Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-25
TO-DA Y
GEORG ETOWN

Mr.. WV. A. GORDON, an old and welI-knovn
citizen, who was brought no me from Deer
O'Clock p. IN. to-day, but sinking rapidly. MI.
Gordon is native of Baltimore, and Is now in
his 10th year: He was appointed in 1924 to q
position IN the quattermaster's depar tment,
ana mas >--n In the ofaee ever since, For a
long series Of years he was chief cIerk.
The COAL TRADR.-The shipments of coal
from Cumberland for the week ending July 10,
amounted to GO,053 tons, IL cwt., an increase
over the corresponding week of last year of
II ,207 tons cwt. Fer the year to that date
1,3i3,3sl tons cwt. were shipped. showing an
Increase over the same period in 1872 of 133>2.5
tons IL cWt.i increase in railroad shipments,
lIS, Ill tons cwt.; decrease In canal shipments,
39,slo tons cwt. During the week ending last
evening POI boats cleared Cumberland, carry
lug 20 81 tons cwt. Of coal-a better showing
by five boats than any previous week this sea-
son, and the highest number Of tons in the HIS
tory OF the canal shipped in any one week. The
receipts Of the canal for the week ending July
18th were: Cumberland, 81, 1852. Sc; Geor getown
sl,40o; Wiliamsport, sli246; Hancock, sol 81
REV. GEO. A. NIxDoRFF, passsr of the Lu-
theran church, corner of 4th aud Nigh streets,
~ ont OF town for couple Of weeks fer the ben
eft of his health.
IMPROVEMENT oP WEST STREET.-THE stow
pavement has been laid in West street, from
Washington to High street, which completes
the wood pavement upon this street from the z
street bridge to its terminus At High street.
BASE BALL.-Yesterdsy afternoon the Modoc
club Of Fairfax county, PLAYED a game OF
base ball with the Modoe club of this city, at
the Carlln Springs, which resulted Ia a victory
for our Georgetown boys by score OF eleven TO
eight.
RIVER NEws.-The steamer New York has
arrived from Philadelphia, and the Express
from Baltimore, with miscellaneous cargoes.
The steamer T.. q. Knight cleared tor New York
with 500 barrels OF -four. The schooner Enoch
Moore has arrived from New York with a cargo
of fertilizers for Y. l.. Moore and W. G. Busey
schooner Wphefnr Rarpnn rrit- .sI
from jacksonville, Florida, with $4,000 feet
OF !UEi e Hu1 II 1oner Monterey from Nor
folk, with t;iU, let OF lumber. and schooner
America, from Norfolk, with 65, 600 feet OF lum-
Der, and schooner X. O. Stannard, from Nor
folk, with 65 600 feet Of lumber, all for Wheat
y Bros; and schooner T. Walton, from Put-
for Joseph and John w. Waters
WEST WASHINGTON AND POSTAL RE-
FoEM.-E'f'r Sldr;-I like the idea suggested
ia y----.-., : STAR about the changing the
name " GcuIgeto1 n TO "West Washi ngton.r IL
would be most appropriate. 1t would then
bring about change necessarily in our postal
arrangements, and allow persons who receive
letters here, and who do not go to the Office for
days, to get them upon the day of their arrival
The idea is held out now, by peculiarly interest
ed persons, that change 10 the delivery by
carriers would initiate against the interests Of
some business men. 1t must be peculiar kind
of arithmetic that will make a mans hayip his
mail matter brought TO his business place three
or four times day. instead OF receiving it once
aday AZ the ONCE, operate against his inter ssts
But this is not the real cause. There's mower
behind all this, The Georgetown post office is
run at an expense OF very little, IL any, less
cs aI 1850 year e the II the
for very little over one-haif the amor,nf
Georgetewn Is an appenH -
asI Ssye the ,-.. !, e w va 's
.on, New YORK aud cshsr places lac III are sos,
o,ber same way " II we cannot "a. - IN s, :,
us to vote w S'n ne Postmaster General allow