Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-07-30
GEORGETOwN.
Correspondence Of Tie Star.

20 f1s--s GIoRsRrowN, July 30, 1883.
Our city this morning, and for several day,
past has been unusually quiet There is hardly
u breath Of news OF public character floating in
any quarter. Under our new police and nigh,
watch systems, things have very materially
changed for the better. especially at night In
many sections of the town before it went into
operation, quiet persons found 1t rather difficult
matter to sleep or enjoy themselves in any other
manner, until the arrival of one or two O'Clock,
In consequence of the noise and uproar out doc s.
Especially was this the case on SATURDAY. and
sunday nights This, together with another very
obnoxious evil which had recently sprung up
VIZ the multtudes Of drunken persons that were
daiy seen lying about the streets in certain local
lles, has been entirely remedied, to the great
satisfaction of respectable persons living in the
localities referred to- We really think in all
candor, that the marked change for the better
ought to be sufficient in itself to silence all clam
nents. r.
The Thirtieth Annual Report of the President
ana Directors OF the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Company has been printed, and furnishes con-
Siderable amount Of important information to
those whose interests are In any manner con-
nectea VITO this great public Improvement. The
report gives cursorv view of the present condi.
ton OF the entire line; the amounts expended
and the present Indebtedness for repairing breaks
&c, during the last yea two and the reve,
nue. received from all sources, &c IL raps the
late managers pretty severely for what the pres.
ent Board consider improper MANAGEMENT In
speaking Of dams Nos 4 and S the report has the
following language:
I" he only hope, therefore to render the navi
CATION reliable at these points is to complete the
new dams as early as practicable About one
NTH OF the masonry Tor 100 feet in lengthy of each
od .nese osils mas 6een completed and with
adequate means estimated at 800. 0OO) IL is be-
lieved that both structures could be so far com
PleteG during the present season as to render
them secure and navigation reliable.'
- I'm ri harS M.
canal are represented by the superintendent, TO
have materially deteriorated during the past two
years, notwithstanding the large expenditures
when nave been made; and to require the utmost
vigilance and such additional expenditures as
the means of the company will admit, to main
tain successful navigation" We sincerely hope
that the present officials Will not only preach but
practice Wig lance, that the public interest NAV
not be left to suffer any longer i'm consequence OF
any bad management in the affairs of this ipdis-
pensabe public thoroughfare
Az tue meeting held at Mr.. Hunters rooms
on Wednesday evening, seven additional mem
oers signed the constitution Of the new military
company, and Mr.. Samuel Robertson was elected
third, and Mr.: John Waters fourth corporals
Inc company is to be called the Columbia X tie-
men, and the Minnie rifles, il they can be OBJ
tanned, will he adopted the arms The uni
fo!m has not yet been determined upon but
doubtless will b. at the next meeting, on Satur-
day night.
We learn that two of the laborers Whose
names we could not learn) upon the line of the
Water Works were overcome by the heat yester.
dav, aud died from its effects
Yesterday is said by MANY to have been the
hottest day Of the season, and from the indica-
tons at O'Clock this morning, to- day will GER
tainiy be several degrees hotter still.
The following shipments of coal have been
made from Rays Dock since the resumption of
navigation upon the canal: BY the American
Conipany-Schooners M. Price, Chambers,
IL tons to New York Rebscca Knight, Scull,
ga tons. for Providence; Mist, Dissisway, 33i
tons, Tor New York; and f. u Talbot, Amsbury,
20 tons, for Boston Blythe Detmold COMPANY
w Salisbury, Veasy, ~ tons, for Boston stay
townsend, 2i9 tons, for New York Orion Cowle
smith, l9O tons, for Hudson; Henry Finch, Davy
5o1 tons, for New York; and st. Lawrence
Dickey, go tons. for Boston.
Arrivals-JOseph Francis, Burnett, New York.
san, 70 L. T. Davis; and John Forsyth, Holmes,
New York, cement, to Capt Meigs
There appears to be but little activity in the
Hour and grain market, and no change in the
price OF the former. But little wheat coming in:
we note a sale on Wednesday Of 300 bushel,
prime old white at xl.29k