Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-06-04
GEORGETOWN.
Correspondence of The Star.


GEoRsKrowS, June 4, 1883.
The following report Of the trade upon the
Chesapeake Ohio Canal for the month of Nav,
$50 far as the tolls were paid at the Georgetown
Collectors office, has been furnished us by the
gentlemanly collector, Mr. Hollingsworth, and
his accommodating assistant, Mr.. Peck:
Descending Trade-FIour 743 TONS 2 40 bbls =:
corn meal and chop, 81 tons, 173 4 bush wheat
2e9l2 tons, or II SCI bush corn 500 % tons or
a'o.; whisky As II tons, 300 bbls mill offal 81.
% IONS, 3.cIe bush; lumber, hoop poles Iaths
&c, l9i IS, 1Oi $50 feet; lime and cement 2Ig 81
TONS, ,531 barrels; coal ~, 1i91 Is TONS bark 96
cords; wood DIG do; lime stone ] ,275 percbes;
iand Ell as tons, 612 bushels--sum total de
scending trade 10 ,2i6 SO tons.
Ascending Trade-Fish 81 90 tons; groceries
10 IS tons; salt 81 81 tons, SAG sacks; lumber
laths, &c, IS 45 tons; plaster 1876 90 tons; sand
4l3 IL tons-sum total ascending tonnage g67 Oh
making In the aggregate % ,2l3 63 tons
The canal boat M. nj. Claggett, Capt Short
reached our city yesterday evening with the
largest cargo Of grain ever brought down the
| canal, 5000 bushels of w eat and corn. II was
shipped at Berlin by C. f Wenner ESQ and
consigned to q. Waters and Boyce, Taylor & Co
The former the corn, and the latter the wheat
The excursion of the Georgetown CITY Guards
on "Wednesday is conceded by all who accompa-
MED them to have been one of the most agreeable
affairs of the kind that ever left our CITY, Not a
WORD was SAID, or mishaP Of any kind occurred,
during the day to mar the peace of any one The
members OF the corps, one and all, acunitted
themselves IN manner to elicit universal pr aise
| one OF the most nhnman pieces of brutal
| cruelty to dumb animal was perpetrated upon
| dog, in the neighbOrhOod of the Union Hotel a
| few evenings ago by parties who fortunately for
| them, are as yet unknown. The two leSged
brutes in question took the poor animal and COW
cred him over with burning fluid, and then SET
| fre to IT and let him 60. The blaze and loud
yells OF the dog attracted large number Of per
sons 10 the street Amer running about in almost
| every direction for some minutrs seeking allie
Walton from the tOrmentirg flame he plunged
| into the cellar of MIR. Abbott, OF Bridge street
| where the humane inmates of the house extin-
gnishPd the flame
Those who attended the ladies festival at Pom.
| rean Hall, last night, had glorious time of IT,
| Luxurles IN abundance, sweet chit-chat by the
| volume, and sunny smles-dOn' I talk they were
enough TO thaw the frozen heart of the mast cal.
Gus. Stoical old bachelor i'm all creation IL was
treat. such as is not often met with in this ower
| world. The festival will be continued this
evening and no longer. We therefore advise all
young and old, ladies and gentlemen to be on
| hand.
There seems to be but very little activity in the
| hour market; small sales are making at 81 37a
| - 50 for good Canal snperfne brands Wheat
81 0oaSl u for red, and 81 0caSl ID for white OF
prime qualities. Corn, 6OaG1c for white and vel.
low.
Arrived-Schr. w II. Kemp, Casey. Port De-
! post lumber, to +. Wheatley. Packet schoon.
| +. III. PaytOn, Sears, Of Hartley'S Boston line
| sails to-day with cargo of flour and corn