American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-11-22
GEORGETOWN AND ITS AFFAIRS.

GEoRGETowN. November PIP m.
| Agreeable to notice the first of series of
Retrocession meetings came off at Forrest Hall
last night; the large room was crowded with
a highly intelligent audience At the time APP
pointed, Mr. Cost Johnson, of Maryland, made
his appearances in company with his Honor the
Mayor, and entertained his hearers with
speech of about one hour and half in length
The chairman, Mayor Addison, announced an
other meeting for a general discussion Of the
subject on next Friday night; after which the
meeting adjourned.
Friend Page reports to me this morning that
our canal is in frst-rate order the entire length
of the line, and brisk business is being done
thereon. Boats are arriving aim ost every hour,
with large cargoes of coal, flour, wheat, &c.
have been requested by persons interested
to call the attention of our corporate authori-
ties to the very bad condition of portion Of
the road leading from our town to the Little
Falls bridge. Many portions of it are so OBJ
structed by the rubbish and earth taken from
the stone quarries, that it is impossible for two
vehicles to pass each other. This obstruction
should be removed Immediately.
party Of three gentlemen returned to our
town yesterday, from cunning excursion of
few days, with the following amount of game:
One hundred and seventeen partridges, twenty
pairs of ducks, forty rabbits and squirrels, four
pheasants, and six woodcocks.
The dwelling of the Rev. Mr. Simpson was
entered by thief, on Thursday night, and
robbed of an oyercoat and number of silver
spoons
Our market was abundantly supplied this
morning with fine meats, fruits, vegetables, &c.
Best cuts of beef &C.; mutton, 6@8c.; veal, SO
10c; pork, 10c.; bacon, of all kinds, 12Bc.;
lard, 12@c.; butter 100000; eggs, 25c. per
dozen; ducks, 50@621c. per pair; chickens 374
@5oc.; turkeys, 624@$l.25 piece; geese,
374@5oc. apples 25@874c peck potatoes
sweet and Irish 25c peck; cabbage, 2 to
10c. per head; other fruits and vegetables at
about the same rates
Flour and Grain NarkeL-About 1000 bbls.
-four changed hands yesterday at $50. 75@S3.81
large quantities are coming in this morning
there arc more sellers than buyers at 1915.
Sales Of about 4, 900 bushels prime white wheat
at S3c. and about 1000 do. red at 78c., and
one of 5000 BUSH oats at &c., struck measure.
DroUerS' ResL-The supply Of beef cattle has
been rather limited this week--beef cattle sea
1926 per 100 lbs. gross. Sheep $2@$2. so
per head. Hogs $6@$6.874.
AJripals.-Schr. Cosmus, Baker, Boston, to
Jno. A. Grimes; packet brig Judge Whitman,
Thatcher, Boston, to the same, and freight for
the District of Columbia packet schr. Hamil-
ton, Dayton, New York, to F. s A. II. Dodge.
Canal Trdde.---Arrived- Sarah Perry,
Cumberland, coal Thos. Jefferson, 81 miles,
limestone; John Vanlear, 100 miles, $40 bar
rels Of -four; Gen. Tyson, Cumberland, coal;
Ben. Franklin, 100 miles, 843 barrels Of -four;
Ann Galiece Cumberland, coal; Edward Pay
sen, 60 miles, limestone JAS II. Essex, 81
miles, ,096 barrels of -four; John p. Smart,
81 miles, -four, &c. Gen. Cass, 81 miles, wheat,
&c. Archibald Cary, Cumberland, coal.
Departed-Boats VIM. G. johnson, Baltic,
Star, VIM. Fowle, Westmoreland, Morning Star,
Daniel Webster, Chesapeake, and VIM. Jackson,
with merchandise for different points along the
canal
The packet boat Belle has just arrived with
number Of passengers. ELECTRO.