Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-10-12
GEORGETOWN.
ses Of Ts Star.

Cerrsspsnisses Of Txs StsS.
6EoRsEr Oct. IL 1858
The remains Of our FORMER esteemed fellow
ctisss, M. 10, w srner, were attended to their
last Resting place, IN Oak Hin Cemetery. yester
day afterneon, by thewashington Light Infantry,
the Georgetown City Guards, Friendship Lodge,
No. u, I. %. O, F (saml e. Douglas, marshal,)
and large number Of sympathizing friends Of
the family. s
The protrscted meeting at the M. p. Church 10
| still in progress The pastor, Rev. D. r Wilson,
announced last night that there would be preach
| ing every evening this week The morning
! meetings at the Dumbarton-st. NJ. L. Church are
also kept up, and are attended by large numbers
Of that and other congregations. The revival at
| the West Georgetown Church Is also still In pro-
gress, and seems to have lost of its interest
ship, which are attended 6y very large and at
| tentive congregations, and many are found at the
| altar every evening, seeking forgiveness.
| We discover quite q number Of private i'm
provements in addition to those heretofore no.
| ticed by us, now In course Of construction. Ga
Green street, the Messrs. SHINES have nearly
completed very snug three-story brick dwell
| ing for Mr. Hactel and inst north of IT, on the
| same street. Mr.. Thomas Cissei has commenced
laying the foundations Of a large brick building
LOT MI. wilson, to he used, when completed, as
fancy soap manufactory and candle chandlery
| MI b. Hutchings Is the contractor for the brick
work. The spacious building which is being
erected by the Masonic brotherhood, on High
La consequence Of the almost entire suspension
OF navigation upon the canal, caused by the de-
nciency Of water, everything about the various
business localities looks almost as dreary and
gloomy this morning as the weather.
call for a meeting Of our City Councils last
night was made by the Mayor Yesterday Not q
SUFFICIENT number TO constitute a quorum. how
| ever, answered to their names In either Board
The excuse given by most Of the absente-s for
not attending Is, that they Hing attic d
| such meetings unless they have the privilege o
L Knowing. In sdp nur.
pose for which they are called together
We understand that the meeting was called &c
consider, among other things, the following com
munication from Mayor Crawford:
MAYORS OFFICE,
GFoRGETowN, ID. c., Oct. II, lS.s.
To the Boards Of Aidernlsn and omu1os Couse iI
Gentlemen-l have heard this morning rumor,
Of another burglary I'm town Saturday nigh
| last, aud deem IL my duty 10 call your earnes
attention to the recent like crimes that have re
Peatedly been perpetrated among MS. Dwelling
night and robbed, while similar attempts hav,
been made In the very heart Of the town and or
last Friday night, the counting rooms Of two Of
| more Of our merchants on Water street wers
broken into and their iron safes forced open and
, DESTROYED by the explosion Of gunpowder, and ,
| part OF their valuable contents stolen. Thes<
9urglanes, thus increasing in frequency and au
dacity, require for their prevention the offer Of
| liberal rewards for the apprehension and punish
ment Of the guilty, detective police patrols and
reorganization Of the acting police. House
very heinous offence. IL naturally carries album.
dant terror with IL, and is peculiarly malignsn
| from being done at the dead Of night when sleeT
has disarmed the owner and rendered his babita
ton defenceless. ] respectfully recommend tina
you Immediately adopt measures to the urgency
Of the case; and am
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
II. r. CRAWFORD, Mayor.
| We learn from one Of the commissioners tba
| the work OF improvement upon High street from
Road street to the Corporation boundary, Is NOV
| ing on finely. At several points the grade il be
ing SO altered as to render this important publ,
thorOughfare leading to our city much more cas-,
| to loaded vehicles than IL ever has been hereto
| fore. This Is an improvement of vital import
| ance to the town; and when we consider Ia,
| multitude OF complaints which have been broug d
against Its condition from time to time w,
| wonder that our city authorities have not Ions
| before this provided for its execution We learn
as Is customary In such cases, that this improve
ment meets with some opposition from property
holders along its line. We incline to the belief
| however, that when the work is completed tbe,,
| opponents Will be so much pleased with the i'm
provement that they will be foremost In Its praise
, There Is but little nour arriving and the mar,
ket Is rather dull There appears to be no ship
| ping demand at present prices, consequently ths
J sales are as general thing Of a limited charac
| ter and confined to the home trade. as So we
| believe, Is the highest figure Offering for good
canal superfne brands. We hear Of no sales O.
| grain worthy Of note.
The quantity of fuel coming to our market Al
| the present time is very small. The follow inc
are about the ruling prices from vessels and the
| yards: From Vessels-Pne, 50 25a2 IS; Oak
| 80 5Odi "a; Hickory, SIS. There exists an extern.
| sive demand for good oak. From the Yards
| Pine, Siai 50; Oak, S5a5 81; Hickory, Sia6 so
| White Ash Coal, SIS a5a5 50: Red Do IS 50; lie.
| high, 50 IS; Cumberland IS 80. s