Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-16
ABOUT GEORGETOWN.
Unusual Activity Along the Canal in
Boats Coming and Going.
BIG REAL ESTATE DEAL.
Options Secured on Many Large Tracts Of
Ground and Speculation as to the Object
Breaking Up Disorderly Assemblies-The
Cattle Market-General Notes.

Canal matters are lively. 1t has been long
time since the waterway has developed such
vigor as has been displayed since Saturday.
Boats are coming in, discharging, going Out
and loading at Cumberland with unwonted
celebrity. Everybody connected with the canal
seems to be enthused with the situation. AL
disappeared. There is no langour about the Of
hces, the locks, the barges. the people nor the
mules. All hands are on the jump.
The officers of the company say that the
present condition is a strong reminder Of the
good old times.
Boats to sail on May II were as follows: Barge
A. Meyer, Capt }. D. McCattee; barge Thorn
Brothers. Capt G. Ingram; barge Charles E.
T., Capt. ]. Bender; barge wheatley Brothers,
Capt r. Montgomery; barge Granite No. /,
Capt. J. McGruder.
Boats to arrive on May u were: Barge Il. L.
Bond, Capt. T. Ingram; barge Four Brothers,
Capt ]. W. Collier; barge J. Honway, J. Hig-
gins; barge ]. K. Couren. Capt. R. Hebb;
barge Arteros, Capt. E. D. Cheney; barge La
fayette, Capt A. Nose.
Boats to sail on the 18th were as follows:
Barge h. L. Bond, Capt. 7. Ingram; No. 1876,
d. Knode; E. Mertins, 8. Dodd; Florence,
Marcoiner; G. s. French, R. Sorrell F. Flana-
gan. J. Moore; DR.. Knott, J. Ewing; Seneca, T..
Thrasher; E. R. Laden, c. Shaw.
Boats TO arrive on the 18th were C. wagley,
K, c. Underdunk; Consolidated No. q, h.
Bartlett; No. los. W. h. Wilson; Judge Nc
Comas, W. Glass: W. 8. jacques, B. Bender; No.
l25, G. Zsllers; B. r. Mayfeld. L
Renner; Z. M. Giueoan, H. Williams;
W. R. Lewis, G. W. Sanbower; Florence. Mar
coiner; Cuba, c. Tengstrom. To sail on the
18th were: F. Weiland, r. Bowers; Florence;
W. A. Leetch, c. s. Shafer; Judge Bradley, A.
J. Hammond; Consolidation NJ. IL. s. Taylor;
]. Il. Cowen, r. Hibb; d. w. Sloan, NJ. Smith;
c. W. K. c. Underdunk.
To arrive on the l4th were: Consolidation
No. IL, II. Sensel; Joseph Bryan, d. Hewitt;
Florence; E. Pratt. J. Magruder; No. ia, ].
W. Mitchell; No. l3l, j. Wright; w. H. Dick
inson, J. Reed; W. 7. Coulehan, J. Reed; No.
IA, J. ". Taylor; No; ls4. W. Swain; Oak
Spring, A. L. Hilton; Kate Hassett, A. Mills;
Q. W. Adams, H. Carder; Dakota. J. Ward;
Consolidation No. 2, H. Curtis; Consolidation
No. 10, L. Underdunk; Garrett. +. s., W.
Benner.
To sail on the 14th were: c. F. I. Beale, r.
Heof; Consolidation No. IA, F. Heoff; Florence,
Oak Spring. A. L. Hilton.
REAL ESTATE MATTERS.
There is something in the air that hovers
over the northern end Of the Aqueduct bridge,
a number Of large real estate deals being on
hand. Options on all the vacant ground from
95th to 86th street have been secured, but by
whom is . secret, as until the consum-
nation OF the deals the parties most
claim to know state that Baltimore
and Ohio people are negotiating for the prop
erty. Others that the Washington and George
town Railroad Company are aiming to secure il,
preparatory to making another effort to reach
the Aqueduct bridge, and still others say that
o moneyed syndicate with Stilson Hutchins at
its head are the parties who have made the de-
posits and secured options. The property said
to be mixed up in the deal 10 valued at over
$100, 900. Deposits on several pieces of the
property to the extent Of $500 each have been
made, the owners acknowledging that
All private owners having given q right Of
way over their lands nothing remains for the
Foundry Branch boulevard promoters to obtain
but permission from Congress to cross the
sixty-foot slip which was bought by the govern
ment for the Lydecker tunnel purposes.
9 The old Dodge home at the corner Of Sist
and Q streets will be sold at public auction on
Saturday next. The property has q frontage
of ninety-one feet. The house is one Of the
oldest in Georgetown.
James o. Cations Sons have begun to exca-
vate for the foundation Of Mr.. Will ". Paynes
proposed new dwelling on Gay street near 32d.
BREAKING UP DIsoRDERLY ASSEMBLIES.
Disorderly assemblies have for a long time
been q bane Of Georgetown life. The police Of
this precinct have put forth able efforts to-
ward the suppression Of the evil They
have been successful in measure.
They have made many arrests and the arrested
persons have usually been convicted. The
merchants in the neighborhood Of 30th
and NJ streets think, though, that the
work Of reform should be prosecuted with
even greater vigor. They will form
q delegation, call on Lieut.. Swindells and Law
the matter before him. They will argue that
their business is impaired by these youths who
cluster around the curbs and corners,
stare at ladies, make disagreeahle
comments and generally interfere with
trade. The lieutenant has been privately
informed of what is going to happen. and the
delegation will find in him attentive listener.
He declares that the nuisance shall be abated
He wants the citizens to wake up and strengthen
the arrls OF the police.
CYCLIsr RUNS IN PROSPECT.
At 7:30 p. m. tomorrow the Georgetown
cyclists will take club run to the Chain
bridge, and on Sunday. next a century will be
made, with Frederick as the baIf-distance
mark Dinner will be raleu nm tba a.