Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-05-14
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS.
Of The Star.

GEoRGETOwN, May Ii, 1857.
We have received several very polite notices
requesting usto call the attention of the proper
persons 10 the condition of the burying ground
on High street, and know of no better way of
doing so than by inserting the following, which
we received yesterday:
Silt would be doing good thing were YOU
to make a paragraph in one of your letters to the
star oy calling the attention of the citizens of
town to the very neglected state of the Protestant
burying ground, near the upper end Of High st
The fence, which once enclosed it, is nearly en-
tirely broken down, and your informant one day
pasturing among the tombs. Many persons who
have friends buried there live in other parts Of
the town and may not be aware Of its dilapidated
condition, and who, no doubt If their attention
was called to IT, would take pleasure in doing
something to have the place suitably enclosed
and the grounds protected
The estate of the late Gen Thompson living in
this town. was disposed of yesterday at auction
by r. :. Wright, Auctioneer, for the following
prices: Lot on the corner of Bridge and Jeffer-
son street. 70 feet on the former and 90 feet on the
latter with old frame tenement thereon. to Mr. Jo-
sePh Birch, for 81 800; adjoining lot with brick
dwelling, 10 feet front and same depth, to Sa1nes
Cruit, for 1915 adjoining lot, with two-story
fame dwelling, "a feet front and same deptb to
George Stroud, for 81 $50; parts of lots Nos 60
and 6l, fronting 65 feet on Jefferson street, and
running back lO1 feet, with three frame dwellings
$40; No. ?, Mr.. Walker, $3.50; No. g. Mr. Cruit
SiOo the lot corner of jefferson street and Canal
80 feet by I'D, to Philip Gormley for 1906 the
adjoining lot, same depth and IS feet 'front.' with
two-story brick house to do, 81 200 a two-story
frame east side of Jefferson street south of the
Canal, 30 feet front by 100, to r. L. Mcpherson
S5O; lot on Green street, 60 feet front and the
same in depth, to John Mcdaniel for S275; lot ON
northwest corner of Montgomery and Cav streets
fronting 90 feet on the former and 80 feet on the
latter, to VIM III. Edes, for 1852 50: lot fronting
~ 1eet on Bridge street. 60 feet deep, adiojDjnG
MI Bouch store. to Henry Kengla for $500:
lot on 9th street between Frederick and Market
streets with 23h feet front and 100 Depth to Hen
ry kengla, for $3.50.
Our canal whaTves this morning present an ami
mated and encouraging prospect indeed Every
portion of them is literally crowded by boats dis
charging cargoes Of -four, &c. 1t is supposed
that there has arrived during the last two DAYS
some 81, 900 barrels of flour
we would advise any one in want of a beauti-
full pleasure boat to call on Mr.. Baker and secure
the Atlanta She is perfect model
Ladies, If you want to suit yourselves with
some OF The most exquisitely beautiful bonnets,
since our friend Atz on Bridge street carried
on the silver medals from the fair of the Metro
politan Mechanics; Institute for his superior ice
creams, cakes. &c, he seems to be doing things
up more than nice. His ice creams water ices
cakes, fruits, &c., all of such d. icious char
acter as to tempt one to pay him visit more than
once every day
Nothing of moments doing at the fishing land
lnSs above our city. The only landing we hear
Hunter at Jackson City, where they are taking
ABOUT 100 shad per day. Shad are selling al
SlIaSl2 per 100, and behring's at S11 per 600
r lour, good standard brands S7aS7 12x
Wheat-white, 81 6GaS1 IS; red 81 .55aSI 81,
Corn-hwte, 63a75c.; yellow, 76c. 8