Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-07-08
THE EVENING STAR.
IN GEORGETOWN.
Correspondents OF the Star.l

GEORGETOWN, July 6, 1863.
Az tne meeting Of the Board Of Common
from sundry citizens, living contiguous 10 the
soap aud candle factory Oh Green street repre-.
senting that the said factory ha yisg been per
Seflea from Its original purpose, is now used
as place Tor rending dead hogs, boiling of
bones. &c; thus rendering a residence in that
nelEnberhood impossible, except at the risk of
health and life, and asking that the nuisance
De abated. was referred
In the Board Of Aldermen, Riley A. Shinn,
Esq, was qualified and took his seat.
On SUNDAY, VIM Hall, a negro servant, was
srrested ior honsebreakiHg. Justice Reayer
committed him to Jail to await the action of the
grand jury.
1 note the following arrivals Steamer Bal
nnore, LEWIS. New York, merchandise TO
more, light; schr. Jno. g. Wright, Lyman, New
York, hay to Government, James T. Burey,
Kowe' d. DO; u. l. Miller, Crihoey, do, d.;
knowlton, Washington, light: Susan Scran.
ZOE. Heryey, do, de-; also numerous barges
from Philadelphia and New York, hay to Gov
Grnment; str. Seymour, Brown, Phila., mdse. to
Hyde 4 Davidson; schr. Maryland, Sterling,
New York, hay to Government; schr West
WIND. Miller, do, do; barge J. A. Jarvis,
Picket, do, do.
Departed by River: schooners Anna shep-
herd, Aldrick, East, Cambridge, Mass; l..
Sturtevant, Willets, Boston, do, and M. Plat
Brown, Boston, do. with coal from Rays
Borden Mining 90.
Business quiet. Markets unchanged; whole
sale quotations as follows:
Flour, super, S7aS725; extra, sc; family,
common, ssas1O: choice hrands-Daroy's, slo
asio,5o: Rays, 81; Weleh's, s1l. Wheat, red,
SLIGO; white, S17oasl.65. Corn, yellow, CSC;
white. ssca ash. Oats. by measure, Soc. Hay,
S2aaS30 Mill stuff, 35as5c; potatoes, Soc; ap-
pies, S.; lemons, 1925 oranges, So; cider, 22e.;
do, clarified, 3ea35c.; Champagne cider, IS per
case; whisky, 45c.; salt, g. A, $1.s7aS1 90; fine,
1915; bulk, 75c. per bushel. Cumberland coal,
very scarce, can only be bought in small guam
titles at S7aS7.5o: anthracite, S9aS950; wood,
pine, Si.5Gas5: oak, S5.5oaS6. Lumber, pine,
s2Sas3o Per M. Plaster, lump, &c; ground, $40
" 4 horrible tragedy was enacted in New
York last week. Mrs. Parr becoming Jealous
of Miss Elliott. employed by her husband "a
hardware merchant as book. keeper, got into
Miss Els room one night and threw yitriol over
her, burning her flesh and hlinding her. and
injnring her so badly that her lite is despaired
or Mrs. Parr then went to her own room and
swallowed dose of strychnine, thus tersaina-
ting her own existence.
girl in that city, a somnambulist, who recently
while asleep tumbled down three flights Of
stairs, broke her arm and her skull, and knew
nothing about it until awakened by pet coon,
which took her by the nose and attempted to
drag her about, which awakened her. Sleepy
gal, that!
~A lady who had boosted highly at din
ner party of the good manners of her little dar-
ling addressed him thus :-"Charlie, my DEAR
won't you have some beans 70 mo, was the
ll.mannered reply of the petulant cherub.
..No"' exclaimed the astonished mother
mo what. -
'No beans, - said the child.
~ The young ladies of Chelsea, Mass, have
formed Zouaye military company. There is
rifle company {of males) there, also, and it is
hoped the latter will not attempt to interfere
with the breastworks Of the former in case Of
an engagement.
~"Does the razor take hold well 70 ina uired
a darkey, who was shaving a gentleman from
the country. YES replied the customer,
with tears in his eyes, sit takes hold first rate,
but don't let 60 worth q cent
The evening of the 10th Of June was to be
observed in London as q season of special
prayer, for the restoration of peace to the
United States
~What did Lot do when his wife turned to
saltl Got fresh one.
81 Billy Wilson of Zouaye notoriety is in the
field asking authority to raise Brigade.