Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-10-27
GEORGETOWN.

A NOBLE TRIO-Er- Postmaster, Err Market
master, and En- (democraticl Sea reRger.-GE GORGE
TOWN, Oct. 18th, 1S7l.-Ed. Star: 1t is rather
cool, even Tor such a cool hand as Major George
Hill, Jr., ex-postmaster of Georgetown, to claim
t. have been nominated by republicans, when
his republican strength at the market house
meeting consisted OF ex-marketmaster 4. l..
Grimes, (remOved for his violent opposition To
the Board OF Public Works and the Improve
mentS lOan,) and his democratic strength of
John w. (alias ''Curley') Gross, ex (democratic)
scavengcr under the old corporation; Tom Evans
from the poor house, John Potter, and about
one hundred other ultra demoCrats of that grade
and anti-loan men who (most OF thcm) were pro-
yided with printed tickets bearing Hills name
By the way, how does the Major stand on the
improvements loan bill question? He can't be
III favor OF it and opposed 10 it at the same time,
"a would seem to be the case If his hackers
statements are TO be credited.
THIRD DISTRICT REPUBLICAN,.
communications on local politics are gener-
ally shut out from the columns of THE STAR,
because uey displace matter OF more interest,
and We only print the above because il substan-
lates the correctness OF the report in yesterdays
STAR OF the meeting in Georgetown, as against
MI. Hills card i'll a morning paper discrediting
portions OF that report. II is only necessary to
add, that the telers say wnen the meeting was
adjourned they had not received more than
dozen ballots, and seeing a crowd of democrats
and Fourth district men approaching them with
printed tickets, it was demonstrated that a fair
| election could not be held, and the meeting was
thereupon adjourned. With this statement we
dismiss the controversy from the columns of
TIE STAR.
MIR. HENRY G. JEWELL, of this city, chief
clerk Of the Treasury Printing Bureau, has re-
turned from his European trip, which he greatly
enjoyed, having visited the principal OBJ ects of
interest in England and on the continent.
THE CITIZENS Cup" OF Georgetown and
Washington, valued at $50 which it
was designed to present to the winning
cICw il the contest recently arranged between
tie Undine boat club of Norfolk, Va, and the
Potomac boat club of this city, but which was
not awarded on account of the Norfolk club
declining TO run the racc-wili be presented to
the winning crew in the coming race between
the AnalOstan and Potomac boat clubs which
takes place on Tuesday neXt at O'Clock p. III.
The CaNAL.-1he recent rains have sweIled
the bulk OF water in the canal considerably, and
the -four mills are running regularly. Since the
LIST instant S3 boats, mostly loaded with coal
have arrived at the collectors Office.
The FLOUR MARKET fox tuis week has been
steady under the advance of last week. The
current rates for choice family varies from SlC
TO Sl0.5l, lower grades from - to SiO, and ex-
uas nom - 10 $3.50 for choice.
NO GRAIN arrived to-day, and there were con-
sCqUchuy no sales.
IHE LADY OF TIE LAKE took down 22I bar
Tels of Hour, ~ bags OF sumac and 10 barrels of
lEle. among other things, to-day. The liour is
intended ioT Boston aud New ork.
The Coal TRADE.--The business OF shipping
coal has been more BRISK this week than last,
from the TACT there have been more schooners in
| port large number have been loaded aud
| dispatched northTard this week, and half a
COHtn OF more are ar the wharyes to-day taking
OF Goa! al all OF the wharves, some OF the COM
ranies are not ordering quite a. much as for
merry IRON the coal region, and consequently
the usual number of loaded boats are not ar
irving by canal. The different coal companies
are al present greatly in need of coal wheelers
"a the wharYes. These laborers are paid 81 per
DAY and yet, FOR some reason or other, cannot be
obtained i'll sufficient numbers even at that
| price. The following are the receipts and ship
| ments this week, estimating tomorrow Dor
| den Mining Company, receipts, 800 tons; ship
ments, $500 tons. Agncw's wharf, receipts,
! GOO tons; shipments, 800 tons. Rays docks,
receipts, lcG5 tons; shipments, 400 tons. Cou-
soiidauon Company, receipts, 6,3G2 TONS; ship
! ments, 6,59i tons.
| DRoyEEs' REsT.-The cattle market was
very dull this week; COO beef cattle were offered:
/ selling price from $3.50 TO $3.50 per hundred
weight, on the hoOf. Cows and calves of which
about ~ were offered, sold at from SOS to 800.
veal calves, only few in the market. sold at
from to- cents pei pound live weight. 80 sheep
soid al from $3.50 to IS per head. Lambs sold
! at from 50 10 $3.50 per head. About 20 cattle
/ and 200 sheep were left over.