Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-07-05
aEORGETOwN.
Correspondence of The Star.

6RoReErowN, July S, 1859.
Our National Anniversary was much more gen
orally observed by citizens yesterday, than we
have heretofore seen it. At an early hour in the
day, nearly every kind Of business was suspended,
and nearly every one betook themselves 10 the va
rious pointsof attraction where the day was being
publicly celebrated outside the city limits. Att
o'clock q. m, our sprig htly militarycompany,th the
,Potomac Light Infantry, Capt AHolingswofth,
paraded in full uniform, and enlivened many of
our streets, through which they marched, with
their sweet strains Of martial music, and the loud
booming of their cannon while firing salutes.
Their fine appearance attracted very general at.
tendance. They also fired a national salute OF
thirty-four guns at sunrise, and again at ~ NJ.
Many persons visited the Georgetown College
to witness and participate in the celebration there.
Others repaired TO the grove Of Mrs. Barber, with
the PRESBYTERIAN Sabbath School, and spent the
day there; while hundreds of others repaired to
Analosan Retreat TO partic pate in the celebration
Of the day by st. Mathews Sabbath School. Al
this point they had real gala day, and although
there the ground most of the day from two
to three thousand persons az a general thing the
very best order prevailed during the entire day.
Within our city limits the entire day was deci-
dedly more quiet as a general thing than we
usually see it on the Sabbath. AS yet we have
heard of no accident Of any kind occurring at
any Of the points where the day was publicly
celebrated.
We regret exceedingly the misfortune which
befell our esteemed friend Mr. Peck, the assistant
collector at the Canal office, Saturday last he
started to take large amount Of money up to
Fishers lock, to pay off the canal employees; his
great anxiety to deliver his valuable charge safely
caused him to lose sight of the fact that his coat
pocket contained bis own pocket-book with an
| amount of money and several hundred dollars
worth of valuable papers, which he lost, and has
not since heard of.
Logan Tribe, Improved Order of Red Men, Of
our city, are making arrangements for grand
picnic or excursion on the lIth inst. Particulars
will be given hereafter through the Star.
The water was commenced to be let on the
canal at the log wall level last night. Boats will
doubtless be able to pass to-day or tomorrow.
The offerings Of beef cattle at the drove yards
yesterday amounted to only 100 head, l2O Of which
were purchased by District butchers at SiaS4 IS
| on the hoOf, equal to $Sa$9.50 net. The remain
| ing 40 were driven on to Baltimore. There was
large supply Of old sheep and lambs offered, and
sold at 3a3hc. per pound for the former, and
$2aS2 IS per head for the latter.
There appears to be almost perfect stagnation
| In the flour and grain market-not enough doing
in either to enable to give anything like reli-
able quotations. There Were some samples of
new wheat exhibited yesterday, and doubtless
| some will be coming in before the close Of the
| week, or early next. The samples shown were of
| remarkable fine quality
An individual by the name of Wilson had his
hands badly, but not seriously, burned and LAGER
ated, and portion Of his clothes burned and torn
off him, by the premature explosion Of the cannon
| with which he was firing salutes, at AnaIostan
| Island, yesterday.