Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-06
GEORGETOWN.
Aff.ir.i.E. ars.taxa.

MORTALITY RrPoRT The following NOR
fsiity report for the month of March has oeen
made by the several undertakers % the Board
OF Health:-Who number OF deaths, y; males
IL, females 1c-of which number 10 were col.
o. ed, Swere under years of age, were between
IL and 30 years of age. were between 30 ana %
years OF age, and 1 was 81 years OF age 3 died
OF cons sumption. Of phthisis, of Group, OF
pnt umoni IA, Of ahscess. 3 of inflammation OF
the stomach and spine, of catarrh fever, I OF
congestiye chills, Of paralysis, I Of mania
potu, and unknown.
PALM SUNpAy.-Yesterdsy being Palm sun
capacity in the morning. Father Mcguire
preached a sermon explanatory OF the services
OF the coming week.
CoHMITTEp.-Banuah Fiizsimmons, = woman
OF Ill Tepute, was arres ted nv officer Reid yes
terday ana taken beforeJ ustice Buckley, charged
with being a vagrant. She was sent up TO her
old rendezvous, the workhouse, for thirty days.
RoBBERY. = On Saturday a man named
Ephraim Jennings Thompson, seereted himself
in the junk shop of Henry =. Gilbert & 90. ON
Water, between High and Potomac streets. and
when the shop was locked up, about 8 O'Clock
in the evening, Thompson was locked in
About an hour afterwards Mr.. James &. Rich.
OF the firm, went back 10 the store in search of
bolt, when he discovered Thompson there,
whom he had arrested and taken TO the station
house, here he was searched by the officer in
chorge, and S1O6S found upon his person. 1t
WAS aecertained that the money drawer of the
store had been rohbed Of this amount and a sill
fore Justice Buckry of robbing the money
drawer of SlooS and silver watch, which he
testified were there shut up, aud Thompson
was committed 10 Jail for court. Thompson
was a member of the iist regiment of ONO vol /.
unteers, served three months and was dis
charged on account of disability. He has been
loafing about town for about a year and has
been a frequent applicant for lodgings q; the
station house. The watch was not recovered.
VIOLATION OF THE CORPORATION Law
James ODay, cartman, was before Justice
Buckley on Saturday, charged with running
his cart in violation of a Corporation ordi-
J. nance. He was fined IS and cost.
THE CANAL.--The canal boat ID. T. Snouffer,
with flour and wheat, and the Sailie Biilmyer,
with flour, have arrived by the canal, and re-
ported at the Collectors Office. The boat Gen.
Grant has also arrived with coal loaded at
Cumberland last fall for the Cumberland Coal
and Iron Co.
the Aqueduct would give way, the water has
been let of, and workmen have been set to work
in Strengthening some Of the braces that had
got out of place by the breaking OF some OF the
iron caps that held them in position.
MERCHANTS ExcHANGH.-The business on
change this morning was as follows: Offer
ings-4,4O bushels Of corn, 49C0 bushels OF
wheat, and 300 bushels OF mill feed. No sales.
CONGRESS STREET CHURCH.-The Rev. L.
w. Bates, the new minister appointed 20 the
charge Of this church, preached yesterday
morning ond evening to a large congregation
THE BRIDGE STREET CHURCH Communion
services were held at this church yesterday
morning. There We're q great many present.
The pastor, Rev. A A +. Taylor, viii be alb
sent from his charge on q visit 10 Cleveland, his
his home, for three weeks. HIS pulpit Will be-
filled by q minister from Cleveland during his
absence.
OFF FELLOWS CELEBRATIoS.-Thea nniyer-
sary celebration Of Potomac Union Lodge,
i. q. y. +, colored, took place IN part, this
afternoon. The procession formed and
marched through the streets at , O'Clock. A
supper is to be given at the New Market House
Hall this evening by the Lodge, and after ~
o'clock dancing will commence, which will
last until morning.
THE PoRT.-The schooner q. NJ. Hopkins,
Capt. Allen W. Birch, has entered from Wey-
moth, Mass, WIN phosphate OF lime for Benz.
Darby and George Waters. The schooner
Imagine, Capt. =. T.. Barnes has uttered from
Hudlow's Ferry, with furniture for Mr.
Summerville. The schooner John G. Henry,
Capt. McComp, has arrived from Beltimore
with guano, lumber and laths. the lumber for
T.. Pickrell & Co. The schooner galloway.
c. Morris, captain, has cleared for Alexandra.