Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-06-05
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Our COMMERCIAL INTRREsrs-An InDortrst
Aeeting Of BusiHeSs Aen.-A large meeting OF
moot OF the prominent business men of this CITY
was held at the custom house last evening to
consult az to the best means of preserving the
navigation of the Potomac and securing rail.
road facilities. MI. Evan Lyon was called to
the chair and Mr.. CT. +. Hyde was elected secre-
taIy. AFTER briefly stating the object of the
meeting, the chair called upon Mr.. Alexander
X: Ray, who said that Congress on March 8,
1915, had appropriated the sum of $50 ,0O1 for
the imp royemeDt of the harbOr of Washington
and Georgetown, but that for some reason or
other nothing had been done.
MIR. Tenney moved that a committee of i've
De appointed 20 prepare resolutions expressive
OF the sense of the meeting. Agreed 70, and the
chair appointed Messrs. William II. Tenney,
William King, and David ii. ShosmaSer'
Inc committee presented 4 series of resOlu-
lions, setting forth the fact that Congress in
1913 appropriated $50 ,0G0 for the improvement
OF The herbors OF Washington and Georgetown
and that both the enactment of Congress AMI
The construction thereof by the engineer bureau
have failed to be effective, 70 the serious pres
ent injury and yet greater threatened detriment
10 the com meTciaI Interests of the people of this
District and elsewhere. The resolutions close1
with recommendation that a committee OF
nve, including the chairman, be selected by the
meeting TO represent TO Congress. by petition or
otherwise, without delay, the grieYods wrony
and hardship OF the case-wrong that the WlI
OF Congress should be dsregaTded, and hard
ship to our commerce and navigation, which it
was the obvious ard expressed design of Con
gTesS 20 encourage and protect.
After some remarks by Mr.. Tenney SHOWING
the Importance OF the coal trade of GeOr yeto yn
the RESOLUTION VAS unanimously adopted, ami
the members Of the committee who prepared
them, WITH tee chairman of the meeting, were
appointed to present the case before Congress
Mr.. renney then, after calling attention TO the
cont mplated railroad connection with George
toTn, which, he thought, was OF the utmost i'm
portsnce to the trade Of that city, offered a
resolution that the merchants, coal shippers,
millers and citizens OF Georgetown hail with
feelings OF livelCst satisfaction the effort being
made by the president and directors of the
Washington City and Point Lookout Railroad
company 70 extend their road INTO GeOT getowa
Dy the route proposed In the House bill No.
3O25, now pending before the Senate. and that
they deem 1t TO The highest interest of the people
OF Georgetown that The effort OF this company
be encouraged by the moral support of tae COM
munlty, aid to this end committee of three he
appointed to convey 10 the Senate copy OF this
resolution, and assure the members thereon that
In the Judgment Of the meeting, the completion
OF THIS connection, will prove Of inc alcul Able
benefit to all classes of citizens and that the
immediate passage of the bill Will meet their
hearty concurrence.
Remarks favorable TO the resolution we're
maze by MesSrs. w. II. Tenuey, John Mar
bury, jr., Jenkin Thomas, Esau Pickreu, "
II. Nbeatley, ST., Evan Lyons, Charles Wilson
and others.
The resolution was then unan mousIy adopt-
ed, and Messrs. A. Ii. Herr, VIM. IL. renney
and A. Ross Ray were appointed a cOmnaitt.o
to present it to the Senate and advocate its pas
cage.
CATTLE MARKET, By Means q Co.-The mar.
ket at the droveIs' rest yesterday Was dull; $50
beef cattle were offered and 20 sold to butchers
AT DC. TO 6Ac. per pound; 20 were driven tn
BOlumore, and % left over; 1900 sheep and
lambs were offered, and / eco sold at &C. to &c
per pound for sheep and 30 TO IS per head Tor
lambs. Three extra sheep sold at &c. per pound:
2C0 were left over; 10 cows and calves were sold
at S25 10 $50 per head.
ACCIDKNTs.-About O'Clock Yesterday. Ad-
olsen Atkins, son or Rev. DR.. Atkins, shot him
self through the hand while handling a pistol.
Or. Peter attended him and dressed the wound
Mrs. X. L. Arrow, residing at so Water street
while stepping from boat, foot of High street
about l0k O'Clock last night, fell and lad her
shoulder disiocated. DR.. Peter rendered sur
gical assistance.
GRAIN TRADE.-The receipts OF grain were
$50 bushels wheat by rail, for II. VI. Talbot.
$500 bushels do, by boat Round Top, for J. G.
x j. NJ. Waters, and $40 bushels wheat, 4, 900
bushels corn, 100 barrels -four, and 10 barrels
ear corn, by boats Wheeler & Barron, Nettie
Graham, and Bradfield Hartley, all for HARTLEY
81 Bro. No sales reported.