Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-08-17
Affairs In Georsetewa.

BURGLARS demonstrating house No. "a
Gaystreet was entered last nis ht about eleven
CLOCK by man. who came into the paT!or
white the ladies were occupied in the dining.
room. One Of them heard him, WI hen she i'm m e.
diately went INTO the hail and called her
brother. The intruder came into the passage
and was coming towards her. but he airing q
mans voice IN answer to the call, made bis
escape out Of the front door, without securing
any plumber. II he repeats his attempt be is
promised warm reception, as the family con
Ia ins five male members. who have all fair
share OF muscular development
QUIET DAY.-The police had a very easy
time yesterday Every body seemed to atten
to their own business, and only two arrests
were made, and those by officer Green A
clerk and st.r named Frank Leishear
and Randolph Robinson, becoming disorderly,
them be lore Justice Buckley, who dismissed
them after they had paid q fine OF 81 esch
THE MARKET-Best cuts of beef, Csc, lamb,
gee: veal 2oc. 10 25c.; mutton, 12c TO Iec.; corn
beef lac to l5c; butter 20c. to 35c., cheese, &C.
eggs, Csc; cantelOnpes, Sc. to 28c.; waterme.
Ions 1Oc to Soc; peaches, 40c. per peck; apples,
40c. TO soc per peck new sweet POTATOES. 81 90
per peck; plumbs, 75c. per peck; tomatoes, 40c.
per peck; cucumbers, 15c. per doz coccanuts
10c, each, spring chickens, "a per doz.; ca bbage
SC. &c 12c per head; corn. l2c to CSC. per doz
THE CANAL.-Twenty- -four boats have ar
rived since our last report, twenty -one bring
ing an average OF ITO tons Of coal consigned to
tie different companies. The Lucy Msrtin
brought 80 tons OF pig iron for Geo. Waters:
the Black Eye, So bushels Of pesches. and the
7. Snouffer, wheat and corn for J. G Waters;
30 boats have gone out since our last report:
1s6 boats have come down the canal during
the past week. Information has been received
that the late storm has caused a break in the
canal about 90 miles this side OF Cumberland,
and that it will require days to repair the
damages done.
SHIPMENTS OF CoAL.-From the Borden
Company during the week, 219 tons; from the
Cumberland Company, 1925 tons; from Rays
docks $3.50 tons, and from the Consolidation
Company, 765 tons.
DRov8Rs REsT.-The sales Of cattle at
Drovers' Rest yesterday, were quite brisk:
SO head Of cattle sold from IS to Ss per hun
ored gross weight; 400 head of sheep from 81 so
to 81 per head 40 head cows and calves sold
from $50 to $40.
WHEAT.-At Davidson's mill to-day, 2soo
bushels OF wheat was received from canal
boats arriving. At Welsh's mills ZOO bushels
wheat was received yesterday, and LOCO to-
day.
THE ROPE FERRY.-The rope terry across
the Potomac, at High street. has not been
in operation since the storm of Thursday
night, and workmen were to-day engaged in
repairing the damages done the ferry boat,
which has been wanting repairs for some
time. Passengers are now conveyed across
the river in row boat.
MERCHANTS Observation-Disclosures, 1,100
bushels OF wheat and 2,1OO bushels of corn
Sales: 400 bushels of wheat at S23 44O bush.
els Of wheat at So SO; 1.750 bushels Of corn at
81 O2, and $40 bushels of corn, damaged. at 95
cents. The price Of wheat is rising. The sales
for the week have been Z, $50 bushels of wheat
at 1926; 4GO0 bushels of wheat at 50 90; 42OO
bushels at 50 10: 2,6G0 bushels at S2.l3, and
2,o00 bushels white and damaged at SlO0; 1,2OO
bushels yellow at Sl.u5, and 3 900 bushels white
at S103; with the sales Of to-day.
THE PoRT.-A few coal boats arrived and
deposited to Day, and the United States steamer
Colonel Rucker came up from the Navy Yard
for q cargo of packed pork.