Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-09-25
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS.
CorrsspondsHes of The Star.
GEORGKroWN Sent %

we nave been requested 10y several Of the men,
oefs oil the Nisilant Fire Company to call the at
tentlon oI the Corporate authorities 10 the fact
tnat the whole OF the Hose attached to the en-
Slnes are In miserable condition wholly mad
equate 10 enable them TO render anything like eff
iective service in case of a fire During the prev
alehce OF the hre on Saturday night nearly every
span winch was put in use burst as soon as eny-
thing like full volume of water was forced into
them lnasmuch as the company has been thor
oughly recognized. and rendered efficient, as
was evinced by their conduct at the before men
toned fire. We hope our Corporation will sup
ply them with set of hose that will stand test
when needed.
We learn that some uneasiness is experienced
| upon the part of the friends of Mr.. James Will
| son, clerk in the dry goods store of Mr. II f.
| Berry, on account Of his sudden disappearance
| from among them. Ii is also rumored that his
| hat and coat was found upon one Of our river
| wharves. After writing the above we were In
| formed that he was seen last night at one of the
| refectories in our city.
The stories ahoat in our CITY I'm relation TO our
| canal are almost as numerous the locks upon
the line. One is that the recent rains had caused
considerable rise i'm the river and that the leaks
| In Dam No. had been nearly stopped, and
that navigation will soon he again resumed An
! other Is that the rains did not extend that far
w st, and that there is not over two to two and a
nall 1eet OF water on some Of the levels. 1t is a
| had matter to determine which OF these stories
| Is true. For own part we are inclined 10 give
! most credeDce to the latter.
| The barquentine Horace Beale, Capt Johnson.
| which has been waiting several DAYS for a cargo
| OF coal, left this morning for Roc land Maine,
| light. She was lowed down by the steam tug
| Bell Haven The captain informed us Yesterday
that he had lost over sixty days this season while
waiting upon the canal for cargo. Ii this be
true ii exhibits loss TO one single vessel in wear
tear, and expense of keeping crew OH board, of
at least 81 800
Very extensive reyivals of religion are now 90
Ing on in both OF the cOlOied Methodist churches
| in our city.
| Since writing the foregoing article in relation
| to the canal, we have learned from one of our
| merchants, who has just returned from up the
line, that the first named rumor is in the main
correct. The fall of rain in that locality was not
snficic To cause any material rise in the TIver
/ Dam No. is still leaking badly. and there is no
probability Of the coal boat getting down until
rains shall occur sufficient to overcome the d fiji
| Guilty. AT some points this side of the before
| mentioned dam, there is only about three feet of
wafer upon the mitre sill in the locks and on the
| level. Several boats partially laden with hour
will doubtless leave WillianlSport for our city
| day. We also learn that many persons in the
| upper counties Of Maryland, bordering upon the
| canal, are loud in their complaints about the
manner in which its affairs are being manaY ed .
and openly charge some of the superintendent
| and others with dereliction of duty
The -four market this morning is fl I'm at S5,JOa
So % for standard extra brands command trifie
more. No change in wheat or corn since our last
report. SPECTATOR.