Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-01
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS.
IorresPondence Of TAs Stnr.

GEORGETOWN, Oct. 1, 1S57.
CONSIDERABLE frost, the first of the season, we
oeleve, in this latitude, made its appearance this
morning. 81
we would inform our wood and lumber mer-
SnahtS, II they arei not already cognizant of the
iac,, lnat the recent cool nights and mornings
has caused quite run upon their piles by dis
.onest persons who prefer stealing their supplies
10 earning them by honest labor This class of
petty thieves is generally composed Of persons
time In idieness or, when they work, what little
money they earn mainly In intoxicating drinks
Ihey are, OF all classes, the last to he pited, and
should be most severely dealt with by the law
We venture the assertion that our merchants
nightly lose at least one cord Of wood and lum-
Der. One-fouTth of what they lose i'm the aggre-
gate would secure the services Of an efficient
watchman to guard their property
We already begin to hear very general COM
plant among the retail trade, Of deficiency Of
small change to accommodate the public. We
know OF no immediate relief which could be Of
fered just now. ALI will have to bear it as pa
tiently as possible for a while. The difficulty
may, we think, however, be somewhat mitipat
by those who have silver or gold currency in their
possession TO studiousy avoid suffering Ii to fall
into the hands Of money-shavers. Let every per-
son, In common business transactions, pay in the
currency he receives, and the difficulty will fall
comparatively light upon all.
w hose business Is il To see that the several
breaches in the footwavs In the market house are
repaired; several rather ugly ones have existed
ucIc lOI SoIllc HOHtns. we nave heard many
complaints about them but vet we have seen
no steps taken to have the evil remeded Surely
the revenue arising TO the town ON this piece Of
property Is sufficient 10 keep ii in decent condi-
ton and repair for the accommodation of those
doing business there, and the public at large
We also hear many complaints among persons of
their inability TO get their weights and measures
adjusted and stamped Who can tell what be-
came of the valuable set of standard weights md
measures once in possession of the clerks Of the
market; the present incumbent informs us that
they never came into his possession.
We would advise the heads of families gener-
ally to paw attention to the advertisement of Nj
w. H. Tenny, in another column.
We are not i little amused sometimes at some
country persons who get hold of a bank note in
payment for their produce MANY of them mani
fest sort of holy horror at the idea OF having To
put them into their pockets. and when they are
compelled to do so. il is with such reluctance
that one would believe they regarded them az a
sort OF perishable commodity which could vanish
into hin air before they again called upon to
handle them. We would advise all such timid
souls to get the notes of the Corporal ion of George
town. They may lay them by If they choose
There Is not even the possibility of any danger of
loss by holding them
Arrivals-Schr. j, b Il F. 8 Pharo, Philadel-
Phia, with Up tons coal TO Dickson, Gordon &
Co schr. Elliot. Weaver, Boston, 1855 tons plas-
ter TO Geo Waters.
No material change has occurred in the -four
or grain markets since our report of yesterday
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