Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-29
aE0KaET0wH CORRESPONDENCE
GsoRaErowE, September 20, ISL

gsoRaErowE, September 20, 1854
Business all along our wharves and Watel
| street, presents an appearance this morning
cheering indeed The wbar, es are crowded
with vessels of different kinds, mostly large
receiving and discharging cargoes, and all til.
carts, drays, DC have as much business a
they can do, and the merchants of every de-
cription are as busy as bees. This very on
couraging state of Affairs, We doubt not, will
continue to increase as the fall advances, and
still further when our canal shall receive full
supply of water, and navigation thereon il
fully resumed.
We were forcibly struck, this morning, with
the great change In business upon the above
named street few years has made Ten o,
twelve years ago, there might be seen, With
out an occupant, some half dozen or more fine
warehouses; now every building suitable for
business, from one end of the street to the other
is occupied, and the cry with some of the en-
terprising business individuals, located in this
section, is give US room.' And we hope soon
to SEQ many of the unsightly, dilap dated
buildings, which throng the north side of the
street-many of which have long been a dis.
grace to it-giving way to make room for gooi
wareh ouses, such as Messrs Waters 4 Shoe
maker have commenced. Who will follow the
good example which has been set by these
young Americana
The schooner Vapour, now lying at our
wharves, awaiting a cargo, is fine specime a
Of naval architecture. She was built at Mad
ison, Connecticut, and is now ON her first yoy.
age. Every portion of this vessel is const, ucted
in the most neat and substantial manner, aud
she may DO set down as a real model schooner
She is Sl2 tons burden, and capable of carry.
ing over three thousand barrels Of -four He,
cabin is also finished and furnished in excel
lent style, and supplied with numser Of Cue
state rooms for the accommodation of passen.
gers. She is commanded by Capt Wilcox
Though angersvisits to our city are yer,
few and very far between, the ono which ".
received vest erday did not seem to take very
we'll The hootipg of tho crowd of mischi eveu,
boys that followed Gabriel, attracted by III.
sounding of his trumpet,) and the cries occa
sionally to I" take him OUT did not seem te
please his fancy. He, accordingly, after pa
rading through a fe~ of our ST. ee Q, left fol
your city, without stopping to deliver us an
word Of message; probably be concluded tbsi
We were such peaceable, quiet, and religion.
people. that his services we're more needed il
some other quarter. slasi-.,. ~.
Mr.. Waeaily has commenced erecting sea,
the corner Of Gay aud Congress streets, fine
private dwelling Mr.. Wise, of your oity, has
the contract. The building is to be three sto
ries high, with basement, twenty five feet
front aud sxty-eight feet deep, and to DO bull
in the most uodern style. se'~s
We have been requested to call the atten.
ton Of some of our citizens to the wrong prac.
tiee OF throwing filthy water into the streets a,
night. 1t is q great annoy ar &c to their neigh.
bore, and should be stopped.
Sales yesterday of 700 to 800 barrels q D mr.
at 81 l2a$7 rs Since the arrival of the foreign
news the market has become more buoyant
and standard brands would this morning bring
full 81 rs Spectators and shippers still con-
i ne to deal very cautiously. Wheat, 81 IS
for red, and 81. 40 for white-but little coming
In Corn unchanged. SPECTATOR