Evening star., 1863-05-05
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.
lCorrespondence Of the Star.l

GEoRGErowE, ID. c., May 1, Iass
Two OF the parties implicated in the robbery
of Oscar King, a sutier, have been arrested.
Tbos. Beattie was sent to Jail and Jas. Coleman
was held to bail for his appearance st court
Sandy Parker (col.) has been arrested fer
stealing meat from Jas. kuntz, a butcher. JUS
tiee Reaver sent him to Jail.
The schooner Ortencia, Capt Fowler, on her
passage from Portsmouth, N. H., to this port
encountered severe gales, being driven prob
ably hundred miles. She lost her deck load
life beats, and had her foresail seriously in
jured.
The arrivals by river since my last have been
much more numerous than usual. Our wharves
are this morning completely jammed, vessels
laying in many places three or four abreast.
Arriyed-Str. Seymour, Room, Philadelphia
merchandise to Hyde & Davidson, schr. Saint
Mary, Todd, Port Deposite, lumber IN to e. Pick
Plain, suffers stores; schr. Com. ConnOr, Gill
more, Port Deposite, lumber to Joseph Libbey;
schr. Meracions, Street, Baltimore, bricks to E.
Accomac county, Va, hay to JAS. Skidmore;
sIoop Stafford, Smith, Philadelphia, coal to Mr..
Miller barge Baltimore, Hall, Washington,
light; barge E. A Meneeiy, Rcket, Aqua
Worwick, Shropshire, Philadelphia, coal to the
Government; schr. Albert Van Slyk, Cole, Phil
adelphia, hay to Government; schr Hortensia,
Fowler, Portsmouth, N. H., potatoes to ]. w.
Lumsdon, schr. T. &. Worrell, Hubbard, Belle
Plain, suffers stores; schr ID. g. Guayther,
Brandel do. do; schr. John Warren, I1ocier,
New York, hay to Government; schr. Robt +.
Stockton, Van Cleif, do, do; schr. Maria Jane,
Jones, do, do; sehr =. A. Conkling, soper,
corlmIssary stores; schr. Empire, Aldrich. New
York, hay to Morgan & Rhinehart; schr. Han
nah Willis, Parson, Washington, light; schr.
Watanca, Willis, Alexandria, light; schr. Rough
and Ready, White, Alexandra, 10000 fish to
]. A. Knight; sloop Banner, Mudd, Sandy Bar,
1900 do. do; Hunters Boat Long Bridge
20,40O do. do; various boats from Little Falls,
30, 900 do. do.
The navigation Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal being fully restored, there have arrived
1t this port since yesterday morning about
sixty boats, mostly loaded with coal. The fol-
lowing have reported at the Collectors Office
Arrived-Boats E. Billmyre and Capt. John
Short, flour and grain to Geo. Waters; VIM.
Slack, Gen. Mcclellan, DIR. A. H. Biggs, Andy
Goodwin, Thirza Hall, Flera Temple, Little
Bob, S. X. Hensell, Helen May, Unex pacted,
G.. w. Summers, Gen. Burnside, O. w. Har-
per, Amelia Snyder, coal to Rays Dock; A.
Snates, p. r. HaldemeD, Mary Ellen, j. A.
kroon, A. H. Pofenbarger, James Crawford,
Five Sisters, coal to Borden Mining Co; Col.
Moore, +. II. Tracy, r. b. Lynn, coal not con-
signed; r. H. Alvey, G. W. Birdsall, Union,
G. w. H. Hetzer, coal to Cumberland Coal and
Iron Co.. Alex. Shaw. S. M. Petrie, coal to Ag-
news Dock.
Departed-Scow Z. Watson, boats Lonacon-
ing No. 3, w. ]. Worth, Ed. Boyce, A. Spates
Alex. Shaw, Mar ha Banks, Andy Goodwin.
Business quiet. Markets unchanged; with
Flour, super, S7aS7 .25; extra, S7.5iiaSS; family
Sa5Oaslo5O; Darby's, slO; Rays slO.25a slO5O
Welch's, &l050 Wheat, red, S1.6OaSl l65: white
S170aS175; very choice, 81 Corn, white, 9sca
81 Oats. by measure, 60a6Jc. Hay. S25 Mill
stuf-middlings, 60a65c.; shorts, &c. brown
stuff, doc; potatoes, 65as0c.; apples. S3as3.75:
cider, common, 1Sa22c.; do, clarified, 2oa25c.;;
salt, G. A, sissy Sl.9O; fine, S2.75 Cum berland
COAL Sd. .25; anthracite, $3.50 Wood, pine. Si5O
ass; oak, SIS 5,5oaS6. Lumber, pine, S25 per NJ.
Plaster, lump S6aS6.50; ground, $40 Herring
s250as5 per M. Shad Sc per hundred
GEORGETOWN, D. c., Nav 5, 1863.
Inc arrivals since my last are as folio US
Steamer Beaufort, Ogden mdse to HYDE Il Da-
wilson; steamer Elizabeth, Fowler. Aqua
creek, light schr. M. J. Fardy Hooper, Sails.
bury, Md, lumber to F. Wheatiey; barge
Fashion, Smith, Aqua creek, camp rubbish;
barge Constitution, Fowling, N Y, Sharp's
Tihes; schr. +. A. Anderson, Crammer, N. Y,
bay to Government; steamship Salyor, Mott,
New YORK, mdse to Morgan Il Rinehart; schr
J. q. Calhoun, Emerson, Baltimore. grain to
Hartley Il Bro, schr: Louis Walsh, E,og, New
Overton, New York, mdse to same sehr Oscar
r. Hawley, Buckley, Washington, light also
several small fish craft with about 10000 fish
Departed-Steame Seymour, Room, Phila-
delphia, mdse; sloop Star, King, Alexandria,
flour; schr. Marietta, Gray, Saybrook, Conn,
coal from Agnew's dock.
The boats by Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
mat nave reported TO III, collector since yes.
terday are as sfollows:-Highlander, coal to ].
Young: Zella and Minnie, coal 10 Rays Dock;
II. g. Ritter, Advance, G. w. Spates, coal to
Borden Mining Co; A. T. Snouffer, wheat, &C.,
to Geo. Waters; r. D. johnson, coal to Morgan
q Reinhart; Sana Anna, coal to John Young;
g. w. II: Hetzer, Sarah Ann, NJ. NJ. Claggett,
coal to =. G. /. CO.; Kate Bruce, coal to Ag-
news Dock; Renown, III tons Of coal; Benz.
Darby, flour to BeRj. Darby; G. E. Detmold,
empty barrels; Jas. +. Essex, limestone to w.
II. Cody; p. Z. Haldeman, coal to Borden Co.:
+. Mertins, coal to G. G. & 1. Co.; ]. w. Seaman,
coal to Borden 90.
Deplrted-Am z. Darby, fish, plaster and
sundries, to Seneca; S. K Hensell, VIM Stan
hope, S. M. Petrie, Union, Carrie Belle, H. G.
Ritter, Unexpected, Little Bob, Highlander,
A. Snyder, g. w. H. Hetzer, Five Sisters, Col
Moore, and f. Mertins.
Business quiet. Markets unchanged; whole.
sale quotations as follows:
Darby's, $40; Rays, Iossas1o5G Welch's,
S1O.5O. Wheat, red, S1.65a$1.7O; white, 81. 7Oa
Sl.s5; very choice, 81. Corn, 99c.a2l Oats,
6Oa65c., hay, S25a&30; mill stun-middlings, 81
at5c.; brown stuff 40c.; shorts, 35c. potatoes IS
as3c.; apples $3.50aS375; cider, common, 1sa
22c.: do. clarified, 20a25c champagne cider, 81
ass per case; whisky, 49c salt, g. A., S1.s7Ia
&l.90; fine, $275 Cumberland coal, S4.25: an
thracite, $3.50; wood, pine, S45OaS5. oak, IS 5Oa
So. Lumber, pine, $25 per M. Plaster, lump,
So 50; ground So Herring, SiaS4 so per M:
shad, S6aS7 per hundred. CUBA.