Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-13
GEORGETOWN.
Affairs in (;eorxetsxn.

voc, of the Metropolitan Police force in Wash
ington, stating that one j. Harper had made
his escape from the Mason county Jail, where
he had been confined for highway robbery and
assault and battery with intent to Kill. Satur-
day night this energetic detective learned that
Harper was staying in Georgetown. He there
fore acquainted Lieut.. Essex with the IA Il. and
yesterday the Lieutenant arrested Harper and
turned him over 10 Mr.. Clarvoe, AZ Police
Readq quarters, where he is awaiting a
requisifion from the West Virginia authorities.
Ii is stated thai there is reward offered for him
for DEMONSTRATING, and il is further stated that
he was sent TO the penitenfiary some years
since for shooting man i'm Georgetown.
THEALExANDRIA AQUKDUCT BRIDGE QUEs-
TIoN.-Messrs. Philip Quigley, Henry III.
Wells, and VIM. w. DUNCAN, of the Alexan
dria Canal Company, have filed an answer in
the Supreme Court of the District OF Columbia
to the bill OF complaint of DIR. Joseph Richie.
Jerome &. Berry. DIR. John l. Kidwell and
Pierce Shoemaker, previously filed in said
court, protesting against the use OF the Aque-
duct Bridge for canal purposes. The answer
OF the defendants is very elaborate, covering a
space of twenty-seven octave pages, and after
review ing at length the act OF incorporation
under which they act, proceeds in reference, to
the present location of the bridge, asserting
that II was the only place where the work
could De bulit without enormously increasing
the expense of the Aqueduca, and also of the
canal connecting II with Alexandria, and says
"that connecting with the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal. above Georgetown. AT the point,
and IN the manner suggested by the comp lain
canal commerce of Georgetown, by diverting
its trade and business severaI miles above that
city, instead of allowing it. as now, to come to
t.
Further on, the answer says: THAT .ll. level
OF the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal at GEORGE
town being fixed point upon which the Alex
andria Canal must connect. the Aqueduct was
built upon the highest level above tn. waters of
the Potomac practicable, and so constructed
by leaving nine openings. each one hundred
feet in the clear for the passage of boats, tugs,
and 1nfG of IN atnra H..
the location of the Aqueduct did navigate the
waters of the Potomac above that point. And
these defendants are informed and believe, and
Therefore charge the fact TO be, that those were
the Only classes of vessels and boats which at
that time were accustomed TO navigate the river
above that point
Abiding to the channel from the Long Bridge
TO Georgetown, the defendants say that they
''arc informed and believe no vessel draw wing
over Ii feet of water can get To from the port
of Georgetown, while vessels of that draught
frequently ground In the river above the Long
Bridge, causing great expense, demurrage and
delay thereby
The answer then goes on to recite that the
Aqueduct OF the Alexandria canal, have neither
crippled or retarded the commerce, growth. or
business of Georgetown.
The defendants further say that ait is true.
however, that at the time they acquired said
lease, they did. and ever since have designed if
the necessary legislative authority could be
Obtained. TO construct, use and operate a rail-
road over the piers of the said aqueduct, and
along the banks of the said canal, in whole
or in part. from Georgetown to Alexandria,
but the paramount design in procuring the
SAID lease was the operating of the canal a
canal
In reference to the outlet lock- the defendants
deny that the interests of commerce could be
secured, and that coal could be advantageously
transported 10 Alexandria by towing boats from
the outlet lock through the Potomac river to
that point. and Several reasons are given there
for, among which is that s.no boat can. at pres
ent, pass through the said outlet lock into the
Potomac river drawing over feet 10 inches
water, while the boats on the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal engaged i'm the coal trade when
loaded, draw from feet inches to 1 feet 10
inches of waterfall of which the complainants
well know-and the boats which now pass
through the said outlet lock are compelled.
before going out of the same. TO unload about
one-half of their cargo"
The above some of the main points of the
answer of the lessees, and the matter nov be-
ing placed before the court. it is expected a de-
cisIon on the important question will be rem
dered in a few days, and which is looked for
with great interest by the people of GEORGETOWN
and Alexandria alike.
GAs.-The Gas Light Company here from
and after the LIST inst, assumed the payment of
the joint tax, which will relieve consumers of
the payment of about twenty cents on every
thousand feet OF gas used.
CHARGED WITH RECEIVING STOLEN (IooDs-
Serg' ant Robinson this morning arrested =.
Goldsteln, a pawn broker. doing business
Bridge street, who came before Justice Buckley,
- L.
Rivers, colored. 1t appears that Rivers wife
lest dress and shawl, and going TO Mr. Gold
STEMS shop, he discovered the goods upon a
shelf there. MIR. Goldstein produced his books
and showed that the goods were pawne
with him by white woman named Mary
Nolan. Sergeant Robinson went after
Mary, and she soon appeared before JUS
hce Buckley, and testified that Mrs. Rivers
came TO her house with the goods, and said she
wanted some snuff and something to eat The
goods were sent to the pawnbroker's by Mr.
Molans boy and pawned for $50; Mrs. Rivers
got the money and spent portion of it for
whiskey. Mr.. Goldstein dismissed from
custody, and Rivers told by the Justice that he
would have TO pay the $3.50 advanced on the
goods In order TO regain them.
CoX's PROPOSED ADDITION To GEORGE
TowN.-Several prominent men of Washington
and Georgetown, assembled at the house of Col
X. Cox on Saturday and viewed the proposed
addition to Georgetown, which is situated west
of Fayette street and north of the new road
and which has been laid off into lots. 1t under
stood that most Of those present have taken or
spoken for lots in this addition. After viewing
the ground, the party repaired To the Glrard
House, where they partook of a sumptuous re-
past
SHNT UP.-Oficer Robey yesterday arrested
"A colored female, Hester Chase, for being in
toxicated and disordery on the street She
was fined $3.50 by Justice Buckley, and in de-
fault OF payment was committed to the work
house.
SELLINGWITHoUT A LICENsE.-Oficer Volk-
man on Saturday arrested NJ. Loufheimer. who
came before Justice Buckley charged with SELL
ing within the corporate limits without a Ii
cense. He was fined 5000
GONE TO NEW YORK.-The steamer John
Gibson sailed for New York on Saturday with
back freight. The T.. G.. Knight is due AT this
port Tomorrow.