National Republican., 1878-06-14
GEORGETOWN NEWS.
RIVER FRONT,

Arrivcd-Schooner Mary standish, Rich,
Boston.
Clearcd-Schooncrs Gcorgo L. Fessendeu.
Deebe, Bath, with 565 tons Of coal; J. V. Well.
ington, Rich, Boston, with 400 tons OF coal ;
Mary standish, Rich, Boston, with 400 tons Of
coal.
An oorkA'EoUs ASSAULT AND QUICK AR.
murderous assault, made upon Miss Alice
sullivan by crowd Of negroes, including one
woman, last Wednesday night, was the cause
OF intense excitement In Georgetown yesterday.
Miss sullivan Is one of the lady clerks In
Baums fancy store, on Seventh street. near ID,
and resides with her mother and sister OH Mar
ket street. near Third, Georgetown. Return
ing from the store later than usual Oh Wednes.
uay night she reached her home about quar-
ter to ten o'clock. She stopped outside to close
the shutters OF the basement windows. After
TINS she started to ascend the steps of the porch
When ono Of crowd Of negroes dealt her a
hcaVy blow on the right side of the head with
staVe, which he had pulled from o tree box.
She fell to the ground stunned, and her AS.
sailants made their escape out Market street
before She recovered sufficiently to give tho
alarm. They robbed her of n bundle, contain.
ing wearing apparcl and q lunch.box, which
contained napkin ring, napkin, and two
SILVER spoons. When she could call for help,
:
Mr' Bcrkiin, came to her assistance, and nick.
ing her up from the pavement. conveyed her
INTO the house. Drs. Bowie, Tyler, Mcleod
ahd Ktche were summoned ana rendered
medical aid. severe confusion was found
on one side of Miss Sulivan's head, aud one of
| inc Phyalcians gave ii as his opinion that the
only thing that saved her skull from bring
irictured was her unusually thick suit Of hair
Miss sullivan was lying IN critical cond.
lion last night About half.past ten o'clo X
| yesterday morning Officer Mctiluc, assisted by
sergeant Sturgcss, arrested Lizzie johnson, the
rcputed mistress Of a notorious negro thief
| named Joe IWillianS on Blku-House Hill, G.
anu lwenty-iourth streets northwest, and
| took her to the Georgetown station. When
she was searched, the articles of wearing an
| parel stolen from Miss Sullivan were tound.
] Lew johnson, another one of the gang was
arrested by Officer Edwards, ia Georgetown.
yesterday morning, and locked up. Lieutenant
Skippoh, getting tidings of Others of the gang
on the road to the. Great Falls, went In that di.
Tec'l9h with Sergeant Hess aud Special Officer
Den harper, anu, i'll connection with Mounted
oihcer Myers, caught and arrested Joe Will.
,@aihs @ ana Richard Holmes at the Great Falls.
When Officer Myers, who proceeded IN ad.
vance OF the others, attempted to arrest the two
men, Holmes made desperate Resistance, but
aiter hard struggle tho officer succeeded In
handcuiling him. There was considerable ex
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prisoners were brought in, and exhibitions of
lesiihs which BODIED no good To them. The
oincefs deserve praise Tor their activity and
proinptness in making the arrests.
ohOrtly alter six o'clock last evening, Ser.
SeaIt Sturgis and Officer McCilue arrested
another OF the gang named Otho Meade, at the
corner OF Twentieth and l. streets northwest,
TOOK him froin n cart which he was driving,
placed him on u street. car, aud conveyed him
10 the Georgetown Station. House where he
was locked up. Meade stOutly denied having
had anything to do with the assault. At half.
past nine o'clock last night, Special Officer
benjamin Harper went to the house Of Joe
Williams, on Bake House Hill, where he found
the switch worn by Miss Sullivan ut the time
she was assaulted, aud which was taken from
her head by tho despeadocs.
CLOSING DAY.
Yesterday afternoon the closing exercises
in the following public schools took place !.
school No. !. grade 9, Miss NJ. L. Kelley
teacher; school No. l. grade /, Miss Katie <
MiIson, teacher, and school No. 3, grade /,
Miss ilelcn q. Watt, teacher. The attendance
on the part Of the parents and friends of The
children was quite large. All tho school.
rooms were handsomely decorated with ever
greens and flowers, and the children acquitted
themselves III an admirable manner.
GEORGETOWN rARAGRAPus.
To-day the contractors for building the St.
Louis Cincinnati, and Washington City Mar.
row.Gauge Railroad will commence To errct
the trostle-work for bridges across tho creeks
from the south end of the Aqueduct Bridge to
Fairfax Courr~iIousc
{, Phalon, Buffalo, N. Y; II. Browne, New
York j. Robson, Madison, Wis, and Charles
Z. Stein, Philadelphia, Pa. are at the West
End Hotel.