American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-09-15
GEoRGETowN AND IT'S AFFAIRS.
GroaaErows. septembor 15-l2

GEoRGErowR. September 1912 m.
The town-meeting for the purpose Of adopting
measures to secure a reform in the town char
ter, will come off tomorrow night, the 10Th
inst. The time for action having arrived, and
as this is a 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 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-
ored 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 a
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 s. Brother, have their es-
Enlistment 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.
4rvipals.-Schr Trial, Harmon, Piscataway,
to Boyce, Taylor s. Co.. schr Edward Hardy,
Walker, Elizabeth city, N. c., to Geo. Waters !;
schr. Chalcedony, Clark, Patuxent, to f. Lyons;
packet steamer Columbia, Harper, Baltimore,
to E. Pickrell & Co.
Sailed.-Schr. NJ. J. Fardy, Hooper, Sails
bury; schr. Heroine, Wheeler, Baltimore schr
L. s. Lewis, Spruel, Plymouth; schr. Joseph
Libbey, Spruel, Plymouth.
Canal 1rade.-Arrived, Thomas Jefferson,
Cumb., limestone; John Van Lear, 100 miles,
| -four &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. Snivcly, do, do; Elizabeth, do. do;
NJ L. Rawdon, do. do; ]. l.. Pasco, CON-, iron;
Buena Vista, Com, pig iron; Jenny Lind Som.
flour, 60. Andrew Jackson, Som, wheat, &C..
Jno. p. Smart, 3lm., flour, &C.; BENZ. Frank
lin. loom, -four, &c.
Departed-Edward Paysin, Captain Walker,
Daniel Webster, packet Paragon, Ohio Baker,
w. G. Johnson, Union, Potomac, ]. r. Annon,
H. II. Casey, Caroline, James Boyce, d. & IL.
Clagett, c. Williams, W. jackson, Ann, and NJ.
| Frances. ELECTRO.