Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-09-03
GEORGETOWN CORRESPONDENCE
GEORGETOWN, Sept. 3, 1856

GEORGETOWN, Sept. 3, 1856.
The serious loss our city has sustained in the
premature death of our excellent fellow-citi-
zen, Capt. VIM. NJ. Boyce, and his amiable
wife and daughter continues to be the chi
topic of conversation among all classes of our
citizens, and every one seems to deplore deep
~ their untimely and appalling fate The
Norfolk and Portsmouth sufferers also have q
large share OF the sympathies of our commu-
MY, and many sincere prayer ascends to
Heaven daily from honest, devoted, christian
hearts that the plague, which has so severely
a1nieted the people of those places, may be
staid. A collection was taken up yesterday in
the Dumbarton street Methodist church to aid
Them the amount we have not as yet learned.
Up to Saturday the collections in our CITY had
reached at least ST 600 Too much praise can.
not be awarded MeSsrs. W. H. Edes, A. III
PIckrell, and others, for their efforts to secure
AID In behalf Of their suffering fellow country
men.
We heard a responsible individual say on
Saturday that his bid for doing the gutterinr
on certain street in our city was one hundred
per cent. less per yard, and for paving the
iootways three and half cents per ward less,
than that OF individual who obtained the cor.
tract IT this statement be true-and we
have no reason to doubt it-there must be a
screw loose somewhere.
Inc election 10 NIL the vacancy In the George
town Board Of Common Council will be held
Oh Thursday, the 9th inst. This election will
doubtless, be much more exciting than the
last, and will, more than likely, bring out the
entire strength Of the town. Matters of vital
Importance depend upon the result. We there.
fore suppose that no voter who feels deep in
terest in our future prosperity as a commun-
n'ty will feel at liberty to suffer it to 60 by de-
tauit. The general impression is, that W. Ii.
Godcy will be the candidate Of the Know
Nothings, and Henry King the candidate of
the antics.
At the sale of sugars by E. s. Wright. on
Friday, at the wharf of F. & A. H. Dodge,
29f hhds., part of cargo of the bark William
Chase, were sold at prices ranging from 81 .05
to $50. The other 101 hhds were withdrawn,
Of molasses II hhds. were sold at 37a4Oc. The
attendance was large and the bidding spirited.
The offerings of beef cattle at Drovers' Rest
last week amounted to over 800 head, nearly
all of which were taken at SO 37taS4. 371 on
the hoof, equal to S675aSS.75 meta decline
Of 25c. from the previous weeks prices. Old
sheep 81. 50aS3. 80 per head, a decline of sos.
1er head from the previous weeks prices.
Lambs, Sl.75aS3 per head.
Our -four market this morning is unsettled
and dropping. Up to the present time sales
have been confined nearly entirely to the man
u,acture Of our City Mills-which, owing to
the quality, is generally held something above
Standard prices. This, however, declined du.
ing the last week from 37i to so cents per bar.
rel. And the general impression among our
leading dealers is, that as soon as navigation
upon our canal is fully resumed, (Which will
likely occur some time this weekly and il
tdour) begins to arrive in anything like large
quantities, that prices will come down imme.
diately to S8 if not lower. Extra brands was
offered on Saturday at So so, but found no
purchaser Held nominally at So 37t IS so.
Wheat alss declined towards the close of the
week about ten cents per bushel. Selling a.
81 80 a 81 go for red, and 81 80 a 81 IS for
wLite of good qualities Corn 81 SO cents.
Oats % IS cents. SPEcTAroR.