Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-09-16
GEORGETOWN.

WHO Is THK NAUGHTY MAN IN A Blue CoAr
WITH SHINY BUTTONS "A queer case was on
A farmer named Charles wheatIey, from the
neighhorhood Of Frederick Md, drove here
with his daughter Elizabeth some DAYS since,
and TOOK up lodgings Elizabeth, it appears,
took q stroll out yesterday on the thorough
fares, and in all the artless simplicity ct a conn-
try girl gaZed in the windows and seemingly
ADMIRED things generally to such an extent as
to draw the gaze of a ertain young man, who,
following her around, finally came no and
made indecent proposals to her. These she
,spelle s;!. at Sncs, and she straishtway went
for the mans arrest, giving his name. to
the best OF her knowledge, as John Doyie
Whereupon John boy was arrested and rroyed
i na ana the police thought then from the
Doyle. Mike then was hauled up and cleared
also, when suspicion falling on another brother,
James Doyle, he was arrested. and the girl
the meanwhile Jim Doyle had taken a seat on
the doorstep of the stationhouse with A friend
named Pearson, and when officer Rodgers
arrived with the girl he had doubts a. to her
ability to identify, and pointing out Pearson
(who was not mixed up in the affair at ain she
seemed to think he vas the man, and then again
he wasn't. She persisted. however, in sa ing
that the man who confronted her wore a blue
coat with metal buttons. so all hands were
dismissed.
COOP BYE, JoHN.-The town house so wei
known as Lsng's Hotel will, from the result o.
- Ia
Hotel no more. Whether the reports of exte,,-
sive diminishing having occurred there within
the pest two weeks are true or not where N
axes to break doors open and pokers to break
heads open were freely used. we cannot saw:
but one thing Is certan-that numberless
wagons and vehicles were backed up a. the
Bridge and High street entrances of the hotel
one day this week, and the house emptied of it,
contents. except 50 much as was necessary for
bachelors hall. The proprietor, Mr.. Lang. is
about as usual, while Mrs. L., who had the house
'e!eaned out, has opened clearinghouse on
L, between 9th and tn streets, in Washington
ACCIDENTs.-About 5 O'Clock Yesterday after
noon, Mr.. Horace Howes, an employee in Welch' s
mill, had one or his feet caught in portion of
the machinery and two of his toes taken off en-
trely, with the exception of a small piece of
skin, which Mr.. II. himself severed with a pair
OF scissors. He was at once removed, for surgi-
cal treatment, to his home on ith street.
Yesterday afternoon, boatman named Peter
Langley, attached to the boat Z. p. wilson, got
his loot caught in the tow line, near Seneca, on
the canal, and had his right leg broken before
be could extricate himself. As soon as the boat
arrived here last evening, he was removed to his
home near Kendall Green, in Washington
where his injuries were attended TO by Dr. d.
W. Prentiss.
DEAD.-Mr. Jessie Lipscomb, one OF the old
est citizens OF Georgetown died last night at II
O'Clock, in the 18th year OF his age. Mr. Lips
comb was native and resident Of our town
during his whole life. in the early part of which
CHI n s doing business here.
DRovER's REsr-The cattle market this
morning was dull, with prices tending down.
wards. We quote offerings of 6S5 head Of cattle
of which $40 went to our District butchers at
sac $3.50 per 100 lbs. gross; the balance being
driven 10 Baltimore; 100 sheep ard lambs, at
s2as4I5 per head; cows and calves ct SO and
a60 each,