Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-08
GEORGETOWN.

TIE STOPPING OF THE MrLLs-Meeting Of
Ai!ieTs and fercAGnts--After the sales on Change
to-day; meeting OF the millers and merchants
was held to take organized action in relation to
the course OF the canal company i'm preventing
the mills from running on account OF low water.
VIM ID: 1enney, Esq, was called to the chair,
and stated the object of the meeting. Mr.. A. III.
Herr, Of the firm of Herr & WEIGH, thought the
president of the canal company should be mott
remedy the evils complained of. Mr.. ID. l.. Shoe
maker thought severe measures should be taken
with the company. Major George Hill said the
evl OF low water was one of long standing, and
no proper measures had ever been taken by the
company 10 remedy il. It had gone on from
year to year, and there seemed to be no prospect
OF Improvement. Mr.. Tenney believed il might
be well to employ counsel. Mr.. E. b. Hartley.
commission merchant, said he felt as much
interested in the matter as the millers. Finally,
after general interchange OF views. a COM
mttee, consisting of A. II. Herr, A. Ross Ray,
and George Hill, was appointed to draw up a
letter to be addressed to the president of the
canal company, setting forth the grievances of
the miiiers and merchants, and requesting him
to take immediate action to redress them. This
letter IL TO be generally signed by thei millers
and commission merchants of this city, and
forwarded at once. They are determined TO
suffer the impOsiti0ns of the canal company no
longer, and il mild means do not avail will
probably bring the matter before the courts.
MERCHANTS ExCHANGE.-Yesterday, after
change, $500 bushels of red wheat were sold at
S1.45H and 200 bushels at S1.45, showing an ad-
vancing market. To-day the market for wheat
was quite excited, with a strong demand, and
an advance over yesterdays sales of from to 5
cents. The following were the sales to-day:-
$50 bushels at S1.57; 800 at S140; 5000 at S.46x;
zoo at S14S; 400 at sissy; % at S142 40 at SLAB;
and 80 bushels at Si.45
"WILL You HAVE Your FORTUNE TOLD,
FAIR LADY ?"-Several female gypsies made
their appearance in town this morning, desiring
to tell the fortunes Of every one they met.
band OF fifteen or twenty have a camp near
Tennallytown, but as yet no depredations have
been complained of. They have in their pos
session several very fine horses, and are always
ready for trade. They are under the survei
lance OF Lieut. Essex and his force.
THE COAL TRADB.-The receipts and ship
ments OF the different coal companies for the
present week, estimating toll morrow, are as fol-
lows: Borden Mining Company, receipts, 3,4l0
tons; shipments, 3 coo tons; Agnew's wharf, re-
ceipts, 500 tons; shipments, 800 tons; Rays
docks, receipts, ,52l tons; shipments lib tons;
Consolidation Company, receiIks, ,129 tons;
shipments, 6,I35 tons. Total receipts of the
week, q $50 tons; total shipments, 1913 tons.
Since the arrival of coal schooners on Wednes-
day the coal trade has been very brisk.
RECEIPTS OF GRAIN.-The canal boat Med
ley has arrived, with l 500 bushels OF corn and
LEG bushels Of wheat, Consigned to Hartley &
with 5000 bushels of wheat, for the same firm;
the schooner Margaret Ella, from Alexandria,
brings the same firm 500 bushels Of wheat. b.
Talbot " Son are iii receipt of 30 bushels OF
wheat and 400 bushels of corn per canal. Geo.
Waters has received 700 bushels of wheat by
schooner from Alexandria.
SHIPMENT OF ELoUR.-The steamer John
Gibson, which sailed for New York this morn
ing, took out .1I5 barrels of flour. OF this num-
Der Herr & WEIGH shipped 55S barrels, George
Shoemaker, 35s; A. Ross Ray & Brothers. 800;
Evan Lyon, 270; ID. l.. Shoemaker & Co., 1853;
VIM. III. Donegal, 22G; and VIM. Ii. Tenney &
Sons, zoo barrels.
ACCIDENT AT RAYS COAL DoCK.-This morn
ing as a coored man named Charles Goodleigh
was coming of the hatchway OF a schooner living
at Rays docks car load of coal was accidentally
let down upon him from the bridge above, break
ed IN &c
residence, on Il street, between 24th an 18th
streets, W ashingtOn, and medical aid summoned.