Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-05-12
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Correspondence of The Star.

OEORsETowN, May III, 1853.
The Union Prayer Meetings are still kept up;
on yesterday afternoon II was held at the Dunn
barton street NJ. T.. Church, and was conducted
by the pastor, VIM. b. Edwards, and the Rev
Mr.. Tillinghast, of st. Johns Church and wa,
participated in by large congregation compos-
ed OF all the Protestant denominations in the
town On tomorrow "wednesday afternoon 1t
and on Friday afternoon at the Rridoe street
Presbyterian church. The result of these meet
ings Is too apparent for any one to doubt the wis
aois ina; suggested them. They have certainly
TENDED In no small degree to harmonic the
moral FEELINGS and sentiments Of our citizens
when had Tor several years been In a distracted
conditioh, which was certainly not very CON-
mendable to those who progressed to be all travel.
Ing In the same road and to the same point In
deed, sort Of universal good WILL harmony
ana concord seems to pervade all classes of the
rejecting portion Of our citizens. Religious and
political dscord, and chickering's which inyaTia
bly, result In heart burnngs and strife is no
where heard. Every man seems not only dis
posed to regard but respect the sentiments and
Feelings OF his fellow man. And to this praise
worthy state Of good feeling among the moral
and rehglous portion Of our people, we believe,
we are mainly indebted for the general peace
and good order which has characterized our citv
for several months past
very extensive revival of religion is now
progressing at the Union Methodist chapel. un-
der the pastoral charge of the Rev. Mr. Coombs
in the First Ward of your city 1t has been 90
ing on tor some weeks, and on Sunday morning
last, some twenty five persons Were received into
membership as probationers.
The weather continues extremely gloomy Ar
cO1npanied by much rain, which has a tendency
to check, pretty much, all kinds of out door bu-
slness we learn that recent rains have had a
tendency to retard the farmers west and north of
us very much in their corn planting operations
The crops of small grain are represented as pre-.
senllng an unusually healthy and encouraging
appearance, and bids fair, If no unforeseen acct,
dent shall occur, to yield to the husbandman /,
rich reward for his tolls
| Oticer Gross had tearing time of IL Yesterday.
Tor, IN his unflnchng efforts to bring to iustice
some four or five nameless worthless said 10 he
| from Philadelphia, who seemed to think that
| lmblbinS too much bad whisky breaking ppo
Ples' windows, and committing other disorders
| IN broad day light, were cOmmendable He had
his coat and other portions of his clothing pretty
| Well torn OF him He succeeded however in
taking four Of them before Justice Pearson, who
| himself on leg bail. We would advise him TO
| make haste back to the City Of BrotherIy Love
| We have no room for him here
Since our last report, the following vessels have
| arrived: Packet schooaers Hamilton. Hopkins
| New York, to Messrs Dodge Embark, Donoho,
| Philadelphia, to Hyde Il Davidson; schooners
| Waterbury, HazLhurst, New York, guano to
| Waters Co; Tropic, Hooper, Salisbury lumber
to Libbey Son, and large bay craft at the
| .wer wharves with coal for =. Slower, of your
| city; several bay and river craft with wood &c
| We have no change to note In the -four or grain
| market. Owing, we suppose, to the wet weather
| there is but little doing in either.
| Reliable information has lust reached our city
that about one hundred and fifty Yards of Dam
| No. 4, on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. ha,
been carried away by the freshet in the Potomac
| above us. This dam is twelve miles above Shep-
heTdStoWn, and seventy five from our city. This
Is certainly great calamity-one to be greatly
deplored by our citizens. We sincerely hone the
| damage IS not so extensive reported S
| GEORGETOWN, May II, 1s5c.
| The news of the washing away of some eighty
| to ninety feet Of dam No. on the Chesap.ake
| and Ohio Canal, by the late rise in the Potomac
was received in our city Yesterday morninu with
many regrets, by our citizens 1t is truly pub
lic calamity. We are pleased to learn, however
That the damage is not great at first report
ed The hrst report was, that some one hund red
and fifty yards were gone. This is not so: one of
the Directors of the Company, in our city has
received communication from Mr. Stone the
general superintendent, informing him that he
had made an examination OF the damage done
and thinks 1t can be repaired in about three or
Tour weeks. We presume il will be rather diff
cult TO ascertain the real amount of the DAMAGE
until after the water in the Potomac at that
point, shall have fallen to its usual level Roas
we learn, are still passing, and il is supposed
that all now on the way down Will be able To get
by before the high water shall have subsidized
The flour market appears extremely inactive
We have heard Of no sales of moment for several
days past. Holders are still demanding 81 50
but buyers refuse TO pay 81 81 for good canal
superfine brands. Wheat, red SLASH O5. white
81 'GaSl 10. Corn, 60aGGc for white and yellow