National Republican., 1878-01-23
EORG EIOTN NEWS.
PORT.


EHyr,d-Srh0onCr J. r. Bodwell, nix Island
with stone for the new state Department.
THE ICE TRADE.
Considerable anxiety has been felt By the resi-
dents of the District for some weeks past in regard
to the anticipated high price of ice during the COM
ing summer months, IN consequence Of ths failure
OF the crop oil the Potomac and adjacent ryers.
Yesterday rePIHsenHtye Of the kEPrBMcAN
called several gentlemen engaged IN tho ice bus
incss end leaned from them that they were
In receipt of information 10 the effect that the ice
on the Kenuebcc River Is eleven inches thick, and
that the probab'tlrs are that It will c fourteen or
fifteen inches thick by the the 5gth int. Hereto.
fore the cost Of gathering aud housing ice on the
costs from X to s. per ton; and umeSs here /.
null crop oil The Hudson, Ice will lie high aud scarce
The Ice used in Baltimore comes from the sus,
quehGnnO River, and so far there has been no ice
gathered from that stream, Gnd the consequence is
the Baltimore dealers, who uaiy uae two hun.
dred thousand tons, viii he omna',ei to procure
their supply from the %"Itl, F"st!n Cmd Vicinity
aud also from Maine u Is feared this will advance
the price Of ice 10 81 3cr bundled weight In the
District during the werm sc's"n.
AN EMPLOYMENT ."ENCY swINDLE
A few days ago n white man named George En-
crson opened on intelligence office at No. ~ High
collect collar from iArtes mostly coorcd for his
serviccs IN procuring them situations a. cOuLhmcu.
walters, chamhermaids, scamstrests, &c. Several
cOlurcd people went to his Office IN answer TO his
advertisement and len the fee with him, and wien
! they returned Emerson was not To be found. One
cOlUred man named Jack Waters went to him to
procure n situation ~ cOaChman and. not having Il
dollar left his watch and chain with Emerson at
the latters request. and when he Teturncl 10 learn
about his situation he found that Emerson hud dc.
parted, taking with him his watch and chain.
EncTsOn's conduct was Yesterday reported to the
OihcCrs Of the Third Precinct, and 1t 1, probable
| that Emerson will soon be brought to Justice.
ARRIVAL OF THE GIBSON.
| The steamship John Gibson, Captain MazingO
from New York arrived at her dock. foot Of High
street, yesterday afternoon, several hours behind
| schedule time She was delayed seven or ci.
hour In consequence Of the fog at Black River and
| fourteen hours at riney Point Tho officers Of the
. Gibson report having sighted on Watch lTps the
! steamship WynnuAk, of the Old Dominion Steam.
/ ship COMPANY, lying at anchor with her tOpmHst
housed aud, suppOsing her 10 be helpless the Glib
sou Tan under stern, for the purpose Of rendering
her assistance II any were nCehtd; but the Oirers
Of the WyanOak failing to give any signal Of dis
| tresS, the Gibson passed on.
GEoRGETowS PARAGRAPHS.
H. T. WnscOu and W II. WnsrOu New York
and John e. Johnson, of Philadelphia, Pa, are so
Iourning at the West End llOtcl.
/ number OF hIsine,s men md other residents nl
Georgetown about IN petition the Baltimore and
On!O Railroad Company TO establish biuI.ch ticket
office In GeOrgctuwn, In connection with their cX
press Office.
Mr.. Thomas Jackson, one Of the oldest merchant
Of OfGcOrgctown, Is lying quite III at his residence Oi
High Opposite Prospect street, al the advance NJ,
of CgllNfrYCn years.