National Republican., 1878-04-05
GEORGETOWN NEVIS.
THE MARKEr-srREEr SEWER

TIE MARkET-sTREEr sEWEh-
Tho work OF repairing the break In the Market
street sewer, between Fist and Second streets, Is
being pushed rapidly to completion. Yesterday
Mr.. shekells. superintendent OF streets, explored
the sewer and found the break To be about five by
eleven feet The repairs will take at least Ave days
THE POTOMAC BOAT CEUD.
At the April meeting OF tho Potomac Boat Club.
Dr. Z. NJ Schaier IN the chair, three gentleman
were elected to active membership and Important
business was transacted. The treasurer redeemed
iye shares OF stock since the last meeting, and
ports the treasury In better condition than II has
been In for mhny months: The rustic pavilion OF
the club located near Table Rock. was entirely re.
moved during the winter and an architect Il now
engaged on design for new one The boat
house slightly damaged BY the freshet last fall
has ever been at the opening OF the boating season.
The improved accommodations will be appreciated
by both members and visitors. Thc racing com.
nitteo hes not announced the four Dared crew, but
II Is known that z T. Carpenter Will be captain.
BASS FISHING.
Messrs. John Potter Samuel Altman and Barney
Mitchell. the Lake Shore fishermen have Just re.
| turned from fishing excursion to the Great Falls
where they captured quito number Of black bass
weighing In the aggregate thirty.hre pounds.
DUSBARToN-sTREEr CHURCH.
| The prbtracted meetings at Dumbarton Street
| Church were continued last night and the audi
Than upon any previous evening. Tho pastor. Rev
DR.. Norris, made All eloquent exhortatiOn
| Several knelt at the altar, and one pro-
services stated that lhe meetings lad been q sue.
cess-eight persans had professed religion. In con
sequence Of the ladies mite society giving az en-
| postponed from last week. the nightly services
would be discontinued until Sabbath evening
when they will be resumed.
THE CANAL.
The repair to the break at the second lock on the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal will, It Is stated, Dc
completed to day. when the boatI that were caught
| In the Seneca Level during the December flood will
here by Monday, several Of tho coal shippers are
| Of the opinion, however. that through navigation
to and from Cumberland will not 10 open prior u
Mayl:
DREDGING THE CHANNEL.
Surveyors have completed the survey OF the
channel where the bars formed during tho fteshet Of
last December and ascertained the points that need
navigate The work of dredging will be com.
menCed at once, and finished as speedily az posi-.
be- md certainly BY the ting nayisston on me h
channel will be paid for by subscriptions from the
shippers and merchants OF Georgetown. The cos,
will be about 5000.
| BELOW THE RARs.
| The schooner Anaroid from Jacksonville Fla
| with umbor for tho now Georgetown College build
| ing, which arrived In Alexandria few days since
where she was compelled 70 tighten before she could
| pass up tho Georgetown channel, passed through
/ tho Long Bridge yesterday morning. but had Il
| come TO anchor before she reached the bars oppo
site the cut the water being too swallow for her Il
| make safe passage She will be further livhtcned
to-day when sho will be enabled 10 cross the bars
arrive at her wharf and discharge the remainder
| OF her cargo.
| GRAIN AND MEAL ARRIVALS.
| by rad. Eight hundred bushels of corn to J. G
& J. NJ. Waters, and 400 bushels corn meal TO same
| PORT.
Eltered.-Schooner Charley woolscy. Brown New
York. with phosphate to i. L. Moore and G. "
| BuSey.
l. GEORGETOWN PARAGRAPHS.
James 7. Conner Savannah. Ga; L. Merrimorn
New York city: 4. r. Cox, Brooklyn, N Y, ar
stopping at the West End Hotel.
1t was understood In Georgetown yesterday tha
another temperance meeting was TO be held q
Forrest Hall last night and at early hour larg
number gathered about the door and waited 70
some timO and until informed that tho rumor wa
without foundation. Some repaired to DunbOrtOr
| street Church while OthsrS went home