Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-10-19
GEORGETOMN AERAIRs.

sALEs or CoRN.-Flnesn hundred bushels Of
white corn sold yesterday At u cents.
RGv. FATHER OIANFI will preach . charity
sermon to morrow morning In Trinity tRoman
OathOllc) church.
TIE MtLLs were again shut down yesterday at
Q O'Clock a. NJ, and resumed again at O'Clock,
running until ~ O'Clock, when they again tus.
pended owing TO the low water in the canal.
tbs Board Of Public Works have given the
marketmen, who waited upon them Thursday,
in reference TO the erection Of temporary sheds
on Potomac street. TO DO used while the market
house IL being raised, TO understand that their
request would be compiled with.
FIRH "A few nights since the residence Of
Mr.. WIN. Brooke, near the upper reservoir,
caught fire from defective hue, and with tho
household furniture was entirely destroyed. At
consisting Of himself Wits and three children,
were asleep, and had II not been for some per-
sons at wake in the nelghboThood they would
have all persisted in the flames. MT. Brooke Is
universally esteemed as an honest, steady man.
and general sympathy is expressed for him IN
bis misfortune. His house was valued at ~, 900,
and had boon purchased by the accumulation Of
years Of hard, unromlttlng toll He Is now lett
pennlloss. Those who desire to contribute
towards relieving tho present urgent necessl.
tics Of Mr.. Brooke and family may send their
contributions to Mr., John MaTbuTy, IT,, who
will sec that they arc properly applied.
/ DIBMIssED,-in the case OF Jacob Hossler,
RnaiBned before Judge Smell on the charge Of
making felonious assault with intent 70 kill
W l.
Mrs. johnson testified to the effect that she was
standing In her front door, and tho deceased
O boy was walking on the towpath, when the &c.
cusod came along with his canal boat driving
his mules with great speed; that the toW-line
switched the boy OF the bank into the deer
. water, and Hessler, who had charge Of the boat
called out "drivo on with shocking oAth;)
not got time and drove on, without trying Il
save the boy, who was drowned. The JGdg,
here ordered = warrant TO be made out charging
Hessler with moro serious crime Timothy
Welch, tho father OF the drowned boy, who wa
present, came forward and sworo out warrant
charging Hessler with granddaughter. Afte
hearing tho testimony Of other witnesses, TO tho
HessleT's boat, but that belonging to anothe
boat that knocked the boy overheard, the Judge
dismissed the case.
CATTLE MARKET.-At DrOvers Rest yester
day 90 cattle were offered as follows BY Mean
\ Weaver, l5l head, from LOudOun county, j,
HuntOn, t01 Prince William county, T. Frazier
65, L0udoun county, Sllout h Middleton, "a
Fauquler county; ], 4, Yates, 80, do; !. 3
Adams, 20, do; s, W. Lynn, 30, do; s. X. Hoyi
fauquler COUNTY, A. W. Pottlor, 81, Pag
county, others, i5T, various counties. Sold I
butchers, oOT head sold for stock purposes, o.
driven to Baltimore, llsi left over, i3l. Messrl
Means & Weaver and Sllcut 4 Middleton hA
In their herds tho best cattle offered yesterday
IRON which VIM. Turner and Benz Hunt pur
chased several at 5GolS cents, being the highos
cattle SOLD from 3GyA cents. Thirteen mile
cows and calves were offered, and sold from "
TO so; 0l6 sheep and lambs were offered. Sol
to butchers, ass at 500 cents; for stock pul
poses, Bpl, At t3fnt3 80 per head; o. were lei
over. Condemned, ? beoveS.