Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-12-19
GEORGETOWN.

DEATH FROM INTEMPERANCE.-AbOu six
o'clock yesterday morning cOlOred man
named Jacob Walton found man named Nc
hay Martin ~ years OF age. dead in his house,
on Grant road. Martin was an Incorporate
man and was found drunk in the road We'd
nesday by Officer Jones; who carried him
one knows at what time he died or under what
circumstances. Coroner Patterson was mott
fed and viewed the remains, but, deemng an
inquest unnecessary, gave 4 certificate that
the deceased came To his death from intemper-
ance, exposure and neglect. lie was at one
time IN good circumstances, and teacher of a
public school lie leaves wife and children.
NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD.-TeSterlay the
president OF the proposed Cincinnati and ST.
Louis narrow gauge railroad, Mr.. BOrSt, to-
gether with the contractors who have the
grading work in hand, went over the road that
has been surveyed between here and Fort
Whipple. The ground will probably be broken
next week.
THE CANAL.-The Borden mining company
have scOws on the canal tightening their boats
to enable them 10 run Oh the short supply of
water
The WASHINGTON AND GEORGETOWN RAIL
ROAD COMPANY have purchased the butchers
market house. known as the old tobacco ware
house, and all the ground belonging TO the
same. including That on which was recently
erected the new market building, fronting on
Bridge street. They have not, however, pur-
chased that building; the butchers placing 4
valuation upon the same greater than the rail
read company were willing To pay The butch
erS are tn have the privilege of controlling the
new building until such time as the leases on
the stalls at present occupied by dealers eX-
plTe not, however, 10 run over ten months
Al the expiration of that period the butchers
are to remove that structure and the railroad
company replace il with an iron tire-proOf
building to be used as workshops. car-houSe
and stables. II u likely that the dealers i'm the
new market house will remove, as people buy
ing meats VIII naturally want to buy vegeta-
hleS at the same place. The price paid for the
property was $4,000.
CUTTING AFFRAY--A man named Nathaniel
Digs. living near Martipeburg, Mont gOmery
county, Md. while going home from that place
about o'clock Friday night, was attacked
with razor by a man named John Bell. and
received cut on the right arm across the
muscles which severed the muscles 10 the
bone, rendering that limb useless for life. He
also received severe cut on the back several
inches in length. 4 man named ThUS. SimmS
furnished Bell with the razor Just before the
ARRAY. Bell was seen yesterday at the Il. & q.
depoj in Washington. All the parties in this
ARRAY were cOlored men and we'll known in
the vicinity.
GRAIN RECEIPTs.-By rail, $50 bushels wheat
10 T.. ii. Hartley, and 100 bushels To III. NJ Tai
bGtt.
CATTLE MARKET.-Received at DroverS' Rest
yesterday, 100 head Of cattle, 1850 sheep and
lambs, and 20 COWS and calves, with sales as
follows SO cattle at TO SIC: 40 sheep and
lambs at - 70 81 for each; cows and calves at
50 TO so each. Owing to the Christmas hOlI-
day, the next sales day will he Thursday in
stead of Tuesday. Market dull