Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-20

The RIvER.-lt was generally supposed that
the Long Bridge repairs would have been CON-
pleted on Friday last, but on closing the draw
on that day IL was discovered that some further
slight repairing was necessary. and the work was
ACCORDINGLY continued and will be completed
finally to-day, and by tomorrow the draw will
have been put in regular operation.
lively large nunaber Of river crafts passing up
to the mouth of the canal, among which we notice,
two large and heavily laden sChooners, with
lumber for our me rchants along the line of the
canal.
Arrived at Rileys wharf. schr GEN. Worth,
from Port Wal.hi,ll, with lis tons of coal for The
Gas Company; &C hr. Maria Ann, Capt. Hether-
idge from Washington, ". C., with O,OOO feet
of building lumbe for Fitzhugh Coyle.
At Alexandria arrived on Saturday, hermaph-
rodite brig Leoni, from Barbados, in ballast
The large ship, reported in Hampton Roads,
has not yet made her appearance at Alexandria
The steam-tug Guy has gone down to tow her
up; she is 900 tons burden. and draws - feet of
water, and has OIL board 800 tons of guano, for
Mr.. Fowle of Alexandra. Whether she viii be
able to reach the usual anchorage at Alexandria
draught than any vessel than has ever, thus far,
been mp the Potomac. About one year ago, u
large cIpper-built ship, drawing 81 feet of water
came up to Alexandria, but had some di ticulty to
make her anchorage in the stream.
The George Page took. thus morning, large
number OF passengers on her downward trip, all
en- route for the various Virginia watering places
The Central Lodge Odd Fellows Excursion
came of to- day, per the steamer Washington and
Withers' City Band accompanies the party; the
White House Pavilion is to be the scene of their
merry ma kings to-day, and the jovial dance and
hearty good cheer is 10 be the order of proceed
ing. We never saw larger more brilliant
turn out than that on board the steamer this
morning Wewish Them all the enjoyment which
they anticipate.
We notice that tive river steamboats, are doing
sn extensive freight business this Summer Ear
larger than that of any previous season. The
Page on Saturday brought up n large load Of feed
for our city merchants.
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they have ever been before; the wheat crop will
be more than an average yield, and fruit aboullds
beyond the most sangune expectations of the
farmers. The same is true all over the state. and
in Maryland. In conversation this morning with
a country friend who knows, we have the above
statement more than corroborated.
| STARTLING OCCURRENCE AT WESLEY CHAPEL
Not little CONSERVATION created at Wesley
Chapel yesterday morning by an occurrence of an
uaasual character. Mrs. Ann Clarke, wife of
Dr. Samuel Clarke, of Georgetown, who was Just
entering the church from her carriage, fell down
at the door in commissions, which rendered her
insensib}e some twenty minutes. She i'm
mediately taken into the vestry room, and her
family physician DIR. Bohrer, of Georgetov<a. sent
for. The ms REQUIRED twice Yesterday, and left
her lnsensibse through the day and last mig hit
Her physician considered her case too serious
to admit of he's removal from the church, and she
remains there at present and somewhat better,
though DR.. ohrer is in momentary expectaiio ION
of a recurrence OF her distemper.
The afternoon service was suspended Yesterday
| in consequence of the above events.
Mrs. Clarke iS attended by many friends from
I Georgetown, and has received great sympathy
and attention from the people living in the
neighborhood of the chapel.
THE TRASs-ALLEGHANY VIsIToRs.-The pro-
gramme for to-morrow's reception ceremonies are
to be, it is understood, as follows open of course
to such modIfc, alton may seem advisable:
The excursionists will leave Baltimore by a
nfaI hnp SNHrln. Il
Washington by 81 or 9, will be met and wei
coined, ;ud then conveyed to the Presidents
House, where they will be received in the great
east room by the President of the United States
and his Cabinet. After leaving the Presidential
mansion the con Ipdny will I've Ia ken 10 the Patent
Office, Smiths OMAN Institution, and the Capitol,
| to view those structures. Thence, by one or two
O'Clock, they Viii be put OH board The fine steamer
George Washington for visit to Mount Vernon
Returning. they will be bdnquetted at Carusi's
Saloon. The Wis tiers will then return to Balti-
more, TO conclude their visit to the Monumental
city.
| OvERBoARD.-Yt sterday, two Young nlen of
| this city, thought they would do the genleeI
thin. and 20 buggy riding, with fast horse,
| fine clothes, and ;'Otber things accordin'" so
| they did, and enjoyed themselves exceedingly.
util their horse got uniGIa gable, and making
| hee-line for the Canal at its intersection with
Third street, jumped liz with the vehicle and one
of its occupants. This young man, by dnt of
some tall wallowing, ma naged TO get himself and
| team upon dry land, bur had constant employ
ment for the remainder Of the day in removing
the canal gas tar from his rament His COM
pdnion saved his good clothes bv promptly leap
| ing from the buggy as il descended.
| STEALING FROM The MARxErs.-Seve.al in
stances of loss by the careessness of persons at
tending the city markets have occurred recently,
and il is only matter of generalization that they
do not lose more. The leaving Of barrels Of fruit,
| vegetables, &c, exposed in the markets after
! market hours, affords direct temptation to petty
yf.n infy
| places, seeking opportunities 20 rob the stands.
| EDITOR STAR The old colored man. known
as ''Old Prchaps,i would return thanks To those
! persons who kind 10 him during his
| sickness, and particularly the ladies and gentle
| temen of the Second Ward and is also glad 20
| know that he was 80 much thought of as even the
little children called TO see how their old friend
| was getting along. J have the honor OF being
1 YOUR humble and Obedent servant,
- JOHN Il. JONES.
| ALARMS during Saturday night. there wee
two alarms of fire. One about 4 o loo was eau
ed by the appearance Of brilliant light in the
| direction of the Sixth Ward Tie comp ailies
were out promptly, but, discovering the cause to
he beyond the city limits, they returned to their
| houses.
The other was caused by the burning Of an ice-
house in the First Ward, at later hour.
| ASSAULT on A SABBATH ScHOOL.-Yesterday
| Thomas COnnor was arrested by OTticer Watson
for an assault and battery on children at a Sab
| bath school in the northern part Of the CITY He
| struck of the children with a stc k, and
threw q stone in the crowd. Justice DOIln COM
| mitted him for court.
| CRIMINAL COCRT.-The Court has adjourned
over until tomorrow week, July 25th, when the
riot cases will be taken up.
| The District Attorney, Mr.. Key. who has been
worn down by the afduous labors of ( he tenn
will avail himself of the interim TO recuperate at
the Capon Springs.
WE are requested to stale that the VIM. Fergu-
son named in Saturdays Star, of the per-
sons indicted for rioting on LIST June last, is not
VIM. Ferguson. of the Comproller's Office. Tea
| sury Department.
POLICE REPoRTs.-The police officers on duty