National Republican., 1878-08-07
aEoR0EToWN VIEWS.
PORT,

PORT.
Entered-Schooner Honry Dsvy, King, Ken
nebec River, with s3i tons Of ice to the Ken
nebec Ice Company.
RIVER FRONT.
Arrived-s,boouer Joseph +. Baker Davis,
Boston; Ella II. Barnes, Avery, New Haven ;
Carrie Holmes, Lyman, Fall River; Daniel
Brown, Hamilton, Fall River; all to load coal.
Ceared-Schooncrs Colin c. Baker, Baker,
Boston, with 6ol tons Of coal T. II. Barnes
Avery, New Haven, with as5 tons Of coal !;
Florence Dean, Berry, Providence, with 800
tons Of coal Carrie q. Hart, Davis, Providence,
with $50 tons Of coal Jennie Roslyn, Tooker,
Fall River, with 435 tons Of coal.
CANAL AFFAIRS.
Arrived-Boats Isaac Wilson, Nathan VII.
liams, Hunter g. Jimmie NJ, jr., A. N. Grove,
F. F. DAVIS, J. Hammond, Creole, Clyde aud
Bessie, Star No. I, New Era, J. T. James,
ner, Energy, Adam Norie, May6eld 4 Hieston,
F. L. Moore Tommy and Nellie, James aud
Willie, A. Sherman, X. Prather, J. II. Plat,
Bernadetta, b. +. Price, Henry Boyd, and II.
o. Claughton.
Cleared-Boats F. A. Mcrtcns, 8. II. Davis,
G. Berkabile, W. E. Turner, J. T. James, New
Era, Isaac Wilson, W. Borden, G. +. Hassett,
ID. Tlghman, Star No 8, X. Prather, Williams.
port, Wheeler & Barron, 7. W. Riley & Son,
Energy, Creole, Clyde and Bessie, F. +. Davis,
Nathan Williams, Jimmie NJ, jr., VI. OCon-
nor, A. T. Norie, Hunter G., J. II. Platt, Belle,
Mayfeld h Hieston, X. ii. Miller Fanny
and Nellie, A. sherman, Henry Boyd, J. n.
Clary W. L. Reed and II. o. Claughton.
DRAIN ARRIVALS.
By river-Schooncr John c. Bradon, Hewitt,
st. Mary's River, with 2,2i0 bushels Of wheat
to J. G. & J. NJ. Waters.
By rail-Boats Seneca, with $500 bushels Of
wheat $50 bushels Of corn aud 100 barrels Of
-four to Wheatlcy & Bro; Ellen Brooks, with
1900 bushels of wheat to J. q. & J. N. Waters;
Ruby, with 4,2o0 bushels ofwheat to Hartley
& Bro.
MARROW ESCAPE.
Yesterday morning. between eight and nine
o'clock, a little colored girl, about nine or ten
years of age, walked into the sewcr.trap at the
corner Of Bridge and High streets, and would
have been drowned had she not been rescued
by some bystanders. The trap had been
opened for the purpose Of cleaning 1t out, when
the girl, not paying attention as to where she
was going walked into 1t.
THREATENED INJUNCTION.
Yesterday afternoon the Washington and
Georgetown Railroad Company removed the
fence in the rear Of the property of Mr.. X. p
jackson and the fences Of the adjoining prop
erty. Mr. Jackson went out and asked them
by whose authority they were tearing hi,
fence down. lie was informed by the author.
ity of the president Of the company. Mr.
jackson intends 10 sue out a writ of injunc
tion this morning restraining the company
from putting their wall on the limo Of hi.
property.
THE HAY SCALES.
Yesterday morning n wagon laden with hay
ri ven m the hny srnlps nd nj N fha mn,
gine. house, and was upset aud fell against tn,
side windows OF the station and came near de
molishing the same. The hay was scattered ovel
the thoroughfaro leading to and from the hay
scales, and completely blockadcd the passage
At the same time eleven wagons were standiD>
on High street, loaded with hay, waiting t
get weighed, and so thoroughly did they bloch
the entrance to the engine.h ousc that in cas-,
| of an alarm Of fire 1t would have been impossi
BILE for the engine to have gotten out of the hous,
to respond to the alarm. These wagons stood
there, obstructing tho means Of exit from abou
seven until ten o'clock, when Sergeant
Hess and several Of the police with Station
| keeper Cathiii, arranged the wagons In such
| manner as to afford means of exit for the en-
gine company. Foreman Lowe has irequentl,
complained that these hay-scalcs are grea
hindiance to him and his company In respond
| ing to alarms Of fire, and Chief Engineer Gro
niu has reported them to the Commissioner
as being nnsanccs, and 1t Is quite time that tn,
| District authorities were taking some actor
as to thcS: removal. In their present localit,
they arc truly nuisance.
THAT NEW YORK SUICIDE.
The New York papers, in giving an accoun
Of the attempted suicide Of Anton Kamp, II
! that CITY, state that he left letter In his room
| in which he said, 81 am tired of life, as hav
been prosecuted and badly treated, especially
by Henry Schultz, No. 80 Bridge street
Georgetown, d. c., and By Miss schuntenbcrg
No. IS Allen street. Mr.. John II. Schultz
of No. 50 Bridge street, to whom the abov
probably refers, states that he has a slight &C
quaintsnce with Kamp, but has never had an
intimate relations with him of any kind, an
Is not aware of any cause for the statemen
made in Ramps letter. Kamp, who is in tn
hospital in New York, Is thought to be insan,
BRAVE LITTLE Roy.
Yesterday afternoon, about three o'clocl
there was quite an excitement on Water stree
occasioned by horse attached to WACO
standing at the corner Of Water and Hig
streets taking fright and running away. Their
were two small boys In the wagon at the tim,
and when the animal started one of the boyl
not over six years OF age, leaped on the bac
Of the horse and, catching the check. rein, he'll
him manfully until he ran down Water street
between Congress aud Jefferson streets, wher
he turned him and ran him against the res
dence Of Mr.. George Collins, by which mean
the animal was stopped. When tho hors
struck the house the little boy was throw
under the wagon, but luckily escaped injur,
and was loudly applauded by the bystander
DAMAGES BY THE STORM.
Among other damages done by tho stor
Monday afternoon was the blowing down
the wooden fence surrounding the Academy
Visitation, on Fayettc street, extending frol
Sixth to Seventh streets, aud along the ne
cut road large number of old fashioned cedi
trees opposite the grounds and regarded
old landmarks, were blown down.
The roadway on Monroe street. at the inte
section of Gay street. has been terribly wash,
and is In dangerous condition. There Is 8
excavation about twenty feet deep by abo
p, sixteen feet square. The excavation eXtcn,
to within about three feet Of the curb line, al
} that portion Of the street that is not caved
and the curbing Is badly cracked. The sire
r is in an impossible and dangerous condtio
: and should be attended to at once by the a
thorities.
GEORGETOWN FARAGRAPus.
Mr.. NJ. J.. Snowden, collector of the Che,
peake aud Ohio Canal COMPANY ut their e
6 Of the line is confined to his bed at the Yell,
c Sulphur Springs, Va, and his physicians ha
advised him not to attempt to start for his p,
Of duty for several days
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