Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-23
GEORGETOWN.
TIE s1nsr LOADED CANAL BOATS.

THE FIRST LOADED CANAL boArs
At $50 o'clock last night there slowed M ss
Agnew q Co.'S coal docks, near the Aoueduct
bridge, the first coal laden boat that for twenty
eight months has piled on the Chesapeake and
ONO canal No herald announced its approach,
no crowd gathered on the banks and by loud
shouts proclaimed the good news, but she
quietly moved along at snail-like rate until
the foot OF Saith street was reached and there
the mules were stopped and taken on board, and
Capt. kretzer gloried in the fact that the VIM
s. Jaques was the first loaded coal boat to enter
town since the great break Of two years ago. One
hundred and two tons was the amount of black
fuel brought down and the Meredith. Winship
Company were the consignees. About o'clock
this morning more boats began to arrive and
at sunrise those who make their living by the
canal gazed on nine boats, six loaded with coal
and three with grain and hay. All the Water
street merchants are in excellent spirits this
morning and once more they predict great
change for the better in the business Of George
town. All the breaks with the exception of Q
few trifling ones) between this place and Cum
berland have been repaired, and now that navi-
CATION is resumed the sand bars which fire.
quently present themselves during the unnavi-
gable season will no longer appear, as the
constant disturbing Of the water by passing
boats prevents their forming.
=, AS soon as possible this morning the schooner
Marian Francis of 225 tons burden will be
loaded and sent to Richmond, Va
Z. 1. Dunlop gets the Nelrs cargo Of wheat
thousand six hundred bushels Of wheat from
Alexandria, Va, was also received by Mr..
Dunlap this morning, the schooner Daniel
Augusta bringing it.
The Water street merchants had a number Of
boatmen for customers this morning. and these
which has SO long remained dormant, is quickly
awakening.
NEGRO UNDER THE TABLE.
Last night cries Of murder help! and
police! issuing from 1926 P street, caused
large crowd to congregate in that neighbor-
hood. Those who arrived early saw a huge
colored man in stocking feet dart from the
mouse and down the street at q fearful rate.
Several gave chase, but the fleeing darkey out
distanced all and was soon lost in the darkness.
MIS- bowman, who occupies the house,
stated that she was alone with two other ladies
last night, and having some ice cream in the
dining room below they went down to refresh
themselves. Hardly had they become seated
at the table when one of the ladies gave a
scream and pointed beneath the table. There
TO their horror was seen a colored man; and
then began the screams and cries. The lady
In moving had touched the negro. As soon as
the man found he was discovered q successful
break for the street was made.
STRUCK WITH A TIN PAIL
Last night there was q little scene on 32d
street near P, and the principal participants in
1t were Henry Gissell, white boy, and Samuel
Mason, colored one. 1t appears that earlier
In the evening Gissell had torn Mason's hat and
made off. Shortly afterward the white bow
was sent to the pump a little distance from his
home with large tin bucket. Mason met him
at the pump, it Is said, and snatching the bucket
from his hand dealt him a severe blow across
the race, making two or three bad cuts. DIR. A.
" ShAn ball
sary to put several stitches in the injured boys
face.
TWO MEN INJURED.
About o'clock this morning there was an
accident on Glen Echo car and two men were
considerably injured. 1t is said by one who
was there that the track had been creased for
some purpose, and as the car started to come
down hill the motor man lost control of his
brake and the car dashed with great force
against another one in its way. The injured
men, one OF whom had his shoulder dislocated,
were named Carol and Lyon. DIR. l.. w.
Rltchie was summoned and surgical aid was
rendered.
REAL ESTATE MATTERS.
Latimer Sloan yesterday sold at public
auction the west % feet by 100 of J. H. Cor
don's subdivision of square SO for S1.25 per
square foot. Also part Of lot 157, in square "a,
fronting 4S feet on SD street. improved, for
s4,35o. The purchaser of both pieces was
William A. Custard.
The real estate agents state that the dull
season In Georgetown is fast wearing away and
all is activity west of the creek. Within a very
few months an unusually large number Of sales
have taken place here and Washington men
have In the main been the investors The
value OF all kinds Of property is rapidly in
oreasing and what sold for SO cents two years
ago Il now worth 81.
MRS. GIBsoNs FUNERAL
The funeral of Mrs. Jean Gibson, who died
last Sunday. took place Yesterday afternoon
from her late residence, 3Ol0 o street. and 4
large number of friends followed the remains
to their last resting place in Glenwood. The
pallbearers were Messrs. Leetch Greenlees.
Brown, Gilbert, Berry and DIR. Becker. The
floral tributes were many and beautiful
BIG BASS.
Mr.. Franck d. Johns says that on the 18th of
September, 1888, he caught at the Little Falls
black bass which weighed IL pounds, 10
ounces This, he asserts, can be proved The
fishing party consisted Of Arthur Dickens Kerr,
DR.. Frank Ward and Mr.. P. McDermott, besides
the fisherman, all of whom are living The
nsh was weighed at DR.. Burnett's drug store.
1t took four hours to land him.