Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-10-01

cerrssposdsses Of ne star. 2 IN

| okoheETowN, Oct. 1, 1852 .
The water was let In upon the lower level Of
the Canal last night, and navigation is again open
from our city to Harper's Ferry. Both the steam.
ers: the Brengle and Antelope, reached here this
morning at o'clock and al the .n+.,o,. ,.f,
| again for Harper's Ferry and the R,snofe lie.
over until the regular day, Monday next < mm-
Der Of other boats have also come in laden with
nr,b the we learn from Capt Holdings
able news from the upper portions OF the Canal :.
that the repairs will be sufficiently advanced IN
aan h OF ,he resumption of navigation to Cumber
iand IN ABOUT two weeks from this time
called meeting of our CITY Connn;Is ma h.,a
1919 w, anu several bills passed the most i'm
pof.ant OF which was one instructiny the commit
snd ~ the affar rs between the Cooperation
anu ' ne AIexahdria, Loudon and Hampsbire Rail-
roaa company to insist upon the proposed branch
Iodo from our city connecting the main road at
eq eau distance between our city and Alexandria;
ana one empowering and authorizin0 the Mavor
70 settle all the difficulties growing ont Of The
raneue ana High street improvements
-. ."ut hdhent OF the Eagle Riding Club ad-
,os.as' eI In another column, to come off at Ana
lostan Retreat on Wednesday, the 5tb inst bids
lar to be one of the most spirited and hriiliant
affairs OF the kind which has come of in This seq
non .his season. The most perfect arrangements
ton5 s.e occaon are being made, and the Club in
osn1s sPafiny no pains to render the occasion one
oil pleasure to all who may attend some twenty
nVe knights, all said to be excellent riders have
signifed their intention of contendinIr G. a ,ho
prize. ~. s -O' ''''
We regret to learn that the symptoms of Mr.
samuel Wroe, who was injured some two weeks
ago by falling from the House of Capt Scott, as
houced In the Star, Were much more i,ufayorable
yesterday than they have vet been. No homes are
entertained by the physician Of his being able to
survive many hours longer
me revival Of religion at the Methodist Protest
ant church is still progressing. and seemingly in
creaslng In interest. Guile a humber of pe3itents
nave already been converted; and every eyenin no
mere are from eight to ten seekers of religion al
Row
church, seems to he untirng in his efforts To keen
the good work alive and moving onward. There
Is also quite an interesting series Of meetings and
dieVIvdl gong on at the West Georgetown NJ T.
Ryan. '"' '''' i"'
Thomas Henley, hand on board Cant. X
Jacksohs canal boat, was so seriously injured bv
the bursting of a camphene lamp FEW niuhts
| since, that his condition is Considered criti.ai
The boat was lying at Fishers lock, and MT
henley supposing tnat she had sprung a leak took
. tne nshted lamp and went to ascertain its local.
Ivy, when the lamp, as before stated exploded
and the flame burned him about the face and
neck IN most frghtful manner DR. Lauk. of
our city, was sent for, and rendered him medical
The following shipments Of coal have been
made from Rays dock during the week ending
to-day: Schrs. It. J. Hill, Wheldn, 325 tons
Albert Pha,o Cavalier, 22l TONS Joy, henderson,
55O TONS, and {. Knight 800 tons, to Providence:
Mary Caroline, Adams, 10 tons, Henry Brown
Banta, lis tons, to Troy; Lucy Church, Widen,
~ tons, to Newborn, N. Y; III. b. Bascom.
Burke, lSe tons, to New Bedford; r. Hall. Rus,
sell, ls tons, to Norwich: J. w. Wolston. Craw.
| ford, 10 tons, TO Stanford, Conn; Louisa GRAY.
Weave, 1873 tons, to East Cambridge; Charles s.
Carstains, Somers, 325 tons, TO Wareham; andre.
media. Rowland, go tons, to New Haven: r I
Taibert, Tayson, 22O tons, to Bangor; Rebecca
Knight, Endicot 29O tons, to East Cambridge;
making, in the aggregate, J, i96 tons.
Inc receipts for tolls upon the Canal for the
| month of September amounted to $685. -. as
follows: Ascending trade, 81 O65 a6, and descend
we have nothing worthy Of note from the mar
kets No material change I'm prices has oncn,rad
since our last report. But little flour or grain ar
irving SpEcTaToR