Daily American telegraph., 1852-10-16

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| GEoRoHrows, Oct. l6--l2 m.
II has long been matter Of surprise to us
that some OF the many beautiful sites for mills
and factories with which the west portion Of our
Water street sbounds, has not long since been
taken by capitalists, and turned to profit. There
is in this locality, including several old and I'M
productive warehouses, from twenty to thirty
vacancies, Of sufficient space for very extensive
buildings - all of which are bounded imme-
diately on the north by the canal, and within a
few rods of the rivers edge.
The ladies Of our Catholic Church are busy in
lproviding ways and means for their Fair, which
is to come of in the course Of a few weeks.
The Rev B. Mcclure, President of George
town College, win deliver another of his course
of interesting lectures in Trinity Church toner
row afternoon at o'clock.
Our harbor this morning looks quite lively.
The number of large vessels loading and; dis
charging cargoes is quite large
Owing to o slight interruption to the naviga-
ton upon our canal, the amount of trade this
week has net been as large as usual. Sixty boats
in all have arrived, twenty-three of them from
Cumberland, with $4,000 tons of coal The re-
mainder from different points, with -four, wosd,
grain, &C. The steam tug-boats Virginia and
Jack Hines are hourly expected, with six ether
coal boats, each of which will make in the aggre-
gate about 8, ZOO tons of coal.
The supply Of beef cattle at Drovers' Rest
during the week has amounted in all to 500 head,
200 of which were taken by District butchers at
$2.3719$8.25 per 100 lbs; and 800 head con-
tinued on to Baltimore. Sheep, $2@$3 per head.
Hogs, $7.5O@$8 per 100 lbs
/ There was sale yesterday of 81 900 Of the
stock Of the Corporation of Georgetown ut par.
During theweek, about L., 900 bushels of wheat
have arrived by the canal, and been taken by our
mllers at 93995o for red, and 81 for white.
Corn remains firm at yesterdays prices. The
-four market is firm at 81 rs and upwards, as in
quality. ELECTRO.
ITEMS.
The water Of Lake Erie is receding and has
\ fallen several inches this season.
woman, named VIM, died at ST. Louis on
the Sd inst from al application of choroform.
More than $500 900 are invested in churches
! in Pittsburg.
/ There seems to be some doubt as to whether
Billy Bowlegs will go West.
Seven hundred and twenty-seven foreigners
were admitted to citizenship in the last month, in
Cincinnati.
A number Of persons in Norfolk have signed an
obligation not to take any notes below SO, except
those from North Carolina.
Reeses Medical Gazsttse recommends sprikling
a thick layer of wheat AOur ON the surface of the
skin, aB cure for burnSand scalds 1t instantly
removes every vestige Of pain.
Winter has already commenced in good earn
est in Canada. The mountains near Quebec are
covered with Snow, and ice has formed on stand
ing water to the depth of half an inch. At Owens
Sound, in the Upper Province, two inches of snow
lay on the ground, few days since
! w oLs
by Rev. Dr. Young in Boston, on Sunday last
The water used by the pastor was sent to him
from the river Jordan, by the late Lieutenant
Dale, of the United States Exploring Expedition
Ridiculous!
The packet ship George Baynes, cleared on
Monday from Boston for San Francisco, having
on board upwards of nine hundred tons Of ice,
being the largest cargo ever shipped round Cape
Horn or the Cape of Good Hope.
| The Richmond Examiner Of the 14th ult., says
"On Wednesday last, gentleman near Freder-
icksburg, Va, sold to an Alabama planter, 100
negroes for $45,00o."
Men are fined in Boston for using profane Ian
! guage in public Right They should be fined
for indulging in such foolish, wicked habit, at
any time, and in any place.
The Japan expedition, it is said, will rendez-
vous at Annapolis. In addition to the vessels
already attached to the expedition, orders have
been given TO At out the line of battle ship Yer
/ mont the razee Macedonian, and q sloop of
war.
Genin, the halter has petitioned the New York
Common Council, to allow him to erect an iron
bridge across Broadway, opposite his store, for
the accommodation Of foot-passengers, whose
safety is jeopardcd by the throng Of omnibusef,
cabs, sc.
/ Gen William l. King of the firm Of Pierce &
King Of Troy, New York, died at Sharon, Ct,
last week, of consumption.
What is the difference between the school
master and an engne-driver? One traiss the
mind, the other minds the train.
The nomination of Mike Walsh, for Congress,
has been enthusiastically ratified in New York
Mr. II. NJ. Paine, having successfully applied
his apparatus for excluding dust and sparks from
railway cars, is now endeavoripg to exclude the
smoke.
Hon. n. I. Stratton, the present Congressman,
was renominated by the Democratic convention
Of the First District Of New Jersey.
A negro who had made an assault on a white
lady, was recently hanged by mob, in Fsyett
county, Tennessee.
The case Of the contested seat in the North
Carolina Senate, has been decided in favor Of
Shaw, Democrat, thus insuriDg to the Democrats
a majority on joint ballot.
i BEEBEs HATS.