Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-11-23

once, "!or the purchase OF fuel a. cheap
rates. hss proven a success, "a Is SHOWN nv tn,
statement of its business published in the STAR
some weeks ago. Since that date, We learn
from the agent, the membership has increased
from l53 to 2lS, aud the League is in such favor
among all who have sean the practical effect of
its workings that double the amount of fuel
contracted for $50 tons of coal and $50 cords OF
WOOD could be disposed Of without exertion.
The fuel is furnished by the Washington aad
Georgetown Ice Company, of which T. t.
FowieS, Esq, is superintendent, who is filing
his contract according to the letter, though the
| Price of coal III the mines is now above that
at " hich he supplies the Protective League
| viz SIS per ton for Lyken s Valley red ash,
go for other red ash. $50 for whit b, aud
| 5000 for chestnut Wood is furnished at S1.25
| per cord for oak and ST for pine. The present
retail prices OF coal are from SlO.50 to Sl2.50,
sud of wood from $50 to Sl0.5O, saving and
| splitting extra.
| Some cooperative stores have failed, but
| this, the simplest form Of co-operation-no
| store or warehouse bein z kept. no board OF di
| rectors, no paid agent or stOrekeeper being en-
| ployed, but all the intricate and useless ma
| chInery which has broken down so many CO.
| operative societies being dispensed with-can
| be made a success every time by Judcious
| management. The principle is susceptible of
| extension, and the plan, adopted by this asso-
| Grafton is, we learn, being extended TO include
| nearly all articles of family consumption A
consignment of 100 barrels of first quality fam
lily flour is on the way from 4 Western market
agent inform US, at n saving, after all expenses
are paid, Of not less than 3 per barrel over
| Washington rates for the same quality. Sup
plies of butter have been obtained in the same
way at saving of from ~ to Il cents per
pound 10 the cO-operatOrs-
The League is also taking measures to secure
contract for supplying its members, for cash,
with family groceries. BY concentrating the
trade OF - or 100 persons into the hands of one
reliable dealer they will b. able to secure sup
plies for n small advance upon wholesale rates.
The combined orders thus given viii increase
the dealers trade so considerably that he can
Well afford TO furnish supplies at compare
lively low rates, while the "sure pay" of cash
customers relieves him from the necessity of
charging them for others bad debts, as is the
practice under the pernicious credit system.
THE POTOMAC FRONT Besides the vessels
whose arrivals are reported below there are a
number IL the stream unable to reach the
Wharyes because of the scarcity of water in the
channel The steamer Hi LiviE gston, plying
between this city and Baltimore. had not ar
rived at noon, the cause for which DELAY is I'M
explained. Both Alexandria ferry steamers
are regularly on the line, maintaining hourly
connections between the two places The
steamer Arrow, Stackpole, left her wharf at ten
O'Clock, AS usual, on her regular trip to Mount
vernon and MarShall's Landing.
fCrter's WhGrt.-Arriyed-S chrs. Phpbe $.
Williams, Spalding, from Havre-de-Grace,
with coal for f. Falconer; Virginia Dare, John
son, from the same port, with 10000 feet of
lumber for r. 5. Bltz and fifty tons OF coal TO
order; Militia, COrsey, from the same port, with
slate for NJ Waite a Co, and coal for Falconer
Barnaclo. Sailed-Schrs. Edward Thomas,
Seward for Alexandria. 10 load coal for Nor
folk Thomas &. Worreli, Seward, for q street
wharf, to finish loading manure.
JohRSOn'S Wharf -Arriyed-Schr. Potomac,
Eldridge, from Ha vre de- Grace, with .2J tons
of coal tor J. L. Miller: barge Matilda, Fitz-
gerald, with ID tons o. ice for the Great Falls
Ice Company.
Ri.y'S Whdrf.-Arrived-Ste Columbia
Harper. from Baltimore and Intermediate land
lngs, with merchandise and passeD gers. Alsos
anumber OF small schooners and sloops loaded
with oysters consigned to WiEgfieId, Stewart
n Co, and Turner i Co.
Foy's Whgrf.-Arrived--S Nirginin.
Gregg, from the lower Potomac, with wood
for market; slOOp Ann Matilda from Dcco-
guam, with hour for BevanS q Shaw.
cicri'S WhGf-ArrlveG-Schr. T. w. II.
White, Smith from Bangor. Me, with ium-
ber laths and piCkets for T. Edward Clark &
Co, and boards for Treedmens Bureau.
BIDS OPENED.-To-da day Commissioner Crane
and grayeing NJ street north, from North
capitol 10 the Eastern Boundary, As follows
hugh Murray, grading Il cents, crawling II
cents. Patrick Hickey, I3.- W Fletcher, Is,
-. James A. McKenna, Is, II. Geo I. Tat,
ID l24 VIM. Fletcher, II, II. Peter McNa-
mara. y, l2.. jeremiah CASTILLO, ~. : i'm
formally III. &. Sheriff. Il Co, grading and
gra'eing lnclusive) is cents. Andrew Gill
son ~, ~, (or including arched road way, at II
cents Geo. VIC Eslin, II, 6, mo guarantor)
Also. street from North ClpitOl TO Bound
airy, as follows Patrick Hickey. -. = Hugh
Murray, u, ii; w. "A. Fletcher, l., -; George
i. TAFT, 10, .; James A Mchenna, ~, g; WIN
Fletcher, -, II; Peter NJ Namsrd, 49,, ~:
jeremiah Costello 4 Co., I47. ~, OnformaI)
Molris Murphy. IS, IL y: J. Il. Freeman, Iia,
D. Hugh McGinniss, 70, ~; t. IL. N. Me
PEers on 4 Co, - cents, Tor grading and gray-
cling inClusIYe;) Andrew Gieeson, II, II, (or
including cost % arched roadway, u cents
eachD Charles PoikinhOrn. Is, :, quo gua7du-
toll Geo. W. CT. EsliD, I3, l. =, (uo guarantor1
TEMPERANCE MATTEEs.-Temperlnce meet
lnes were neld Yesterday, under the auspices
OF The Young Mems Total Abstinence Society.
at The ~. Aloyslus PdrOchial SchnOl on Timer
creek and hy 81. AloysiuS Temporal CO Society.
at lbe 81. Aloysiue Female SchOol.house on Ist
street.
The usual weekly meeting, der in. au,.
pi es OF the Washington Temperance Society,
was held last evening at Temperance Hall, J.
II; thompson, Esq, presiding. DR.. Il. IL
clay ton and others addressed the meeting IL
IS very probable that at the meetings OF the
temperance organizations this wsek ac,or Will
be taken IN reference I o the Board of Police
having refused 10 approve a number of liquor
licenses. The JOnadabs passed resolutions
approving their action, on Saturday evening
PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD OF BALTIMORE
This ~ nod met in FREDERICK. Md last FIJI
day. The Rev. Dr. Creigh. of Mercrrsbura
was elected stated Clerk, and Rev. y. F. Bit
tinRer, OF this city. permanent Clerk. After
hearing Rev. Dr. MusgToye, ) .Crptarv OF the
Board of Domestic Missions, and Rev. Dr..
Speer, OF thc BoaId OF Education. 4 series OF
IesClu ions was offered, commencing all tn.
DChIus ~ L. CbNf:utnce ana lIbPraHtY OF the
churches. and appointing the first Sabbath in
Decem Der aS day Of prayer for increased con-
seCrItIOn OF persons and substances To the
cau-e OF Christ. Chambersburg, Pa, was an.
pointed a. The place, and thr last Tuesday OF
October 1861, as the time OF the next meeting
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An iMPEovEMEET.-The duties and business
OF III" Cay Register having cons IdeTabIy au--
mented OF late, much complaint prevails on
TIE part Of those OF our citizens having business
" lth ihaf CilIce owing 10 tns crdmped ami
the EVIL, We learn that Mr. B0s veil IA, ordered
useless partition 10 De taSPa down. and his
Office VIII be- thereby enlarged - about three
umes Iis present dImens IOuS, thus aacrdiug
every needed facility for the Transaction Of
public business.
FIRE AT 1utg o'clock, yesterday morning
lire Vas discovered in a twU-stOry franz
house on ed, between q and III streets. oc.
cupied 10y MIR. John Rabbit. The fire was
extnguished by Officer Harris, OF the Fourth
precinct, and some OF the neighbors, with a few
buckets OF water. Damage slight An alarm
was sounded, about o'clock Saturday even
ing, from box u, caused by q burning chimney
on q street, between 9Th and Ith streets.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. eleven O'Clock Yesterday
morning, Mathew Sexton, engaged as IL cow
dealer, was found al the corner OF ID street
and IL street north. IN an insensiDl condition,
having been feartully cut and beat about the
head. He was taken TO his residence by officer