National Republican., 1878-07-29
GEORGETOWN NEWS.
PORT.

Entorod-Stcamer Sue, Geohogan, Balti.
more, with freight to District merchants.
Cleared-stcamor Sue, Geohegau, down tho
river on an excursion trip.
RIVER FRONT.
Arrived-Scboonor James Young, Young,
kennebec river, to load coal; jesse W.
knight, Lawrence, New York, with phosphate
and guano for T. s. Moore Richmond, Thomp-
! son, New York, with COO barrels Of Pollard
cement to George W. Cooke.
Clcared-Schooners Water Line, Kelly.
Charleston, 8. C., with 4Ol tons Of coal A. J..
Simonton, Boston, with $50 tons Of coal; Mary
u. Collins, Somers, Boston, with 575 tons Of
coal brig Rocky Glen, Allen, Boston, with
800 tons Of coal: John +. Sanford, Berry,
Dighton, with $50 tons Of coal.
CANAL AFFAIRS.
Arrived-Boats Star No. 4, J. e. Stanhopc,
Four Sisters.
Clcsred--P. J. Sewers, Charles Hough, Alex
andcr Kratx, William Young, New En-, Isaac
Wilson, 4. Mulvaney, @. s. Young. A. J. Mills,
Clara aud Prudy, Il. Tannon, Ida J. Keeps,
George and James b. Busy Bee. Hancock. Mar
tha, q. Blackburn, p. A. German, Sparrow, J.
G. Lynn, Star No. 4, q. $. Conters.
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS OF COAL
The following are the receipts aud shipments
Receipts Maryland Company, 31s7 tons (;
New Central Company, $3.50 tons; Borden
Company, 1900 tons; Consolidation Company,
309J tons.
Shipments Maryland Company, 2,5O6 tons I;
New Central Company 4,075 tons; Borden
Company, 800 tons; Consolidation Company,
2,029 tons.
GRAIN ARRIVALS.
BY canal-Boat Ruby, with 4,1O0 bushels Of
wheat tO Hartlay 20 nrn
By rail-Four hundred and fifty bushels Of
wheat to Hartley & Bro.
FIGHT on THE LABOR QUESTION.
Saturday afternoon, about halfpast two
o'clock. two colored men, Alexander Bell and
John Robinson, got into an argument on
Bridge, opposite Bank street, about the labor.
ors' strike, the result Of which was quarrel
aud fight. Robinson struck Bell, when the
latter whipped out knife and threatened to
skin" him, whereupon friends interfcred and
separated them.
THE NARRow-GUAGE RAILROAD BRIDGE.
Mr.. c. n. Dutton, q rising young architect
plans for the new narrow -guage railroad bridge
to be erected on the north pier Of the Aque-
duct Bridge. Mr. Dutton thinks he can con-
struct q wooden truss bridge for about 81 600,
or an iron bridge for $1,000 q span. In case
Mr.. Dutton succeeds in getting the contract 1t
Is his Intention to employ none but District
| mechanics.
GEoRGETowS FARAGRAPHs.
Miss stansbury, daughter of our highly
esteemed citizen. DIR. Charles +. Stansbury, left
for n trip to Northern Maryland Saturday
evening.
Mrs. Balch, wife of Commodore George D.
Balch, U. $. n, left on Saturday for the noun.
tains of Maryland.
Our ancient citizen, Mr.. William II. Tenney,
and daughter, Miss Annie NJ. Tenney, leave
for an Eastern trip to-day, to be gone two
weeks.
Mr.. r. d. Cropley, ono of Georgetowns most
cntcrprising aud successful young merchants,
accompanied by his wife, left Saturday for
Cape May.
William II. Stevens. Richmond, Va; Will.
lam J.. Snoder, Roston, Mass; John Schneider,
Richmond Va. aud John Whlcman, New Or
leans, La. are among the guests at the Vest
End Hotel.
business getting dull with tho entcrprising
ticket agent Of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road, he accordingly, on Saturday, sold ticket
to Mrs. f. Lewis his far better aud handsomer T
half, and started her on trip to visit her rela-
tivcs. She will be gone two months.