Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-22
GEORGETOWN.
Affatrs I'm 0esryetsHn.

TIE ELECTION To-DAY.-rhe eIac..,a IN.
day for Candidates for the May orally and CON.
mon Councils Is progressing quietly. Ample
arrangements having been made BY Sup~rin-
tenseEt RICHARDS, Of the Metropolitan Police
for me Queiling any oisturban e. no disorder
OF any importance could be chroniclsd up TO
the closing Of our report. There had veted a,
one O'Clock To-day First precinct-I69 white
= colored; second precInct-l47 white. 1876 col
or-d; third precipct-l3s white, s. oolored;
fourth precinct-lss white, H. colored total
sli5 white, iJ& color-d.
This can hardly be taken As a criterion OF tia
final result, as be vote up 10 that time was
comparatively light. both parties apparently
reserviDg their strength for late in the after
noon. Besides, many whites voted the Repab-
iIcan TICKET, while AT the sane Tine a graat
many colored men voted The Citizans' TICKET
and IN one or two cases were heard TO announce
the name OF "Sweeny" for Mayor openly. The
colored voters also are scratching the tickets
which renders she result more uncertain.
though all hands admit that Dr. Cragin A.
ahead OF aIs ticket. Beyond the locking up OF
few drunken men, the police record WAS no,
used up to the closing Of our report.
lNPoRTANT SALE OF REAL EsTArR-Johu
) Bog ne, real estate agent, has sold the beau.-
ful and artistic farm situated on the new road
near Georgetown. known as the ..VslIsy
View, and owned by Mrs. Joan H. King L.
DR. Edward Maynard, of Washington and OF
Maynard rifle celebrity. for s22.onO
THEfT.-Last night some malicious pars IN
stole a double block and about sixty yards Of
3-inen rope from the large crane used IN the
A..
veriisement else where, IL will he seen tina; a
reward is offered for the stolen property
CoNCNDRuMs FOR THE COURIER Man
q EoRGkToWN, ID. c., February -. !S,p.-raos,
readers OF the STAR who have seen Augusta
Days "Flash of Lightning Will remember
the fussy steamboat clerk. who In his uumar-
Gus encounters with troublesome people when
argument, inv-ciive, and expostulauon fsii,
and he is completely cornered, ALWAYS closes
the controversy by the dire but never executed
threat "lIi chack you overheard" So with
the EDITOR OF the Georgetown CauTtsr He moi
long since wanted our citizens to rise in their
majesty and ''chuck" Congress overheard and
now TN his paper Of Saturday last) he regrets
that the same kind office was not per formed nv
the Republicans in making their nomiuatlons
for "three or four" members of the late
Board OF Common Council who did not lesis
late 10 suit him. Bloodthirsty Courisr mani
Does he mean, IN his rather mixed article on the
municipal contest of to-day, to intimate that he
lie SO anxious to be confirmed as Collector of
the Port OF Georgetown that he would $50
back on his friends ana favor the Republican
ticket with his invaluable support If tue Oh.
noxlous .'three or four Were .schucked" over
board diplomatic COG1sr man. II he does
not mean that, then on what ground does he
CLAIM the right to counsel the Republican
party! Would be not like to see their whole
ticket defeated. with q special coudemna,inn
for the s.three," who by some hocus pocus are
made ''four' in the Courier. Ii he desires and
expects the success Of the so.called s(yitizans'
Ilckef, why should be want "three or fourr
better men than the eX-members put en- the
Republican ticket only to b. defeated, Illogical
tourier man Lastly, why didn't he come out
nay Perplexed Courier man. Radical crumbs
and prospective Collectorship on one hand
"CHlzens' patronage on tother.
ONE OF THE THREE OR FoUR"