Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-20
GEoRGETOwN.
TEE CANAL.

TEE CANAL.
Canal matters for the past few DAYS have
been dull There is q string Of laden boats ex-
tending from Georgetown TO point above the
Chain bridge. There appears to be some little
dissatisfaction among the boatmen at what
they allege a. the poor facilities for discharg-
ing. The canal officials say that the discharge
of the boats is proceeding as vigorously as the
circumstances permit. Several of the arrivals
recently reported bring stone.
Boats to arrive Yesterday wa Chesapeake and
Ohio canal were: Consolidation No. g. d. Tay-
Tor: Consolidation No. l6, ID. Spang; Three
Brothers, z. Ingram; Anterss. E. d. Chemney;
Consolidation No. 10. I. Swain.
Boats to leave Cumberland yesterday for
Georgetown were: Henry Hanskamp, C. Spang;
n. E. Grove. W. Doibey; Charlie and Willie,
John Matlott.
Boat to sail was Cuba, C. Tinptram, with gas
lime
ANONYMOUS LETTERS CONTINUE.
Inquiry last evening by a reporter for The
SrAa at the home Of the young Lady who, as
recently published. was being annoyed BY
anonymous letters, elected the information
that the nuisance continued. The mother told
The reporter in confidence that these letters were
filthy in their vuigarity and were sent to her
youngest daughter in SO many WAYS that il
had not been possible to intercept them with
out cutting off the Young lady's mail supply
completely. special detective has been en-
ployed OH the case and has followed number
less clues without avail. She stated tina. she
had sent her daughter up country for 1 brief
period, and had made tho transfer Sc
cretly, but the obnoxious scribe d.
rected tie mat to her new address with
his usual regularity. This was thought by
the private detective to indicate that the
letters complained of were from some
one perfectly acquainted with the work
fpo AZ fha ipip he tet.s~c
are written in various hands apparently.
sometimes with typewriter, sometimes on hotei
lette-neads OF Oh different descriptions OF fine
stationery. The young lady is not allowed TO
venture forth without a male protector. and IL
the la.es: clue comes to naIsht her mail will
be opened by hcr parents before being de-
lvercd.
4 FORMER RESIDENTS VIEW OF GEoRGETOwN.
Col. Mayhew of San Francisco As visiting Dir.
Willis Hamilton of Bridge street. The colonel
at orc time WINS well acquainted in Georgetown
and In its vicinity. but has not been here since
1850. In tina. year he emigrated to the golden
slope anG has not been eUst since. The stranger
is impressed with the remarkable growth Of
Washington and the retrogression of George
town. He cnn recoiicct when Water street, which
Is now almost as quiet IL bywny in Sleepy
Hollow, was one OF the business thoroughfares
Of the western continent. He has secI great
sea-going craft anchored closely abreast
that a man might walk from the docks 10
Analostan Island Water street was stacked high
with hogsheads Of molasses, barrels OF sugar.
bales OF cotton, imports Of rum, cigars, cloths
and wheat, corn, tobacco. whisky and other
articles OF export The colonel thinks that that
time il passed forever, and that the idea that
Georgetown will ever again DO shipping port
is dream. She il, he says, too FAR inland he
believes that even Baltimore will soon lose her
hold as center OF commerce and that Norfolk
.o.x,
the capes will be the maritime cities OF the
future in this latitude. he thinks tina. George
town will become a railroad center and that the
more bridges she can get the better.
CONGREGATION TO DisBAND.
The congregation OF the West Georgetown or
Calvary Church il about to be disbanded after
an existence Of over thirty-five years. For a
! long time past interest in the church
has been wandering and since the death
OF the Rcv. DIR. Owen no pastor has
been in charge. Next Sunday the
closing services will be held, Rev. MIR. Block
officiating. The trustees Of the Dumbarton
Church, in whom the title Is vested, will prob
ably sell the property. At the present time 1t
is said there are but twenty regular parish
toner's Of the church. The building was
erected largely through the efforts Of Rev. Mr..
w. F. Speake.
ZEAL EsrArr MATTERS.
lQere Were tnree saleS OF treOrgetOWn prop
erty yesterday, the proceeds amounting to over
$4,000. Mary J. Foertsch conveyed to Samuel
Arty for S2100 part Of lot 1sG, square 20,
Bealls addition. being Oh the east side Of Wash
ington street between N and the canal: Jesse
II. Wilson transferred to Joseph Il. Bradley Tor
$500 part Of lot 272, square 90, fronting 60
feet on g by depth OK 12O on Washing tou
| street. and ". II. Reinecke has sold to Horny c.
Porter lot l67 OF Ashiord's sub Of Cooke Park,
the purchaser assuming u trust for $l.Os5.
At the northeast corner OF S6th and Q streets
on a part OF the old Mohun property, Mr.. W.
G. Morrison IL about to break ground for the
erection of a $4,000 baT brick building for
Prot. Melville Bell, who will use 1t Us an insti-
tute for the deaf and damb.
THE CANDIDATES FOR THE CoLLECToRsuIP.
Apparently the several candidates for the
office o: collector OF tho port and district OF
Georgetown are resting Oh their oars Really
they are working on still hunt. They seem to
feel that to give any gree. publicity to their
canvass or to hustle openly or to appear
anxious will prejudice their chances
OF success. Privately all the ap-
plicauta who havo been mentioned
In these columns In connection with office talk
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