Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-05

ney. the treasurer. was read, showing the op.
months. Ths report shows VS. that hat the COMMITS
sioners have made net proflt during that Pc
r1od or Ss.9f6 81, or over IS 600 per year. Their
total profits from its organization In 1916 70
Ocfober l. 1867, are 9f,10e; OF which 800. 09S.0&
is invested in GEORGETOWN corporation stock,
S2S5.76 in cash 10 in the hands OF the treas ufer,
and S71s!so In cash In the hands Of the clerk Of
OF the IS, a6 and 81 corporation notes. paw able
In Virgins bank notes, 80 800 more tAan have
been Issued, according to his books, while
notes OF the first plate e2.S7s, and of the see.
ond plate OF 81 and 80 notes, $3.50. There is
also outstanding GAS Of the IS CORPORATION
notes, payable in current bank notes. The re-
port was read, and after some discussion in
relation to the redemption Of the S., 80 and 81
notes, il was referred to committee of the COM
nlssioners for examination and investigation,
the committee being Messrs. s. Cropley, G.. "
Beali H u. Cooke, It. Berry, and w. b, King.
When Mr.. Tenpey became the treas urer Of the
commissioners, January let, 1857, the net prof.
its were 3d., 796 81, which were made BY the is.
sue of Corporation notes for circulation, OF
which $1,000 was about the average amount
circulated and the money obtained for them
wss converted into stock of the corporation Of
GEORGETOWN, $1,000 being kept on hand to re-
deem the notes as presented The interest on
this stock as 1T accrued quarter-yearly was
Invested also In the same stock, until IT has ac-
which stock Is held in the name Of the Com.
missioners of the Sinking Fund. = =
In 1861 the corporation notes being payable
ton. Corporation notes were then issnes nav.
able in current bank notes, which, with loan
of $4,000 made by 4. n. Lin thicum, Esq, one
the corporation stock held by the commission.
ers at 80 per cent, enabled the treasurer
promptly to redeem the notes as promised, the
credit Of which, as under his predecessor IN
office, the late VIM. Jewell, had always re-
NAMED unimpaired. During the year 1861, the
treasurer made for the fund $4,000 by ex.
changes, thus more than making good double
the amount of loss made by the sale of stock.
The United States having put in circulation
their notes, the commissioners withdrew their
entire circulation; none having been issued for
more than Eve years. = Il. .., .#.f
The commissioners are appointed for life
and the present members are: The Mayor en-
ofcto, Philip L. Berry, Thomas Brown Geo.
W. Berry. Henry ID. Cooke, Samuel Oropley,
Hugh Caperton, VIM. King, and f. M. Linthi.
cum. -, ......
THE OUTLET LoCK.-The Courier of this
morning saws: sThe new outlet lock at the
mouth Of Rock creek promises, when finished,
to last for an indefinite period OF time The
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company defrays
the expenses, which will certainly reach $3.50
Repeated unsuccessful efforts have been hith-
erto made to clean out and reach the bottom
the United States during the war having fruit
lessly expended 1000 here, resulting ONLY in
hlling it up with about six feet Of dirt which
of course has now been all removed. 1t will
I. be rememb e1ed that our steam fire engine and
i another from WashiDg ton were found TO be un-
co uai TO the task of draining the water from
the lock, notwith standing that a Golfer dam
had been placed on the creek; but a machine
which our tewnsman, W. T. Du vail, has the
credit of having invented, was brought into
requisition, and answered to a charm, as it Is
capable of drawing $500 gallons a minute. not
of " alter merely, but rubbish, and even stones.
The lock was utterly worthless when the work
was commenced, the stills having been in every
direction broken; but now there Is a durable
flooring, which is lined with pitch and saw.
dust. The canal mpany has also made o,her
/ repairs on the creek, by erecting fence on the
west side, from the canal TO the rver, and
fioodgates at the mouth Of Rock creek, near the
outlet lock-" .-.---
THE CAHAL.-The president of the canal has
completed the work on dam MOI at much less
than the estimated cost of the Improvement
after having worked $50 hands for one week
The dam has been raised two feet and the
mouth Of the feeder m ade from thirty to sixty
feet IN width. This dam is now thought to be
secure, and sufficiently raised to furnish ali
the W alter needed for the navigation Of boats.
to drive the machinery OF the several mills:
and to furnish the coal companies with plenty
of water. Colonel spates certainly deserves
credit for the manner in which he has pushed
forward the work OF repairing this dam He
was present experimenting the impre vement
throughout, and took of his coat and worked
with the men. He has now gone to dam No
S, about JOG miles from Georgetown, which he
intends to make secure against the damage
from ice and the freshets Of the approac b ing
winter and succeeding spring. The business
on the canal is brisk, and there is a surpIns of
water. =
SHIPMENTS OF CoAL.-The following ship.
msnts of coal were made this week From the
Cumberland Company, Alas tons; from the
Borden Company, 1.36 tons; from the Hamp.
shire and Baltimore Company leo tons; from
Rays docks, 500 tons; and from the Consoli.
dation Company, 2,S70 tons. .t.
RRTURNs.-The reporters will hereafter ha
furnished with q statement Of the receipts ar
the Collectors office, OF the chesapeake and
Ohio Canal, In this city
POLICE BUsINEss.-The police had but little
to do yesterday, and only four arrests were
made-one for violation OF q CORPORATION
ordinance, two for intoxication and disorder,y
conduct, and one for petit larceny; the amount
Of fines imposed was only $50. James d.
were yesterday arrested for intoxication and
disorderly conduct, but subseq uently dis
missed by Justice Buckley.
THE MARKET.-Beef, 20 to 25c.; mutton, 2Oc;
lamb, 20c. pork, lsc; corn beet, 15c. butter, 40
and i5c.; cheese Csc; eggs, SOC lard. 49,: ap-
pies, SOC per peck; tomatoes, soc. do: sweet
potatoes, 40c. do: Irish potatoes, 80 and 4Oc do
beans, &c. do; chickens, a 70 81 per doz
squirrels, 81 per pair; peaches. soc. per peck
onions, 75c. do; cabbage to l5c. per head >
DRoyRR's REsT.-FIve hundred head OF cat.
tie sold yesterday at Drover's Rest at from
$3.50 to SO per hundred pounds, gross weight;
700 head of sheep, sold according to quality at
from $50 to IS head; 25 cows and calves
sold at $50 to $75.
+ ERCHANTS bACdAN6E-NO business was
transacted on Change this morning, and the
attendance was meagre. The sales for this
week have been as follows: 900 bushels of
wheat, prime at S2.50 400 bushels at So so; $50
bushels OF prime red wheat at S2.4s; 100 bush.
els white wheat, poor, at $3.50; $50 bushels red
wheat, poor, at q 10; 2,G0O bushels red wheat
at 50 40; $500 bushels OF wheat at 81 AK; 600
boshels do, at S242K; 1900 bushels do at
S2.57k; 1,250 bushels Of yellow corn at 81 "a:
500 bushels Of white corn at 81 90; 600 bushels
corn at Sl2sK; $50 bushels do, at Sl.25 and
100 bushels OF rye at S1.20.
SUSPICION OF LARc8NY,-A colored boy
named French Edenburg was yesterday ar.
rested by officer Sherwood, charged by Mrs
Albert with the larceny Of some table linen.
He was locked mp all night in the cell ana un.
til IL O'Clock to-day, when, the complainant
not appearing against him, Justice Buckley
dismissed the boy from custody.
THE PoRT.-Tha steamer Express, Nickle,
from Baltimore, has arrived and cleared.
THE STORM No serious damage from the
storm has been reported. The sewer on High
streer, near "a. was somewhat Injured by
too heavy pressure Of water coming down tho
hill This sewer has for some time been out
OF repair, hence 1t was easily injured BY the
heavy pressure OF water. 80 - 5l.
LIGHT FLoUR.-Mr. D. Robinson, inspector
OF -four, yesterday found in the warehouse Of
Mr.. B. Darby. out Of 800 barrels OF -four be.
longing to Mr.. John ID. Staley, and sent there
were under weight. Mr.. Darby being the
agent for the sale OF the -four, fine Of S. so
was therefore imposed on him, the owner OF
the Hour not being come.at-abie. Es.
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