National Republican., 1878-01-08
oEoRGE1oWN NEWS.

The steamship John Gibson, Mazingo, New York
que to-day and, If not prevented BY the ice, vii
reach her wharf on schedule time.
GEORGETOWN PARAGRAPHS.
The tugs Kate Potomac; and Gedney left ye-ter
aiy Tor baltimore TO engage In the towing biisnes
IN me Baltimore harb0r during tho remainder o.
The tug. boat Fanny Gilbert was engaged ycs,er
day ~ breaking the ice from Gilberts wharf 10 ths
east side OF the cnuseway OF the Long Bridge. and
III towing MI. Gilbert's scows TO that point to pre-
vent their being damaged by freshet In ease there
Sn9nid m be oncwhen the ice in the river breaks up
Men were engaged yesterday in gathering Ice for
private use from Rock Creek north of The P-street
otlagc The ice was three and n half inches thick
a. me ice on the Potomac yesterday was four inches
thick, and It was thought by a number in the ice
m mpuSlheSs That 1t would be six inches in thickness
| py lhis morning.
The canal was alive all day yesterday with the
youth Of Georgetown enjoy ing the ffst opportIi.
nity for skating frolic. Mcssrs. Joshua and
town in threc.quarters Of an hour via The AisS
andfia Canal. These gentlemen stated that they
SOuid co., have made The trip ia good deal less time
the -Four Mile Run to GeOrleiuwn.
j. L. Shnn and wife, OF Freehold, n. j., arrived
az The West End Hotel yesterday.
The He1rgetown Heights Social Club gave the
second Of series OF hops at the Seminary bniid.
l,gs last night. ltwas attended by the youth and
long after midnight. and all departed FOR tb"ir their
homes greatly delighted with the evenings pleas
iNli llclt praise Oi thc manner In
when The "SUciAls' conduct their hops.
d, Mr. George butcher and Major George W. Wells.
lue temperance apostles held large and cnthusi.
nstic temperance meeting last evening at the Ban
usl 'hnrCh corner Of Congress and Gay streets
BIth OF these gentlemen made eloquent and stirring
addrcsscs pointing out the evils arising from in
temperance and the happiness and pleasure to be
derived iron total abstinence. Addresses were also
nIhuc by Others present, aud large number signed
the pledge. Messrs. butcher and Wells are doing
nome WORK IN the Cnilsc Of TEMPERANCE and already
nearly Two hundred Of the young men of the town
have signed the pledge of total abstinence.
DEATH OF OFFICER IINTZ
a. Omcer Samuel Lint, of the Third Precinct whose
lIhcss ms heretofore bcn announced In these col
ulhns, dol yesterday morning Of heinorrhage of
uic bladder, at twenty five minutes uast eleven at
ms ttsdyncc, No. 81 COngre street. aged thirty. |
eight Year,. Oficer Lint had been Complaining
iDr sohe three month or IN re, but his ndonitab!e
VIII prevented his giving up until last Wednesday |
two weeks, when he was compelled TO take 10 his |
Dci from which he never aro.e Mr. Lntz was |
appointed on the force IN January ISL and re. |
ported for duty at the Third Precinct sta |
inn on the 9Th day Of that month. and |
did duty in GeOrgctQwn from that date 10 |
the day, of his death. lie was man universally |
lie was brave, attentive officer, and was never |
known 10 shrink from any duty that was ev or i'm |
posed on him, and lived up strictly 10 the rules |
aud regulations g.rcrmny the force. He leaves a |
wiic anu two interesting ChiIdren-a daughter aud |
son-to mourn his loss His funeral, which will |
he according To the rites Of the Hebrew Church |
VIII tnkc place tD.mOrrUw morning from his late |
Friendship Lodge, No. -, J. .. q. T., of which he
was a member, and detail Of thirty men frm the |
police force. The remains will be inferred in the |
Washington Hebrew CcmCicry,rear UnlOnlown.