Evening star., 1863-04-08
AFFAIRS In GEORGETOWN.
iCorrespondenee Evening Star.l
GEoRGEToWS, ID. O.. A

GEORGETOWN. D. O., April 6.
AT the meeting of our Board OF Common
Council Friday evening, the following were
appropriately referred A message from the
MAY or recommending that flag footway be
placed across Fifth street, at its intersection
with High: also, informing the Board that the
mayor OF Washingto has certain plans and
estimates of market houses which he gould be
pleased TO submit to the inspection of an agent
appointed by this corporation; an account of
james Z. Essex for the livery of the horse be-
longing TO the corporation; an account of J.
frlssel for work, repairing bridge a communi-
cation from JOS. Reynolds proposing to pur-
Chase or lease the lot on which his cooper shop
stands. also an adjacent lot
The following, in addition to those published
on Saturday, were passed A resolution rela-
1--WE TO the payment of certain claims: one in
favor OF VIM. b. Ellis, after striking out the
''one half the fine"
The following were returned from the Board
OF Aldermen passed, and were signed "A res
oiution to pay certain claims; one directing
payment Of certain damages to James Adams;
one in relation TO bridges over the canal; one
authorizing new floor in the Mayors ana
Clerks office one directing the payment OF a
Judgment TO ]. N. Pearson, and one granting
privilege for the erection of trestle work across
Water street.
The resolution relative to the payment Of the
porter OF the Orphans Court was also passed.
The following were offered and laid over: A
resolution authorizing the lease of certain prop
crty; one authorizing the Mayor to execute and
deliver Oh behalf of the Corporation, a lease to
Alexander Ray, of the terminus of the sou thern
portion OF Frederick street. one requesting the
Tax Collector to inform the Board at its next
meeting whether any person or persons subject
to school tax have paid their taxes on real
and pers onal property this year, and left un-
paid their shool tax, and il any, the names of
all such persons, and if in any instance he has
carried into effect the provisions of the second
section OF an s'ordinance levying school tax
and providing for it's collection, approved
August 18th, 1885, or whether in his opinion
any further legislation is necessary to enable
him to enforce the payment of said school taxes;
also authorizing the Clerk OF this Board to
furnish the Tax Collector a copy Of this reso.
luton; resolution in relation to cooking and
eating benches in the Market House.
The resolution instructing the Committee on
streets to report bill for the thorough repair
of Bridge street, was adopted.
message was then received from the Board
OF Aldermen, announcing that they had con-
siGered the resolution from this Board for the
relief OF j. NJ. Hall, and had rejected the same.
The Board then adjourned, to meet on Friday
evening next, at ~ O'Clock. CUBA.
GEORGETOWN, n. c., April 8, 1863
Our fellow -townsman, Mr.. McIlvaine Mat
thews, was married to-day in DIR. Halls church,
III your city, to Miss Corcoran, a niece of w.
W. Corcoran, both of Washington Ir. Mat
thews is a mrIpber of the bar of Washington.
and young man OF great promise l am told
the wedding was one OF the most brilliant and
fashionable of modern times. They have gone
to Niagara.
l am glad to observe that the spirit of i'm
proVement is At work with some AT least, of
Our citizens. Mrs. Farquhar is preparing for
the erection of very fine dwelling on the cor
ner of montgomery and Gay streets and there
is about being finished a beautiful frame house
on Bridge street, near Frederick. 1t will be
occupied, am told, by Mr.. Welch, of the firm
of Herr " Weich.
The arrivals since my last report, by river,
are As follows:-Schr. NJ. j. Fardy, Hooper.
salisbury, Md. lumber to ]. +. Wheatiey;
hal, Ikra iy,nlIiS 10
Creek, hides and talloW; Thos. O'Neii, McMar-
tin, Belle Plain, wheat to Government; ID. J.
Townsend, Saylor, Aqua Creek, wagons;
steamer Elizabeth, Fowler, Aqua Greek, light:
schfs. Napoleon. Gorton, New York, nay to
Government; las. T.. Price, Martin, Baltimore,
corn to NJ. Young; John Jones Routh, New
York, merchandise 70 L. Berry; fish boat, Man
kns shore, fish to John A. Knight schr. Col
Ellsworth, Roe, Alexandria, light
Departed-Schooner Augustus douglas, Nam
ticoke river; schooner Amltim, Conway, Phil
adeiphia, coal from Rays Dock.
The trade on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
has again slackened a little. The boatmen
think there is very high water at Big Slack
Water, above Dam No. 4. The river here is no
higher than usual.
Arrived by Canai-Dr. A. A. Riggs, coal to
American Coal Company; J. i Morrison, corn
and oats; John Hum oird, wood; Robt. Stewart,
coal to F'rostburg Coal CO.; II. A. Korns coal
TO G. f. Detmold Ed Boyca, wood 70 +. B.
Barrett J. ]. Watson. F Mertins, Helen May,
coal TO Cumberland Coal and Iron c.; Rebecca
Il. Lynn coal 10 Geo. Rosvorm: Mary Mer-
tins, coal to John Smith; Amelia Snyder, coal
to G. f. Detmold; p. e. Haldemen, J. T. Chap
lain. A. ]. Boose, coal to Borden Mining Go.
Business quiet. Markets unchanged; whole
sale quotations rs follows
Flour, super, 26s1aS7; extra, sSaSS50 family,
S9aS5O; Welch's family, Sl0.5G; Darhy's Caledo-
MIA, $40. Wheat, red, 31.75aSi. 80: white, SlaO,
very choice, So Corn, yellow, CSC; white, .'sa
81. Oats, Maryland, by measure, 60c. Hay,
S2-aS30; mill stuff middlings, 55a65c. shorts,
26c.; brown stuff 30a35Oc.; Cumberland coal,
S4.25; anthicite, $3.50. Lumber, pine $3.50
Whisky, 49c. Plaster, lump So ground So
CUBA.