Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-06-23
AFFAIRS In GEORGETOWN.
ICorrpspoudence OF the Stsr1

GEoEGBTowN, June 81 is6s
1T the election yesterday for a mem Der OF the
Board of Aldermen, 10 ill the vacancy caused
oy the resignation of MIR. I.ibhey, Riley A
Shinn, Esq, was elected by ma ority Of Is!
votes, receiving ISL. His opponent, J. Carter
marbury, Esq, received so yotes.
AT the meeting of the Board of Common
Council on Friday evening last, the following
were received and appropriately referred: A
message from the Mayor, enclosing the ac-
count Of John A. Smith, for conrt fees; and eu
order from Levy Court on the corporation for
ne-fourth OF the expense OF shelving, &c, in
the rooms OF the Orphans Court: cnmmuni
cation from the Street Commits sioner inform
ing the Board thaS he had awarded the con-
tract for the paving of Bridge street 10 w. n.
Fletcher; and 3 communication from the same
asking an additional appropriation for the re-
pair OF High street.
The following were pasSed:-The bill emit
tied IN ordinance supplementary to an ordi-
nance approved September 10th, 1852; the reso.
luton providing for the cleansing and lining
the streets; the resolution to pay certain ex-
penfes; the resolution for whitewashing the
market house; the resolution RENTING q fine
imposed upon III. King for firing gun within
the limits OF the corporation; and Z resolution
authorising the tapping OF the water main in
special cases. $50 *
Mr.. Pec6, from water committee, reported q
resolution 10 prevent the unnecessary waste of
water OF the Washington Aqueduct, s-sss
Dir. Marbury, from STREETS committee, reposs-
ed resolution in relation To High street.
Mr.. Tenny, at the suggestion of the Pres ideut
or the Board, Offered resolution in relation to
measuring lumber and inspecting laths and
shingles. Adjourned.
Outside Of business circles there is but little
CT interest transpiring to-day. Our WhArves
are more lively than for Sc yeraI DAYS past, the
arrivals being as follows: Schrs. Citizen, Col
lison, Bait lumber to Jas. Libbay, Wanderer,
Norton, Belle Plain. suffers stores: Lewins,
Owens, salisbury, BID, lumber to T.. Picke-
rel; Porto Rico, Tyler, Havre DE Grace, coal
I To Dixon d King; Kansas, Faton, Concord
BEL, wood 10 Hyde d Davidson; Star, Calhoun,
do, do, 10 J. Bogue; A. :. Piercy, Jackson,
Phila.. coal 10 Governments; Mist, Dissury
Alex, grain TO Governm't; b. n Fox, Holmes,
Ealt.. hay TO do: Geo. Washington, Jones,
Baltimore, hay TO Governments; John G..
Whipple, Lawson; N. y. grain to Covenants
Mary Cheney, Baltimore. salt to Thos. Davis;
Colnmkia, Hudson, Belle Plain, suffers stores;
j. III. 1oumans, Peters, Alexandria. light:
Albert Thomas. Thomas, do, do: ID. Davidson
Wicks, do, do: William and John, Sanders,
baltimore, grain, to NJ Young; Sarah Mills,
Dadery. Washington. light; barges St Eicho-
lac Lynch. A3exandria, 30 contrabands; j. r.
kearns, Kane, Philadelphia, hay, to Govern
ment; and sloop American Eagle, Sayre, Alex
andria, light.
Schrs. Il. A. Conkling, Norton, Providence,
X. l.; ID. Davidson, HicksiNewark, n. j., with
coal. From Borden Mining Company-Schr.
Sarah Mills. Dcden. Digh ton, Mass, with coal
Business fiat. Markets UNCHANGED: whole-
sale quotations as follows:
Flour, super, SG.25aS6.3S; extra, S6.50aS6.15,
FAMILY, s9.2JsS9: Darbys, $40; Welch's, StD.a5;
RAYS. Sle. Wheat, red, SI.i0axi.i5: white.
81 a5sSl1U Corn, yellow, 90c.; white, Csc.
hay, s2JaS30. Mill stuff. 35aS0c. Potatoes,
soc. Apples, $i.5oaS,. Lemons, per box, s.
ass6: cider. common, 22c.: do, clarified. 3Oas5c;
champagne cider, 81 .50aS5 per case: whisky.
4sai6c.: salt, G.. a, s1.S7Sl.90: fine 1915 bulk,
&c. per bushel. Cumberland coal. $3.50: an
thracite, 80. Wood, pine, si.5Cas5; oak. $3.50
as6. Lumber, pine S25aS30 per N. Plaster,
lump, 81; ground, S9aslo. CUBA.