Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-09-11
GEORGETOWN.


Il
| OF our Councils IN informal meetiny last even
i ing az O'Clock TO explain proposition OF
| tsen company for oetainins the cooperation
| ana aio OF the corporation OF Georretown in
il the form OF a loan OF money or stock, 10 enable
mem TO erect travel bridge over the ac ed net.
meeting OF the commune was held last even
| ing IN the Council Chamber. The company
propose, with the assistance of the corporation,
| 10 complete the bridge by the let of January.
1859. The sum they desire TO borrow is ssS,oeo.
| Recorder Matthew'S, who presided, laid be =
| fore the meeting the action of the AQueduc C
| Bridge Company, with the foilowssg rcsola-
| ton:
| Resosred, That the sacresurs !. bershx I'M.
| stru~tcd TO not ~ tue Mayor and CITY { DunStl
ofGeorgetown that upoa their SUBSCRIPTION OF
the sum Of S25,CG0 for the constrxc Ion OF a
| travel bridge upon aud over the aQueduc.,
| with such additional sum may be required
| from this company. the work Will be com
/ menced and Immediately ex cutNd upon terms
/ Bridge Company agree, as srcul.ty for tue
| 10 IN. to made such q lien upon all tie tolls OF
| such bridge to SECURE, FIST, tue .ynent OF in
crest; and, secondly. the gradual reference OF
| be principal, rs " i'll meet the wishes aud 81
| observe the public benefit.
Alter tle reading OF the above the represent
atives OF the Bridge Company present were in =
4 DIR. Cragin said he had visited the aaueduct
~ trncture and exsmmed the propo ID plan Of
pc contemplat bridge, and after a ihoro ugh
examination. the commit of the CoUrci's
| sine to the conclusion that a bridge was faa-
| sibie al that point, and one required for tb 2
interests OF q orgetow end the Ople OF the
| District. The in crest en- $2,.CoO wouli amount
10 about So per day, aud u tolls, ing turn q
| over 10 Geol getowp, would sufficiently e. ar
antee the corporation from any loss Nhaf,ver.
M Lew Davis concurred in he r,marks OF
DIR. Ora Gin.
VIM. w. Dunga2, secretary OF The Alexan-
| dria C.na', Railroad, aid Bridge Company,
| said that the s,l5,o;O II subscrit 4 by @ orge-
| town would be more than doubly repaid 10 the
town.
Mr.. Chadwick explained The charter granted
| the tolls remarL that the charges would be
nominal, but sufficient 70 pay more han int er-
est on the monev SIX d 10 be subscribed 5y the
| operation OF Il "orsetoH Al. He ssid the met
| beautiful country in he world could be fond
IN Virginia but the people OF Georgetown W. Ie
not au ire OF the i2ct. He came lroan Clnnec-
| reat more than twenty yelrs ago AN search OF a
"locll habi alton aud leaving behind his
| "carpet hag," selected the District of Colnm-
| bia rs his home. he w"S ceI ptn that there
was lIcher soil TO be eyeloued I'm the Tint "a
States than IS found IN Virginia, and was re Wv
ana ~ilEng TO put b's band ia his pocket -
develoEe its resources, which would &c beneii-
| cial 10 Georgesow and the District of Colum-
| bia.
hr. George Hill, jr., advocated the subscrip
ton asked tor. feeling Satisfied tnaI the toll for
foot Iassensers, at cents per heed, would more
than pay the in crest on S25.0C0
Mr.. Ramsburg moved thai a COMMITTEE, con.
sisting Of Recorde. Matthews aud Messrs PEEK
and DAVIS, be appoint TO .rame ordinance
10 meet the views of the Canal and Bridge CON-
p ".
Nc. Shoemaker was not willing TO vote cor
the appointment Of such committee to take
action and report an ordinance which should
Il binding on the Coz poration in the ab en- e
of severTi members OF tie Boards. He thought
they should be consulted, ard he Councils
well ADVISED of what they Were doing.
The meeting then adjourned to this everirg.
Y h he two boards VIII ~ called in ex "a
ion.
GtoEGErowN DEMOCRATIC AND CoNsKRyA-
TIVE AssocIATIoS-This ASSOCIATION held
meeting lrs. eve''ug al FolT It Han. he Pr
iden', 10 eph L. : ms, Efq., in The ch9ir, M
j. j. kane s ;re'fry. The Ch?ir "anounc 4
that, N accordance win authority gr"Y I h5ra
AT the last meeting, he hsd sunlin tesaFr
lance ann o.. TIE following gentiernrn. -
FTst Ward, W A. Hutcbins; Second Ware
ThoS. PRODIGY, IT.. Third Ward. 10. III OIL. .Ty:
Eon. d Wsrd. WIN. K'cEhUm. Severn ger
ttemen were then proposed and eec' 4 mem
bers of the association. Mr.. Goddg~d offer 4
resolI ton thas even one who contribu a Re
sum OF fifty cents or upwards 10 ne Objects of
the ssOciaIion be- CONSIDERED a member on sign.
i-g the constitution. Considerable debate en-
>ded, N which the Chair look active nart
in eppo 'itIon to the motion. which was finally
wit drawn. Mr.. Goddsrd present d a corn
municaton from the Seymour snd Blair Club
of the E1Ith Ward OF Washing ton, inviting the
association 10 paIticipa in the dcdica'ion OF a
kiciory pole on Monday, the l+th ins aut. on
mo on OF DIR. King. the Chair appointed the
foilowing contDusCe 10 repre- ent the assoc
ion IN re -pUnse - the inyItation:-M ssrs. W
Albert King, w. A. Hutcbins, James Goddard.
u v.
X. AZ Shech-ls, j. J. hsle. Alex. Del1ell, Geo.
W. Ba'lenger, apd the president YVES sub G.
orently acdcd ID the committ-e as cha'rmru.
Inc OH o. H.. Win pC on he FIST doCf O..
Foirst HILL brir'rg, was rendered snd ac.
copied for the use 0: .he Executive COMMITTEE
Adjourned.
ABA>DoNNEAr OF QUARTERS AT FoRT
WHIPPLR.-Tle quar- ers recently occupied by
a portion OF The 12h u. =. in.aut-y ar Fo:t
Wbipple We're aban'ion y s,erday, the mil
rary force haying IN wi.hdrawn rom thai
post.
HouEIEs. ItMrT AT Sue De.-Yest.u'ay
ai.s. 90 about C'.locF, a yoprg msu ap.
pare All about p Yeas olage aad well utes sed
entered he drug sore of Mes-rs. Laurence
aud Love. co-ner High ard Pro -pect SIS, acd
call"d tor some articles which Were furnished
HIM, and noDg which YVES a vial Of lauda-
mum. He was not en- to DR. ak any OF the
laudanum at the time, but was immedia;sly
token with spssms or commissions. I..lltue
b. .vily against the coun or and On the floor
DIR. Sb "ci-ell was called in and at .er ,Wo hours
eXeIdoa succeeded in resSorirg the man o
consciousness. The man then msde an at empt
TO cut his throat with a small pocket knife bat
was prevent by DIR. Sh ckell. The police
Were notified of the occurrence and conveyed
HIM 70 the police alton, where on being quCs-
toned he gave the name of Samuel Sutton. and
sad b. WAS formerly clerk in the Quarter
masters Depar ,ment IN Washirg ton, but
was discharged about two months since
During the time ne w3s employed in Wasb
ington he says he lived Wi b Louisa Aude.-
son, corner Filth and u stree s, who, since bis
lsGUdIRt. nfS "ROut Ddck on 0iln, 9Od
town in company with Charley Long. Sutton
says he hrs bcea % Baltimore himself slrcp
and returned yesterday, and jmmedia ely cam
over TO Georgetowa (where. as he saws, he YVES
not known) 10 put an end % his existence. He
safes that before going 20 Lawrence & Lore's
drug store he had pnrchc elsewhere an
ounce vial of laudanum and drank the con.
tents, a.ter which he threw he vial away
This morning he is conscious and apparently
as well as ever, nd requested he police 10
telegraph TO q Fir. RIggles i'm The Fr->dmen's
Bureau, and Mr.. j. N. DAVIS in The Post Office
Department of his condi ion, which was ac-
cordingly done. He remains for the present al
the police station.
The CANAL.-Boats continue to arrive slow.
ly, amounting in all to go since LIST instant
IL has been sscerfa' ned that the break in the
canal is two or three miles above the tunnel
and near Cumberland, and the damage is quite
serious, as the break m assures at least ninety
feet in length.
ARRIVAL or GFAJN BY The CANAL-A-.
rivod-boat Andrew Johnson No. 2, from Point
of Rocks, III { rain for q }. Waters.
FOUND OPEN.-The door of Mr. Fewke's
trunk storc, No. 1ql Fridge street, was fourd
open this morning at O'Clock, b. officer No.
bic, who SECURE the same.
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE was
brisk this morning in the way OF corn: but it
that buyers and sellers cylnot come O
te ms on wheat. Oferings-2.aO bushels
whe.t. l650 bushels corn. Ssles-Corn, LOO
bushels yellow. sla0; $50 bushels white, at s122
v,aTh nS hal