Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-04-23
GEORGETOW WIN.
rresrondence Of TIE Star.

,r , GEoReETowS, April -, 1883.
Upon inquiry we learn that we were somewhat
In error in regard to the nature of the resolution
offered I'm our City Councils on last Friday even
Ing by MI Thomas The memorial referred to
has been gotten up. we learn, to secure from Con-
gress IL possible, the passage of an act to cur =
tail our present corporation limits to pretty
siderable extent by cedng all that portion of the
town lying north Of Road street to Washington
county We know not w hat the main object of
the petitioners Is unless IL be simply to save the
dlnerence between our city taxes and the taxes in
washington county. Whatever the object may
be we cannot help regarding it as too monstrous
and ridiculous to be tolerated for a moment. We
are ned that nine out of every ten of our ci-
Gems living south of the before mentioned line
are heartily opposed to any snch move, and we
cannot get the consent Of our mind to suppose for
a moment that Congress will, upon the petition
OF few individuals commit an act that would
be in direct conflict with at least nineteen twen
tieths Of the people Of Georgetown.
We would advise one and all of the Stars
r. aders to go and hear the lecture of Dr. Burnap,
at the NJ p. Church this evening. The Doctors
subject for the occasion, "Men Of thought and
sction,' Is one of more than ordinary interes',
and cannot fail, when discussed by a lecturer OF
the Doctors ability, to please the most fastidious.
Our old friend and est emed fellow itiZen, nj
John Dickson, of the Arm of Dickson, Gordon
Co. left this morning for a tour through a part
of England, and to visit his friends in Ireland.
At Rays coal dock this morning all is life and
activity. About fifty hands are actively engaged
transferring the Allegheny black diamonds from
the canal boats TO vessels on the river Since our
report Of Saturday, the following shipments of
coal have been made from this point by Il g
American Company, schr. w. Rutan, Rose 202
tons, and schr. Fairfax Mott, s7G tons, for New
York and by the Detmold Company, schr. CHI
ter, Brewer, 1S2 TONS and Salisbury, Veasev, DC
tons, for Boston. The above were all lowed out
by the Wide Awake and Tempest
Trade upon our canal continues very brisk
Since our report Of Saturday, 81 boats have ar
| from Cumberland. brinUinU abOut
$500 tons of coal, and the remainder from d ff.r
ent points with -four, grain, wood, limestone,
&c During the month of March, the descending
trade amounted TO 3,1U3 % tons, and the ascend :
ing to SIS 95 tons. The entire line is reported to
be in excellent navigable order
Those in want Of a superior article of potatoes
would do well to call early OIL our friend Peter
Perry. See advertisement.
The supply Of fish has rather decreased since
our last report II is far from being equal to the
demand and prices Of both shad and herring
morning at Sl6asI7 per 100, and the latter at sl2
per Loo The general impression among the
knowing ones, is that the season is now too far
advanced for any material change for the better
to occur.
The steam-tug Wide Awake, Capt BeaIl. has
lowed up, since our last the following vessels:
Schrs Catharine, from Rockland, with stone
for Treasury extension; Embark, Donoghue from
Philadelphia. to HYDE h Davidson; Robert Gill
fellan, from New York, with cement to Captain
Meigs, for Washington Aqueduct; packet Arctic,
Ogden, from New York, to the MessrS. Dodge;
sloop Hutroka, Updike from Greenwich with
potatoes to Peter Berry.
There has also been large number of arrivals
OF hay and river craft, with lumber, wood. &c,
to our dealers
There Is considerable demand, this morning,
for -four for 81 37aSi so for good canal superfne
brands, extras are held a shade higher as in
quality. Wheat 81 G3dslO5 for red, and S O5a
81 I'D for white of good qualities. Corn 66a6Sc
for yellow, and 63c a65c. for white for shipping
purposes. :.