National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-10-16
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS.
AHoRR1BLE DEATH.


A day or Two ago THE REPUBLIcAN mentioned
the fact that child named Sehneidsr died from
the supposed effects OF hydrophobia. The mat
ter created but little concern until the medical
fraternity heard Of Il, when they became excited
and began an investigation e the case, when II
was discovered that . child three years and
eleven months old died from the eifects Of bite
Of dog which Il recelEed some seven weeks ago.
Dr. Lewis AaekAll, il, was called IN attend
ance and has since prepared lengthy article
upon tho subject In general and this case IN par
On the 18th Of August, the dog which had crdi.
narily played With the child IN the yard Of
the father, Nj. s. ~. Schneider, displayed ner-
Vous and rather vicious symptoms. and conse-
quently was chained up. Unknown 70 rs parents
the child approached the dog, when he was af
once bitten on the aeshy portion Of his right leg
Of the house, and the dog was instantly killed
Upon examination Il was found that apparently
only one tooth had actually entered the hssh to
any depth. External applications were made,
and the child was running around in day or
On the TN OF October the child complained OF a
pain in the leg, and few days thereafter It was
taken with severe shiYering which the doctors
say precedes hydrophObia- This was followed BY
nervousness. The spasmodic action occasioned by
the effects Of the bite Of the dog was fearfnlly
terrible. and the pstient was not easy when he
was under the influence Of hydrAte Of choral.
Monday morning, at O'Clock, the child expired.
This case has considerably agitated Georgetown,
and IL is considered as one OF the many WOnders
that occur In . life time.
AN OLD SUBJECT.
1t was thought, when the District Of Columbia
had been placed under q temporary form OF gov
eminent that the question Of consolidating
Georgetown with Washington would be sci aside
until Congress definitely settled as to how the
District should be governed, but It seems that
our neighboring citizens are determined that this
question shall still be agftated They argue
that, being included within the corporate limits
Of the city Of Washington, with the same police,
sanitary and other municipal regulations, 1t Is
foolish to hold TO q separate name, presenting
the anomaly Of one body polite under two dis
tinct titles. Measures Will be taken to have the
Congress.
MARRIED.
At $50 o'clock yesterday afternoon Mr.. John +.
Cox, Of the real estate firm Of W. W. Cox & Son,
Of Washington, was married to Miss Gertie V.
WEIGH, second daughter Of Mr.. James s. Weleh,
OF this city, in the Trinity (Catholic) church.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. Father
Stonestreet, and the usbers were Messrs- Arthur
Cropley. William Richie, Ohas. Tickling, John
weather was calm and exceedingly favorable for
the occasion, and the church was filled with
friends and relatives to witness the marriage Of
the young and happy pair. They left on the A:53
train for tour through the West
BEGGING AND STEALING.
For few days past q colored woman has been
going through the town stating that she had
three small children at home sick with scarlet
fever, and while soliciting aid quietly picks up
anything WlL0lu Qer reAcl. Iuo1Qhy 9ne visited
the residence Of Mr. Brown on High street, and
while waiting for the required aid In bread OF
money seereted q pair Of smoothing irons and
carried them OF; and st the residence Of Mrs.
Brumley she carried on q basket OF marketing
which had just been procured for dinner. Neither
family inquired her name.
CATTLE MARKET.
The market at the DrOvers' Rest yesterday was
brisk, SO cattle being offered, Of which $40 were
sold to butchers at prices ranging from to cts
per pound; 81 were driven to Baltimore; 900 sheep
and lambs were offered, and sold st lz96 cents
per pound for sheep and t36e5 per head for
lambs; 20 cows and calves were sold at e25655
per head.
GRAIN TRADE.
The receipts Of grain are very small at present,
owing to the farmers being busily engaged in
sowing their wheat crops The boat Seneca has
arrived with $50 bushels wheat, rs bushels corn,
go bushels millfeed and 100 barrels -four for T.
Q. Wheeler and 200 bushels corn for II. NJ. Tai
bott. The sales since our last report were J, 800
bushels wheat at s1.22
HAY MARKET.
The hay market, under the charge Of Mr.. A. H.
Ofutt, hay EeigheF, has been doing good bust
ness since last report. Mr. Offutt reports the az
rival 1O1< tons Of hay and half ton OF wheat
straw. Rye straw brings $500 cents; wheat
straw e0G65 cents.
THE CANAL
The arrivals registered at the registers of1ce
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, up to Wednesday
was q boats; all but one brought coal
RIVER NEWS.
The steamer E. O. Knight cleared this morn
ing for New York, with 1880 barrels -four.