Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-08
GEORGETOWN.
Affair." n Gesrsesswn.

SIwRR CAvxDIn.-The large Sc wer on W Stsr
street caved = few nights ago. opposite r ,v'-
mill, and h being repaired to-day By Osmmis-
sioner Newman.
arrested his morning cn bench warrant nv
officer Jones, and turn, over 10 the Unitec
STATES Marshal for disposition.
RIVER FRosr.- Cleared, schooner Julia,
Hsrris, Tor Nan'icoke. Nd.
X STREET BRIDGE The iron work for this
bridge having am, ed, the work is being pushes
forward with vigoT, and not many days will
elapee tefore Its completion.
FIRE IN DUsBAgroS NJ. Z CaUguH.-On
Saturday night, about ten O'Clock. a light oeing
discovered in uunbarton NJ Z. Church by Mr.
ii. +. Osborne, he went IN ana finding q roll o.
MATING had caught IRE from a furusce iue.
and the fire was speedily extnguished. No
damage was done beyond the burning Of one o;
the pews.
Communicated
How JUsTICs IsADMINisTxkKo IN G Res
TowN.-An incident occurred yesterday winch
shows that the change OF administration na>
not come too soon tor the peace and respecta-
biliiy of this NieInage Al least A gentleman,
stranger in the city, riding out to George ow,
IN the horse.cars, was greatly annoyed oy the
she uders and elbows OF a man next him. who
was IN the lap OF another. The auunysuc.
Was wholly unnecessary, and was occasl ned
only by the desire of the parties to cary o
their sport in the cars. After hearing yvrh IL
as long As seemed desirable, the geniI-mln
him, Take my seat, SIR; you have made l. I'M
comfortable for me-" ana thrreupon Stood up
until a seat offered on the other side. When
the GENT. man left the car he was folio wed by
the two parties, who accost-d him in tn N Sst
insulting manner, stood in his way TO prevent
his passage. demanded VIVA, he mean ny leav-
ing his seat, Threatened repe uediy 10 ship"
| him, and called HIM protane aud opprvb -ious
names TO their hearts content
The gentleman not thinking that a personal
reDcon're with such characters would be very
creditable, aud as IL couc have had but ere
| termina,ion-the war having left him the use
| OF int ole hand-did n he wsuId have done in
Boston, New York. Philadelphia. or in any
decebtly ordered city, under similar circum-
stances, told his ASSISTANTS plainly that he did
! no. int nd TO be INTERCEPTED or intmidatsd in
| that way; that be cared for none of their cpl
! thets or threats; that he was not a rowdy, and
| did not propose to be drawn into 4 street flshr
| or q car fight with any man, and looked around
for policeman to take the parties into cus;ody;
| wberruron these chivalric gentlemen, with a
beautiful confidence In Georgetown iustic, and
Georgetown justices which long and intimate
acquaintance alone could inspire, off-rad TO
| show him the way to an officer II he wished to
see QUE and shortly introduced him o a magis-
| trate, tn whom the stranger stated the case,
and demanded to be allowed tn make compliant
for a breach OF the pe8ce. The worthy digCi-
tary refused 10 put the parties on their OATH or
| to entertain the complaint, aud told the com
plainant be had better go about his business,
| snmmirF up the case with rare brevity aud
perspicuity. that "a gentleman had rish 10 sit
AZ 'notncI Sehtiendus laP, III NJ WANT a 10.
and n any one ssld anything that was disagree
able TO HIM. he had a right TO demand an ex
planaiicn." To tins high judicial dictum half n
dozen policemen Were interested listeners,
learning therefrom, il is TO be presumed, now
thereafter 10 protect strangers from ins alt in
Georgetown. To the inquiry of the agsrieved
party whether II was not a breach of the peace
| TO call man "damned fool" and "damned
rascal on the street. TO offer 10 flight him. and
! 10 whip him. by turns, md TO block his way
| In passing about his lawful and proper pusi.
ness, the noble limb OF the law YOU CHI snf,i the
| favor of NO reply, and animated hts pleas n 70
| that the complainant should leave. I
| March 9Th, 1869.