Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-07
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN,
The Peril of Two Women at the Hands of
Negro Ruf6ans
Citizens Describe the Needs OF Ten
leytOwn-Traffic on the Canal
Other Matters of Interest.

Other Matters of Interest.
Among the passengers on one Of the canal
boats that pulled up at the Aqueduct bridge
yesterday were two women who had gotten
on at Harper's Ferry, saying they had
walked to that place from Winchester.
They gave their names as Mary Davis and
Lizzie Gentry, and stated to the captain
that they were on their way to Rossyn,
Va, where they desired to visit a friend
Mr.. Johnson. Before starting across the
bridge they stopped in it's vicinity on the
Georgetown side to make some purchases
They soon noticed that they were being
closely watched by two young, stoutly built
negro men. The frequent stops the women
made, owing to the sickly condition of one
probably first attracted the attention of the
men. Just about nightfall the start from
Georgetown was made, and, to the great
uneasiness of the visiting women, they saw
they were being followed closely. All went
comparatively well until the dark Virginia
end of the bridge was reached. Then one
OF the negroes walked up caught one of
the women by the arm, and said he had
money for her. She Indignantly pushed
MIN away, and threatened to make an out
cry If he did not Immediately get away
This was signal for both negroes to act
and Selling each a woman, they dragged
them TO a place near the terminus Of the
bridge and attempted an assault. The wo-
men IN the meantime kept up cutlery.
soon they were rewarded by hearing some
men approach. The negroes, too, heard the
noise or coming ones, and leaping into the
underbrush, made their escape They were
followed by men carrying clubs and pistols
put not overtaken. The women We're con-
slderably frightened and somewhat roughly
used by the men, all of which tended to
PROSTATE them. The police of Georgetown
We're notified Of the affair, and the patrol
wagon was sent for the women. At the
station they told their story. Then they
were given ride on the patrol to their
destination near Rosslyn.
The Cattle Market.
At the Arlington stock yards Yesterday
100 cattle were up and sold as follows: Best
&c. to lac; good. 5-Sc. to 7-Sc medium
&C. to Lie, and common &c to 2 3-4c. In
addition to these $50 sheep and lambs were
Sold The choice ones went for from lie
TO 3-4c.; the good from &c. to l-Sc., and
the common, from &c. to 3 3-4c. per pound
Fifteen cows and calves went off from $40
to s45. The market for cattle was good,
for sheep and lambs dull
The Needs Of TenIeytown.
There were various meetings in Tenley-
town last night and that of the citizens in
the public hall somewhat suffered in at
tendance But little new business was in
consequence, taken up. The reports of the
committees appointed at the last meeting
to attend to getting better illuminating ia
cllities. sidewalks, &C, were read The
insufficient police protection the place has
was discussed. 1t was stated that Lieut..
Swindells of the seventh precinct had been
% Gft on
that 1t would be necessary for Congress
10 legislate before Tenleytown could be pro-
Vided with additional police officers Bur
glarles are OF common occurrence in Ten
leytown now. If not regularly appointed
officers. Tenleytown, it was said must have
night watchmen. Her citizens need pro-
lection.
Should fire break out in the place total
destruction of the Immediately affected
building would, it was claimed. without
the slightest doubt, follow. Possibly and
even probably a good wind would wipe out
the best part of the town. Within her linn
It's Is not even goodly supply of pumps
and water buckets, much less an available
engine A hand engine at least is an ur-
gent necessity there.
Arrivals and Departures.
Laden boats entered town yesterday as
follows: No. lis. Capt. Dick: MARYLAND
Capt Collier; No. 49, Capt. Mills; c. w.
Adams. Capt. Gender; C. W. Ridley Capt
Patton; Consol. No. 16. Capt Spong: A.
Gable, Capt. Mills; Katie Hassett, Capt.
Mills; Consol. No. q, Capt. Bartlett; ID.
Linkins, Capt. McCauley; Cuba, Capt.
Lingstrum; L. Pratt, Capt Magruder;
Judge Alvey. Capt. Dreamer: No l2S Capt
Nose; Dr. Knott, Capt Ewing: Consol. No
2, Capt. Curtis.
Boats to clear town yesterday were as fol-
lows: Isabella. Capt. Quin; w. /. Stephen
sen, Capt. Quin; Consol. No IA, Capt. Hoff;
w. d. L. Waldbridge. Capt. Brown; No. Ill
Capt. Spong; NJ. Hyatt, Capt. Hyatt; An
teos, Capt. CLANCY; Consol. No. ,. Capt
Shives; No. lis. Capt Dick; J. X. Cowen,
Capt Hebb; Judge McComas. Capt. Gloss;
Four Bros, Capt. Walter; No. los. Capt
Bechtol; c. r. White, Capt. Bechtol; Oak
Spring. Capt. Henecker; l.. V. Baughman,
Capt. Wilson; c. f. F. Beale, Capt. Hoff.
Broke His Leg.
John Harris, a colored man employed at
Winships wharf sustained a fracture of
the right leg this morning, the result of a
chain attached to one of the coal buckets
breaking. He was sent to the Emergency
Hospital.
Items of Interest.
Ernest McCobb has sold to Daniel F. Cole
man. for $3.50. part of lot 33. of Friendship,
and part of the Metcalf tract, lying to the
northwest of Tenleytown proper.
Mr.. William Harnedy of NJ street is home
again after two weeks visit at the fair
and places of interest on the route.
The sum of $l42 was realized at the fair
given by St. Mary's Guild, for the benetit
of the Children's Hospital.
Mr.. B. II. Warner yesterday talked to the
students of the Western High School on
how to get out of the building in case of
fire.
The Georgetown Cyclists are making greac
Roadway with their proposed fair. Dona-
lions are coming in and interest in every
way is manifested