Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-10-05
GEORGE TOWN.

THE GEORGETOwN CUSTOM HOUSE
who have BEEN In possessio S % Of ri the George
town custom house since last Tuesday,
turned IL over to Mr.. Dodge, the new coll
lector. Mr.: English, the suspended collector,
denies positively any knowledge of the 81, 200
gold which is missing. Parkhurst, deputy
collector, denies that he has committed any
wrong. The special agents say they discoy-
cred that IL has been the custom for the col
lectOr or his deputy TO take out separate
packages OF invoices, receive the pro rd'G
duties upon them, and make no entry on the
BOOKS Of any surrender of goods until the
entire invoice was gone By this system,
either from lapse of memory or other cause,
the collectors may have omitted 10 charge
themselves with all the duties which they
have received in this piecenleal manner, aud
The result has perhaps been considerable loss
10 the government. The special agents will
probably recommend the prosecution of
Mr.. English.
THE STORMS DoINGs.-Damage by the
storm yesterday was very slight in George
town. Rock Creek rose rapidly and sub
merged the various kilns and stone yards
slof g its banks, but did no serious damage.
Nothing official has been learned as TO the
condition of the canal above, but from the
fact that no boats have arrived this morling,
IL Is feared that sand bars, &c have beeu
formed. House No. 10 Gay street, between
High and Congress, urOccupied, owned by
Mr.. Albert VERIFY, had its roof blown off and
deposited OF one OF the houses in "Wheatley
Terrace" adjoining. House No. 10j High
street had chimney blown down. House
No. g High street, owned by MI A. Can
nirgbam, was somewhat damaged IN the
rear. The old sewer which crosses Stoddard
street, between Congress and Washington
streets, overlooked, doing damage To yards
ard cellars in two of the houses 10 Cookies
row A large locust tree was blown down on
Sd street and Interrupted travel on the Me
tropolitan railroad for about an hour. Trees
on Gay, between High and Congress; on
Nesf, between Green and Montgomery: on
Mon gomeTy bet~et Dunbarion and Beali.
ard on High. between LIST and %, were blown
down. Nc freshet is feared for the river.
COAL TRADE-Receipts and shipments for
week ending TO day: Consolidation Coal
500 tons. Mary land Coal Company-Ee-
ceipts, 1886; shipments, 1926. New Central
ttal Company Receipts, 5000 tons; ship
ments, 5000 tons. Borden Mining Comply
Receipts. Leo tons; shipments, 5000. TOaI
tors.
GRAIN TRADF-Arrived, boat Wheeler &
Barron, with 500 bushels wheat and 2JJ bush
els corn 10 II. NJ. Talbot.
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE-Ofer on
Change: GJ0 bushels wheat. 500 bushels sold
al lag 40 do. sold at l 81, 60 do. sold at I.4J
TIE POST OFFICE QUESTION.
-hF. tdEOT. The present ciamor for q
change in our postal ARRANGEMENTS, IS one Of
tie mefeSt fOIlies Imaginable Those who
raise their voices loudest-WhO are .'UOt e
lfTfe1ed nthU'-are precisely those who have
least true interest In the matter. The bust
ness men, who naturally receive most let
teis, are satisfied with things as they are.
The letter carrier system would breed for
them only annoyance, and delay, ana serious
lncGHVtAience. They are willing to 90 or
serd 10 the Office for their cores pondence.
The rest, who seldom receive letter, are too
lazy 10 walk to the office for IL. The distance
thllher from the most remote precincts OF
this small town is but ten minutes walk
and he who is 10th 10 perform this deserves
not 10 receive letter-saye adamning one
and is not worth writing to. II is time the
people OF Georgetown had learned to "Iet
well CROUCH alone" Experience should have
made them wise; but, alas! this seems no.
TO have been the case. Abolish our post
Cffice, and you might as well bid every nler-
chant shut up shop, and abolish the town
itself. 1t is matter OF Indifference to those
most concerned who is postmaster, whether
george Hill, Jr., or any other rs worthy
man and efficient an officer: they ONLY desire
the office as il Is, for they see danger in
change. If any wish to know who thinks
this, and is bold TO say so, let them know it
is one who thinks as many do who have at
ht art the best interest Of their native town.
We should not let go real good for a merely
fancied betterment. W, l.. s.
Georgetown, d c., October l, 1871.