Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-05-18
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.
Corresponding of the Star.1
Gnopcprowr n q IS

GRoRGETowE, d. c., May Is, 1868
Yesterday. Thos Nelson. fcol.,) was arrested
for the larceny OF valuable silver watch
belonging to Margaret Carroll. He was sent to
Jail by Justice Raaver.
The most important feature of this arrest was,
when she missed her watch she suspected this
man, and deliberately walked mp to him, ac-
cused hira, took her watch from him, and then
coliared him and marched him up TO the station
house, without even the assistance of an officer.
The arrivals by river since my last are
ws:-Steamer Seymour, Room, Phiiadel-
phia, me -chandise to Hyde i Davidson; schr.
M. ]. Fardy, Hooper, Salisbury, Nd, lumber
to E. Pickerell; schr. Kite, Marehtown, Wash
ington. light; schr. Ocean Wave. Parker, Belle
Plain, light; schr. Federal Hill, Wheatiey, PIT.
Deposite, Md, lumber 10 +. Wheatley; schr.
John Cooper, Taylor, Belle Plain, sutler goods;
light; barge Mary Agnes, Kelley, do, do; barge
Union, Connolly, do, do; barge Eldorado, Rus
sell, do, do; barge Floating Dove. Camphsii.
do, do; sioop Banner, Mudd, Sandy Bar;
sloop Ann f. Howard, Mattingiy, and several
other small craft, with about 300,UH0 fish
to John A. Knight; schr. Challenge, Bullock.
Alexandria, light; schr. Satterly, Smith, do,
do; sehr. Ruth Thomas, Avery, do, do; schr.
Sphia r. JaTison, Jamison, do, do; schr Hud-
sen, Brown, do, do; schr. Drinkwater, Patter-
son, do. do; sehr. 5. H. Poole, McFarden, do,
do; schr. Mary Helen, Hutchinson, Washing
ton light; schr. Sarah L., (Sinclair,) orkto wn,
Va; schr. Surprise, Beers, Alexandria, light;
schr. Berger, Magee, Washington, do schr. &.
Heathe, Wyman, Alexandria, do.
Departed by river: Schr. s. II. Poole, Lynn,
Mass, coal, from Rays docks; Sea Gull Prov
idence, Il. l. Chas. Heathe. Pembroke, Maine,
coal, from Borden Mining Co.; schr. Charter
Oak. Wareham, Mass, coal, from G. e. S /. Go.
Arrived by canal-C. L. Detmold, J. j. Wat
son. Thos. Devecmon, coal to q. G. and 1. Co.;
Three Brothers, Missionary, Col Moore, coal
to Agnues dock; ]. F. McCulioh, coal 10 ]. q.
Heisten; Martha Banks, G.. ". Summers, J. s.
Dutrow, Flora Temple, NiEnrod. w. CARROT,
1776, Amelia Snyder, Cen. Mcclellan. W. 5
Rosecrans, coal 10 Rays docks; ]. A. Kroone
Henry +. Kindle, r. N. Sprigg. d. Marmaduka
Five Sisters, coal TO Borden Mining Co.; also,
:. M. Petrie, coal TO Agnere: Hope well, coal 10
c. z. and l. Co; L. ID. Hartley, wheat and -four
TO Harley & Bro.
Departed by canal-Ren Darby, Maggie Mil
Ter, Anna Marion. q. L. Detmoid, Three
Brothers. s K. Carlisle, Homecoming, 5, Oliver
Boiey, Ida, Disappointment, Amelia Snyder,
Star, M Jane Hull, Martha Banks, 1176.
Business quiet. Markets unchanged: with
wholesale quotations as follows:
Flour super, 1928; extra, rs; family, S9.50a
S1G.5o: Darby's Caledonia. $40; Rays, SI0.2,a
Si6-5G; Weich's, Si0.J0. Wheat, S.. go; white,
Si.75aS!.65; choice, So. Corn, yellow, CSC;
white, 81 Oats, by measure, 60a65c. Hay, S25
as20. Mill stuff-DliGdiings, 60ae5c.: shorts,
3tc.; brown stuff, i0c.; potatoes, s5aS5c.; ap-
pies, S4aS450; Cider, common, iSa22c.; ado,
clarified. 2iiaa5c.; Champagne cider, S4aS5 per
case whisky, fSc. SALT G.. A. Si.s7k 81 80; fine,
S2.95. Cumberland coal, Sd .25a $3.50: anthra-
cite. $3.50. Wood, pine, S4.5oaS5; oak, S5.50aS6.
Lumber, pine. a25 per NJ. Plaster, lump, Sc;
ground, S9.50aSle. Herring, S2aS3.50 per III.
Shad, IS per hundred. CUBA.