Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-08-07
GEORGETOWN
Correspondence Of TIE Star.

GEORGETOWN, Auglstf Isxs
Our new military company, the Potomac IJgb,
Infantry, are now thoroughly Organized, and Are
industriously engaged drilling, preparatory to
making their de bat upon our streets They have
adopted the United States infantry uniform-blue
cloth coats and light gray pantaloons--which is
now being manufactured for them by Wall 81
Stephens, Of your city; and the musket rife. as
the arm. Fifty odd members have already signed
the constitution, and the number Ia steadily in
creaslng. Under the efucent command OF Capt.
). william Henry Hollingsworth, this corps of
yonng gentlemen, composed, rs il is, of the mos
respectable and upright, will doubtless be quite
an ornament to the town ....#-
One of the most beautiful lots Of pine lumber
we nave ever seen upon our wharves is now land
ing from the schooner Eliza Hamilton, for Lib
bey Son. The cargo consists of about GO HO
feet, brought from Michigan and ia point OF
qaaiity II certainly surPasses any article Of the
kind we haveever seen. We may further saw that
IL Is the first cargo Of the article we have known
to reach onr market from that far-of State.
Business upon the canal since our last report
has been quite brisk. Most of the coal that has
come down, however, passed on to AIexandris.
being consigned to the companies located at that
point for shipping purposes. In all, I19 boats
have arrived, 80 Of them from Cumberland,
bringing about II 600 tons of coal the remainder
Were from different points, with -four, grain, tan
bark, lime stone, wood, &c The receipts of tolls
at the Georgetown collectors office, for the week
dulounts 10 follows
Descending trade SO, l0S 81, ascending S2J2 As
The entire line Is reported to be in excellent nav
igable order.
The following shipments of coal have been
made from Rays dock since our last report By
the American Company-Schrs Henry Finch.
Davy, 35t tons, for New York; Sarah Fisher
Fisher, $50 tons, Bridgeport, N. J Roxbury,
Brown, l55 tons, Providence, r. l.. brig Ann NJ
Wicks, Norwood, 225 tons, Boston; schrs Eme-
line Chester, Brewer, Isl tons, Providence; and
J +. Cake, Endicott, 2S5 tons, Boston By the
Detmold Company-SchTs. Abigail Jennings
Lemon, 14l tons, Albany; and Davidson, Syming.
ton, 100 tons, New Haven.
The new wharf and railway being constructed
by Mr.. John r. Donaldson for the Etna and
Midland Company is now nearly completed and
effective operations will be commenced at IL al
point In very short time. The Borden Com
pany have also partially resumed shipping at this
point.
The offerings of beef cattle at the drove wards
yesterday, amounted to about 400 head, all of
which was sold at S3aS3 81 on the hoof e1ual to
S6aS6 80 net; BIS were purchased by the District
butchers, and the remaining IS by Baltimoreans;
$40 sheep and lambs were offered, and sold at So
5Oa 80 25 per head.
There continues to be but little doing in the
flour market; sales are of d limited character aud
mostly to the home trade. Good canal supprfne
and extra brands readily command 81 5OdS5 90
The stock continues light. No wheat of mo-
ment Offering; good to prime reds (new) would
bring 81 25aSl 80 and the same qualities of white
from 8 3Oa&l 40.
Arrvals-Steamer Diamond state Kjrman FIN
Baltimore, to Hyde Il Davidson; and schr Naiad
Bennett, from Richmond, with a cargo of nails
to Nj. Linthcum Co