Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-30
GEORG ETOWN.

THE STORM rs GEoRsErow s-Coassder-
able Damage Dons.-The heav rains of YES
terday caused considerable damage in and
about this city. The w..tar in Roc,r Crsae
commenced TO rise at An early hour in the
morning and soc.i oyereowed the hanks,
Ihere "efe apJat dozen canal boats In the
moCr ngs ard carried fol- some tIistsnce down
toe stream. The boat Mrs. C. s. Chann,an
was swept against the tumblIng dam AZ the
i mOn.o Oh me creek with such force as to tear
away portion OF the dam on the George
town side, and was carried by the tremend.
Gus eufreDt out INTO the river. where she
SUI SUI, near me enamel in about thirty-five
tons OF Cumberland coal for the Copsoljda-
ton coal company. About forty feet Of the
tnmoling dam was washed away, the cost of
the repair oil which will, IL is estimated he
about $500. The boat on kers was forcej hv
the water up on the bank near Sirnms' mill.
ana is now lying on its side about three,
LOU MS uu t VI WaIer Up town. owing TO the
or many others, q number OF houses ana
stores were flooded, and considers BILE dam
age done. On High street, near the junction
OF I'd street, most OF the buildings for the dis
lance OF one block were invaded by the
water. me grocery store of Mr.. Frank Iy-
dane Dan was flooded to depth of three or four
feet, and the stock of Mr.. L. was greatly
damaged; The large sewer which passes
through The square bounded by High. Poto
mac; Ist and Prospect streets, burst and
flooded all The yards on that BLOCK. doing
considerable damage. Another seTeT ~,
fayette, between LIST and 2d streets. also
burst aid Hooded tho residences of Mrs Love
ard others living on Fayette street,
THERE Is MUCH COMPLAINT as fo tina
CHARACTER OF The sewer-trap now being built
NJ tne southwest corner of 9Th and Market
str1tts. IL is alleged that the trap is being
bulit OF Wood, ard old material at that, ana
mat the hrst rain that enSues after II is fin
lShed Will destroy il, and cause the neighho-
hood 10 he flooded.
THF GRAIN MARKFT-Ths osarfnrs a.,
the Merchants exchange to-day were Z go
bushels wheat and $50 bushels oats There
were sales of & 900 bushels wheat Al from Il *
10 STAT per bushel.
HEAVY ARRIVALS OF GRAIN. SCAr
rived, steamer New York, from PhjIaieI-
phia, consigned 10 G. r. Hyde, with general
merchandise for District merchants; schnr
hltty Ann, from Alexandria, with 1900
Dushels wheat Tor Hartley Il Brother. By
CanaI-bOat j. N. Thomas, with ZOO husheIs
wheat and 2100 bushels corn for ! q. ~ NJ
Waters; boat Ellen Brook with zoo bushels
wheat and GOO bushels corn for same firm.
boat Medley. with 200 bushels wheat and !. 500
bushels corn for II. NJ. Talbot, and grain for
Hartley Il Brother; boat Wheeler & Barron
with 1900 bushels wheat for II. NJ. Talbot.
lG0 bushels wheat and 600 bushels corn for
hartley d Brother, and 300 bushels corn for
i. {. Wheeler; boat Hattie & Bessie. with
1900 bushels corn, 200 barrels -four and 3nO
bushels mill feed for Hartley & Brother: boat
II. NJ. Talbot, with 1900 bushels wheat and
200 bushels corn for H. NJ. Talbot, 400 BUSH
els wheat for Hartley & Brother and 3SO
bsuhels wheat for I. c. Wheeler; boat Seneca,
with 1000 bushels wheat, 100 barrels flour
and $50 bushels mill feed for T. c. Wheeler.
ana 500 bushels wheat for VI. NJ. Talbot nv
fall-1,OO0 bushels oats for III. NJ. Talbot