Evening star., 1863-03-31
THE EVENING STAR.
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.
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GRoRGETowN, II. c., March 2s, 1862
At the meeting of our Board OF Common
Council last evening, the following wer- ap-
propriately referred Messages from the Mayor
fugges ting that in lieu of the repair of thu mar
ket house. as eoEts mplated BY q late resolution
OF the Board, it would be mere economical to
huiid new one according to modern fashion,
and recommending that proposals he in yited to
thaterd; enclosing commu nj ication from Alex
Ray, on the subject OF 4 resolution passed in
ls56, authorizing the leasing to him of n por-
don OF the southern terminus of Frederick
street, and asking the re-enactnPnt with some
notifications; recommending that a flag foot
way BE- placed at the southern intersection of
West and Montgomery streets; enclosing the
account Of Jos. Libbey for lumber; also, the
account of R. A. Waters for printing; Il COM
munication from the Clerk of the Corporation,
Rsking authority to pay the cOrporatioa's por-
non OF the salary OF the porter Of the Orphans
Court; memorial OF Jacob Staeb and others,
received from the Board OF Aldermen last Fri
day, IN relation to certain pumps; N "Tnoral Of
II. Adler, asking in behalf of the d Nv of the
late VIM. McDermott, who held at the tirHe OF
his death certain Georgetown corporation
stock, that the undrawn dividend may he paid
her without requiring her to take out letters Of
adm ministration memorial Of Isaac Birch, ask
ing that the cookeries in the market house be
removed to the elevated platform over the
canal, and that the benches now used for them
be cod for butter and vegetable stands petition
Of " y. Ellis, asking the remission of a fine;
resolution from the Board of Aldermen in rela-
ton to occupants of town property.
One in relation to bridges over the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal, req Nesting the President of the
canal company, before interfering with the
fixed grades of the streets, to lay before this
Corporation his plan for reconstructlng said
bridges, for their approval or reflections: to pay
certain claims; directing payment of certain
damages to James Adams; one granting the
right to erect tressel work across Water street:
one fer the relief of J. NJ. Hall: one authorizing
q new floor in the Mayor and Clerks office:
one directing the payment OF a Judgment to J.
N. Pearson.
Mr.. Tenney offered the following, which was
adoprrd:
Rfsclred. That the committee on streets be
instructed to bring in bill fer the thorough
repair of Bridge street from Lingan to Green
streets.
He also offered n resolution in relation to
schools for coOred children.
The Board then adjourned till Friday evening
next, at - O'Clock: pr.
GEoRGETows, D. c.. March 30. 1853
To-day, about ~ o'c ,ck, Mr.. Fowler, who
keeps restaurant a sh ri distance from town,
near the old foundry. gl into row with three
negroes, one of whom ruck him. Fowler be-
ing unarmed, at once roceeded to his house.
procured his pistol. fol Jwed the negroes. and
shot the one who struck him. lodging two balls
in his body; infiicting. it is thought, fatal
wound. Fowler was arrested and held to bali
In The amount of $3.50 for his appearance at
court
There has been inspected at this port during
the quarter ending with March, about $500
barrels of flour.
We have had goodly number of arrivals
since my last report, as folows:-Schr. lsa-
bella. Evans. AGuia Greek, light sloop STAR
King, Alexandria, do schrs. Mary Washing
ton, Simpkins. Havra de Grace, coal to Dixon
& King: Geo. L. Green, Boston, ice and apples
TO ". Cooley Rockingham, Taipy. Boston, ice
to DO; siOOp Emily Howard Mattingly, Port
Tobacco. fish; steamer Ready. Wabgs:ein, Bal
tinore. light; schrs. Susan Ellen. Wormshy,
Baltimore, wheat to VIM. III. Edes: III nnson,
Mo Elmer, salt TO ]. T. Davis: steamer Farmer.
lei RI nx-ar ll,t. S.hr.
Queen of the West, Rodgers. New York, COM
missary stores to Alexandria: schr Cornelius.
Johnston. New York, hay TO Government
barge Mt Penn, Wallace, philadelphia do
sleeps American Banner. Ellis Port Tobacco
fish 70 John a. Knight: Anna Matilda, Harper,
OcccQ uan, do. do.
Isparted Schr. Elite, Wolford. Baltimore
bars-s Fanny Worth Ruby. and II. VI. Walker,
Philadelphia.
The beat tina We're stopped by the late breach
in the Chesapeake and Ohio canal have all
drol ped IL as 1t were At once. and il causes the
coal men and canal officers 10 grin with nluah
pleasure.
The arrivals by canals are as follows: +. ID
Hartley, wheat, corn and oats. To Hartley 81
Bro: W. McAtee, wood: J. G.. Morrison. wood:
Ann T.. Darcy. flour and corn TO Benz. Darby:
" stnne. Santa Anna. u. Hull, coal. to Bor-
d,n Mining Co: L. w. Jackson. q. L. Detmold,
coal. 10 The Midland Coal Co: Anna Reinhard,
coal. 10 a. knne; NJ. +. {. Morrison. Mamma
Magraw. las. shaw. Elmira, coal, to G. E.
Be.mold. Esq Thos. LaIamon and Old Do
minion, Ennr and cooper stall: Ambition, p A
HeaIey, Flora Temple, IL. B. Cromwell, H. ID.
Carleton. Geo. u. Mcclellan. and Il. W. sum
mers- coat. 70 American Coal Co: H. G.. & J.
ID. Turner. Jacob Erenele ]. +. McCuiioh, and
Ask The Captain. coal, TO the Cum mberland Coal
and Iron 60.
Departed: W. McAtee, H. c. 4 ]. d. Turner,
Flodoardo. r. ID. Johnson, Ann +. Darby, A.
F.. Stone. NJ. z. G. Robinson, Emma, Ed. Boyce,
Mamma Magraw. ]. q. Morrison, p. A Haalny,
Sap'a Anna, Ambition, and Mrs l., w. Jack
soii.
Business is dull Markets varying. with a
downward tendency. Wholesale quotations as
follows:
Flour. super, SG.1J: extra, S9aSe.25; family,
S9aSl0; Welch's family, Sl0.50. Wheat, red,
$l65aSl .70 white. Si7aS2. Germ. yellow, gsc;
white. 81. Oats, Maryland, by measure, 6ac.
Rye, very scarce. small sales At 81 Hay, S2sa
S:3ii mill stuff 2ia5Gc: potatoes, S0a90c: Bald
win apples, S3as3.25: Cumberland COAL Sl25
delivered III boats on the river, $3.50; salt g.
A., Sl.15; fine, S2.50. CUBA