Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-07-30
GEORGETOWN.


GEORGETOWN, July 80, 1852
The arrivals by canal during the week ending
this nlorni nc has ben quite numsFous, spount-
ing in all to 1Oi boats 81 Of then from Cumber-
land, bringing $50 tons Of coal railroad iron, L.
-four and grain, S; limestone, an bark, wood,
&c rs. During the month $40 boats have arrived
coal The receipts at the Georeefo~n COLLECTORS
office for the week ending this morning. amounts
to 81 159, as follows: Ascending trade, si29; de-
scending, $3.50. The receipts for tolls at the
same office for the month of July amounts to
Sf3, &c. rs follows: Ascending trade 81 $50: de.
scendins, ST., 230. The whole receipts of the
year up to the present period amounts TO i25s6,
an increase Of $50 over the same period Of last
year. The whole line continues in excellent navi-
gable order, and the general good management of
Chief Superintendent Stone and his assistants IS
almost universally acknowledged.
The following shipment of coal have been made
from Rays wharf during the week: Schr Chas
Whiting. 20I tons to Providence: Susquehannah
adelphia; Rebecca Knight. Endico1 2Ss to Cam
bridge; Frances, Connell, 270 to New Haven
Golden Rule. Wilbcrt, PSI TO New York; Ella.
Packard. $40 to Boston: Susan f. JAYNE. Javne
$50 to Newark; 5. n. Hall. Paddock. $50 to Beau
fort, Ct; William Collier Rainier. 239 to Ply
mouth. Making in the aggregate 3, 1852 tons.
Mr. John Shackelford was on Thursday night
last elected President of the VIgiant Fire Com
pany. in the place of Mr.. Han. C. Addison. re-
81 yned. .. -..
The wholesale store of Mr. Suibling on Water
barrels of fish. The fish were found, about three
| o'clock on Tuesday morning in the possession of
a drayman, by Police Officer Serrin, Of the first
district Of your city, who took them In charge
| til identified by the owner. The drayman was
arrested and committed To Jail. 1t appears. how
ever. that the real thief is still at large; his
sGsn ad ,ha by the s in the
to the store was made by pricing thc'celiar door
partly open, and removing the bar which fastened
| it, From circumstances which have since come
| to Mr.. SIibline's knowledge, it appears that his
| premises have been frequently robbed heretofore
| but of what amount he is unable to say.
| The contract for furnishing and Fiji ng one huE .
| bred drinking hydrants in the lamp posts in our
| streets has been awarded tn Mr.. Snyder of the
| First Ward, Washington, at s6 apiece. H+
In our notice Of resignation and election Of Of
| fcers in the Potomac Light Infantry few DAYS
| since, it should have been Mr.. John Il. Davidson
| who was promoted to the second lieutenantcy in
| stead of Davis. We learn that the com pany have
| determined to visit Rockville in a body during
| the holding Of the next agricultural fair
If you want real neat desirable and easy fitting
shoes or boots Of desert ption call on our friend
| Lewis Payne. Just east Of the Farmers' and Me.
| chanics' Bank, Bridge street. Here you can find
| them to please every fancy. .--
For cheap and comfortable riding by steamer on
the Canal, see advertisement Of Capt Ritter of the
| l.. J. Brengle.
| Yesterday and this morning there has been a
better feeling and more activity in the Flour and
| Grain market, and dealers manifested decidedly
more disposition to operate. Small sales yestef-
day of good standard superfine brands of Flour at
IS Pass 25 for new. Wheat of all qualities have
| advanced from TO cents; good red ranges from
81 to Sl.l0, and white 81 10 to 8 20. No mate
rial change in Corn, some offering; good qualities
OF white and yellow would command from IS to
4 80 cents.