Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-10-25
GEORGETOWN CORRESPONDENTS
61oRaIfowN, October O

vHe1ToWN, october 70, 1854
Inc Following Items taken from a report made 10
our City Councils in 1897, by COL Cox, then Mavor
Oh our city, and the venerable John Mountz. our
present Clerk, may be somewhat interesting to MANY
oil the readers Of the Star IN Georgetown a, the
present day:
assessed value of real and personal property with
IN 'he limits OF the Corporation rate of
ta4anon recommended on real aud peers ,nal proper-
". IN cents upon the 500; Indebtedness of Cor
porauon 500, I93 10; current EXPENSES of the Cor
solauoh, including interest upon the above DEBT,
Si3,OVO; revenue from indirect taxes. $40 900;
amount Oh revenue necessary to be raised bv direct
ton, S3o0L
From the above report ii will be discovered that
instead OF advancing in value, the property in our
city mas actually according to the showing of the
present assessment) decreased in value some $780,
0oO since 1897 To suppose The above to be the fact
Is to suppose something too ridiculous and absurd,
to be entertained by any sane man for single mo
ment What was tie condition and appearance of
the property, and the amount of business done i'm
Georgetown in 1927, when compared with the pre-
sent time. We believe that every man of observa-
ton and judgment Ill agree with US when we assert
that the property, real and personal, has increas Il
III appearance and value, at least one hundred per
cent, and that the business generally has incre sed
In gre at ratio. In proof of this assertion, it is
only necessary to call attention to the amount
OF very valuable property which has been erected
in our town during the last few years. the great and
steadily increasing value of property generally. and
to one single article of trade In 1927 the whole
am am punt ~ OF flour inspected, was s00 barrels in
loo :, II we mistake not, it reached over 400 OcO
showing an increase in this and article of trade of
over 500 per cent. Moreover, we think it can be
shown from reliable data, that house rents al the
time are from 25 to so per cent higher than
they were at that day. Then why this material
difference. Weleave the question to be solved our
city fathers at their next session.
The following very just and severe rebuke was
administered on last Sabbath morning, by the stor
OF one of our churches TO those persons who are i'm
the habit OF annoying the and preacher
during divine worship, by abruptly going out of the
house, or sleeping during the delivery of the sermon
Being frequently interrupted by the above named
class of PERSONS the preacher right in the midst of
the delivery OF discourse, which was well worthy
the attention of the greatest literary charactern he
land deliberately closed the Bible and took his seat
with the remark, !" l had better close my ermor.
One portion of the congregation is continually inter
Inptng me by running out and another by sleeping -
The effect was like an electric shock, the goers out
were suddenly checked. the seepers reused up. and
wne some OF those who went to hear, smiled
others looked disappointed and chagrined that
they were thus summarilly deprived of hearing the
minister with his very interesting discourse In his
concluding prayer he offered up the following point
cd ana somewhat amusing petition " We pray thee
LORD, 70 nave mercy upon those persons who come
70 cnurch to annoy the congregation and preacher
by running out during, and before the services are
closed, and In special manner, pity those who are
In the habit OF annoying the preacher by sleeping all
the time of the delivery of the Sermon" We think
he might hav' also petitioned for grace to enable
those who attend some of our churches, and deIuge
the floors with tobacco ju ce, and otters who loaf
about the DOORS and in the vestibues and annoy the
congregations with their vOciferous talking to deeis
from their bad practices.
We learn that some vandal, few night -ince,
defaced the entire front Of Mr.. Petit's vault near
The twenty buildings, by smearing it over with filth
Who ever 1t was, they richly deserve good coat OF
tar and feathers.
The weather with us continues delightfully."- pleas
ant, but unusually dry for the season.
Flour this morning is firm, with an active demand
for city trade, at SS.25G6-50. he supply continues
very light. White wheat 81. 80G1 IS; red, 81 10,
and in demand SPECraToR