Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-02-11
GEORG TOWN .APFAIRs.
Co,,sspoad.acs of IL. STAY.


GEORGETOWN. Feb. 10. 1s5s.
The excitement in regard to the new Code ap
pears to be rapidly on the increase. and incline
US to the belief that had its friends taken as much
interest in IL at the beginning and put forth the
same efforts to secure its adoption they now
making, the vote in its favor would have been
overwhelmingly large. But, unfortunately. they
nave been pursuing an inactive course. while
the opponents of the Code have been fighting
tlsement In another column It will be seen that
another meeting upon the subject is to be held at
Forrest Hail on Friday evening. Several able
speakers are expected to address the people on
The occasion, among them Hon. Samuel Chiffon
OF your city, and Hon. II. Addison Of ours.
Our neighbor of Alexandra will doubtless be
pleased to learn that our en.erprising friends,
Army Il Shinn, are making extensive prepaTa-
tions for the establishme of "A branch of their
business in that city. They are first rate fellows,
and we bespeak for them the same success among
our Virginia neighbors that has attended their
labors in the District.
The interesting revival of religion at the Pres.
bytrrian church, under the Rev DR.. Bocock is
still progressing, without any apparent diminu-
The packet schooner Charm Capt Buzzard, Of
Messrs: Hyde 4 Davidson's Philadelphia line,
reached her wharf Yesterday, and is now dis
charging merchandise for the two cities.
No material change has occurred In the -four or
grain markets since our last report.
Some of our citizens seem to he trying to get
Icduy approaching munlclpll election.
We find the following ticket in the Georgetown
Advocate OF the morning: For Aldermen-JOs
I.bbey, w. II. Edes, jeremiah Orme, Joshua
Riley, and p: T. Berry: For Conncil-Jenkin
Wheatley, Robert White, David English, Lewis
Welch, Esau Pickrell, Charles Myers. Samuel
Cropley, and Richard Jones. g..
GEORGETOWN, Feb II, 1883.
We have been requested to call the attention of
the friends of the new Code, who may speak at
Forrest Hall Tomorrow evening, to section Of
the chapter upon slavery, page rs. MANY
seem to object to the Code, whole, in conse-
4uence OF this one sectlon-forgetting that, in
TINS law, no change whatever is proposed; il is
precisely the law which has been i'm force in the
District for many years, and that the rejection of
| the Code will work no repeal Of this law-it will
still remain upon the record as the law until re-
pealed by the power that made it, such objec-
tons as these certainly tend in no small degree
10 convince the unprecedented of the utility of
adopting the Code Notwithstanding the very
section to which many are Directing, has been
| the law for more than half century, IL we mis-
take not, not one in one hundred, except the law
yers themselves, knew Of its existence until the
| codiiers reduced ii to the narrow compass in
which ii Is found in the Code The meeting to-
night at Forrest Hall is to lie addressed, we I'M
derstand, by Samuel Chiffon, and ii. Addison,
| Esqrs.
The fine building on Bridge street, formerly
| occupit d by A. l. Army a Confectionery, was
| sold yesterday by Barnard Il Buckley, auction
ee1s; for s3;SUeMr William Emert purchaser;
The weather, this morning, Is decidedly cold,
more SO than 1t has been since the cold snap in
! November. Considerable ice formed last night
along the shores of tho river and canal and else
| where.
The following vessels have arrived since our
last: Packet schrs. Fairfax, Mott, New York, to
| Messrs. Dodge; and II. r. Peyton, Nickerson,
| Boston, to Hartley Bro-both vessels heavily
| laden with mere handise for the two cities.
| There appears TO be but very little activity in
| the -four market, buyers seeming indisposed to
and extent for Shipping purposes at the prices the
article is held at, 81 80 for standard per
sequently sales are confined almost entirely to the
| home trade and are very limited. Wheat is
coming in, in considerable quantities, in wagons,
| and selling at ash Us for red and 81 O5aSl ~
| for white Corn has slightly declined, and is
selling at SOC for white and yellow. s.