Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-04-06
gEORgETOWN AFFAIRs.

FlRh aYsslsrday morning, about I;oo o'clock,
an ALARM q hre was torned 10, oansed By the
, e,s ~ ire' s, .t ny Th
peyiing, esq, No. iit Bridge street. The Henry
Addison wss promptly og The spot bot owing
70 the eombastible material Of which the sttue.
ture was built the names had gotten oxtenslve
Roadway before The engine began operations,
sl.aSSssh Ilsg ,.rs.sn We, ssGH In eVsrssion1i
S,Ou ~so VA ~ "a Sda.SS threw rS s;ssdy
streams upon the names. Just as they arrived
another fte broks out 10 tbs boot and shoe store
knovn a. Cheap john Just across from Dow.
lnge when general alarm was given and all
-. district engines .. we'll a. the hook and
only going Into services. M. bowling ss,imS,ss
his loss on the house At " 800, stock " b0O In
sured for ti,tOo. NJ. John Gore, damage by
$1,000. Mr.. Oc,unEer, damage % stock, moth.
inN house Ownbd by Mr.. M. Adler, loss 1900
fully Insured. The Potomac Insurance CON.
panL hfd ri.ks upon the property injured to the
ANoruFa oyY FAwKEs.-A report vas
circulated D. this city yesterday, and has
caused considerable excitement The facts In
70 0qT sTs v rGas
ing up West street, when he smellod kerose no
of bhtuing, and, upon Investigating the mat.
Jamei Magruder's residence, No 100 West
street, bottle cOntalnlng some powder and two
rmaiivhla nliod with coal oil, ffem which there
ped ben lsid ,Tsl1 Of p9wder Ihs Colonel h, was
ises, but no signs Of any damage having been
committed could DO discovered. Tho ofhcer a,
The. Third precinct station house yas nO,lhed,
ises during the night. The whole aiiair Is wrApt
10 mystery, aud careful lookout for the party or
parties committing the deed will be kept
TlE RIynR.-Uloared: steamers T. U. Knight
for Now York, with 800 barrels Of fouri Lady q
the Lake. with o2s barrels Of -four, for NotfIlh
and the Eastern marke,s; Express, Tor bdu.
more, with 80 barrels Of -FOUR echoonots Robin
Hood, Cor Philadelphia, with 2A5 tons Of coal, :.
Monevitt, for Derby, Coun., with 20 tonsi y
u Terry, for HOb0ken, with loj tons A, NJ
uhadwiok, for Boston, With 100 tons Cheruh
too Norfolk, with $50 tons A. Townsend, foi
Providence, with 100 tons.
Coal TnADA--rhe receipts aud shipments Of
| coal 81 the various coal wharves tor the woeh
ending yesterday have been as follows
Capitalization Company-Recoipts, o,SJO tons
shipments, e.2ol tons.
Maryland Company-Recoipts,2 Ooo tons.
| New Central COmpany-Recotpts, $50 tons
ASnev'I dockS-Rsocipts, 2,56o tons; ship
nonta. 400 tons
Borden ComPnuy-Rscclpt', 5000 tons; ship
| nonts, 1900 tons.
NKw wATEGNAIE.-The work Of laying th,
9e-inch water.naln, 90 as TO connect with the Is
/ Inch arch At Rick creek, 10 rapidly progressing
under the direction Of Mossrs. Emmart, Dunbal
thereon, and By The mIsdlS " The coming weeI
i II IL expected that this connection will be Com
plstsd, % that the cars may resume travel Aoros
the bridge,
ARRryAts. The number Of arrivals Of boats
a. reported At tho collectors ONCE OF the Uhosa
| peake and Ohio canal, arc l32 mostly laden
| with coal The follovipK arrived yesterday q
W, Theckera y; NJ; Young, Lorreto, 8. :. Lynn
RncovERfNa Tho condition Of Mr.. Almony
who attempted, on wednesday afternoon, !
commit suicide BY shooting himself, 10 mue
better.
GRAM RncEIrrs.-Messrs. Hartley 4 Br
have received, per river, 2,0Oo bushels Of whea
i, SO bushels Of wheat at si.OO Per Sushsl.