Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-04-17
Affairs in GesYsessvu.

mERoHAkTs' EXCBAsaR-Theo of srings this
IN 1rnlng were 3, 500 bushels yellow corn. i,ioe
bushels white corn, 800 bushels red wheat 80
bushels white wheat, 1,sO0 barrels -four, va
rsous grades. Sales 400 bushels red wheat
80 70; i0o bushels white wheat, - 20. No sales
OF corn. but prices rule at yesterdays quota
tons. Family -four. SiTaIe2J, extras, SA 75a
$40; cut extras, si3isi37s Market quiet
THH FTSH WHARY-But few arrivals are
reported al the fish wharf since yesterday
about Is, COO herring were brought up yest-y-
day afternoon. and sold from - 70 $40 per
Thousand. ssd 100 shad caught near the LittIa
Falls brought SIS. The sioop Fair Play ar
rived st the wharf this morning with "a %
herring from Such Landing.
GBoRGETowS CHANPToS.-GesteTday after
noon while the procession Of cOlored persons
was marching through the streets a colcred
boy fourteen years OF age, named Thomas X
ates. was arrested by Lieut. ESSEX for whIp-
ping the Washington coiored boys who ac-
companied the procession. Justice Buckley
sentenced him to pay a fine OF sI4,
TIE GRAM MARXET.-No arrivals OF -four
or am are reported since yesterday. but sew
row.
L"oK Our FOR YOUR HoGs.-The police
suthoI lies VIII soon begin 90 enforce the hog
W, reg uiring ali parties owning hogs to keep
tLtih up IL accordance with the law OF the
corporation. Ali hogs found 81 large will be
house.
Pom OF G Observation-Disclosures S,.,r,s,
NoIfolk, Vance master, from New York.
steamer John Gibson, Muller master from
New York steamer New York, Marshal mas
ter. ilon Philadelphia. UIeared-Schooper
Brave Bradley master, for Baltimore.
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ALEXANDRIA ITEys.-We clip the following
from the Ga-sre OF yesterday:
Inc dqueduCr was smptied OF It's contents
last saturday, IN order that new piece Of
TIMBER might be inserted in IL in place of :,
piece discovered 70 be unsoHnd Water was
again let IA this morning, however. and boats
commenced 10 arrive, but one OF them ran
against the first lock gates. and iniurinE them
theY can be repaired, which. il Is thought W,lI
De accomplished 10 morrow night.
MessrS- Lewis Mckenzie, John Hawxhurst
George Tucker. Josiah Willard. and a colored
man. from Loudoun county, delegates 10 the
MASS state Convention of the GTTnion Repub-
licdh party OF Virginia" TO assemble, accord
ing TO notice, in Richmond. to-morrow, left
here last night and this morning, on the Auuia
Greek steamers, for the scene of their labors
Inc Goyernmen mt sale OF buildings AT Camp
ConValescent yesterday, was we'll attended
principally, however by people from Wash
ington. The lumber sold cheap, and the ma
lor part OF II was bought by spectators from
that CITY.
Nhad have been quite abundant ard were
sold for the last two or three DAYS al from =
10 - per hundred II Is thought the u-psI
great "glut' of herring has not vet come up
the river.
A meeting for the purpose OF forming a Hook
ana Ladder Compan V, Will be held this even
ing.
As a general rule, we are told, that the fish.
ermeh' thlS season, who have use Z small Salnas
nave been more successful than those haulinp
very large seines
The revival of an Agricultural Fair A. The
grounds formerly purchased Tor that purpose
near this city, Is talked OF.