Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-12
GEOR0ETOwN.
TRAFFIC ON THE CANAL

TRAFFIC ON THE CANAL
Since Inst Friday the following canal boats
have arrived here loaded to the decks: F. o.
Becker, D. A. Saire, Gallia, Detroit, B. R. May
field, Dan1 Sinkins, Geo. A. Hoffman, Sarah
Lroon, L. P. Reid, Chaa Darrow, Here Am.
Garnet, Muskingum, Judge Cox, Consolidation
No. 3, DR.. Knott, Cuba, Edith Pratt s. N.
Storm, G. NJ. Sly, A. q. Brodt, b 7. johnson.
Consolidation No. 1, W. L. Jaques. G. ". Adams,
Java, Fannie Flanagan, John Leek, L. W.
Guirmand, J. K. Cowen and H. II. Keedy. The
majority OF the above brought coal for Win
ship and Agnew Co., while the minority
came heaped with grain Of all. description. A
few stone laden towpath ships also came down.
The waterway throughout its entire length II
in excellent condition. and not the slightest
obstacle that would impede the passage Of .
boat has been encountered since the high water
went down.
CUSTOM HOUSE ENTRIEh
Entries received at the Georgetown custom
house for the week ending April 2 were as fol-
lows: Decorated china, value sll7; bicycle
material. values $3.50; crude asphalt, value
q, 1865; miscellaneous, Sl75; total S2,2l5.
SENT TO BALTIMORE.
The two handsome antique paintings which
the late Mrs Anna X. Laird bequeathed to the
Maryland Historical Society were yesterday
packed and shipped to Baltimore where they will
be hung in the society's rooms among other OBJ
jects of historic interest Samuel Chase. a
signer Of the Declaration OF Independence. is
the subject OF one Of the paintings. while his
wife, child and grandchild are pictured in the
other. Both are by celebrated artist. Mrs.
Laird was q descendant Of the patriot Chase
and the portraits we're very highly priced by
hsx.
HIGH SCHOOL LITERARY SOCIETY.
Kate Douglass Virgins and her ''Story of
Patsy" yesterday took up an hour of the High
School Literary Society's time, but as it
was both entertainingly and profitably
spent no teacher objected. Mr.. W. Birch
discussion OF it. A sketch of the authors life
had been prepared by Miss Lannan and its
reading added to the enjoyment of the occa-
sion.
THE CATTLE MARKETa
At the Arlington stock yards Monday some
few cattle were offered and sold AZ follows:
Best, ~ to 49sc. per pound; good, 90 to 4c.
per pound; medium, 3 to SIC. per pound; COM
mon, to 2s4c. per pound; sheep, 4 to 6IGc.
per pound; lambs, to nc. per pound; spring.
III to l3c. per pound; calves, 5 to &c. per pound;
COWS with calves, $40 to S45. Market fair.
DISCUSSING TEMPERANCE.
The temperance meeting held Sunday even
ing under the auspices Of Independent Lodge
of Good Templars at Odd Fellows Hall, Yves.
Washington, was largely attended. Heber
Tent OF Rechabites. with their junior members,
were in attendance. For two hours the tenn
perance question was ably discussed by Mr.
John A. Lawton, representing Heber Tent Of
Rechabites. and by Mr.. Baldsock and Judge
Cox. representing Independent Lodge of Good
Iempiars- Sunday week the committee expect
to have Judge Kimball of the Police Court ad-
dress them.
BUILDING ASSOCIATION ELECTION.
At the ninth annual meeting of the Citizens
Equitable Building Association, held at Crop
ley's Hall last night, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President, S.
Thomas Brown; vice president Edgar Frisby;
treasurer, =. +. Berry; secretary, c. P!Will-
Jams; board Of directors, Gustav Friebus, b.
Horr1gan, I. J. Stanton, A. Small. W. H. Ma
nogue, ]. W. Thomas T. ]. Sullivan; valuation
committee, Gustav Friebus, I. j. Stanton. d.
j: Cotter; finance committee, Edgar Frisby,
VIM. Y. Lewis; attorney, j. II. Roistan. Six
thousand nine hundred and twenty nine dollars
were sold at An average Of l69, being forty-on
shares
large feed wagon belonging to the WASH
ington and Georgetown Railroad Company ran
into electric car No. 9 this morning about Z
o'clock and injured it to the extent of $40 or
$15
The District government is running a sewer
up 37th street from N, but as there is no water
ON this street, the residents fear that the pipes
will become filled with unwholesome aud foul
smelling refuse and thereby cause considerable
sickness.
Some Grand Army men Of this section say
that the delay of Congress to pass the necessary
Law requiring the extension OF the tracks OF
the Washington and Georgetown railroad to
the aqueduct will cause serious annoyance to
the thousands of veterans who will attend the
coming encampment and who will desire to
visit Arlington.
The Puritan, an Decentralization vessel,
which for some days has been loading with
Cumberland coal at the mouth of Rock creek
starts for Providence, Il. l., tomorrow.
A crowd OF gentlemen interested in the pro-
posed electric road to Big Falls yesterday went
over the greater portion Of the route this side
OF the Chain bridge AID were very favorably
impressed with il.