-
noon al the Butchers Make aud several
speakers made addres os 10 support o. the
cause.
VIOLATING THE SABBATH.-Nary Bell,
having lost sill Yeysrd for tue Slbb s. o. :.
least ae ing ss If she had was alr S.rd by OH
Ger ningham, and fined sI.S0 by Justice
Duckey. lor olsorueTiy COnIucI
CARRYING CONCEALED WEAPoNs-Ds vid
ROBBERS ye-terday .elt so proud of HI pistol
that he carr d il about hi per and displ .v0
1t so publicly hat officer Haney arr~--,d him
and arid him before Justice Euckey, W 40
find him $50.
MERCHANTS ExcHANGE.-Business was
very brisk this morning on Change, and ttcre
IS not enough grain IN TIE market 10 supply tie
demand. Prices ruled high and advancing
We quote oferings-l,20J bushels r d whe I,
go bushels corn. leo bushels rye. Slles-
Wheat 90 bushels at s2.6O, and 30 brshels si
sac. Corn, 100 bushels (damc yrd) at - cent,
coo bushe.s at si.2D, 40 bushels at sl.25. Rye,
100 bushels at Sl.25.
EsCAPRFRoM DRowNING.-Yesterdsy morn
ing little ION Of Mr.. John Owens. q shoe
maker residing on Bridge street, while walking
on the Aqueduct with hi father, accid A. lily
slipp and He'll in but was re1cucd Immcci-
aiely,with no ,urther damage than a good wet
ting.
THE RIVER FEoST.-It is unusually quiet
to-day along the whary~s, particularly en- the
upper portion, where there is not a single Grant
20 be seen. The coal whsryes are filled mouu-
tain high with coil, ready for tue co sstwise
demand; butas yet there ave no schoonerS on
hand to lie loaded. The only arrivals siuce
Saturday are the slocp H?ge. from Alexandra.
with wheat for Hsrtley & Brother, aud DO Il
Occcc nan, with wood.
Rock CREEK BRIEGs.-The Aqucduct bridge
over Rock Creek has lately b. en- floor l. and
workmen are now engaged in giving the whole
structure colt OF piint, which will entirdly
REVIVAL MEETING s.-Tbere " al Re revival
meetings every evening ~nis Elk at the & IN
gre-s Street Method'-t Pro'-5t ut church and
this evening the ~ervic-7 will Il co lduci d by
Rev. A A. f. Taylor, who will also pre.cn
on the occ' sion.
CLUTCH DRDIcArIoN.-The nat little Bap-
inst church, recently built on the corner of q "
and Consre streets, was dedici 4 We ,rdav
with appropriate ceremonic>. Rev. DIR. Fu.-
Ter, Of Baltimore, pre- Ichcd in the morning End
evening, and Rev. DIR. Gillette, of Wasbingsou,
in the afternoon. Txere were a great MANY
elergJ men l.C ent, esidCs a large concourse
OF people, and the collections taken at he VAR
GUS iervicfe during the day, for tue purpo e
OF liquidatiDg the iudebtedne- of the churt b.
amour ID to about S3,L-0. This evening ,be
rite OF baptism will be administered in tie
church by Rev. DIR. Broaddus.
TIE CANAL.-Bo-ts are still arriving W tn
out interruption, 245 having reported since the
LIST inst.
REPAIRS ON THE CANAL.-Advices receiv@S
here thi- morning state that a lock-gafe hrS
been taken ont for repairs on the Senec diyis-
ion Of the cenal Just Calow Seneca, which msy
probably detain DO Il due here to-day rom ar
irving till Tonight or tomorrow morning.
ARRIVAL OF GRAIE.-Arriycd. bolt Monoc-
acy, from Menocacy StOre, with whe1t aud
corn.