Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-20
GEORGETOWN.
Affairs in Georgetown.

PeToMAC Division, No. S, Sons of Temper
ance, is in hourishing condition, and is &C
has lately rented the hall over the Counter Of
flee, on Bridge street. and fitted IL UP i'm a very
neat and tasteful manner, rejecting credit on
Mr.. j. b. Wells, our enterprising furniture
dealer, 141 Bridge street, TO whom the work
was entrusted. The Division propose giving a
concert at Forrest Hall, in a short time, to en-
able them to pay the small portion of the ex-
pense of the improvement for which they are
snl1 in debt, and their efforts should be sue
cessful.
THE TFsT CAsK.-A warrant sworn out by
Is. Davidson with a violation Of a law of the
Corporation relating TO the inspection and
Shipment OF flour, has been served upon Mr.
Davidson and the trial set for tomorrow
morning. II will be recollected that two or
three weeks ago some -four came down the
canal and was delivered to Mr.. Davidson to be
shipped by steamer to New York. The -four
was put out upon the wharf to be loaded into
the steamer, when Mr.. Robinson appeared
10 inspect II, citing law Of this corporation
which provides for the inspection Of all flour
Mr.. Davidson refused to allow the inspector to
inspect the flour, hence he is summoned to an
swer for violation of the law. The case will
involve the right Of the corporation to make
su Oh law.
INSULTING LADIEs.-Officer Green on Sat.
urday evening arrested at the market house a
man named &. 7. Cunningham, lawyer from
washington, who was arraigned before JUS
ice Buckley, charged with grossly insulting
several ladies at the market house and else
where on Saturday evening. The Justice fined
him in the sum of Sl0.5U.
UP AGAIN.-Oficer Reid on SATURDAY. ar
rested the well known Mollie Johnson who
came before Justice Buckley, charged with
street walking. She was dismissed after pay
ing fine Of Sl.0.
On TRIAI.-The members of the fire company
had the Henry Addison out this morning 10
ascertain whether everything was in working
order.
The GIBsoN-1he steamer Gibson. Captain
winters, is due here tomorrow, with a heavy
cargo Of merchandise from New York.
MERCHANTS ExCHANGE.-The transactions
on Change this morning Were as follows: Of
ferings, 100 bushels wheat and "a bushels corn
Sales. 100 bushels red wheat AT az 10 and "a
bushels white corn at $l.O7.
PROPERTY SALIENT. John O. Bogue
Real Estate Agent sold to-day the two.story
brick house, and lot attached, on the south east
corner Of Potomac and Cherry streets. to A H.
Herr, Tor 2,O0O cash.
LECTURE AT TRINITY CHURCH.-The Rev
j. j. keane, Of Washington, delivered a lee
ture last evening at the old Trinity church. for
the benefit Of ST. Eincent's DePaul Society, of
Georgetown, taking for his subject, ssThe
smiles ana Tears OF Ireland" The church
was well filled, and the proceeds Of the lecture
amounted TO about $780, which Is to be applied
TO the building Of an orphan asylum in George
town.
ST. JOINS CHURCH.-No election of Vestry-
men and Wardens having taken place at this
Church, the following, elected last year, hold
over another year w. ID. Cooke, Robt Dodge,
charles p. Rittenhouse, Prof. NJ. Yarnall, w.
q. Ridgeiy, John Marbury, Jr., and George
Waters, zone vacancy in place of Mr.. Thomas
Hyde.) Wardens Mr. George Waters and
Colonel Robert Dodge.