Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-09-12
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS.
CorTespondeRcs Of The Sta,


GEoRGETowN, Sept. ~, 1857.
The very latest news from the break upon ths
canal Is, that las was stated in the Star of yester
oay) the wafer will be let OF TO-DAY in sufficien
quantity to admit Of the passage of light boats
ana loaded ones about Wednesday next. We
iearh, however, that In consequence Of the recen,
ury weather, and dams Nos 4 and s not being
thoroughly tight, a deficiency of water has &C.
CURED on some of the levels contiguous to these
uams. The water, we learn, is not of sufficient
uepth TO accommodate boats CARRYING over 80 tc
70 IONS Boats taking in cargoes at Cumberland
LOT our market, unless rain shall soon occur
WOULD DO well to regulate their cargoes to suit the
All the institutions of learning in our city COM
menced the scholastic year on Monday last, with
very encouraging prospects-the Georgetown Col.
iege with nearly two hundred pupils; the Ladies
Academy, at the Convent Of the Visitation. with
nearly one hundred; Miss Narrower, the George.
town Female Seminary, with nearly fifty; Mrs
zen: w heelrr with a.goodly NUMBER Mr.. p. A
Bowen, Mathematical and Classical Seminary
win over ffty; Mr.. Arnold, Clinton Academy
with twenty-odd; and Mr. Conrad. Georo clown
Literary Institute, with thirty. The Public
as they had facilities to accommodate
w hose business Is 10 to remove the thirty 10
MY cart loads Of rubbish-old curb and paving
stones &c, lying on Water street Immediately In
front OF Mr. G. Wilson's mill and ad acent thereto
Some two months or more ago the work OF repair
was done upon this portion of the before men.
toned street, and still all this rubbish remains
Just where 1t was first thrown out If 1t is the
duty OF the Corporation to remove it. the street
scavenger should have done il before this; and
upon the contrary, IL il is the duty of the party
who done the repairs TO remove the old materials
ne ous ht to be compelled to do so at once and
nned Tor suffering il TO continue in the street as
long as il has.
At Rays docks, the following vessels have
loaded with coal during the week ending to-day
Sclr Brothers, Chambers, AL tons for New York;
}. u. Collier, Chaplin, 239 tons for Providence;
w. Mckee, Sadaey, obs tons for New York. Al
the Bordin Mining Companv's docks the follow
ing Schrs. Fairfax, Mott 275 tons for New York
Sarah Mills. Rowling, 23l tons for Dighton John
Warren, IIozier. 2ll tons for New York; Lucy
Church Weldon, 22s tons for New York: brio
Mary Cobb, Montgomery. $50 tons for Boston
making sum total Of ,, 100 tons
Most OF the shipping at the coal docks are
handsomely decorated with flags i'm honor of the
day-the anniyer' y of the battle of North Point
We learn that the chills and bilious fever pre-
walls 10 an unusual extent among the laborers and
Others employed about the water works
The offerings of beef cattle at Drover's Test and
Fosset's yards yesterday to 900 head, the whole OF
which was purchased bv District bstcbers and
Baltimore spectators at 50 50aS4 50 OH the hoof
equal to S7aS9 net. The supply Of sheep and
lambs was limited, and prices ranged from So to
80 per head.
The flour and grain mar kets continue i'm an nm
settled state with a declining tendency. The
stock Of the former in store is light Offers to sell
at IS so for good standard brands (new) were
made yesterday; small lot OF old prime brands
was sold at 80 IS The supply of wheat coming
in Is more abundant, and prices have declined
five TO ten cents since last report Red and
white OF good qualities selling at 81 2OaSI -
for the former, and 81 .2JaS1 30 for the latter
Business about our river wharves this morning
is unusually slack. The only arrival since yes
terday's report is the sloop Delaware, Philadcl-
phia, coal to Bogue 4 Donnelly $.