Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-11
Correspondence Of the Evening Star.
GEORGETOWN, July IL, 1853.

been thoroughly renovated in her hull, and
provided with a new engine, by which her
speed will be greatly facilitated, resumed her
regular trips between this City and Harper
Ferry this morning Business men and seek
ers of pleasure travelling from the upper coun-
ties of Virginia and Maryland in this direc-
ton, or from this direction westward will find
it greatly to their advantage, we have no
doubt, to take this route. The Congress is
built in the most modern style of Canal pack
esther interior arrangements are excellent,
combining in them everything calculated to
render her pleasant and comfortable; her sa-
| looms are neat and airy, and furnished in the
very best style; her table we'll supplied with
all the delieacies of the season; and last though
not least, her gentlemanly owner and COM
mander, Captain Pursell, spares no pains to
render all who patronize him, comfortable,
and to make travelling with him real pleas
| urc. For further particulars see advertise
ment
Our Wharf and Water street merchants, cx-
| cept those engaged in the lumber trade, do not
| appear to be very busy at this time, though
all of them anticipated much heavier trade
in the ensuing fall than has been done in
Georgetown for many years. Those engaged
in the lumber trade are now in the midst of
| their busiest season, and as the old Tars say,
we have no doubt, are = making their Jack "
| The stock of this article in the hands of our
merchants, at the present time, we believe, is
much heavier than ever known in any one sea-
son before.
Facts having como to the knowledge of our
| Corporate authorities to satisfy them that the
breach in the Causeway between Anacostia
Island and the Virginia shore, was seriously
damaging our harbor, the Board of Common
Council, passed, on Friday night last, an ordi-
nance, appropriating 5000 for the construc-
ton of a dam across the same
The Rev. Mr. Chenowith, the Agent of the
Baltimore Conference Tract Society. visited
the Methodist Sabbath School yesterday morn
Ing, for the purpose of bringing before it the
| claims of the society, and soliciting contribu-
N-O--@+ NSii'CiiiiS W tllc CulluI6u a OnDII HI
dress, they promptly responded to his call by
contributing ffty-three dollars in aid of its
funds. This school is under the superintend-
ence of W. H Ede5. esq, and is in flourish
| ing condition.
The following brothers have been elected
| and will tonight be installed as officers of
Covenant Lodge, 1. 0. O. F.: R. u Barnacloe,
n G., John King, V. g.; N. W Walker, R s;
Il II F English, P S: and VIM. H Cla-
| baugh, T.
The supply of beef cattle at Drover's Rest,
last week, amounted in all to 22O head, $50 of
which was taken by Georgetown and Wash
inston butchers at s. 37ias4 25 gross, and 70
were driven to Baltimore Old sheep ssas4
per head; lambs 50 37sas3 90 per head.
There is but little doing in the -four market
and prices remain at our last quotations Sew
eral lots of new wheat have arrived since orr
last, and met with ready sale q 81 o5asl 10.
We were visited yesterday afternoon with
drenching rain, which has impaired fresh life
and vigcr TO everything in the shape of vege-
tation
Some 5000 to 10, 900 lbs. of butter from wa
CONS sold this morning at SIS per 100 lbs,
good and inferior; and 1000 dozen eggs at l6.
cents per dozen
If the individual who is in the regular habit
OF reading his neighbors Eveuing Star land
that, too, very Ditch before they have an op-
portunity TO do SOY and finding nothing in il
but mere stuff will follow his nsighbors'
good example and subscribe to it, and then
pay for it, probably the matter which it con-
tains will be much more palatable, to his very
fastidious and superlatively delicate literary
appetite, SPECTATOR.