Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-12-01
G e U X g TOWN AFFAIRS
cerrs,pondsaes Of TAs Sfo,.

6RoRsKrowN, Dec. 1, 1857.
our city Is unusually quiet at this time There
is not breath Of news of any kind-eitbsr reli.
Sious, political or NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Tn.
NOISY ones seem TO have agreed upon a general
aTnlstlce, ana resolved to annoy Their ,nors -
per-mlnded fellow mortals no more for ,h- -
rht. How long the armistce is 10 remain In force
utPoneht saEeth not. We hope for The hes,
thtngs so g., ne present very desirable state Of
PeIaoVenture, be the beginning of a more satis
factory course OF conduct upon the mart Of vonna
aea UnoIidlea America, the beginning of a sort
rejoice at The result than our humble self r. ~
more agreeable, decidedly, at all times 10 nraise
than rebuke or condemn ~ f'~''e
cur ous Young friends of the Georgetown City
Calus, Sapt. berry, are making preparntions
Tor a visit to Alexandria on to-morraxS Pr
uuaIds are noble set of fellows, and we h.
spedk 10Y them awarm reception from their AIer
andria friends, the ladies espec !aIlv the Gn.Sdo
ness. 'sAS Niesseo-
The canal packe, Argo, Capt. VIM R,r.r
terds1 Tanning her regular trips again yes
We regret TO find considerable onno.;,,o,
CuIeny ShohS citizens Of the county TO the adon
,t In "a sne new code OF laws which has been pre-
pared Ior the District. We have taken some
pains TO Inquire Ct the opponents of II with bor
nave c@hSefsed, the grounds Of their ohlec-
uohs, ana IN almost every instance have discoy
80, unat tney mad their origin in a misappre-
~. II
n'isappTe hensioD Is The result of a TOO cUrsorr,
examination We acknowledge that II e,nhracsss
some provisions which al FIRST sight appear some
what objectionable but even these mon ere
luI examination lose more than half their obiec
uohdble character, and even where they do mot
the amount OF good provisions which seem 10 he
al,noSt indls pensa6le to good government, are 50
lnnnltely superior that we think that every citi-
zen OF the District should thoroughly eIsnins
the whole Code, and ponder every provision he
lore ne casts his vote against It. Let us adopt IN
az IL Is, secAre the vast amount of rood IN con-
tains While we can, and take chances for getting
ia ol tne ooJecnonahie features hereafter by adj
dllonal Congressional enactments
We would advise those who may desire 10 Law
w "ia'et supply OF Irish potatoes that are 10,
tatoes, TO call on our friend Peter Kerry Ne -.
Just received another cargo of the real sinaa,,
pures. ~ " si''ssa
III You want oysters, real. fresh fat sad fuicy
80 10 huppel's restaurant, Markei Space Al
doihg things In the eating line I'D right. Rupnet
Is bad to beat. Go and try him
ne weather this morning IL moderately WARM
cioGoy, gloomy and misty Very unfayorabI- 10
ali kinds OF outdoor business
The last foreign news has considerabI. u,s.,
tied the 1our and grain market, and wheat de-
cilhed yesterday some Ave cents The stoek on
nour In market Is rather light which nreyen,s
any very material decline in the price of the arti
Gle IL Is still held at as Sass IS for stapsaref
brands. The supply OF wheat coming in IS rs
tneI peter. The farmers, We suppose are he
ginning 10 come 20 the concI ION thai the Longer
they hold on waiting for the price. which -,
have been getting for several wear. past 1, no,
Iikeiy 10 pay, and are coming to the wis. eonelu
SION that bird In the hand is worth two in ~.
push; In other words that 81 05 to - 20 for
tnelr wheat at this time, will be rsther hetta.
than 81 next Spring. SpFcrarce