Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-05
GEORGETOWN.
Affair In GearxefaWn.

GKoRGErowN CRY CoUNCILs-BoARo OF
ALDSsNtN.-Thers b Ing no quorum present
isst evening no business Sas transacted.
COMMON CoUScIL.-Tha Cnair lad before
the Board communication from McNerhany
and Waters, enclosing bali for work done for
the Corporation: referred Also, communi-
questipg that said street be lighted with gas
from High 70 Lingan streets; referred. Toe
Chair announced Messrs. PECK, Ramsoarg.
Collins, Darby, and English, OF the Council
(Messrs. DAVIS, Hill, and Thomas OF the Al
derman, having been appointed on benalf o
that Board, rs the committee 10 confer with
the corporate authorities Of Washington on
matters OF common interest 20 the two cities.
Mr.. Rsmsburg presented accounts Of McNer-
hany and Waters, amounting To slse- ca. for
work on water mains and water plugs;
ferred. Also bill of VIM. Whelan, amounting
10 $3.50, for work done 81 the station house: re-
ferred. Adjourned siRe de.
The Boards meet on next Monday evening
when, IN accordance with the provisions of
the charter, the second regular session Of the
Council commences.l
YOU'VE MEN go tonight asd hear what
Zone" person may do, al the Old Chapel B1ild.
ing, below Bridge. See advertisement
SABBATH EVENING LECrURg-Rsy A A
T.. Taylor, o: the Bridge-street Presbyteriaa
Church, will on tomorrow Sunday evening
deliver the second lecture of his Interesting
course on Old Testament characters The sun-
lect OF tomorrow evening IS Cam" and tue
lecture will no doubt be instructive well a.
tnterestng.
The CANAL-Roats are still slowly arrfy wing
and 1t is reported that in consequence OF recent
heavy orders for coal received by shipper
here, the water will not be drawn of the canal
till about the both inst
DRovERs REsT.-The sales of droyer's beef
yesterday, considering the weather, were I'M
usually brisk. We quote 500 head of cat,l- a.
s35UasS per I,O lbs. gross ~ sheep and lamb
al S2asi-5O per head; cows and calves, siJassB
MERCHANTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS this
mornings this morning Were nEht but me;
rt INF &c
bushels red wheat, 500 bushels corn and 4pB
bushels rye. Sales-wheat, 500 bushels choice.
AZ s2io $50 bushels prime, at SASS, and 4n
bushels fair, al - ~, Go usheis corn. at tO5:
400 bushels rye. at SL25 Yesterday. after our
report closed, the following sales of wheat
were made: 1900 bushels far, at s925; I,UOp
bushels inferior, at S2.Uc; 40 bushels Inferior
al S2.O5.
SALE ON GRANGE DURING THE WEEK
during the past week the sales on Change foot
up 23.l2s bushels wheat at s2as947: I,s50
bushels corn, at 95c.aSl; and 500 bushels rye, az
SI.25.
VAGRANcY-Mary Thomas, Hannah Fitz-
simmons, and Agnes W hite We're arrested last
evening as vagrants, and committed TO the
workhouse by Justice Buckley.
DTsoRDERLY.-Michaei Dagan, boatman,
was arrested last night for disorderIy coaduct
and Justice Buckley fined him 50, in default of
which he went 10 the workhouse
THE FLOUR MARKEr-The prices for flour
during the past week have ruled as follows
Georgetown Mills-FamIly, SlBaS Ii.25 per bar
rel; extra, Ss25sSi2..5; sup-rfine, s.. Canal
Elour-Family. IL 2JaSI2 "a: extra s. 5laSO d.
superfne, s6as7.
COAL SHIPMKNrs.-During the past week
$500 tons of coal have been shipped from thus
port, as follows: Borden Mining Company,
l.236 tons; Consolidation Company, L6iI tons
Cumberland Coal and from Company, I,257
TOMS Rays docks, l,5l6 tons.
RIVER FRoNT.-Cleared-S Steamer Express
Nickle, Baltimore; British schooner Ida Nay.
Buck, 81 Johns, New Brunswick; schooner
Ida May, Drisko, Jersey City.