Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-07-09
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GEORGETOWN.
Correspondence Of The Star.

Correspondence Of The Star.
GkonsErowN, July 1859
The examination OF Che, pdpNs Of the junior
department Of tbe male Pubirc school, taught by
Miss Ans 9ewsll, hsmc G yesterday afternoon;
bat to our uaa sui psise and a,toni >hment We
found INT ons pa 'ent Zone membefe Of the Board
az Guardians, and one member OF the City
Councils in sttendance We regret It, because
vre feel saitsHed that had the 6 uardians and
City Fathers been ia attendance they would
have heen as agreeably entertained and pleased
we were surprised. The examination &C.
cupied some three and a half hours, and was
very thorough and searching. In zach Of the
branches the pupils answered some d fficut ques-
lions for chidTen of their tender years with a
degree Of correctness. promptness and precision
that must have been gratifying a. " was cr' d.
i liable TO their teacher. la reading aud geogra-
\ ply they acquitted themselves w the most COM
mendable style-one that would have been no
dlscTedt TO boys fifteen 10 seventeen years OF age
The children, as well as everything about the
| school-rocm, presented degree Of neatHess,
| cleanliness and correctness in arrangement that
was certainly very creditable 20 the teacher And
| notwithstanding the exercises were. in our judg-
msnt, prolonged TO an unnecessary degree for the
| age OF the pupils the very best order was main
| tanned To the close. There Were over ffty chill
dren In attendance, and their ages we lud-e.
| ranged from Ave to twelve wears This school
| as well as the one noticed by us Yesterday, has
n so been very much interrupted in las operations
during the past year, Thereby considerably re-
| tardlnS the Children IN their studiFs.
| From reliable info NATION which we have gath.
cred during the last few days we incline TO the
that long greatly increased facilities fol-
the accommodation OF the coal trade will be made
| along our wharves Enterprisin. capitalists
| seem anN ious to make Georgetown the main de-
pot for It's accommodation. aud from all we can
gather we incline to the belief that il the Canal
| shall be again put in good repair and kept in
| navigabls order that, i'm short pace of time The
| shipments Of the article from this point would
| exceed tenfold what II ever has vet amounted to-
1 We are gratified TO learn that letters were re
| ceived In cur city, Yesterday, from Mr.. j. G
| stone, general superintendent OF the canal, say
| Ing that the repairs at dam No 4 will certainly
be sufficiently far advanced, by Tuesday next tc
| permit the water 10 be let on, aud admit OF tn,
| passage Of loaded boats. This information we
| think. can be relied upon = being correct az NJ r
stone Is not very apt to write say ANYTHING. In
| relation 10 the matter, not strictly reliable TIE
resumption of navigation. over the entire line Is
| greatly TO he desired, we learn that orders &c
a very large amount from Eastern cities, are now
lying at the coal docks in our city, waiting to b,
| flied.
No news worthy of note in the -four or grain
market. .-s. u....
MANY Of the garden farmers adjacent Z.
| Georgetown, are beginning to complain Of dam
age TO the growing vegetable crop and pastures
| by the drought and extreme heat OF the past few
| weeks.