Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-06-22
GEORGETOKK.

CANAL NEWS The Boasmen,s Strike
President German yesterday issued an order
out no more way-bills until further orders,
thus stopping boats from leaving either
Cumberland or Georgetown. The reason
given for this order is that IL is for the pur-
pose OF preventing boatmen from congre-
eating and urging each other on the strike.
Some IS or so boats have already gathered on
the mile level, and threaten to stop any
boats that have loaded this week, 1. e. since
the strike was organized. President Cor
mans order was, however. countermanded
before the day closed. No effect of the strike
owing to the fact, we suppose, that boats
which arrived this week were loaded at
Cumberland before the strike About 20 or
80 schooners are in port waiting to be loaded
q much larger number than is usual,
AN ELOPEMENr IN HIGH LIFE-There
is much talk In society circles about the al
legged recent elopement and marriage Of Mr..
Charles Vincent, a resident of this place and
employed in the Quartermaster Generals
office, and Miss Steele, the daughter of Mr..
Franklin steele, prominent citizen OF
Georgetown. The young lady, it is said,
was formerly engaged to Comte de Turenne,
of France. Mr.. Vincent first met Miss Steele
in New Orleans, where a mutual attachment
sprsng up, which at last ended in their
union. The couple left Georgetown last Sat
urday and proceeded to Baltimore, where
the nuptial knot was tied, and then returned
to Washington. Miss Steele, at present Mrs.
Vincent, is well known in society.
THE RAIN last night washed down one OF
the walls OF the Chariot stable on High
street, which has just been completed. (By
the way, in digging the foundation for the
Chariot house, rock has been reached, which
is causing much trouble and delay. IL is
thought, however, that the value of the stone
Will doubtless equaliZe the matter.) The
creek is much swollen, and the outlet lock
from the creek TO the river is clicked up
with sand and mud, washed by the rain. II
will be cleaned to-day.
KILL Me, BUT DON'T HURT MY Boat
A member of the Potomac Boat Club was
caught up the river in the neighborhood of
the Three Sisters by the storm last night in
a single scull and with broken oar. He
managed to get TO the Virginia shore with
out upsetting, and carried his boat up the
hills, over the aqueduct bridge and down
rrluy- .,,-,. rr-~ntown, in rowing cos
tune, to the boat house.
COAL JRADE-Rerort for the week ending
to-day: Marylar.5, coal company Receipts
5,yi2 tons; shipments, 43l7 tons. Borden
Mining company-Receipts 3 $50 tons; ship
ments, 3 $50 tons. Consolidation coal COM
pany-Receipts, :, 100 tons: shipments, BOO
tons. New Central coal OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
6,400 tons: shipments, 5000 tons.
CATTLE MARKET, Furnished by J. Fl.
hengla & Co.)-Number of cattle on the
market, 31S; Z}S sold to butchers at ga to 6
cents per pound; 10 left over. Number of
to cents per pound; lambs at - to 81 per
head. Twenty cows and calves sold at 500
To $40 per head. Market dun.
COMPLAINTS ARE MADE by citizens that
a crowd of young men congregate every
evening about the corners of Fayette and
Lingan streets or Prospect street, and make
themselves generally obnoxious.