Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-11-02
GEORGETOWN.
Affairs In (spePsetoWn.

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YOUNG CATHOLICS FRIEND SoCIEry.-At
reSulaE meeting Of this Society, held yester-
.Ay aiielhoon at Trinity Church Sc ool- house,
the following officers were elected for the en-
fulhs ear;-President W. A. King; Vice
freslssnf, J. ID. McGilt: Cores pom ding Secre-
n.y., =. hane; Recording Secretary. Jno. SIS;
pos Keeper John Walsh TT asurer. NJ. o.
samuel Hem, j. A. Rely. Dennis Horrigsn,
Nally. "A~ -N' AM
Guthrie, Boston.
SURVEY OF RossIyN-Mr n u Prsr.r
surveyor, with an efficient Corps OF ,ssIstsnts
to-dsy commenced the survey of ..RpssIyn.-
on Qua, hr u, heishts and form.rly the pro-
being made by the direction of Nessrs Dyn.
gan and Suigley, who lat.ly purchased the
property for Sl6,CO0 in gold, and propose 10
DIVIDE the same into town lots
lNGRATITUDE-Jaraes Boyce. colored. No,
having lodging place lately, was kindly per-
mitted by Mrs Harry, residing near Tena.ly
town, 10 sleep in her store, but the ungra,sfal
the lady's kindness, abused the same by steal
ing from the counter a small and almost worth
les les pistol. Mrs Harry mate complaint, and
him before Justice Buckley. who fined him
$50 for his disgraceiul conduct.
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE - Offerings - 6iS
bushels wheat; go bushels corn Siles-wheat,
bushels. at - IS bushels, at Sl.5U: lbs bush.
els, at S2.l5. The wheat offered to-day was
mostly inferior.
SALES OF GRAIN.-Durirg the month of o.
tcber the sales OF grain on Change amounted
TO $3.50 bushels of wheat, and 1905 bushels OF
corn.
GEORGETOWN TUErPIKE.-Ata meeting of
The Directors Of The Georgetown TurnnIke,
held al Falls church ca saturday. the follow
ing Officers were elected for the ensuing term.
President, " m. ID. Shepherd; Directors. w
w. DUNCAN, John NJ. Mccormick. W. IL Jo-
Ian, Isaac Crossman, DAVID Ed-s, Alien
Pierce, George b. Whiting, and IL Fehre
Abcnt $1,000 worth OF stock was subscribed
for, and several gentlemen made short speech
es. among whom was Mr.. Chad wick. repre-
senting the Washington and Alexandria Canal
and Aqueduct Bridge Company.
SABBATH School MEETING.-The meeting
yesterday afternoon Of the Sabbath School at
tached to Dunbarton Street NJ. E Church was
very interesting. Addresses were made by the
Rev. Messrs. Vincent and Crook, after which
came singing by the children. This meeting
was intended to have been a very large affair,
rs all the Sabbath schools in town Were in
vlted, bnt were prevented from attending by
the Indictment weather.
GOOD TIME CoMrNG.-Messrs DUNCAN and
Quigley on Saturday made friendly wager
with prominent citizen of Georgetown that
they would break bottle OF Champagne on the
flushed toll-bridge over the Aqueduct on
Christmas day Of 1853. We hope so, but think
that one bottle would be rather a small guam
uiy 10 "wet" such a bridge v4lh.
The CANAL.-Business still continues unin-
terrupted on the canal aud eig teen boats have
arrived since yesterday morning. There il a
large supply of coal in port, but very few
coastwlse vessels on hand 20 be loaded.
RECEIPTS OF TOLLS OK THE CASAL.-The
arrivals of boats during the month Of October
numbered six hundred and ninety seven, and
the aggregate amount Of tolls received AZ the
Collectors office during that time, SS,96i.