The national Republican., 1867-05-28
GEORGETOWN m.TTERs.

GEORGETOWN MATTERS.
MERcHANrs' ExcnASoE.--Thsre was n fair
attendance on Change yesterday, but IN. aour
maftet exhibited the same torpid condition AZ
mas been observed for several days past. Their.
appears to DO no disposition to lay hold, and in
tions. ' fUO'"'
, wheat.-Ths receipts reached 2, 800 bushels,
!. a we remarks applicable to -four prevail with
/ ,rhsn no sales were reported at the close Of
, corn-Ths Offering. v.r. about o 600 bu,bsl..
, ano tne moVement was somewhat llyelier. At
hrmer figures. The sales were 2 zoo bp,bsI,
yellow at SLIP, and 100 bushels do. A, Al III
white would bring 81 .lOasl ~ for fai, to GOOD
We hear that . vessel is engaged 70 take / 200
bushels prime yellow to an Eastern port, the
owners not being disposed to put 1t on the mar.
kst here at present quotations.
0ats.-Tbere were 200 bushels received but
no sales. We quote nominally at rs cents per
bushel
Middlipg There were 100 bushels offered, but
no salesi prices as last quoted.
| The STEAM FERRY-A report was sent In to
the Board Of Common Council on Thursday
evening, from the committee Of the board having
/ the matter Of the steam ferry under considera-
tion. The committee state that q boat suitable
Tor the purpose, about six years old, In good
order, and ready TO be placed on the route rs
soon As the necessary slips arc erected, can be
purchased for about SO, 900. A new boat, not
so large as the above, but Of capacity sufficient
10 accommodate travel would cost TO build It
about $40, 900. The cost Of running the ferry,
at the present prices Of wages, fuel, provisions.
&C., would amount to SIS per day, running from
six q. m. TO seven p. m. and tho committee ex-
press the opinion that the expense to the cor
poration would be too great to make Il free
ferry for farmers and country trading wagons, or
the tolls from carriages, &c, would not bo above
II Or an af na hax nA In Nn,a
| tho reopening Of the Long Bridge to Washing
ton, on which the work Is now being prosecuted,
the revenue would be very small The COM
mittoe Is also Of opinion that II the tolls are fred
high enough to make the ferry self.sustaining, a
great amount Of travel would bo driven to some
other market, especially s II Is expected to have
tho Long Bridge open to travel In month or six
weeks but, by establishing a fair tariff of toll,
| with the anticipated increase Of travel by the
permanent establishment Of n steam ferry, tho
| receipts would amount to about $l2 per day.
The following rate Of tolls Is suggested by the
| committee: For two.horse carriage and return,
dfty cents one.houo buggy and return, thirty
Eve cents q wagon and return, fifteen cents q
cart and return, ten cents; for each and every
| horse attached TO q wagon or cart, Ave cents and
return and for every horse and rider, ten cents
and return. The report Of the committee was
laid over.
The SUNDAY ScHooLs.-From an early hour
yesterday morning until 10 O'Clock our streets
| were alive with smiling and gaily dressed chill
drsn, belonging to the Trinity Church Catholic
Sunday School Of Georgetown, who were to take
part In the celebration and picnic Of similar
schools In Washington. Six street cars, with
four horse, attached to each car, containing the
children, moved from the corner Of High and
Bridge streets, at 1890 a. m, for the City Hall.
| Washington, whore the procession was formed.
We do not remember having seen a more pretty
spectacle than was presented as the cars moved
Of, tho children all smiles and joy, and parents
and teachers evincing by every look and action
the great pleasure they experienced in seeing the
little ones happy. The scholars numbered be-
tween 800 and 400, and were accompanied by
their teachers. In the procession to the cars
wss q handsomely decorated wagon, containing
fifteen misses, as follows May Queen, Irene For
rest Maids Of Honor, Fanny Kirkland, Ida Scy.
mour Imogene Caporton, Maggie Brown. Corn
| Boucher, Maggie Boucher. Maggie Kirkland. Ida
| Collins, Mary Hunter, Julia Kelley, and Mary
| Lsisheir; Crown Bearer Miss Alice Collins. Tho
officers were Chief Marshal, James Clements
president, J. J. Kane director, tspirtual, Rev.
Father Jemison.
SACRED CONCERT LAST NIGHT, A sacred con-
cert was given last night at Christ church, by a
portion Of the choir, aided by amateurs Of Wash.
\ ngton and Georgetown. Among those who vol
| untosred for the occasion was Miss Juliana May
the .elebrated vocalist, who sang in the duett,
with Mr.. Gillett, "See the Pale Moon" the
solo, 81 Know that Ny Redsemer Liyeth, and
an aria from " Norma" We have seen Parodi,
Durand, and others, In these two latter pieces,
but think Miss May last night eGcolled. The pop
ular song of Mrs. Emma Willard, Rocked in
the Cradle Of the Deep" was rendered with fno
effect by Mr.. Cannon, as in fact was the entire
programme by those who took part in It. Tho
church was filled with the beauty and fashion Of
the town, and all departed gratihed with the
| evenings entertainment.
| BASS FIsuISG-We are informed that black
bass are not as plentiful as desired by our ANA
teur 6shermen, and parties, after patiently ang.
ling for several hours daily, are rewarded but
poorly in numbers, though We occasionally hear
, Of hne large one being caught Several gen
uemen who went as far as the Great Falls day
T or two since, report none there, and advise par
ties to connne themselves about tho I" "sluice'
or Little Falls where the bass at present appear
J. to inhabit Live bait shrimp Is to be used
altogether, as they will not bite at worms
A MISSING CAPTAIN A we'll known captain
Of one Of our river steam tugs has been missing
: since Wednesday last. 1t appears that on that
| day he informed his wife that he had some bust
ness in Washington, and would be absent but a
short time. Since then nothing has been heard
+; Of him. and his family and friends are in great
distress in consequence of his continued absence
We refrain from giving publicity today to the
name OF the captain, as some OF his friends think
II likely that he may have gone to Baltimore.
where II Is known he has business transactions
| Tag CAFAL-AHiyed-Ihe Catoctin iron TO
master, Mill Boy, cora to @. Waters c. W. Hoop.
s Limestone to the kns and thirty .fvo boats with
coal to the Hampshire and Bait. Co, 327S tons;
Consolidation Co, S3i 10 tons American Co,
IS75l4 tons; Borden Co, l0OS,2 tons; Central
Co, SSH tons; Cumberland Co, 1907 tons
Dsparted-Geo. Washington, sundries to vii
Transport; Lloyd Mayer, merchandise to lift
lock 10; o. T. Snou6sr, salt to lift lock 2Si aud
twenty.sir boats light
Tue JONI GIBsoS.-The fine outside steamer
John Gibson, Capt. Fuller, of the Merchants
Lime, will arrive this morning from New York
41he manifest exhibits 4 full cargo Of assorted
4 merchandise for Georgetown and Washington
a merchants.
VI W"Iavsa O. ia---h'- -
1ty rs A,ticeable at the coal wharves, the un-
A loading OF sAnaI boats giving employment to hun,
1 dreds Of perGons The coal Is mostly re.shipPed
eosstwise, and We still notice scarcity oil sS''nS
| vessels.
Y TRESH ROASTED COFFEE,