Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-24
GEORGETOWN.
Affairs i'm G.ore,,own.

TIE CHANNEL OPKN.-On Saturday tho the,
beat Kate Wise, Of the Potomac Tow Compa-
| ny, succeeded an making her way 10 our
wharyes from Alexandra. through the ice
thereby opening the channel. The toy mat.
| her way through ico siCht inches thick The
fr'eze OF the last two days has placed another
skim Of ice over the track, but not Of sufticleut
thickness 10 seriously interfere with naviga-
tion.
TIE ELECTION To-DAY.-An election Ia R.srs.
held here to-day to choose i've membsr- OF one
Board of Aldermen and eleven member, a No
Board of Common Conscil Mapr Richards
Superint. ndent of the metropolitan Police thtS
morning issued an order TO the police OF the
town that
"No member Of the force must take sny parr
in the election further than 10 deposit has own
vote. and any member found distri butt ng tick
cts soliciting votes for any candidate, or DOM
any other act indicating bias toward ON. OF
other OF the parties 10 the election contest, NSsS
may have any tendency 20 influence the result,
viii be- tn aied a. having violated the rules and
regulations; that when the receivers OF Not.s
shall have given their decision In any cas-.
that decision. 20 far a. the police ar. con
cerned- IL final, and they will take immedi-
ate care that there Is obstacle offered 10
other persons desiring 20 vote When A ciii-
y rs has deposited HE vote, or II has been dee =
td tbat he ~ not entitled 10 a vote, the pollce
on. eeT Will require him 10 move on, aud no
bickeiNug or guarding In ne polling PLACES
must H. 'or an instant tolerated: that the line Of
voters will e Kept always free Tom obstruc-
tions. and any Httempi 70 break the line Will b.
met AT any hazar,. 10y The prompt arrest OF the
party or parties making The attempt; that no
threats. taunts. peers OF insults Will ~ toler-
ated for moment toward sny voter, and pr
sons guilty of such conduct must bc imule,ii-
at.ly arrested. and that persans who s1ntsr-
rupt or disturb any elector' by challenging his
vote the polls. # they shall Eersisi IN 80 do
ing. YOU will arrest As having viosnted the pro-
visions OF the above named s-ctlor.'
Tue issues a. previously stated - ne STAR
arr wholly local In their character National
politics are not considered, the principle ques-
uun with the Noterz being 1.-The 60 -OoratiOn
Market the Butchers Market" Thsticket
IN iaNo or OF the Corporation MARKET rs hese"d
Peoples Ticket, New Market Hnuse," and IS
composed Of the following gentlemen fSr Al
derm;n-George Hal, jr- I. A. Newman, ksNi
Davis. Jenkin Thomas, John W. Brona ugh
For COsafsosi COSnopl-Er. Chas N. Cragin, Ben
jsnin Darby, &. =. Rsmshurgh, Edward
Shoemaker, Chas. Eng ism, John II. Newman,
Vim. r.. Collins, l.. l.. Clements, Chas. 4.
Peck, ]. II. Wells aad &. I. EdmOuson. The
colored people with few exceptions are voting
the above tckst The Butcher Market ticket
~: Board # slGrrssn-Joseph l.. Smms, Gro.
and Joseph Isbbcy. For comnos coSS@,IH
VIM. Clabaugh. James Goddard. George W.
Urme, wm. Albert King. james Dickson
Joseph r. Collins. William Marbury. James
A. Riley, Edward J. Shoemaker, Jegaes }
Kane. and Columbus r. Sheckell
Up TO one O'Clock to-day the n entire nar~
mony al the polls The police bad arrested
Ss,d I on Ihp 'SO 80 they for eerr sS.Ss.;
" ,,oi'& SSesept from WashiEg.Jn were re-
Turned 20 TO IRE city, II was Understood 70 20
the Capitol. their services not being thonght
necessary al the polls. The votes We're being
cast very slowly. and but little and less
excitement seemed manifest as compared with
former elections. Al lo'clock la white and Iui
colored votes had been cast in the frS' precinct,
s~S color'd and - white votes in the second
precinct l4o votes in the third precinct and 2lo
votes IN the fourth precinct. The peoples
uekel Tor the new mark-i-house seemed 70 no
ahead.
| SHoT.-Luke Boddin. who a. IN the employ
OF Duncan walker, IN the county, about a nIlf.
and half from G-org-top was shot al
/ O'Clock on Saturday evening" by some one an
known. while passing through Mr. Mvl-S'
I place about a mile from fitorgetown The
ball passed through the left hand and lodged
la the forehead. The wounds are painfal, tut
not dangerous.