Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-19
GEORGETowN.
TRAFFIC on THE CANAL

TRAFFIC on THE CANAL.
Since July II the following laden canal boats
have been registered at the Chesapeake and Ohio
Office: B. I. johnson, Judge Hagner, No. 121,
No. 125, J. z. Cowen, Geo. 8. French, Anteos,
II. c. CLANCY, John Leetch, No. 1913, No. 107,
No. 1oA, O. R. Ladene, Jas. Goddard, wheatley
BROTHERS, 10; no Java; Burk Spencer, a; q.
Linkins. No. 1l3. Fred wicland, Here Am, A.
Greenlees, No. 122, Consolidation No q, Con-
solida.ion No. 10, Consolidation No. 9, F. Flani-
gan, No. III, Little Rob, Ollie ", Deer Pork, No.
12s, No. a. No. 40. No. 100, No. 1903, No. ITO,
No: los, No. l0l, B. 8. Sumerville, Gallis, 7. r.
shiftler. Eve, Potomac, Muskingum, Consolida-
ton No: 4, Joseph Bryan, Cuba, Consolidation
No. !. No. 100, Judge Stake, John Spencer, No.
126, r. @. Cooney, W. D. L. waldridge, Balt-
more sun and No. l24. Most Of the above
Cumberland and the intervening points along
the waterway. Business on the canal for the
past few weeks has been exceptionally good. an
unusually large number Of boats bringing down
cargoes.
aEoRoErowS COLLEGE OBSERVATORY.
The president and board OF directors Of
Georgetown College have, after long considera-
tion decided to make their observatory per-
manent station for studying the periodic varia-
tons Of the pole. At Manila on the Philip
pine Islands second station is now being es-
tory, will be provided With floating zenith
telescope aud latitude photochronogrsph.
Father Joseph Ague, who will assume charge
OF the foreign station In q comparatively short
time, is now at Georgetown familiartzing him
self with this method. 1t il stated that as Ma
nilla Is nearly opposite Warrington in longitude
the two stations seem to be well adapted for
controlling the periodic variations of the pole,
by q uniform method, in a direction almost
perpendicular to the meridians of Berlin and
Honolulu, where sim Infamous observations are
carried on at present. At the Georgetown Uni
versity during the past year rapid progress was
made In the study OF astronomy, many new
variable stars being discovered and the light
periods Of many Of them determined. The
Astronomical Journal from time to time spoke
IN highly complimentary vein of the excellent
work accomplished.
An AERoNAUT's PERIL.
Miss Pearl La Roy, one of the parachutists
Who have been giving airy exhibitions at Be-
thesda Park. In making q descent landed in
the top of q very tall tree about two miles from
the scene Of ascension late last night. She was
brought down from her lofty perch by means
Of ropes.
BNDGE IN BAD CONDITION.
Yesterday afternoon a horse attached to q
carriage while passing over the bridge at the
foot of Lovers or Boyces lane stepped through
niSe uole III tne uOOf ana was CONSIDERABLY
bruised. This bridge is in most miserable
condition, being both old and shaky, and not
few accidents similar to the above have been
reported.
FOUR MILLS ARE RUNNING.
There are now four mills along the Water
street front being run by water from the canal.
Tenncy's corn and -four mills, @. W. Cissel's
establishment, and the Transparent Ice Com
panys manufactury are the active ones.
The undertaken today removed from the old
Presbyterian cemetery the remains of Arthur
Baker and wife, old residents of Georgetown,
who died in 1861. Oak Hill will be the new
repository Of the dead.
Yesterday fifteen riders of the silent steed
met in Georgetown and organized themselves
into bicycle club. Mr.. T. A Newman was
chosen president. All the members of the George
town Cyclists, as they christened themselves,
are L. A. W. men.
This morning Hermione Lodge and Hermit
one Division, o. R. K. Of p, jointly gave an
excursion to River View