Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-12-04
GEORGETOWN.
Correspondence of The Star.

Corrsspondencs Of The Star.
GEoRsRrowS, Dec. 4, 1858
The canal, the entire length Of the line, con-
tinues in excellent navigabie order. The boats
Are, however, beginning gradually 70 tie, up,
many Of The captains beeoming fsarful, as The
reason advances, Of being caught away from
hons by sudden close ofnavigation, By ice.
During the week ending to-day, 70 beats have
arrived-s from Cumberland, With about 8, a2s
tons Of coal the remainder from other points,
with -four, grain. wood, &c The receipts for
the same period, at the Georgetown Collectors
Office amounts to 80, l30.3 80, as follows: Ascend
ing trade. e245 l6; descending, 81 ssS o. and the
sum total of receipts at the same ONCE, Cor the
month of November, to Sl5,932 20. It 10 also
supposed that the tolls collected at other points
will amount to at least 81 ,O0; which will make
the entire receipts fof tolls for the month"; about
$23 600.
The weather, this morning, is peculiarly
gloomy and damp, unusually unfavorable for all
is but little Of any kind doing.
Quite large and pay assembIage met at the
West Georgetown M. E Church on "Wednesday
evening, to witness the pleasing ceremony Of
Of matrimony.. Rev. MIR. speake, the pastor,
| ofRciated, and the happy couple were Mr. James
A. Calhoun and Miss Amanda M Fry.
We learn that the claim now before our City
Councils for work done for the protection Of the
Little Falls Bridge, was not constructed under
| the ordinance In dispute between his honor the
| Mdvor ana the lily COUNCILS, Out un0ef announcer
| ordinance making . special appropriation fos
| that purpose. We make this correction for fear
/ our former notice Of the matter might tend To
| prejudice the claim Of very worthy young me-
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| The following are the only shipments Of coal
| made from Rays dock this week Schrs John
/ P. Maron, Banter, 147 tons, Mist, Disosway, 3la
| do. to New York, and s. & b. Harrington, FRA.
vers, 1l3 do. to PHILADELPHIA. .~
| There Is, at the present time, great demand
| for vessels to freight to northern and eastern
| ports Owing to this scarcity, quite a large
| quantity of coal, amounting to some g 0O0 e
| u, 900 tons, have accumulated upon the wharves
The offerings Of beef cattle at the yards yester-
day amounted to about 900 head $40 Of which
| were purchased by District butchers at 81 5Os
SO rs on the hoOf, equal to S5as7 SO net. The re.
| manning 60 were driven on to Baltimore. Sheer
| S2aS4 per head; supply large. Hogs S6aS6 25
| stores 50 5Oa&6 90. -.a--.-. -. TO-.
Messrs. Barnard & Buckley, auctioneers, sold
yesterday afternoon at public sale two story brici
house and lot on High street, for 80 200. Pur
| chaser, Mrs. Capt l.. Jones. 1t was formerly
| owned and occupied by Mr.. c. f. Upperman.
We hear Of no change in the -four market
| The quantity arriving by canal continues limited
| Sales Of wheat to a limited extent have beer
| making the last two days at 81 1sal 20 for red
and 81 23a1 3U for white Of good qualities. Very
| considerable Quantities are coming up from
| Alexandria, purchased In that market by ou
| millers. 8.