Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-08-18
GEORGETOWN.

A COAL COMPANY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
DROWNING OF AN ENPLoYE-Dr. y. r. HART
gan held an inquest yesterday afternoon on tne
body of Charles johnson, who Was drowned ~
the wharf Of the Consultation Coal Company
yesterday morning. After hearing the evidences,
the jury returned a verdict that the deceased
came to his death by drowning, and that the
BY reason of the unsafe and dangerous conK -
OF said wharf, is responsible for the death <tf
deceased. The body of johnson was N4nAd
over to his friends for interment
The CANAL--Business Is again brisk at the
coal and grain docks along the canal. Forty
boats, most of them loaded with coal, have ar
rived since yesterday. The total number ar
irving since Monday up to noon to-day Is ffty-
DANGEROUS BRIDeK-Complaints are made
OF the dangerous condition of the canal bridge at
the foot of East Market Space. 1t Is claimed
that it is not sufficiently supported and that il Is
liable to fall unless measures are taken by the
canal company to have It repaired:
THE COAL TRADE.-This branch OF business
has been duh this week owing to the recent
break in the canal and the 0n-arrival Of boats.
The following are the receipts and shipments
during the week: Borden Mining Company, re-
ceipts 100 tons, shipments 8 ,6I5 tons; Agnew's
wharf, receipts 200 tons, shipments ,239 tons;
Consolidation Company, receipts 1 ,519 tons and
shipments 8, Cd f)ns.
FLOUR SHIPMENTS was shipped TO
New York this morning, per steamer Z. c.
Knight, as follows:-By herr g Welch, 100; by
D. l.. Shoemaker & CO., 35s; by WIN. n. Douga1,
Wy Ivan -fOns, anu DN "A. nus nay q
Bros, go barrels. Herr & Welch shipped to
Norfolk, by the Lady of the Lake, Sc, and A.
Ro~s Bay & Bros, by the same steamer, los
barrels Of -four
MERCHANTS ExcHANGE.-In the absence of
offerings, there were no sales at the Merchants
Exchange to-day.
The CATTLE MARKET The market at Do
yers' Rest to-day and yesserdav WIS dali, VI It'll q
decline Of 30 cents per hundred weighton cattle
About 40 beef cattle were offered, and sold
from 50 - 500 per cwt A few cows and calves
were offered and sold as usual from $25 u go.
Veal calves sold from - cents per pound.
LEGO sheep and lambs were offered, selling from
$40 to s4.50 each each. There were no hogs on
the market n F
HoGGIsH CoMPLAINT.-Editor Sdr. People
who keep hogs In this city interpret the recent
action OF the Eoard OF, Health relative to those
animals to mean that while they must not allow
them 70. run at large, they may keep them
penned upon their premises. In consequence of
this, the nuisance arising from keeping such
animals Is confined to certain localities, instead
o. being distributed equally and imperceptibly
throughout the city, and people are complaining
ioudiy. a rev days since, O. lady who was an
n0yed by the offensive smell arising from q pig
etye in her neighborhood purchased the animal
for S12 and gave 1t 30 o friend out of town, in
order TO nd herself Of the nuisance. 1t is gene
rally believed that the Roard Of Fl .alth would
come nearer meeting the feeling of the public
on this subject by prohibiting alt ,gether the
keeping CT the dirty beasts within the city linn