American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-11-29
GEORGETOWN AND IT'S AFFAIRS.
aHoaanrows, November 29--l2 N

GEoRGErows, November 29--12 IN.
Forrest Hall was literally crowded last night
by all classes Of our citizens, to hear the all
absorbing topic Of retrocession discussed w.
II. Tenney, esq, was called to the chair, and
John I. Bangs, esq, appointed secretary.
Mayor Addison having consented at the solicit
tation of the friends of the measure, appeared
and addressed the meeting. He was followed by
Il. Guild, esq, in favor of the measure, and by
Walter s. Coke, esq, on the other side. The
meeting then adjourned to meet again on We'd
nesday night at ID o'clock. w. II. Tenney, esq,
is expected to give his views upon this subject.
Mr.. I. is eminently a practical man, and we
presume that what he may say upon that occa-
sion will be characterised by his usual sound
judgment Other gentlemen will address the
meeting-the subject being now open for gen.
eral discussion.
Our market was well supplied this morning
with everything suited to the wants of the in
ner man. Best cuts beef, 10 cents per lb.;
mutton, Cos; pork, 10; bacon, all kinds, 121 !;
butter, 2O@314; lard, 12a; eggs, 25 per doz;
turkeys, 624@$l.50 apiece; geese, 50@629;
chickens, dressed, 40@50 per pair; live chick
ems, $2.25@$3 per doz.; potatoes, sweet and
Irish, rs per peck; celery, 8@l0 per bunch;
apples, 25@S72; cabbages, 3@lO per head /;
turnips, Ia per peck; parsnips, rs.
Two of the largest cargoes that ever reached
us by canal arrived here this week-the Ohio
Baker bringing one hundred and twenty -seven
and three-fourths tons, and the Anna S. Borden
one hundred and twenty-one and one fifth tons
Of coal Most of the arrivals now vary from
one hundred and ten to one hundred and twenty
tons.
Under the present regulations, the prescribed
bepth of water for loaded boat is four and q
half feet
Drovers ResL-The supply of beef cattle has
been rather better than that Of last week, and
prices have slightly advanced. The offerings
for the week have amounted to $50 head; $50
of which were sold to Georgetown and Wash
ington butchers, at prices ranging from So. so
to 1926 per one hundred pounds gross and
400 head continued on to Baltimore. Hogs
firm at Sc to 1926. Sheep, from So to SO per
head.
Flour and Grain Market.-Both steady at the
following rates: -four, $3.75@$3. 814; wheat,
red, 75@7sc.; white, 80@S2c.; corn, 56@58
for yellow, and 6O@62 for white.
Arrivals-Schr. Empire, Dickson, Newbury-
port, to P. I. Berry; packet schr Statesman,
Cathell, New York, to F. & A. H. Dodge
Canal Ifade-Arrived. Boats, Buena Vista,
60 miles, limestone; D. & H. Clagett, 81 miles,
r.
-four; S. c. w. Baker, NEW boat first trip 100
miles, 597 bbls. -four, 1000 bushels corn; VIM
Albert, Cumberland, 113 tons coal; H. G.
Phelps, do do; E. w. Durham, do do; Geo..
Sprig, 100 miles, 954 bbls. -four; ii. B. Loomis,
Cumberland COAL Canonicus, do. do; Charles
Arthur, 118 do. do; Caroline, % miles, flour,
&c.. Chesapeake, 81 miles, limestone; Phineas
Janney, 81 miles, -four; Harry Tyson, NEW
lake boat, first trip built to run from Cumber-
berland to New York; Cumberland coal; c..
Shafer, 80 miles, 5000 bushels wheat and corn !;
W. c. Johnson, As miles, shorts, &c.; Balti-
more, Cumb. coal; Osprey, do. do, Union, 100
miles, -four; De Witt Clinton, 108 miles, pig
iron VIM. ]. Bottle, Cumberland, 112 tons Of
coal VIM. jackson, 81 miles, limestone; Ohio
Baker, Cumberland, 1919 tons of coal Julia
A. Elgin, 62 miles, 5000 bushels corn and
wheat; Anna s. Borden, Cumberland, 121 1-5
tons of coal; Baltic, 81 miles, 1920 barrels of
-four, &c.; Morning Star, 20 miles, wood ;
Hugh Smith, 81 miles, -four, &C.
Twenty-four boats have departed, with as
sorted cargoes of merchandise for different
points along the line. ELECTRO.