Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-05-16
GEORGETOWN ooRREspoNDBsoB


~ QsoaaRrowH, May 10. 1855 =
Basinsss generally along our canal looks
rather dull this morning This 10 attributable
to the fact that the farmers generally along
the line ara toe much engaged with their farm
ing operations to attend to anything else
This little relaxation will serve to give time 70
those of our merchants whose business IL con
neetsd with the canal trade to make ample
p separations for the summer and fall bushes !.
We discover tina, our friends, the Messrs. Bit.
ter, are turning 1t 20 good account by sesng
upon II a. suitable time to tear down, re-
build and enlarge their storehouss on the
canal west Of the market.
The exhibition by the Mission Sabbath
School In the Me- holds. Church on Monday
night, was q very interesting affair. The schol-
ars generally and especially he girls, acquit.
ted themselvesin manner highly satisfactory
to the audience. and oreditabls to themselves.
We learn that the audience ct Forres, Ha
last night, to witness the diorams Of the battle
Of Bunker Hill, was quite large, and tha, oil
were highly delighted. This master piece of
ar, We would advise all to 60 and see for them.
selves.
We have been requested TO call the attention
of the proper ulhOrities to tho filthy condi.
ton Of the alley on the nerth Grand running
parallel with B idgs street. between High end
Congress AS lime lie plenty, cheap, and con.
senient, and as the weather Il getting pretty
warm, 1t is to be hoped that some will be used
upon the above named place without any fur.
tier delay, and before the health Of the neigh.
| borhood is endangered.
This morning, between 8 and Q o'clock, as
We we're passing by the wa oh house, We saw
| some poor fellows who had boon Gagged during
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by thrus.ing their bills as far as possible
| through the iron bars at the windows, and
| sucking the cooling beverage (watar) from
| horse bucket, which had been kindly passed
up to them by some Of the hands Of the Union
| line stables, by Leans of leather strap. Let
| this poor unfortunate GLASS of beings be what
| they may, everything like cruelty towards
| them while in the custody of the law should
be, as far az possible, avoided. while any
| thing in The shape of crueIy tends only to add
| fuel to the fire Of thei bad passions and make
| them worse. Kind treatment often, like the
| rod of Moses, tends to soften them down and
| bring forth the waters of repentance. IDEAL
gently with the erripg," is a wholesome adsge.
Up to the time Of closing this letter tho
| Geamer Powhatan, with the excursionists 10 St.
Mary's River, has not yet made her appear.
snce. We have learned, however, from q
| reliable source, that the company assembled
yesterday to celebrate the landing of the Ma
rylaDd Pilgrims was much larger than was
ever known before. and that the Grafton of the
| Hon. jos. r. Chandler was highly interesting
| and we'll received by all present
Tho -four market this morning Is dull at
$40 IS. with occasional sales (smalD as wanted
| at thes. figures for standard BRANDS Whoa,
from 81 45s$2 so for red and wnite of good
qualities; small sale yesterday of prime red
at 81 so Sales, since our last, Of 5000 bushels
corn at 81 06s$l OF. SPECTATOR.