Evening star., 1869-05-12
GEORGETOWN.
AffAiRa In Geaxssa>-.

1NPERAScH MArrERs.-The rsoea, reports
shout q prospective smash-up In Po,omse
DtvIsion senior Is o. were WITHOUT say
foundation IN fact, but che same car no. he SUD
of ;ae Temp rance Cadets or Poionl A. Diylslon
Junior. In view OF the various caunicttur
rtports, me fact can be stated as follows Potc-
DIy.sion has always been ani - -er ore
Of the most fiourishine organ zatio rs In me
District. and lately increased its members -
such an extent that under its auspices az orra.
nization or Temperance Cadets was formed 10
be known rs Potomac Division Junior This
division was taken In charge by a prominen,
member OF the Senior Division, under whose
directions the affairs Of the Juniors Were con-
Quoted. The Juniors for some tine have stated
unreservedly that their fin ancss were in visible
and without aid the organization would go
up saying at the same time that the promi-
nent member OF the Senior division who had
been their mainstay had lost nearly all iu,e-es-
in them since they became in volved. For talk
ing freely about their misfortune, some Of the
Juniors are TO be brought mp before the Grand
Division which meets TO Eight. aud /, is under-
stosd they intend to make those who brough:
the charges prove them.
COLLEGE SOCIETY CELEBRATIoN.-Tne ar
nual celebration of the phiionomasIan = ciety
of Georgetown College took place At half pas
O'Clock this afternoon. in the la ge study hall
OF that institution. There was quite a iarce
audience present, among whom there was
quite a sprinkling of the fair sex W no seemed
delighted with tue exercises, as vas evlncad
hy the number Of boquets received by the diff
ferent speakers. The exercises were as follows
Grand March, Weber: Ode to Liberty, Tnomas
A. BadeauX. La; Pot Pourri, Frs Diayolo: The
Future OF our Country, @. Gordon Posey.
MISS: Telegram Walt. Strauss; Chivalry
GlyHdon Brown, ID. e.; Pot PourrI. Bohenisn
Girl; Ballad Poetry, dissertation oy Dennis
sheridan, Nd; Polks. Weber: Tine Demoa
aacer reading by A. W. Madigan, Ne;
Galop, Ladies' Galop.
EscAPB-About n We O'Clock yesterday after
noon a boy. about twelve years old, named
Msynadier Gates, while fishing AZ the wharf
near the foot of High street fell in. and would
have been drowned but Tor timely aid rendered
by one of his companions, named Thos Trun-
nell. As tt happened. the only damage wa, a
thorough wetting. Officer Myies sprang in
the river to the rescue Of the bow, who by that
time, was beyond danger.
BOARD OF HEALTH.-Ths Board met las,
evening" all the members present. The Sacre-
tary was directed TO con ter with the owners of
the property corner Rock and Bridge streets
the removal of the building winch was
heretofore ordered. The Mayor reported that
the building corner Cecil alley aud Water
street had been removed. Several petty
nuisances were reported on and ordered 10 be
abated; after which the Board adjourned.
MERTING.-As will be seen else W here, a
meeting OF the lot holders of Oak Hill Gem
etery has been called for Tuesday, 25th inst
two months since to investigate the man age
ment OF the affairs of the cemetery for the past
few years.
MERCHANTS Observation-Disclosures was
brisk this morning, the offerings being I.n22
bushels wheat, l.3s2 bushels white and qSO
bushels yellow corn. Saies-Wheat. $50 bush.
els at 81 OS. go bushels At - 10, and $50 BUSH
els at S2.I2. White corn-1,3sl bushels al ,
cents and $50 bushels yellow at 80.
RIVER NEws.-Entered-Str.E E. G. knight,
Denty. New York, with merchandise for Dis-
trict merchants.