Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-09-23
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS.
Correspondescs Of The Star.

iGEoRsKIowN, Sept. %, 1857.
From card in another column 1t will be seen
that the stockholders Of the Bank Of Commerce
have fully justified Mr. Rittenhouse, the Presi-
dent, in the course pursued by him on the Hth
instant, in suspending in part the payment Of the
checks Of depositors. IL will also DE seen that
we were altogether right In our opinions OF the
solvency OF this institution, given in one Of our
letters Of last week and that the excitement then
existing was wholly unnecessary. Ii will also be
seen that the President has been directed TO pay
on demand all its issue, (this they have never
ceased 10 do and all depositors Of and under one
hundred dollars, and all others, fast as the as
sets OF the institution can be rendered available.
The stoc kholders, all of whom are very RESPONSE
pie gentlemen, re-assert their individual respon-
sibility for all the liabilities Of the Bank
Quite an interesting revival Of religion is now In
progress at the Mount Carmel Methodist Protes-
tant Church in Alexand ia county. under the mas
torai charge OF the Rev; Mr.. Clay. Very inter
esting meetings Tor religious services are held
nightly. Mr.. Clay has been assisted a part of the
time by the Rev Or. Murray of our city.
There Is also very Interesting series of meet
ings now In progress at the Dumbarton street
Methodist Church, under the pastoral charge OF
the Rev. b. n. Brown. The Rev John Lana
han. Of your city, has been assisting him since
Sunday morning last. The revival at the West
Georgetown Church, Mr.. Coombs', Is also still
progressing. On Sunday morning a number VI
the new converts united themselves In member
ship with the church.
Your correspondent Is right, was misinformed
In relation to the Office in which the building
consumed by fire on Saturday night was insured
IL Is the State Mutual and Marine Office of Har-
risburg, Pa. and the amount of the insurance is
S2.OOO. IL is the ad joining building occupied by
Joseph Waters & Co, which was slightly dam
aged by the cracking of the walls, and the con-
sequent settling of some of the main girders,
which Is insured in the North American Office
Up to the present time we have had news
from up the canal this week-conseuupntly we
have no knowledge as TO whether the recent rain
has helped in any degree to increase the quaint ity
OF water either In the canal or river We learn
that the failure on the part OF those in charge OF
the work above, TO report more re1ulasly TO the
the upper portions OF the canal often subject the
collector and his assistants, as well the direc-
tor who resides In our city, TO no little inconve-
nience- Being daily asked by persons interested
in the condition of the canal multitude of ques-
tons In relation to its condition, they find il i'm
possible to give anything like satisfaction, so
long as those having charge Of the upper portion
of the line shall think proper to keep them in the
dark In relation To il
The only arrivals since our last, are the schr
James r. Price, Capt. James, from Baltimore
with 100 tons Of guano, to b. Darby and several
river and bay crafts with wood and sweet pota-
toes, &c.
No change has occurred in the nour or grain
markets since our last. Flour Is still held at
SJ5oaS3 62. Wheat at 81 23aSl Is for red and
81 .2saSi 35 for white. Corn at G5a6Sc for white
and 7Oc for yellow; but little Of either arriving
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