Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-07-24
GEORGETOWN.
Affairs in GesrGetsWu.

CENTRAL REPUBLICAN CLUB.-This club
ID @ meetin & last evening e. Good samaritan
Hall on Herring Hin, the Pceeiden., Levi
Davis, in the cesir, and Jchn Ferguson, Sec
rotary. and was opened with prayer by Chap
lam Pipkine. Colonel y. II. Magruder, from
the Executive COMMITTEE, announced tnat
they had secured from the Attorney General
the appointment OF John Cornell As Justice Of
the Peace here, and had obtained positions
for five colored men In the Treasury
Department where he thought few colored
of persons were proposed and elected - mem.
bershlp- On motion. mr.. Enoch, first precinct;
Benjamin Grantison and James Ferguson.
second precinct George Riggs, third precinct.
and Albert Dodson, fourth precinct. were
recommended % MI the positions secured by
the Executive Committee AT the Treasury De-
Partment. The follosing Executive Commit
der, DR.. tCharles Crasin, Henry ID. Cooke.
Esq, Lew Davis, James English, Alfred
Pope. II. II. Dsde, John Ferguson, William
h. Barker, Robert Hatton and Rev. PipxIns.
The following statement was submitted by
Mr.. Barker, but no action was taken on it:
I'VE earnestly call the attention Of our Rspub-
lean Trends 70 certain proceedings OF the So
called 'drant and Colfax Club OF George
own" al it's meeting on Tuesday evening last
me 2Oth instant, IN which We are CHARGED
as wicked colored men. running around anon
the different heads OF departments with a pa
per Turporting 10 be a statement OF facts. &c
Also, a resolution wherein We are denounced
or co nduct tending 10 create a disseu sion IN
Ne hepuOlcan ranks OF the town. Of these
proceedings Mr.. j. Bell Adams Ithe would. be
eader OF the Republican party OF the 10 WI
was doubtless the Instigator, and We take occa-
sion here 10 pronounce the statement that We
had been going around from department 10
department, with a view TO have Collins Cru
soc and E1ward Knowles removed from their
positions, false. Whilst we did, m a stttemen;
pre- sented 10 General Croker, comment Sc
yerely, but most truthfully, on the conduct of
Crusoe. Knowles, and others, we have made
no efforts against them elsewhere. We here
assert that the paper referred 10, signed by Us.
contains statement of facts, which we are
prepared 10 prove by the testimony of many OF
the best Republicans in the town. aud that for
SAID papers We alone are responsible, and
not the "Republcan Club OF George'own."
Signed John H. Ferguson, James Cornell,
William IL. Barker. Thomas Luckey, William
King. and Robert Wilson. After addresses by
4: h. Crasin, John Cornell, and others, the
Club ad lourned.
BURNED To DRArH.-On the 10Th Instant a
little son OF Richard =. Cox, Esq, was burned
10 death at his fathers residence near Aide.
I.oudon county. Va. Ii appears that the child
with colored servant, who permitted q ligh ted
candle and a box OF matches TO remain near
HIM, in playing with which he set fire 10 his
clothing and was so severely burned as 10 cause
his death within twelve hours
COAL SHIPNESTs.-During the past week
l3,.js tons OF Cumberland coal have been ship
ped from this port as follows:-Bo rden Mining
Company, 1909 tons; Cumberland Coal aud
Iron Company, $50 tons; Rays docks. SO tons:
Georges Creek Coal and Iron Company, LAS
tons; Consolidation Coal Company, asa TONS
MoRDAx, Of the Courier, seems 10 have played
ont. much 10 the relief OF the few patrons OF
that sprighuy 20 sheet.
SCHOONER STHCCK EY LIGHrNING.-The
schooner Jane Fisher, Captain Wilson, from
this port TO New York, with a cargo OF coal,
put into Norfolk on the 22d inst, having been
struck by lightning in Chesapeake bay by
which her mast was INJURED. An examination,
however, showed her injuries TO be less severe
than was AT first supposed, and she proceeded
on her voyage.
DEovRRs' REsT.-Thp sales al this mart yes
terday were very brisk and thu attendance
large. We quote sales OF 80 head of cattle
Were sold al 81 to - per 100 lbs gross: $40 sheep
and lambs brought from - TO $50 each: Cows
and calves 81 10 500 each.