Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-08-04
GEORGETOWN.

DEATHS OF OLD CIrHKSs.-Mr. Richard
Petit, whose serious Illness was mentioned in
Saturdays STAR, died at his residence corner
I'd and Frederick streets, yesterday morning. in
the Goth year of his age. He was one of the
Oldest members of Trinity church parish, and
was also q prominent member of the Young
Catholic Friends Society. and of the Oldest In
habitants ASSOCIATION. He was for many years
contractor and builder. He was a most ex-
out the District. The funeral will take place
to- morrow morning at a. m. Elsewhere will
be found notice OF meeting of the Young
Catholic Friends Society, to be held tomorrow
morning previous to the funeral.
Mr.. j. j. Reilly, tailor, another citizen well
known in Catholic circles, died yesterday, and
his funeral will take place to- morrow morning,
Friends Society and the Hibernian Benevolent
Association, of both of which societies he was q
member. notice to the members of these as
soclations will be found in the Georgetown adj
vertlsing column. The requiem mass will be
celebrated at Trinity church exactly at 8 a. m.
RESUMPTION OF BUSINESS ON TIE CANAL
Inc Cumberland News of Saturday says:-Our
canal trade report this morning informs the
readers of the resumption of business yesterday
All the companies, with the exception of the
Maryland, paid the old freight prices, for which
the boatmen as body ''stood." The Maryland
boatmen sent a committee to notify the compa-
ny agent that they would hereafter expect the
price paid by the other companies, and that if
these were not given they would not load. They
further stated that the other companies had
agreed lin case the Maryland company would
lines-consequently the Maryland company
would be without boats. To this notification
the Maryland company, We are informed, made
no reply up to O'Clock last evening. The
freight prices which the boatmen are now and
nave been receiving are Sli0 and Sl.45 to
georgetown and Alexandria respectively. The
business of the canal will probably assume its
former proportions (unequalied, for several
weeks this season, on the part of the canaD
early next week.
FLOUR INsPEcTIoN.-Inspector Peters re-
st-,. -
as follows: SIS barrels family; 1913 barrels extra
25l barrels fine, go barrels super and 298 bar
rels middlings; total, 2.2Il barrels. Inspector
barrels extra, 16i barrels super, 81 barrels fine,
and barrels crOwfoot total, 3,04t barrels.
HE NEW LINE STREET CARs-The cars
on the Union street railroad are now in full OPP
eraton as far as Congress street in our city.
When the road is completed and the cars run
10 fayette street, which should be done at
once, the accommodation to our uptown PEG
PIE Will be very great, and not until then will
the new line pay, as it is Just as easy now to
reach the other road and the chances of being
delayed are fewer.
RIVER NRws.-The steamer Lady OF the
Lake arrived to-day from Norfolk and cleared
with flour and general merchandise for the
same port The schooner John Speddin, from
NsorIoik, arrived to-day with 10000 feet lumber
TIE BLACK MARIA left here pretty well
loaded this morning, some sixteen arrests hay-
ing been made by our police during Saturday
ABOUT AsHEs.-Editor Star. often have
occasion to say, and / now repeat, that men are
very unreasonable. The Board of Health for
example. Our Georgetown garbage men some
times remove ashes and sometimes they don't,
and either way say they are governed by the
orders of the Board. Just now thew say the
Board will not allow them to take ashes We
are not allowed to put them 1.-THE ashes. not the
garbage gatherers) in the street or alley; we
are not allowed to keep them on the premises,
and the garbage men are not allowed to take
them away. What are we expected to do with
them? Will you please inquire, in the hope
that the Board will drop night soil, or rather
discussions of the same, just once, and concen-
trate its intellect on the ash problem for the
benefit OF class now almost extinct-namely:
HOUSEWIVES,