Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-08-13

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GEORGETOWN, August ID, 1850. q
: business upon the Chesapeake and Ohio canal
CONTINUES very encouraging During the week
ending this morning 119 boats have arrived, 90 Of
them from Cumberland, bringing 1850 tons Of
coal, II with flour and grain, o with wood, tan
bark, &e., and with limestone, The receipts
OF W'" a. we 0eorgetown collectors Office for the
same PERIOD amounts 10 81. s37.U7, as follows As
cending trade, 1916 o.; deseendfne "a isa 81
Inc Whoie line OF the canal continues 10 be kept
In the very best nayigable order. so much so that
we, we nave neald fewer complaints among boatnen
ths seesou than ever before. While uDon this
suoJecs ~ may not be amiss for us tn remark that
womb oe well for the board of di recters b take
some SUES towards doing something towards put
ung .nc basin and outlet lock ia better conditions;
IoI "a ne - iScted much longer 1t win soon become
almost ii not altogether useless This is certainly
an important matter, one that deserves considera-
non. ~ TINS point should be neglected until it
becomes impossible by loaded boats ii will one
rate seriously against our merchants i'm the ship
ment Of flour grain &c .reT - - - !
from an advertisement in another column, II
Sili pe seen that the Academy lClinton) of Mr.
6eorge A. Arnold, M A has been renewed tn
the building formerly occupied by MT. p
Brown Here the facilities Of Mr. A for con-
ducuhg a large school, will be far superior to
those OF .he building heretofore occupied by him
During the few years Mr.. Arnold has been en-
gageo IN The business in the city, he has acquired
an enviable reputation as a classical and Inathe-
NAUTICAL teacher Of youth q
AohoWihg shipments or coal have been
made from Rays dock during the week: Schr
IT. farkalow, Grant, 40 tons to Newark: ] p.
lake, Enolcot, 2s5 tons to East; D. p Hoe kton
=, ~ tons to Philadelphia Making in the
aggregate i.Oi0 tons. Some difficulty begins TO
pc ehPeIenced again in obtaining vessels to
We are pleased to see that the Mayors procla
nation ordering dogs to be kept up or muzzled
has made its appearance. Upon the other hand
we regret exceedingly that it confers no express
authority upon the police to destroy those found
running at large The number noise and depre-
dations Of them has certainly become a most in
folerabfe nuisance, one that ought to be speedilv
abated, and the only way Of doing so is TO give
the officers full power and authority to kill ali
found prowlng about the streets We have been
informed by those best informed on the subject.
that there at least 500 of these animals most
them not worth the value Of the poison IL would
take to kin them} I'm the town and that NOT over
2UO are licensed. Our plan would be to authorize
the police to kin every dog, whether penned up
or running at large, not regularly licensed for
the reason that those keeping the greatest numbe,
about them, and of the most downri ght worthless
character unless il be TO keep people from getti np
any sleep at night are parties out OF whom a ii ne
conld not be made If imposed upon them. TIC
kill them would be doing the community ser
vice, and the owners piece of charity
We advise market-house loafers and lounpers 1.
pay attention to the proc lamation of J T. Donald
son, the Chief of Police. T-.H-. a.. ..r".
There has been but little doing in the fiour
| market since our last report The views of holder.
| are considerably above those of spectators: con
sequently, one party is holding off and the othel
| holding on. Holders are demanding S. 2SaS5 81
The sales are very limited, and confined entreI,
| to the home trade. The quantity of wheat conn ny
81 Osasl IS, and white 81 15asl 10 No corn O
| moment Offering, with 73a75c. for yellow and
white IN small Quantities In anythi ny like laryt
| quantities il would hardly command over Sc