Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-03
GEoRaErowS.
TRAFFIC ON THE CANAL.


Since July % the following boats laden with
Cumberland and Georges Greek coal, grains.
hay, wood and stone have registered as .sar-
rived" at the Office of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal Company: Anteos. ii. @. CLANCY, Fred
Wieland. Geo. s. French. Park Agnew. No. 1877
Fannie Flanagan, W. F. Creighton, Col. L. Y.
BaughmGn, John Leetch, L. r.. Ladue, No. 100,
No. 122, No. 104, No. 10l, No. 1913, Dixie, No.
102, No. 113, Consolidation No. 2, Consolida-
ton No. IL, Danl Linkins. Consolidation No.
16, Maryland, A. L. Miller, Consolidation
No. 10, No. Ill, Detroit, b. Il. Nav
field, Three Brothers, Little Rob, No. 1O7,
No. 115, No. liza. Consolidation No. 8. DR..
Knott, No: 1874. Ollie v, W. H. Cooper, II. H.
Keedy, Judge Hagner, No. 101, Jas. Bryan. No.
III, Deer Park, Burk Spencer. No. lilo, Java,
+. NJ. Sumerville, Judge Stake, Sarah Brown,
Consolidation No. ., Here Am, No. 100. ]. H.
Reed, Winter, Consolidation No. 4. Amoskegin,
-Four Brothers, Unexpected, No. los, Potomac,
100, Judge Alvey, Cuba, Round Top Cement,
Consolidation No. 8, NJ. E. Grove. A. G. john
son, No. l2s, No. los, No. 1903, 3. T. johnson.
Consolidation No. IL, Is, l, 25, j. X. Cowen and
Ploughboy.
A break near dam No. A. about fifteen miles
below Williamsport,> has been reported, but
those ut the canal Office have NOT been as yet
notified and therefore do not credit it.
INDIAN RELICS FOUND.
At point on the upper canal Mr. Gerard
Fouke of the Smithsonian Institution unearthed
few days ago number of very valuable Indian
relics, which he secured for the institution rep
resented. At Mercersville it is said that when the
canal was cut through at that place an Indian
mound containing many objects that would now
be considered very valuable was run through.
Even Mt this day finds are of frequent occur
renee In that vicinity. Mr.. ". A. Holmes, a
gentleman who has had much experience in
making such explora lions, will commence at
once to make the ground give up those things
which will be viewed with so much curiosity.
CYCLE CLUB ORGANIZED.
The organization of the Georgetown Cycle
Club was completed last night and the following
gentlemen elected as officers: President, Guy
v Collins; vice president, Theo. Duvall; secre
tary, j. b. Mctiirr; treasurer. G. w. Cook;
captain, L. A. Newman; first lieutenant, 7. j.
Wissner, and second lieutenant. W. D. Jackson.
Messrs. Charles r. Murray and Thomas Stearn
we're elected on the executive committee. An
additional member WAS admitted in the organi-
cation and much interest taken in the pro-
ceedings that all feel confident the club viii! be
more than q success. Friday evening was
adopted as the night for holding the runs. and
the first is called for the coming Friday. At 7:30
o'clock from 313S NJ street the start will be
made.
SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS At THE STATION.
At the station house there has been received
a chest Of surgical instruments, which viii be
Of much service in emergency cases. Often
when n man meets with an accident in the
street ard is conveyed TO the station the doctor
who is frequently called in to render temporasy
assistance fails or is unable to bring the surgical
instruments along with him, and when such is
the case these little needles, lances &c, viii be
found very handy. The police have been in
structed how to use them in simple cases.
CORPORATION MEETINGS..
At the regular monthly meeting of the stock
holders of the First Cooperative Building A.
ISOLATION held last night bonds Of tie third
series. whose par ia 1928. so. were redeemed at
22S.6O, brought 1929 &c. while holders Of the
realized S232.S4 Money was sold at ali aver
age of r.
AT the annual meeting OF the directors of the
Potomac Insurance Company held yesterday
for the election of officers Mr.. II. NJ. Sweeny
was chosen president; Mr.. Joseph II. Bradley,
secretary, and Mr.. A. II. Proctor, assistant see
rotary.
NOTES.
Mrs. Joseph Pearson and daughters are sum-
mering at Colonial Beach,
The Misses Brown of 1908 street left yester-
day for Eagles Mere, Sullivan Co., Pa, for
stay OF four weeks.
On Thursday, August II. Mechanics Lodge,
No IS, l. o. o. F. will give an excursion 10 Bay
Ridge.
There are many in town who desire to make