Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-09-13
GEORGETOWN CORRESPONDENTS
GEORGETOWN, September13

dEoR6ETOWN, Septem Der IL, 1858
The following business was before our Civ
Councils last night:
A communication was received from the
clerk. enclosing his accounts for the qu rter
ending June 30th referred. Another ia re-
Spouse to resolution of inquiry informing them
that there was now in tie bands Of the assist
ant clerk Of the redecmipg fund $40 999 rs,
aud in the hands of the administrator of the
late VIM Jewell 81 500 "a, making the SUN
total of Sl2. 500; referred to chairman of
board Of commissioners Of hiking fund An.
other, calling the attention Of the Councils to
number Of old claims held by him against
the Corporation. The first for services all eyed
to have been rendered between the years 1871
and 1923, amounting to over ST, 300 another
for issuing due bills, Sll506; and for services
between the years 1Sl8 and 1856, 81 200 re-
ferTed to Board of Aldermen
Several messages were received from the
Mayor In relation to the action of Congress-
bridges, streets, &c. Also, one covering com.
muuication from Mr. L Keller proposing
to furnish buckets to prevent the disagreeable
eff1uvla arising from priyies, which was re.
ferred to the Mayor with instructions Ard
another, covering copy Of the act Of Congress
providing for tne laying of n poll tax, and the
extension IF the right vi suffrage; and reading
Nr En- and others a pretty severe lecture,
charging them with inconsistency, &c, for, as
he alleges, having opposed obstacles in the
way OF the passage Of said bill by Congress
The whole subject was referred to tho Record
or with Instructions.
Bills passed both Boards making an appro.
priation Of $50 for the benefit of Ii u Wal
ker, for erecting a bridge over the canal near
the Little Falls for the improvement of a
part of Fayette street; for improving Olive
street; appropriating $3.50 for the benefit Of
tie Mayors contingent fund appropriating
5000 for repair Of streets in favor Of David
Haynes; and giving the committee on streets
certain instructions relative to tho west end of
Bridge street
Both Boards adjourned until next Friday
evening.
Business upon our canal this week has been
quite brisk. Of the 70 boats that arrived, 4S
brought about 900 tons of coal from Cum
berland g -four, wheat, and the remainder
bark, wood lime, stone, &c. The receipts
from tolls at the Georgetown collectors Office
amount to about SO 600.
Owing to the great scarcity of vessels neither
of the coal companies have shipped any con
siderable amount of coal during the week
Vessels suited to the trade are in great de
mand and freights arc high
The Democracy are to have a pole raising
at Tenallytown next Tuesday afternoon
The -four market this morning is firm and
active at 81 for good standard brands Wheat
81 46aS1 30 for red and white The foreign
news Will douDtless cause some advance in
both these articles.
The Offering Of beef cattle at Drover's Rest
yesterday, amounted to 800 head, 300 of which
were taken by District butchers at So. 5Oa
SO Is on the hoof, equal to S5aS7 so net, 800
head were driven on to Baltimore, and 200
left over The supply of sheep was very
large, and prices declined somewhat, selling
at 81 75aS2 so. The above prices show de-.
cline of SOC Per 100 lbs. in the price of beef
also.
Arrivals -Schr. Nugshead, Howard, Wash
lngton, c., to Joseph Libby Son; Indi.
ana, James. Baltimore, to Libby q Son;
etatssman, Polk, Salisbury, to Libby & Son.
SPECTATOR.