Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-11
The River at Mount Vernon.
WHAT ENGINEER ALBERT SAYS ABOUT 1T IN HIS
REPORT.

WHAT ENGINEER ALERT SAYS ABOUT 1T IN HIS
REPORT.
Previous to the commencement of the improve
ment of the river at Mount Vernon. which was
briefly described in a synopsis of Col Abert's
report on the subject in yesterdays STAR great
difficulty had been experienced in navigating
the wide flats between the main channel of the
Potomac river and the wharf at Mount Vernon.
The ruling depth over the flats at low water. the
report says. was but four feet. and the Mount
Vernon steamer. carrying passengers and mails.
was often unable to reach the wharf The PotO-
mac river is subject to extreme low tides during
the prevalence Of northwest winds in the spring
and fail, and at such times the difficulty was
greatly increased.
The approved project for the Improvement
was the excavation Of a channel $50 feet wide
and to z feet deep at low water between the
ship Channel OF the Potomac and the wharf at
Mount Vernon, with turning basin of adequate
dimensions at the wharf.
THE Regents of the Mount Vernon Associa-
tion," Colonel Albert says, ''have expended large
sums in improving the estate, restoring the
mansion and furniture to the semblance of it's
former days and added objects of curiosity and
interest to this already favOrite place of pill
grimage to the patriotic, and it seems a proper
recognition of the efforts of the ladies who have
thus preserved it that Congress should by the
prompt completion of the channel afford the
needed facilities Of access to so historical a SPOT
as the home of Washington"
THE PEABODY LIBRARY OF GEoRGETowS.-Tbe
trustees of the Peabody Library have Just pur-
chased about 81 600 worth of new books, in adj
ditiOn to some g. COO volumes now on the shelves
and they will be ready for use when the library
opens regularly in September. All these books
are of standard excellence, and the citizens of
Georgetown. to whose exclusive use they are
devoted by the terms of Mr.. Peabody's gift WILL
no doubt. avail themselves Of the benefit The
library is now opened On Tuesday and Friday
evenings only, from to o'clock pm, for the
exchange OF books, for the use of which no
charge is made.
WASHINGTON CATTLE MARKET.-At the Queens
town Drove Yards, on the Metropolitan Branch
Il. and o. X. R.. three miles from the city. Lewis
ID. Means. proprietor. 145 head of
cattle were offered, and all sold to butchers at
4a514 cents per pound. $50 sheep and lambs up;
Ofthese all were sold. follows Sheep, 4a5 cents
per pound lambs, 5a61a cents. Cows and calves
brought $25a$45. The state Of the market was
dull.
At Droyers' Rest the cattle sales Tuesday (re-
ported by l.. f. Tavenner.) were as follows:
275 cattle up and sold-best, sic. to Size;
good, 434c. to SIC; medium fair, &c. to Az.
thin steers. oxen and cows, She. to &c. 1854
sheep and lambs-lambs, &c. to &C.; sheep, to
&c. Is cows and calves, $40 to S45.
SEVERE ASSAULT By 4 woMAN-Martha Ward
was charged in the Police Court to-day with as
saulting with intent to kill another cOlored
woman named Mary Brown, who testified that
| last Sunday morning Martha came into her
house, and after having some words with her,
threw witness out Of the house, on the stones
In the alley and then stamped on her head and
/ face till she got tired, and witness pleaded To
her to not kill her in her sins. She said, Eyes,
II God spared her she would kill her that day. -
Marys face and arms bore testimony to the
! severity of the assault The case was sent ia
] the grand jury under $500 bonds.