Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-09
GEORGETOWN.


.Anaiss in Geergetown.
LIST OF LxTrERs remaining In the Post Or
fee, Georgetown, ID. C., April Q. 1855
ladies Lsst;.Mrs Seely Broks. Mss Mollie
Dender, Mrs II Green, Miss Florence M Gio-
son, Miss Mary Gill, Miss Johanna Kuieman,
Miss Mary Kerdis, Mrs w Kirkwocd, Annie
Hunter Lewis, Diana MeKnew.a. Mr.. HELEN
Mrs Renshaw, Mrs M Bernard Smith, Miss
Alice Smallwood, Miss Maggie NJ Watson,
Miss Gipnie White, MIS- Precfia Young.
Y Brown, Wesley Bland. I f Bailey, Otis
Clarke, Thos Coyle, Capt James Cranmer,
Cook Kelly, John Divine, Owen Pagan, Geo
Howard, Harris, Herman Henry, William
Hall, Obieton johnson, John Lombden, David
Leahey, John Z Mccoy, f Mccall, L Men,
del d Go, Fred Mccall, John McKever, Hy
Plum, John Polly. Robt Rhoden. Thos Snow.
den, John Farmer. VIM Tame, H A Town
send, Gen George & Thomas, John Tenny.on,
Peter Z Vangilder, Richard william, Jr, l. n
Wilmington, q w Wilmington.
DISTRIBUTION OF CARDS OF MKRrr.-Cards
OF merit were distributed yesterday afternoon
u the meritorious scholars Of the schools on
High s'reet-Primary School No male, taught
by Mrs. Bates, and Primary School No Q
female, taught bv Mrs. Turner. Five of the
Board of Guardians of the Public Schools were
present as also the Mayor, Alderman Thomas
and Rev. Mr.. Bates. The cards of merit were
distributed 10 the boys by Mayor and 10 the
girls by Mr.. Thomas. Rev. Mr. Bates addressed
the schools in very pleasing manner, and the
merit are beng distributed this afternoon m
Primary Schools No. and A. and the Male
AND emale Grammar Schools on Montgomery
street.
FIRE on THE IsLAND.-Yesterday afternoon
shortly after o'clock, smoke was discovered
ssuIng from the roof Of a stone building on
Analostan Island, near the pavilion which was
% SGeoP p as dwelling by Mr. Thomas Athey,
the property. The wind was high. and the
WOOD WORK OF the house was soon consumed
together with most of the effects of Mr. Athey
MI Rodler and the hands in his employ Were
at the fire, snd worked diligently 10 save the
pavilion, but a few feet from the burning
house The steamer Henry Addison was not
ahie TO Tach the fire, which is supposed to have
originated from detective fiue The loss will
not amount to more than $500. The properly
belonged to the estate of the late William A.
Bradley.
Captain Winters, left this morning with
cargo Tor New York, among which was I.5O0
barrels OF Hour from the Georgetown mer-
chants, and a quantity Of corn ]. w. Tbomn-
SON, Esq, president of this line of steamers, has
mace arrangements by which one of the steam
ers Will touch at Norfolk, Va every two
weeks On their return trip to New York. thus
afording an excellent opportunity for the
georgetown merchants to ship flour and grain
to Norfolk.
ENCOURAGE HOME ENTEGPRIsE.-Manyc cit
iL' us Vi 1tOTRblOWn ale not, nerlanS.
OF the tact that they can now purchase a, home
elegant furniture, and on the most reasoaahIe
terms. That is the case, however The furni
ture ware-rcoms of Mr.. ]. Il. Wells, No iiI
Bridge street. few doors west of the car ter
minus AZ High street have been enlarged and
comprise three floors of The building His stock
~ parlor, bedroom, sitting room. and dining
TO N furnlture Is large and Is being constantly
replenished with new styles. He has some
splendid sets OF parlor and bed room furni-
ture, and has Just received by steamer a fine
asSortmeht ol lounges OF various styles and
colors. Persons about 10 60 TO housed keeping or
desiring to replenish their stock, should call on
him, as he has great variety OF household
goods, and ordering direct from the manufac-
turers, can afford TO sell as cheap a any other
house in the District.
GEoRGETowN FLoUR.-Messrs. Clabaugh &
Shoemaker, flour merchants here Yesterday
sold to Baltimore firm 800 barrels of their
celebrated . Evernay" flour, to finish filling
a contract with the Government, the contrac-
tor fnding it necessary to come TO Georgetown
to get flour TO suit.
MERCHANTS ExCHASGE-The business
transactions on Change this morning were
very light. The offerings amounted 10 osl
-oss hels of wheat, 81 bushels, of which Were
sold Al S2.S7.
THE CANAL.-The boat H. Wade, Jr., with
lime for Castleman; A. johnson, No 3 with
wheat and corn for Hartley d Bro: the Ned
ley,wlth wheat and corn, and the X. H. Castle
man, with limestone for Castleman. have ar
rived and reported at the Collectors office
our last report. Seven boats have gone ont
WAY bills have been received at the Collectors
ONCE here showing that about 20 boats have
been loaded with coal at Cumberland, some of
which number are expected to arrive here
during the present week, as they LEFT CuInber-
land on Tuesday. 1t has been reported that
he boatmen have struck for higher freight;
they have, however, presented to the different
coal companies petition asking for higher
irelghts, and representing that they cannot
live upon the amount received a: present for
freight upon coal per ton.
ARRIVAL OF Wharf.-The schooner Kitty
rant. Captain VIM. Lacock, has entered with
l-6C0 bushels of wheat for Hartley & Brother,
rom Alexandria; also, the schooner p B Sea
man, Captain 5. King, with wheat fer same
irm from Alexandra.
WITHOUT A LICENsE.-A pedlar named A.
Reed was arrested this morning by officer
Swindeis- and arraigned before Jus tice Buckley
upon the charge of trading without a license
and running his wagon without a license He
was dismissed from the former charge and
lined $3.50 upon the latter.