Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-08-28
GEORGETOWN,
Affairs In Gesrxeeswv.

Affairs In Gesrgetswn.
GHoReHrowH REPUBLICAN, CIrBs.- The
Two committees appointed from the Grant an q
Solfax Club and the Young Mems Progressive
, hepuS 70 Cub Of George.o wn. for the pur-
pose OF oevisfng ways and means for the cree
hon OF Republican hall in THIS city, held q
Joint meeting last Thursday evening" AZ Good
samaritan Hall, Mr.. Collin Crusee in the chair.
Nm n. Lee. Arthur Brown, Pla;o Ire. Bar
ION Fisher, VIM. s. Brown- Isaac Davenport,
George I. Coakley and Alfred Bodsley were
appointed COMMITTEES 70 collect money; and
Gi,ment Beckett, VIM. II. Lee. Collin Crusoe.
J. Bell Adams. and VIM S. Brown, q commit
zee to select she on which 10 erect the new
hall Adjourned.
THR 9IoRsRTowN REPUBLICAN CLUB held
meeting, last eveuipg, At Good Samaritan
HAN, Ado'phus Hall in the chair Dr. q. H.
Craein, offered q ne solution, which was adopt
20, extending the thanks Of the Club TO A. b.
Tr a.,S,,, Esq, Snpervisine Architect Of the
Coakiey. color: d, 10 a position as watchman
In mat department, and 10 has Assistant Su-
Penntenoent, Mr.. Sanemetz. for his prompt
Journed.
FLOUR AND GRAM MARTr.-Flour ha.
been In very light demand during the past
H we taouen large quantity OF stock on hand
pas been shipped within the past lev days
Wheat has been in liberal supply, but the mar
Vet 10 inactive. prices on all grades having de
S1sa f nt,Ss ten Gents cents per os,hel from hast
will bring ready sale. White corn is active
and wanted, at an advance of fully ten csuts
over last weeks figures, Oats are rather more
active, and have also adv anced five cents Der
busbel. Flour-Seoreetown family per bar.
rel, S1Oai1e5; extra, Sea9; superflne; ssa5 So:
cana family, Sea9; do. extra. s65Ja7 50; do. cut
red wheat per bushel, q. coal &C \ prime 81 H0a
l-55: good, Sl-3Sai.i0; yellow corn. SLHal H.
white 81 l5al.17; corn meal, white, a. loai 25
s s0 yellow sLisaIsei oats 6oas5 cents; rye
DRovHR's REsr.-rhe market yesserda~ at
Droser's Rest was quite lively. though prices
were not maintained. About l,DCO head of cat.
se were offered. Of which 400 were sold at sss
brought s2at:So each; and cows and calves
from $50 to s65. IN : :. -
CoAL sHIrM.rrs.-puring the past week
Port, as foilows:-Csntral Com pany. G. osl tons
Cumberland Coal and Iron Company, 2,O.O
tons; Borden Mining Company, 2.353 tons:
Georges Greek Coal and Iron Company, 2iS0
FATAL RESULT OF A QuARRKL.-About
noon yesterday Henry Flood and John Dom
Relley, deck hands or the schoOner A. ID
Scnll, OF Egg Harder, N. j., got into an alter
wharf, and. After few moments tussling.
Flood remarked to Donnelly, in the presence
Of the bystandere, that he would fix him vet.
Inc dispute was apparently at an eEd, and
Dsnneliy went aboard his vessel, then wing at
the Borden Mining Oompanys whsrf near
the aqueduct In a few moments after wards
4 fOuQd
nelly sitting on the rail OF the vessel, and al
once commenced TO abuse him, and approach.
ing Donnelly struck him in the face koockins
MIN overheard between the schooner and the
wharf, where there is about thirty feet of wa
ter and strong undercurrent. Every endeavor
was made to rescue him, when a colored man
named Brown plunged into the river, and re-
seconds and after wards dived several times.
but failed TO recover the body, in CONSEQUENCE
OF another ve7set dropping in the berth. The
until 10 O'Clock this morning without success
Officer Haney arrested Flood and took MIN TO
the police station, where he is held for an ex.
animation.
in the canal that the an thorities were Obliged
to-day to shut of the supply from the various
mills In Town. The re-survey OF the whole
line OF the canal, ordered some time since by
the Directors, has been finished, and we learn
Will result in the company reciaiming much
land which other parties have held for SO long
that they inns gined that they had acquired
ownership Of the same. The parties most
affected in this particular are owners for ten.
ants as the case may bel of valuable stone
quarrtes along the line, among whom there is
quito commotion-
THE CAMP MEETING at Tenuallytovp. nnder
the auspices Of West. street NJ. l.. Church, is in
progress, having commenced yesterday. There
are about twenty tents on the ground, which
NUMBER VIII 6e increased to-day TO about
thirty. Rev. II. G. Mcdaniel has pastoral care
OF the camp, and tomorrow several eminent
divines, who assisted at the late camp meeting
near Annapolis ] Junction will be present. The
camp will close on Tuesday next
CRUELTY TO ANIMALs.-The attention of
the police might be very properly given 10 the
condihen and treatment Of the larger portion
OF the mules now used by the canal bolts, as
the appearance of some OF the poor animals is
revolving TO behold. being CALLED by repeated
and careless use. Sull the unmercifui bol,-
men persist in placing collars on the animals.
lacerating still more thei. shoulders. which
should have received attention long since.
OUT OF Leg AT CUNBERLAND.-Colonel T.
MICH. HolliHgsworth this morning received a
dispatch from parties IN Cumberland TO send
cargo OF Ice there immediately by canal. as
their supply is entirely exhausted.