Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-09-02
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS.
correspondence Of The Star.

Correspondence OF me Star.
GEORGETOWN, Sept. 9, 1857.
OF all the useless and offensive individuals to
be found in any community there is none so much
to De loathed, abhOrred, and dested as the anony-
nous letter writer, especially the author or an
thOrs Of some such as have been deposited about
the premises of some of our most respectable
citizens during the last few days. We have no
hesitation in saying that the author of at least
one we have seen has no more business outside of
penitentiary or some other kind of prison than
mole has above ground a rabd dog TO he
turned loose in community. He who could so
Tar degrade his species as tn put upon paper snch
foul. rotten, revolving vulgarity, and then place
il where it would be likely to fall into the hands
of the most respectable females, young and old g,
has placed himself a degree beyond which we
believe il impossible for a demon to go
We regard the highwayman who imbues his
hands in his fellows blood for the sake of filthy
lucTe, equally as desirable a COMPANION rs the
author of such polluted articles. Such Kissing
reptiles, who dare not intrude themselves into
the presence Of decent people, ought to be ex-
PEELED by kicks and cuffs, from every community
black or white they are wholly unit to associ-
ate with the very lowest order Of pOthOuse black
guards in the land. We would inform some of
those TO whom We allnde that they are pretty
we'll known, and however industrfously they
may labor to conceal their reptile forms beneath
the hvpOcritical garb of a fair exterior, a forced
easy department, that their Shiny track has BEEN
discovered, and probably before they are aware
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and be exposed TO the SCOTS and bitter execration
OF an insuited and outraged community.
The following article, from the Cumberland
Civilian, shows an unusually encouraging state
of affairs upon canal:
For the week ending on Saturday last Ile
boats, carrying 1906 tons of coal, descended the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal This is the largest
weeks business ever done upon this work and
* an indication Of what may be expected from
this improvement, should il hereafter he kept in
navigable order. The total number of boats
which have left this port since navigation was
resumed, in the latter part of July last, is I7s
carrying 81 3ll tons of COAL which, at the average
price at Aexandra-S<i - per ton-amounts to
the nice little sum of S2lS, U72.n
The advertisement of A. l.. Army. in another
column, offers Il rare chance to any person wish
ing to engage in the confectionery business This
stand is one of the oldest and most popular in the
District. and has always enjoyed a very liberal
and profitable patronage; and probably the occu-
pants have suffered less in the way Of bad debts
than those Of any other extensive establishment
Of similar character I'm the District
From present indications Arlington Springs
Will, to- day, be the scene of numerous and gay
throng of pleasure seekers, under the auspices OF
the Young Catholics Friend Society.
We learn from gentleman just from the ground
that the camp meeting in Fairfax county, Va, is
quite large, and that the very best order has thus
far prevailed. The following are among the
ministers on the ground Rev. Messrs John Lam
ahan, L.. +. Morgan, Sypes, S. Dickson, Tong
COombs, and Il. n. Brown. &.