National Republican., 1878-06-17
GEORGETOWN NEWS.

PORT.
Entered and cleared-Steamcr Sue, Gcohc-
gan, Baltimore, and return with freight
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES ny CANAL.
Arrived-Now Central Company. boat X. II.
Gordon, A. Millard, with 100 tons Of coal
Clearcd-Boats J L. stanhope, Motzgor; J.
q. Lynn, Irwin d. Murphy, Mrs. NJ. Dick |;
Mayfel and Hcston, Reed Exchange, Thom-
as r. II. Gordon, Millard Ida J. Kreps
Smith /; J. N. Thomas, Thomas; J. NJ. Forbes,
Moore; Addie George, Coffmau Fannie and
Willie, Little; DR.. o. NJ. Schindell, Hassett T.
Lizzie and Phillie, Cannon ii. Loyeridge,
Helm; +. +. Davis, Swain A. ii. Agnow.
Lewis; II. q. Wagner, Walker; q. A. Brane
sensel Dove, Morse; Arcturus, Hassett; A.
Spier, Martins.
RIVER FRONT.
Arrlv cd-Schooners Z. J. Raynor, Mitchell,
Philadelphia, to load coal Florence Dean
Phillips, Fall River, to load coal
Cloared-Schooners Abbe Corson Corson
Boston, with 500 tons Of coal T. T. Taskcr,
Lewis, Boston, with 1853 tons of coal +. H.
L. J. Raynor, Mitchell, Fall River, with 275
tons of coal Maggie J. Chadwick, Norris,
Providence, with i25 tons of coal.
RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS OF COAL.
The receipts and shipments of coal for the
week ending Saturday were as follows:
Rcccipts-Consolidati Company, 3, 10 tons;
Maryland Company, 4.SG3 tons; New Central
Company, 46O0 tons Borden Mining Com
pany, 1900 tons.
Sh ipmcnts- Consolidation Company. 1906
tons; Maryland Company, 1873 tons; New
Central Company, $3.50 tons Borden Mining
Company, $500 tons.
RAILROAD MATTERS.
Since the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany opened their branch ticket-ofce in
Georgetown there has been constant complaint
by the citizens and residents Of the town that
they could not procure way-station tickets
from this Office, and were compelled to go to
Washington for them. In order to avoid this
| evil letter was addressed to tho railroad au.
thorities requesting that way-staton tickets
be placed on sale In the Georgetown Office.
That request has been complied with, and tho
travelling public can now be accommodated
with way-station tickets.
TIE SARRow-GAUGE RAILROAD.
The regular payday of the St. Louis, Cincin-
natl and Washington City Narrow Gauge Rail-
road occurred ON Saturday but they failed to
pay their hands, and put them of until
Wednesday, when they promised to square ac-
counts.
SALE OF A CANAL STEAMER.
Saturday evening Mr. Thomas Bowling,
auctioneer sold the canal steamer +. l.. Moore
for 81 $50 under mortgage, subject to another
mortgage for 81 $40, making a total Of y, 800.
The boat was purchased by Mr. Ii. q. Wagner,
Of Georgetown.
GEORGETOWN PARAGRAPHs.
II. T. Crosby, Alexandria, Va; L. r. Finch,
New York, and II. johnson, Wisconsin, arc at
the West End Hotel.
During the twenty -four hours ending at six
o'clock last evening there were but four ar
rests made by the police and but two dodgers
wcro accommodated.
Mr.. Hugh T. Taggart and Mr.. William A.
Gordon two well.known young practitioners
at the Washington bar, who have been nomi-
| mated as justices Of the peace, express their
| determination to decline the appointments.
The condition of Miss Alice Sullivan, who
was so brutally assaulted on Wednesday night
last in front of her residence, on Market
street, was somewhat improved last night,
aud hopes are entertained for her ultimate re.
| covcry.
Mr.. Bainbrdge II. Webb, one of the mos
prominent young lawyers at the District bar,
who has been suffering with typhoid fever fol
some weeks past, still lies in a precarious con.
titiOn ut his residence, corner OF Montgomery
and Dunbarton streets, and his life is de-
SPARED of.