Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-11-12
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Business upon the chesspsake and Ohio canal
confines quite brisk. During the week ending
this morning o5 boah have arrived, 81 Of them
from Cumeefland, Bringing 800 tons Of coal; 10
limestone, wood, &c. The receipts Of tolls at the
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present superintendent, Mr.. John G. Stone, has
been 90 universally satisfactory that ve hear but
one wish expressed among those of all parties most
the incoming board Of commissioners may let well
enough alone by continuing in service all the
present experienced and eficient collector and
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from Rays dock during the week ending his
m0fning: Schrs. Osceola Bee 90 tom. Pheby
Nelson, Hunt, IS tons; Charles Kerscy, los tons;
vsnquish, Hopkins, Is tons; 1saAs Htndricson,
tons; Rose winan, Bond, i2otons q Philadelphia;
Brothers, Davy, AS tons 10 New York: Mary A.
Magee, Magee, 3tS tons to East Cambridge
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Dodge's line Of New York packets, cleared at
New York with a heavy cargo Of merchandise
Tor ALEXANDRIA ana the District on the Sth Owing,
however, TO very thick weather along the coast,
t h not likely she left Sandy Hook before yester.
day morning. 'rssst..s. - -,
4 boy by the name of Richard Sebastian, abou,
| ten years Of age, son of Mr.. Caleb Sebastian. me,
With an accident yesterday afternoon which will
doubtless lame one Of bis hands for lfe IL not cos
him his Life. 1t appean that he and some Other
boys were fooling with gun, in the alley neal
Mr. Birch's cabinet shop. The gun, which had
been ovefcharged by one Of the party, was fired
L off by young Sebastian. The barrel burst LAGER.
ating the flesh about the wrist pretty severely, and
shattering to pieces pretty nearly the whole Of thu
bones Of the thumb. DR.. Snyder was called In
determined whether amputation will be necessary
| The offerings of beef cattle at Drover,s Re-
yesterday amounted to $50 head $50 Of which wer,
purchased by District butchers, at % % xae3 so
| averaging 22 g0x, or equal to Sl.75a47 net On,
hundred and fifty Of the remainder were driven OF
| to the Baltimore market and SO left over Tn,
offerings Of sheep and lambs were very large, and
prices ranged from 81 50 to SO IS per head Iher,
was also full supply Of hogs. mostly, however, o
| inferior quality, telling at S6aS6 50. lsr--
The receipts Of grain by the canal this week hal
| been very considerable. Some 100 to 2O,C0a
| bushels Of wheat has come in and prices hav,
ranged as follows: Good to prime red 81 23asf %
do. white 81 .2Sa3l Is, at which prices IL 10 still
held. Some 10000 bushels Of old corn has als<
arrived. and prices have ranged FROM 50 to s5c TO
| good white and yellow. The ruling prices YES
terday was S0as3c new In the ear $3.50 per barre
| Of five bushels. Moderate sales Of -four continu,
| to be made for shipping and other purposes a
/ IS rs for good canal superine brands. The stool
on hand at the present time s fair but not large.