Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-06-17
GEORGETOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
6RoRGErOwn, June IL. 1856

0koRGEr0Wu, June Ia. 1854.
In our City Councils last night but | tile bu
81 ness of import ance was done, other than the
presentation Of a memorial. signed by several
hundred OF our citizens, praying them to caIl
a convention to select delegates to frame q
new charter for the government of our city
The memorial was read, and, on motion, re.
ferred to the Committee Of Ways and Mems
We tn TX it very doubtful, should the ray er
of the petitioners be granted by cur corpora e
authorities, and another charter he framed 10
accordance with their wishes, whether Con-
gress with the press of important business now
before them, will make any effort to consider
it at the present session.
At the Iron Furnace of the Messrs. Ellicott
all is life and activity. Some twenty odd wo
thy indivi iua.s are regularly employ ed extrac Z
ing the pure me al from the ore. Sumo 50
| tons per week Is regularly turned out. 1t Is
said By some OF he most competent judges TO
oe found t. be Of very superior quality, and as
| proof OF the fact, they are not able 10 suppl,
| the demand for it, Between this and the oom.
ing winter, b 'wever. they intend starting
| another furn ICE, they are now running but
! one) when they will give employment to dou-
BILE the present humber Of han1s, and turn
| out twice he amount Of iron The ore ia OBJ
| lined from some point up the Eastern Branch.
| and from the P.iut Of kucks In the tuture
howe,er nearly If not all of It walt b. b. o.gtt
| from the last amed pa Il, whore these gen.
| tiemen own very extensive mines where the
| ore Il very superior qua ity ahounds in great
| quantities. They are now consiruc ing q rail
| III nd from these mines 10 he Canal, sHd when
it is Completed it is thou ,ht they Will lie abe
| t, procure from these amount Of the ore
I amply suth 81. Mt to keep two furnaces constant
| ly IN full blast. All that they are now man
ufae :uring, is taken in Baltimore and al th,.
Washington Navy Va j, Al S4U Si2 per ton.
Our cotton teciory is "w doirg IA heavier
asd better business than it ever h - before
| since it was established Ninety worthy md
industrious op era'ive, male and female, End IL,
1t constant employment The wages OF TO-
| males averages Sl3 per month, and The male.
| 50 per week. About l6 600 yards Of th,
! manufactured material, Of excellent QUALIFY.
IS being turned out every week, the ~ hole of
| which finds ready sale in the Baltimore mar
ket. This establishment is owned bv Mr.
wilson, OF the above namel city, and Is under
| the snperintence Of Mr. William Appleby
| The sale Of the Seneca Mills, with ninety.
| three acres OF land, which was to have come
| OH here to-day, was '.nn sale''-the propertv
| Si2 900 ~N'
The barque VIM. Chase, Capt Dorry. from
fof'o rico WIN luE cargo of sugar and mo.
asses to The Messrr Dodge, i, in rhs P,romac.
bound up. Capt. Dorry nade the tri,. in.
Gliding time Of receiving and di,chareipg
carg' taken out and re OF ling in six weeks
Mr.. T. D. TIP petit, We Il known in the Dis.
net mas ilvenf.ed nsw brid 20. 1t is con-
st'ucteo OF wood. upon geometrical principles.
aHd Is WFrraned by tho inventor to stand
many yea rs, and 10 be capable Of sustai ing
great Pr eszure. 1T is certainly saws the
Gsorse' own Advocate, ingeniously construct.
ell, a., sd mus be examined to lie uuds rstood y
would call the special teo,ion of the
police 10 the furious mapuer in which some
negro boys arc in the habit Of driving some
of the meal wagons through the streets in the
1 eastern part OF our town.
| The Rev. Dr. Aorwood, of Va the preacher
elect Of Christ Church tEpiscopal) has reached
our city aud ehte ed upon bis pastoral duties
lie will preach III the above named church
| TO morrow mo- niBg at II clock
| The Rev Thomas SewalI will preach in the
! Me- h"dst Church to Nor ow evening at S
O'Clock. Mr.. Sesall Is Il great fayorite in GU
! city, and We doubt not will attract q YER,
| large audience
| Flour n"a Grain MIyIet-Fiour dull and
unsettled at S. 81. Buyers only off ring So 25
| fur stsnda'd brand; holders ask S. 37aS 80
Wheat nr, living i'll stnall quantities 81 GOAL 80
| for white and red. SAFES since oar last O,
5000 70 900 bushels corn q. 49,. for yellow
anu ~ ioF white. SPECTATOR.