Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-18
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS.
Rusinsss on the Canal-Othar Matfsry Of In.
terest.

Affairs in canal circles ARE quiet There il
strong run of business, but 1t is being conducted
with method and without noise. Boats are be.
ing loaded At Cumberland, making the trip and
discharging here with due CELEBRITY. Officials of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company ex-
press themse Ives grntified with the business
outlook and condition.
Boats to arrive on April i3 were rs follows:
Barge W. Z. Grove, Capt, W. Daley; A. Meyer,
j. ID. McAtee; T. J. Shiplet. Z. Eaton; Con-
solidation No. 10, Il. Underdunk; NJ. l. Stephen
son, A. Grim; No. 1876, s. Kiesucker; II. Wise. 8.
Kiesucker; Three Brothers, g. Ingram; Judge
McComas, W. Glass; ". H. Cooper Joseph
Baker; J. Spencer, Joseph Baker; A. H. Dow
don, T. Delaney; Isabella, N. e. Stevens: No.
ia, n. z. Stevens. Boats to sail on the same
Keedy, j. jackson; No. LET, R. C. Swain: No.
142 Z. CLANCY; Consolidation No. 20. +. Shivcs;
J. H. Mertius, L. Reed; No. l26, H. Swain.
Boats to arrive on April IA were: Barge B.
\. johnson, Capt. +. Moore; Garnett F. s.,
H. Benner; Ollie v, T. Bowers; +. weiisnd, h.
Mcknight; Consolidation No. 2, II. Curtis;
Cuba. G. Iings.rum. Those to sail wore:
Three Brothers, J. Ingram; Charles E. H., J.
Bender; N. c. Grove, W. A. Daily; Judge
Stake, I. Mccoy; Consolidation No. Is, c.
Fox; j. L. Nicholson, w. Hill; Wheatley
McAtee.
To arrive on April Is: G. S. French. R. sor-
rel; Z. Mertins, S. Dodd; Little Walter, Mrs.
Zeigler; Col. Baughman, q. Leopold; d. ".
Sloan, NJ Smith; Sarah Kraom, ]. Garner; n.
Aerans; y; Tics; To sail were; ]. Spencer,
Joseph Baker; W. Ii. Cooper, Joseph Baker;
Consolidation No. 81, B. BARTLETT; Consolidation
No. ], o. kretzer; II. j. Adler, Q. Reynolds.
Boats to arrive on April &c we're; H. Clancy,
II. Teeters; No. lis, J. II. Mills; Consolidation
No. ., j. W. Swain; +. Q. Beckett, G. thinner
man; Winter. c. Zimmerman; No. Ill, ]. john
Hammond; G. A. Mcllhaney. ]. Dick; No. lis, J.
Dick; DR.. Knott, j. Irving. 70 sail were: W.
Il. c. Bayly, 3. Stride; Florence, Vancouver.
Boats to sail from Cumberland yesterday for
Georgetown were: G. w. McCardle, Alex.
McIlvcy; Anteros. E. CLANCY: Eva, J. A. Holt.
An INVITATION TO THE LUTHERANs.
It Is stated tina. Messrs Z. and z. BaItzley
have extended 70 the Lutherans OF the country
an invitation to held this years convention at
Glen Echo, it being understood that on account
of the pressure that would be brought to bear
on the railroads tho church people had been
notified that they could not this year be &C.
ccmmodated at Pen-Mar. Last year 80 900
Luthersns attended the convention.
INTERESTED IN THE LETTER CARRIERS
All the Georgetown letter carriers who have
been competing for the Lansburgh worlds fair
prize have turned over their votes to ono man
Mr.. A. W. Hudsoa--who now stands fourth In
the District The people OF the West End have
become very much interested in the contest
and it Is a common thing to zee two or three
around q letter box dropping the coupons in.
THE CATTLE MARKET.
At the Arlington cattle yards yesterday some
few cattle were up and sold as follows: Best
81 to 51Gc.; good. AZ and &C. medium, 8 to &C.,
and common. 2 to Sc. Sheep, to sac Spring
lamb brought from 10 to l3c. Ten COWS and
calves were sold from 20 to Soc. The market
was fair.
BATEMANs TROPHY.
Joe Bateman is now the champion feather
weight boxer Of the District Of Columbia, Mary
land, Delaware and New Jersey. On yesterday
he displayed to several friends the trophy
which he brought from Baltimore. The prize
which tessiies to his being champion Of Mary
land is gold watch chain with gold locke: set
with diamonds. The whole is appropriately in
scribed. Tie value Of the prize is given as
$685. 1t is expected that his next 20 will be
against George Holland. feather-weight cham
plon OF America. This bout is to take place at
the Columbia Athletic Club in the latter part
OF this month. Correspondence on this subject
Is now being carried on. Bateman is in perfect
condition and will not allow himself to run up
in flesh between now and the contemplated
fight.
MANY ARRESTS.
Saturday and Sundays were red letter days in
police annals. During the forty-eight hours in
Dictated there were twenty-five arrests, accred-
tied as follows: Officer Bradley, three; Yetton,
two; Hart, two; Curren, two; Passeno, three:
Pessau, two; Sergt. Hess, two; Hartman, two;
Bailey, Trusseli, Bloom, Brown, one each.
Vigorous efforts are being directed against the
nefarious practice Of fast driving over the out
lying roads.
FLAGMAN NEEDED.
Persons in the neighborhood think there IL