Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-08
0EORGETOWN.

SIxrH BUILplNe AeeoCIATIoN.-At the 18Th
annual meeting Of this association, heio la {
night at the Girard House, Mr.. VIM. Claeangn
N the CHAIR, the following were elected officers
70 manage the affairs OF the association for the
ems uing year: President, VIM. Clabaugh; Vice
PRESIDENT, james Goddard; Secretary, william
hlng; treasurer, A. j. Jones; Board of Direct
orr. Thomas Bowling. John Fowler, jane
Dixon, James +. Birch, James H. RIds~-r.v
William A.. Hutchins Aud Andre,. j. Frey'
thirty shares 81 stuck, representing "a. ssS. ..
500 At an average OF &I16.21 net to the
s,, n~soers; i've for sila; ten at Sis; five al
-G i've AZ eisIk; and five at i12x.
The AouEDuCT-The iron castings used in
this structure have broken in one or two in
Stances, and others have been found TO be de-
fecuye. Workmen are now engaged in remoy-
ing on ns,e de dsfestiys castings and putting in
occupy about two weeks, as the requisite irons
TO be substituted in place Of the defective ones
are not on hand. During this time no water
Will be let into the canal. The bridge is con-
sructed that, il portion Of il breaks, as in the
case Of these defective castings, the braces,
bolts, &c, can be removed, and the injury re-
paired.
moved its Office TO Alexandria, with the in ten
ton Of receiving and shipping coal al that city,
have again placed their business IN the hands
Of Mr. Alexander Ray, and the receipts and
shipments Of that company will be made from
ms docks. This change is said to be on account
OF the delay in the completion OF the aqueduct
bridge.
The CANAL.-The R. D. johnson, with lime
for Mr.. Bowling; the Mollie Reid, with wool:
the Maud, with -four; the Four BROTH rs, with
limestone; the Jos. Flanagan, With lime ston@;
-four and gram; the VIM. s Huntington, witt
stone; the Meadley, with wheat and corn, and
the Geo. q. Washington, the A. johnson and
Little Bob, with wood, have arrived and re-
ported at the collectors Office. Several boats
have gene out.
MERCHANTS ExcHANeE.-The transaction
on Change this morning were heavier than
they have been since last fall. They were as
follows: Offer -ings-4, I4O bushels of W hite corn
2,o00 bushels of yellow corn, Also bushels of
red wheat, and SEQ bushels Of white wheat
Sales|,20o bushels Of red and white wheat at
S2.s3; $50 bushels Of red wheat at - ~; 100
bnshels Of yellow corn at 81. 10; 2,51o bushels
do. at sl.9e; 300 busels OF white corn, damaged
at 81; $40 bushels Of white corn at el.e5: i,i0O
bushels of wheat at 2S2 l. 100 bu shells of white
corn at SIG 1900 bushels of corn at SI.03
REPAIRING.-Mr. Columbus Pearson is hav-
ng his grocery store on Bridge street near the
Aqueduct, which was destroyed by Ere some
two months ago, repaired.
TEE RIvER.-The steamer John Gibson
Capt. Winters, leaves for New York to-mor-
row morning with q heavy cargo of merchan.
disc, inclusive OF 1000 barrels Of flour and GOO
Capt. Jones, leaves for Philadelphia to-mor-
row morning. The schooner Highland u ueep
has arrived from New York with wheat for
Herr & Welch. The schooner Naugatuck,
Capt. Bogot, is in from Ale xandria with wheat
for Herr Welch.
ELECTION OF OFFTcEgs.-At the regular
monthly meeting of the Cocpers' Union No I.
held last Monday night, at No. 81 Congress
street, the following were elected as oficers:
President, John Webb; Vice President, George
Smith; Recording Secretary, Geo. w. Smith
Financial Secretary, John Goodman; Treasur-
er, Geo. Esther.
TIE LADIES FAIR-The fsir of The ladies
OF the Dunbarton street M. f. Church, now be-
ing held at Forrest Hall, closes this evening