Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-28

brought across the Long Bridge, which yyotls
beAn injury % Georcrtown This hill would
place The two wards which a was proposed A.
mAhe o. Seorsetown IN the hands Of the sven
Wsrus OF Washington, and then thrrn nayer
would y" anything done FOR improvements
here. There would De no more chaar. -
Georgetown than for a '.boh-tAil bail in Nv
time" The speaker closed iu sarut-s. orno
sition 90 annexation
Mr.. John I. Mitchell favor-d anr..ya..,,
Such a move would materially teurfit ti.s---s
town. and for his part he would o. 4. rl',-
10 b. taxed sl-JO on the SipO GA wiz. rro-'
erty he owned there II 10 would H. -
pended on the improvement of m, t,lso.
The history OF Philadelphia. Boston. and oths-
places fully proved IN" adyautagr, 20 b. o.
tanned from annexation. He Wautrd ~ -.
Georgetown OF the children ~ a.. Go,
ernmeni; then he would have = night q, u-marf
Of Congress that assistance she was ..iItIad ~
and would not appear I'm tho af'I''1. ~ av ,-
phan child. He would Tell IA" people OF ie8-r,,
town that they had - take oHc hill OF ..atb.--
the charter had TO D. changed. A. raatt-s
stood now. G'orc"towu never would p-l~par
The speaker favored putting the Cooperation
IN th' hands Il commissioners and tHn stSlt-
non Of the elective franchise. The rrhf az
voting was a great humbug and our Whsb
but lew persons valued. The affair uf 10
District would d. better administers. he D.
heN' q, hy such "A chang.
nr. Cracin thought M. TeuneN's arcumeg.
roncly an favor Of annexation. n would -
absurd Tor Georgetowu 10 Not- a subscription
s2uNOaO for the LOudon aud Ham, >hlre rail
lNdAs II sue remained "A NlNflngf cnrnO ration
Let as o. ann" Ned Ia Washington, and thsu W.
will deriy" the same advantages frbIn THIS
road. and viii only have 10 pay a pr1postiou az
III" subscription. He was also ma favor OF doiny
away with elections and placing tl,. affairs II
he District in the hands of commissioners.
MIR. Joseph l.. SiInm. next aldr,ss..d To-,
meeting an opposition To- annexation. The al
Nocstts OF the scheme. ne said. were punclpal-
ly The land spectators of Washinrtou. H..
people ot Georgetown wanted 10 n, D.. aIon.
ana allowed 20 govern themselves. Washing
~ al a ~
pare fayorably either with I.pp-hurr. AIcNan-
dria, or Georgetown. aud this WA III plan th.t
gentlemen soeloquently advocated. con" power
Washington had which Georgetown had not
Cactus cigars and champaign.
Captain Goddard moved that "A committee OF
thre" b" appointed To petition Cougr..s~ 10 d.
fer action until the people OF Georgetown shaIT
nave free discussion of IA" SUBJECTS embraced
m the bills. Adopted and Mpssrs. Tsnna,,
Ed's and Berry, wer" appointed sad com
mittee.
Mr.. Mathews called for the adoptioI M M.
second branch OF has resolution, providing tor
an election To H. held at early daV a. sec.r-
tain the sentiment of the people
Mr.. Mitchell moved that none but n-ot,.rty
holders De- allowed To- vote. II W. allow an n,
vote. the election VIII be a farce. for who VIII
doubt that TIE negroes Just made voters. wall
vote 10 continue the right OF suffrage. and the
election of their own offic.rsl Lost
Mr. Mathews resolution wac then adopted,
and Messrs. Mathews, Mc,iee, and Crtgen
were appointed a committee 10 bring the matter
i'm proper form before the two Boards tn.
meeting then adjourned tail "wednesday night
WHEAT. About . ap0 bushels Of Wh.as yyaS
brought from Alexandria yesterday, 10y schooa-
er. for Mr.. Geo. Shoemaker
For NEw loRE.-The steamer John Gibson.
Capt. Winters of the Merchants line. wa ~
leave her wharf. foot OF High street. to-day for
the navy yard. where she will take Taors mer-
chandise on board. then proceed 10 Alexandra.
where her cargo viii b. completed, and She
Will sail for New York
FoE CoAL.-Two large schoonerS were this
morning lowed up the nNer to be- loaded with
coal.