Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-14
GEORGETOWN.

SUDDEN DEATH OF AN OLD MAN-Wdsit Sui
eide About half past eight O'Clock last even
visit Mr.. Joseph Lane, an old gentleman sixty
six years OF age, residing on Bridge, near Mar
ket street, and who for a number of years past
Georgetown Railroad Company to water the
horIes at the Georgetown terminus Of the road
On examination the doctor found that Mr.. Lane
an hour or two before her husband had 'pur-
chased some laudanum for the purpose of check
ing the dysentery, with which he had been
an aifiicted for some weeks. When he came In with
give her the phial, but he refused. saying that
he intended TO take only small quantity to re-
iieye his dysentery He then proceeded to his
daughter went up and found him in a diving
condition and all the laudanum in the phial
gone, with the exception Of perhaps q dozen
laudanum says he purchased half an ounce, and
that he had been in the habit of buylng much
larger quantities. He is positive that the deceased
did not die from the effects of the laudanum
but from natural causes. Mrs. Lane saws he had
been complaining for some time, and had taken
laudanum In small quantities for his disease. She
overdose. He had been in the habit of waking
MT. George Hunter of Langs restaurant, on
bridge street, every morning, and yesterday
morning remarked to him that he had walked
him for the last time. Nothing was thought of
the remark at the time and it was not until Mr..
Hunter heard OF Mr.. Lanes sudden death that he
recalled II and comprehended its possible signif-
icance. The deceased was a native of Ohio but
for the last twenty years had resided in this city
NO steps towards holding an inquest have yet
been taken.
SUDDEN DEATH OF A LApY.-Mrs. Nj. j. Ad-
Ter, wife OF the we'll known Bridge street hard
ware merchant, died suddenly at her residence
Yesterday, II is supposed, Of cholera morbus.
She was quite well in the morning and was sick
but few hours. She was about TWENTY-FIVE
years old, and had been married but two or
three years.
MARRIED.-Mr. Cornelius Ramsburg, OF the
firm OF Ramsburg & Son, and one of the assist
ant assessors of the District of Columbia was
married last evening to Miss Sarah Nourse
daughter of Prof. j. f. Nourse, of the u s.
Naval Observatory, Washington. The cere-
mOny was performed at the brides residence by
her father; after which, the happy couple left
for New York on their wedding tour.
The POTOMAC BOAT CLUE refuses to take
part in the coming regatta, because 1t Is not to
come OF in the Potomac opposite this city. The
Potomacs claim that on account of their being
one OF the Oldest clubs in the District, and their
late achievements, they should be accorded the
privilege of selecting the course for the regatta.
waters far preferable to any other course that
could be named.
The CANAL.-The water is still low in the
canal, and the mills remain idle. Early yes
terday evening the boat Fedt and Shupp,"
sunk in the canal near the Great Falls, and
navigation was suspended until this morning at
6o'clock, when the sunken boat was raised and
loaded boats commenced passing.
FLOUR GONE UP.-During the present week.
extra and family -four have gone up from
Twenty-Five to fifty cents per barrel.