Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-23
GEORGETOWN.
Affairs in Gesrsesswn.

ABeATMAN DRowNKD.-Yesterdaye evening"
about ten o'clock. Hr. q. q. fesrson, VINO
Aqueduct Bridge, on Bridge street, heard q
heavy splash in the canal, near the foot bridge
leading 70 the Aqueduct. He hallooed, asking
wno had fallen into the canal, but heard no
reply. He then went down 10 the canal, and
escertained that man bad fallen on the foot
bridge into the water, and with the and Of some
man out Of the water about half an hour after
be had fallen In, hen IL was ascertained that
his name was Albert Bartlett, an American.
about twenty-seyen years old, and Of the canal
boat Egguet, j. v. l.. Mckaig, captain. In the
absence OF Coroner Woodward. Justice M. v.
Buckley this morning empanelled q Jury, con-
slstine OF the following persons, and held an
Whiting, VIM. Calhoun, Col. John MICH. Hoi-
hngswortb, o. s. Maus, James Monarty John
w. Addison, +. H. Thomas. Jno. Sch wenghar
SeorGs Barnes, VIM Garrett, NJ. II. Green
the body OF the deceased and hearing he evil
denoe as 70 his death. rendered a verdict ssthat
the said Albert Bartlett came to his death from
accidental drowning in the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal, At about 10 O'Clock p. N. on the ed
day Of November. 1867; and further, they learn
that the said Albert Bartlett was intoxicated
~ the time OF drowning; they further fnd thar
the deceased has no means" The captain of
the boat on which deceased was engaged was
indebted 10 him TO the amount OF SO. 20. which
was paid 70 the acting coroner, who receipted
therefor. The deceased was buried By the
Corporation.
TIE CANAL--There is now q good supply
OF water In the canal and navigation is unob.
Flanagan have arrived with lime stone. be-
SIDES several boats for the different coal COM
panies with coal
THE AQUBDUcr-The workmeu ON thu
for the new bridge. They expect 10 com.
mence raising the frame OF the bridge on Mon.
DAY. notice was served upon the foremeu
81 me work on THURSDAY oy DR.. Joshua Rit.
cnie, notify ing them TO suspend work on the
bridge. as IL was an obstruction TO the channel,
or 60 on with 1t al their peril.
THE Coal TRApR-The Borden Compapv
mas received, during the present week, go tons
OF COAL and shipped l,025 tons; the Cumber-
land Company have received LOCO TONS aud
shipped a33 tons; the Consolidation Com pany
have received l.225 tons, and shipped 65e tons:
5000 tons shipped; the Hampshire and Baiu-
more Company received 100 tons, and shipped
500 tons.
TIE CATTLE MARKEr.-The sale of cattle.
sheep, sad hogs, At Drovers' Rest, yesterday.
were as foIlows:-saO head OF cattle at e3as6 SO
per 100 lbs. gross weight $50 head OF sheep al
SsaS4. per head; and 50 hogs at sK cents per
10. net: There being decline in these prices
from those OF previous weeks.
The MARKET To-DAY-Beef I5a25 cents.
mutton, 15a20 cents: veal, 15a3O cents:
PORK, IL cents; salt beef, Is cents; lard,
IL cents; sausage, Is cents; butter, i5aJO
cents; eggs, 40 cents; cheese, 25 cents: honey,
IS cents; geese, 81 IS pair; chickens, dressed.
IS cents 70 SIPS per pair; ducks, sI2OasI so per
pair; rabbits, 25ai0 cents; apples, 40 so cents
per peck; sweet potatoes, 40 cents per peck:
irish potatoes, 40 cents per peck; turnips, 30
cents per peck; cabbage, sails cents per head;
walnuts, 40 cents per peck; celery, cents per
bunch; cranberries, 15a20 cents per quart hon.
my 10 cents per quart.
SUSPICION OF LARCENY.-Ofhcer Cameron
arrested boatman last evening on suspicion
OF larceny. whom he conducted to the station
house, where he was locked up TO await
hearing before Justice Buckley.
MERCHANTS EXCHANGK-No business was
transacted on Change this morning, aud the
only offerings were 900 bushels of white corn,
and 215 bushels OF oats The sales of the wei
were as follows: go bushels OF fair red vhe 4
at S2.5o; $50 bushels of prime read wheat at
- o.; 200 bushels 90. at s2-5s; 1850 bushels OF
good red wheat at 81 S.; 100 bushels fair do. at
50 40; 100 bushels do. at SEAS: $50 bushels poor
red wheat at - 80; 3,sOe bushels prime do. at
S263; leo bushels of good do. al ~ %; SC1
bushels OF wheat at - ca: 2,s5O bushels. price
not reported; 600 bushels Of white corn al II 30;
leo bushels do. at Si.32; loo bushels yellow do.
at DO $40 bushels of white do, old, at 81 30.
500 bushels do, new, ST 81 20: 200 bushels of
yellow corn at 81 80: 63i bushels do. a. II -;
$50 bushels of oats At - cents; 600 bushels do.
al % a cents.