Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-05
GEORG ETOWN.

THE NEW SCHOOL BUILpING.-The board of
trustees OF the Georgetown public schools, with
GOV. Cooke as chairman ez otfcio, who were con-
sdtuted by the Legislature committee emDow-
cred to make all the necessary arrangements
lor the purchase OF site and the erection
thereon OF school building for the benefit of
the cnlldren OF Georgetown, met on THURSDAY
and MI Anthony Hyde was elected chairman.
10 act in the absence of the Governor and Mr.
w. w. curtis as secretary and treasurer. After
some discussion as to the most practical and
feasible manner of negotiating with the trus-
tees OF the Linthcum Institute and others. for
the sale of their bonds for the purpose of rails
ing FUNDS, on motion of Mr.. Noffat, the Cover
nor was requested to anticipate the revenues.
and secure loan of $40 900 at ten per cent. for
three years. with the privilege of i've years. ON
mouon OF Mr.: Curtis, 1t was also agreed that
inasmnch as the appropriation of $4,000, of
last years revenue is not available for thirty
days, the note OF 5000 of the farmers and me.
chancs' national bank he renewed for thirty
days on payment of interest and that the treas
SAID interest.
TIE ''YouNa MEMS DRAMATIC AssocrA-
TIoN.N-The surviving members of this associa-
ton intend to have q Reunion some time
during the present month"; at their old quarters,
Forrest Hall, for the purpose Of making ar
11T giving for
the war was one Of the finest in the country,
and several good actors and actresses first com
menced their Professional career in Forrest
Hall, among whom may be mentioned Mr.. 8,
w. Glenn and Miss Kate Reignolds. 80 =
THB COAL TRADE.-The shipments of coal
from Cumberland for the week ending ,JHpe
2sth amounted to CO, JOG tons cwt, an increase
over the corresponding week Of last wear of
S,oz1 TONS. For the year to that date one ratl-
Hon one hundred and thirty-six thousand nine
hundred and seventy-two tons one cwt were
shipped, showing an increase over the same
period in 1872 Of ia jos tons 10 cwt; increase in
railroad shipments, .265, $50 tons is cwt.; de-
crease in canal shipments, 81 1854 tons s cwt.
During the week ending Wednesday evening
20 boats cleared Cumberland, carrying Is, III
tons Of coal. This is the heaviest weeks busi-
ness on the canal this season, being 76l tons
greater than the previous week.
CANAL TRADE.-The coal trade for the week
past mas been somewhat impeded by a deten-
ton by accident Of canal boats and the scarcity
OF vessels. The receipts for the week were; Al
Rays docks, 3,225 tons; Consolidation compa-
ny, 500 tons; New Central, 4,2S5 tons; Borden
mining company, 2g70 tons. Total receipts for
the week, Il, $50 tons. The shipments have
peen: BY the New Central company, 8 1855 tons;
RAYS docks, 3 ,430 tons: Consolidation company,
3,o4o IONS; Borden Mining company, 2,316 tons
iotai shipments for the week, 4,706 tons The
water has been drawn from the Alexapdria
repairs.
RIVER NRws.-The steamer John Gibson
cleared to-day for New York with 600 barrels of
nour; the steamer Georgeanna arrived
from Baltimore with a miscellaneous cargo.
and the steamer New York cleared for PhiIa,
uelphla with general merch andlse. The
schooner Maid OF the Mist arrived from the
Eastern shore with 100 900 feet of lu mber for e.
Pickerel & Co.