Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-10-29
WITNESS.
Georgetown Correspondence.

GEORGETOWN, October %, 1853.
We would respectfully suggest to our Corporation
officers the proprieiy spending portion least of
to morrow afternoon al onr market house. This
place has more than once, on the Sabbath day, of
late, been the scene of considerable drunkenness
noting and fighting, 10 the great annoyance of the
On last Sunday. party of Iawless fellows caugh,
couple OF offending sailors, while passing along
and beat them in a most shameful manner indeed,
~ severely was one of them injured that il was at
Grst feared he would not recover.
Business along our wharves this mo, ming appears
quite brisk, and everything presents quite cheerful
and lively appearance. The number of vessels load
Tag and unloading Is unusually large.
Tho Rev. Mr.. Wysong, of your city, is expected to
preach IN our Methodist Church to morrow morning
at IL O'Clock.
of Property.-E. s. Wright, auetioneer, sold
yesterday afternoon at public sale, the house md
lot situated on The north side of Prospect street,
occupied by w. III. Cooley, 10 MIR. George Waters,
for Sl,1'5 This Is considered good SALE being
some S275 over the Corporation assessment.
A iine feather bed, in the boarding house of the
Misses Shanks, set on fire Yesterday i'm two
places; supposed To have htpn done by colored boy
who was employed in the house No other damage
was done than the destruction of the bed and bed
ding. The Nigllant Fire Company, as usual were
promptly on the spot ready for action.
E!ccfiOn.-At the regular meeting of Heber Tent
No. 295, |. O. of RechabItrs on Thursday evening
last, the following officers elected for the ansi
ing term: VIM. Yates, =; John T. Payne, Z. G.
r.; X. II. Porter. G.. r. J. w. HitescheW ID. R.:
Eugene A. Shekel. r. =; VIM Backman F. s.
II. A. Newman, T.; Geo A. Grimes, L.; ]. A. Rol-
lings, |. C.; Henry Wagner, o. G.. & =; Vim H.
Sherwood, Chaplain.
LOOE out for Counfprf,.ts-A So note pl,rpOrlinp
10 he Of the Citizens Bank of Ogdensburg, State OF
New York, sigaed 4. N. Kenyon, President, and
George Grosvenor, Cashier, was taken yesterday by
one OF the butchers in our market. Upon close
animation, II was found TO be- counterfeit The plate
l. that Of The late CitZen's Bank OF Washington
The alteration l. made by taking out Washington
tlfy, IN the centre, and inserting Oshensburg. The
words Estate of New York, are inserted at the head
OF the nOte.
There X no change in the flour and grain market
since our report of yesterday Flour sc - "a s6.37
Prime white wheat 81 30 prime red 81 %. Corn,
g. "a 20, for white and yellow; 5000 bushels sold
yesterday al the above prices.
Raising the BridgPs-We are pleased to learn that
Councils passed last night the bill granting the
pnyle = To the canal company, TO raise the bridges
al the crossings OF streets. 40 presume this
very necessary work will soon he commenced.
The amount of flour and corn being shipped from
our port al the present time Is unusually large. The
following vessels, all lai' n with the above named
articles, have all sailed during yesterday and 10 day:
Packet schOOners Lucy White, Terry, New York;
Pawiuckei, Ulmer, do; Charm, Berry, Boston; f.
Ercularius, Alexander, dO.-cleared by John A.
Grimes. Packet schooner Ben Strong, Walton, New
YOrk-clearrd by Peter Berry. Packet schoOners
Senator, Lewis, New York; Empire, Smith, do
cleared by the Messrs. Dodge. The following have
arrived: Marietta Burr and brig Foster, TO John A.
Grimes packet schooners VOlant, Summons, New
York; Leroy, Osborne, do; Morning Star, Salem, 10
Peter Berry.
The supply of beef cattle this week has not been
large n usual. Some 500 head were offered, $50
of which was taken by District butchers al s. 90
a S3j09s 100 lbs. gross-the balance were taken to
Northern markets. Sheep 50 a. 81 per head. Hogs
scarce-seng al So "a $3.50. SPECTATOR.