Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-04-23

LARCENY OF RAILROAD FUNDs.-Yester-
day Dir: Robert Griffin, Receiving Clerk at
this end of the Washington and George
town Railroad was victimized by d
faithless employee 10 the amount of 5000 or
500 II has been the custom of Mr.. Griffin,
after the receipts OF each day have been turned
over TO him 81 the oftic TO put the money in a
TIN box and deposit IL for safety in an iron safe at
CropIey's Cate Cissers) drug store. The next
morning he would send an old man named
George Pagan, who was employed to water the
horses at the stand, and in whom he had con-
fdence, TO bring the money 10 the office. Yes
terday morning Pagan went 10 the drug store
70 get the money. The Receiver waited some
time for IL and IL did not come and he sent an
other messenger TO see what the matter was
This messenger returned and said that the
young man who had the key of the safe was
gone out. but that Pagan was there waiting for
IT. and as soon as the young man came he
would send II up. The young man came
given TO Pagan, who departed, but has-Re;
since been heard from. Pagan is a small man.
with dark comp lexicon, Is about 40 or so years of
eral children.
SERIOUS Administrators a week ago,
Hiss Paine, a daughter Of the late Lewis Paine
OF Virginia WAS dreadfully burned by her
clothes taking fire, bv coming in contact with
q stove al her mothers residence, near the
new market He- body is horribly burned,
and she now lies in preearious condition,
ana the physicians consider her recovery
doubtful.
--latest PROM THE Coal REGIox.-This
morning. IL WAS reported the COLLECTORS
office. near Aqueduct bridge, that the miners
had consented to 90 to work to-day, at Is cents
per ton There is general wish among the
labCTers AZ the canal docks that il is true, but
they do not rely upon any reports. The best
assurance they can have will be the arrival of
the coal fleet.
THE CANAL.--Arrived-Boa I7ss, with
wood, 10 :. ID. Castleman; Cruncher, with
stone, TO W. Bowling.
FLOUR AND GRAIN MAEKET.-There are no
arrivals of flour or grain. The market opened
..
are limited, holders continue firm. The price
list of Saturday remains unchanged MATERIAL
ly, but az upward tendency is apparent.
PORT or GEORGETOwN.-Entered and
cleaTed-Steamer Diamond State, Wilson,
master, from and to Baltimore.
The CANAL BRIDG Es---EditOr Star: My at
tention has been called to an editorial article
m yesterdays paper, which implies that IL
Is necessary 10 raise the bridges across the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company, in
Georgetown, IN order 70 allow the passage OF
boats loaded with coal and country produce
through the town. Allow me 20 assure you
that tins Is mistake, and that boats now daily
pass under those very bridges, and up TO the
year l-jl hundreds Of boats passed through the
town and through the outlet lock into the
Potomac river, and the only obstacle al present
10 doing so is, that during the war the outlet
lock was neglected and suffered to get ont OF
repair, but AT a comparatively small expense
could be put in complete repair for effectiy We
use The bridges about which complaint more
especially Is made are on Congress, jefferson,
Washington. and Green streets. They were
all made thirty-seyen years ago, when the
canal was first started. and constructed IN the
most durable manner OF cut stone, arched over
The canal and paved on the grade on the street
on top, and owing 10 the location of George.
Town, on the side of hill, sloping towards
me rsyer, this grade could not be altered
without making 1t almost impossible TO drag
load from W ater TO Bridge street by any Of the
streets mentioned. The wooden bridgesi ovel
tue canal on Potomac and Market streets have
beer raised above their former grade, and th'
consequence is, II is almost impossible TO &c
on tnem with load from the lower side OF tho
sIttt. All boats built on the canal can pas
under our bridges, either loaded or empty, ex
cepts certain class built at Cumberland, will
e1CaCIolnary high cabins and stables forward
SIC tnese, am informed. are rapidly goin!
ont OF use as all new boats are built precisely
a. Icy are on other canals, anA should be OF
TINS 70 accommodate themselves TO the cana
on Whieh tney are intended 70 travel; and, u
preNeht mlsapprehension, will say that thes'
hlgh CABINS 90 not add at all 70 the capacity o
the ooats, ont are simply a matter of eonvenI
ence 20 me ooatmen, ana so far as the write
has acc ualntance with canals. and he has con
siderable, are built far higher than those uset
on ooats on any other canal in the country.
WATER STREET MERCHANT.
Georgetown, u. c., April 18th, 1865