Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-29
GEORGETOWN.

a SERIES OF Boat RACEs.-The members of
the Potomac Boat Club will apparently be kept
pretty busy next month contesting the henors of
the oar with the other clubs. They have a race
with the Washington club (as has been stated in
The STAR on the 10th OF October; another with
the Undine club, of Norfolk. the latter part of
the same month"; another with the Analostan
come time within the next four weeks; and il is
now reported that they are to be challenged for
race by the Arlington club. The Potomacs
intend, so far as possible, to pick up every gaunt-
let thrown down.
OUR FIREMEN-The Board of Fire Commits
sioneTs of the District visited the engine house of
Henry Addison Fire Company, No. .. in this
city, yesterday afternoon, and, after inspection,
pronounced IL totally unfit for the purposes for
which it it is used. The furniture of the build
ing and accommodations for the company were
also found to be mean and scant and entirely
made nuate for the comfort of the firemen. The
Board will at once take action looking to the re-
construction and enlargement of the building,
and the proper furnishing of the same, in order
that the company may ,have as comfortable
quarters as the men of the department in Wash
inton.
coal schooners for few days past has interfered
somewhat with the business of the canal this
week, as coal shippers from above are in no
hurry TO load their boats when facilities are lack
ing at this point for disposng of their cargoes.
The number of boats arriving this week is 129;
number arriving since the list inst, 9S4.
The COAL INTEREsT.-AS, has been stated,
there has been a scarcity OF coal schooners in
port recently, and consequently the coal trade
has not been quite as brisk as usual this week
The following shows the business of the different
companies for the week, estimating the receipts
and shipments OF to- morrOw Borden Mining
Company, receipts 2,600 tons, and shipments
2,0o0 tons; Agncw's Wharf, receipts 800 TONS
and shipments 400 tons; Rays Docks, receipts
5.s95 tons, and shipments 1862 tons; Consolida-
ton Company, receipts G, 100 tons, and shipments
5,1OO tons. Total receipts for the week. IL, 595
tons, and total shipments, II ,S62 tons.
The GRADING of Bridge street progresses sat
sfactorily. The space between the NJ street
bridge and Montgomery street has already been
elevated more than two feet by earth carted
from the NJ street hill, just east of Rock creek.
A BRAN NEW three-masted schooner, Captain
NJ. Phillips, master, arrived at the coal wharf of
Borden Mining Company this morning from
Bath, Maine. She has capacity OF $50 tons of
coal.
FLOUR SHIPMENTs.-The New York steamer
took out 2, 600 barrels of fiCul this morning The
GeOrgeanna, for Norfolk, will take down $50
barrels, and the Express, for Baltimore, 100 bar
rels-all shipped by our city millers.
The WHEAT MARKET.-The market was firm
this morning, with no change from yesterdays
at S1.5Gk $50 at S1.57k, and ,076 at S162b.
RECEIPTS OF GRAIN.-The receipts of wheat
to-day are-J. G. Waters 600 and B. Talbot &
Son AS bushels.
DRovERs' REsT.-The market today and
yesterday was dull, with a slight decline from
last weeks prices. 800 cattle were offered, only
about halt OF which were sold. The prices ranged
for cattle on the hOof at from $3.50 to SIS per
cwt. eco sheep and lambs were offered Sell
$3.50 to So per head. The latter went off dull,
with decline of Z cent on last weeks sales.
From 800 to 400 head of cattle and about $50
sheep were left over. No hogs were offered.