American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-09-15
aEoRGETowN AND ITS AFFAIRS.
GEonarrows. September 15--l2

GEORGETOWN. September l5--l2 m.
The town-meeting, for the purpose Of adopting
measures to secure reform in the town char
ter, will come off tomorrow night, the 10th
inst. The time for action having arrived, and
as this is matter of vital Importance, every
citizen, whether friend or enemy to reform,
should feel it his duty to be present ON the oc-
casion. A preamble and resolutions, expressive
of the views of the friends of reform, will be
offered, and all present, so disposed, will be
favored with an opportunity to enlighten the
public upon this all-important subject.
On Saturday afternoon a beautiful packet
called the Paragon arrived by the Alexandria
canal. Learned from Capt Petrie that she had
been brought from the Erie canal, and is TO be
run in connection with the Fashion on the Cum
berland line of packets. This boat is consid-
cred one of the first class from where she come,
which is all that is necessary to convince the
public that she possesses every convenience
required by travellers. She is about eighty
feet long and eleven broad, and is finished in
handsome style. About one-third of her entire
length is appropriated for ladies' cabins, which
are two in number. | learn they are styled
Ladies' Dressing-room'' and Ladies' Ordi-
nary;" and the latter can be made so at any
time at the option of the passengers.
Serious Accident.-On Friday last, while
number of young men and youths were cunning
on the island opposite our town, gun in the
hands of one of the youths went off accident
ally, and lodged its contents in the person of
one of them, seriously mutilating his shoulder,
neck, and one side of his face.
After making clean sweep through spring
and summer, discover that my old friends on
Bridge street, Rodier & Brother, have their es-
adjustment literally packed and piled with
every thing in their line of business Their
great success the last spring and summer is
attributed to their liberal advertising in the
american Telegraph.
4rrioats-Schr. Trial. Harmon, Piscataway,
to Boyce, Taylor Co.; schr. Edward Hardy,
Walker, Elizabeth city, n c., to Geo. Waters
schr Chalcedony, Clark, Patuxent, to L. Lyons;
packet steamer Columbia, Harper, Baltimore,
to L. Pickrell & Co.
Sa'led.-Schr M. j. Fardy Hooper, Sails
bury schr Heroine, Wheeler, Baltimore schr.
L. S. Lewis, Spruel, Plymouth schr. Joseph
Libbey, Spruel, Plymouth.
Canal Trade.-Arrived, Thomas Jefferson,
Cumb., limestone; John Van Lear, 100 miles,
flour, &C.; N. j. Berston, Cumb. coal; L. A.
Phelps, do. do. w. B. Clarke, do do Cum
berland, do. do; F. Bloodgood, do. do. South
ampton, do. do. Y. w. Gale, do do; Pacific,
do. do; j. Snively do. do; Elizabeth, do do;
Nj. l.. Rawdon, do do; j. l.. Pasco, Com, iron;
Buena Vista, Com, pig iron; Jenny Lind, Som,
flour, 60; Andrew Jackson, 50m., wheat, &C.;
Jno. p. Smart, 3lm., -four &C.; BENZ. Frank
lin. loom, -four, &c.
Departed-Edward Paysin, Captain Walker,
Daniel Webster, packet Paragon, Ohio Baker,
w. c. Johnson, Union, Potomac, ]. r. Annon,
IL. II. Casey, Caroline, James Boyce, D. s H..
Clagett, c. Williams, W. jackson, Ann, and NJ
Frances. ELECTRO.