Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-10-13
GEORGETOWN CORRESPONDENCE
GRORaRrOwN, Oct. -, 1855


Our City Councils met last night, pursuant
to adjournment. Present, all the members Of
each Board.
Mr.. Osborn, from the committee on ways
and means, reported adversely upon the rec
ommendation Of the Mayor to issue certificates
of corporation stock for the purpose of funding
a portion of the floating debt. The report
was unanimously sustained.
Mr.. Piokrell presented the remonstrance of
V. Taylor, Esq, against the construction of
an aqueduct over Water street, by A Ray
referred to joint committee.
"A bill in favor Of Dickson i Gordon for
S2o 81, was passed by both Boards, and signed
Mr.. English, of the joint committee, re-
ported a bill in favor of Alexander Ray.
granting the said Ray and his assigns the
right to construct an aqueduct from the canal
to the wharves, over w alter street, for the pur-
pose of unloading coal boats which passed
both Boards unanimously and was signed.
Mr.. Myers was appointed TO fill the vacancy
In the committee on ways and means, caused
by the resignation of Mr. Edes.
The Board of Aldermen passed bill for the
improvement Of Second alley. This ally rurs
parallel with the canal, from Congress to High
street, and the improvement Of ii will be de-
cidedly a great public benefit. The great
is almost constantly being unloaded and loaded
at the canal wharves at this point, renders the
improvement absolutely necessary. Indeed
we know Of no street III which il is more needed
than this.
The counting room Of the warehouse Of Jo-
seph n. Pearson, Esq, situated upon the
canal, was entered last night by burglars, his
iron safe unlocked, and robbed of some two
hundred dollars, consisting of some SO in ten
Mo in q hon 10 of
one $50 gold piece, one 500 note, Bank of Old
Dominion, one 50 note Bank Of Old Dominion,
three s. gold pieces, one S2t gold piece, one
81 note Corporation Of Georgetown, and the
remainder in fifty and twenty five cent pieces,
sld other kinds of small change. There was
a 30 taken several one and two dollar notes
(7orthless) of the Bank Of Perth Amboy, N
J. 1t Is supposed thst both the house and
safe was entered by means Of false keys, as
the safe was found this morning locked as
usual.
We are requested to say that in the absence
Of Mr.. Brook, the pastor, the Rev. Mr.. Speak
or Magee, will preach in the Dumbarton street
NJ Church tomorrow Sunday morning at
ii o'clock and the Rev. r. L. Dashiel in the
evening at u o'clock.
The offerings of beef cattle at Drover's Rest
yesterday amounted to about 600 head, some
$50 of which was purchased by District butch
ers at s3aS4 on the hoOf, equal to S6aSS net;
average price gross, So so; net, ST. Sheep,
50 50aS3 per head.
The northern news Of yesterday has some.
what checked the aspirations of the holders of
-four and wheat We have not as yet, how
ever, heard of any disposition 10 submit to any
decline in prices. We think 1t quite likely,
from the feeling among the bears this morn
ing, that unless the news this afternoon shall
prove more favorable to the bulls that both
articles will come down below our quotations
Of yesterday-s9 tor -four, and 81 90aS2. 05
for wheat, red and white. SPECTATOR.