Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-23
ABOUT GEORGETOWN.
Activity in Canal Traffic Continues
to Increase Every Day.
B A r G E OVEN ENTS.
Large Number of Boats That Are Here and
on the Way - Excitement Mt Great Falls
Over Gold Find-Entries at the Custom
House.

House.
There is no let up in the vigor Of canal
trade. The record Of barge movements tells
the story. The east-bound craft which will
load soon at this port are the John K. Louthen.
Lydia NJ. Deering. Young Bros, Bertha Dean
and several not yet reported.
General Manager Winship was in Baltimore
yesterday.
Boats to arrive on May % we're: Barge Judge
Douglass. Capt d. Bowers; Unexpected, Capt.
F. Miller; Consolidation No. IS, Capt G. W.
Snyder; barge No. 1ls. Capt. J. NJ. Mills;
Charles Z. r.. Capt. j. Bender; Cuba, Capt. C.
Tingstram; Florence, Capt. Marconnier;
Granite No. 2, Capt Macgruder.
Boats to sail on May 20 were follows:
Barge No. 13l, Capt.. Wright; Dakota, Capt.
Ward: Florence Marconnier; Nuskingum, Capt.
Teeters; Consolidation No. 49, Capt. Reed;
Consolidation No. 2, Capt. H. Curtis; L. B.
Agnew. Capt. n. Wilson; S. Henry. Capt W. II.
Patton; B. I. johnson, Capt. J. +. Moore;
barge No. 101. Capt. Eichelberger: Gornett. L.
s.. Capt W. Bowers; barge No. 40. Capt C.
Shaw: d. A. Lowe. Capt. Baker, Seneca, Capt.
Thrasher.
Boats to sail at Cumberland on May 10 were
as follows: To Meredith, Winship 4 Co.r-Barge
I. X. Loder. Capt. c. Shaw, 1l8 tons; +. o.
Beckert, Capt g. NJ Zimmerman, 120 tons;
J. h Cowen, Capt. r. Hebb. Ill tons; Barge
No. 1S5. Capt. d. Knode. III tons. To J. p.
Agnew J. CO.-Barge E. C. Chovey, Capt. Il. ..
Crompton. III tons; barge Anteras. Capt. Z.
Chovey, sc tons: barge W. II. Cooper. Capt.
Joseph Baker; Emma Mertins, Capt S. Dodd,
119 tons.
Boats to sail It Cumberland for Georgetown
on May 20 were as follows: Barge c. II. Miller,
Capt. VIM. Riley, III tons; Judge Bradley,
Capt. Hammond. 1l9 tons; H. L. Bond. jr.,
Capt. I. Ingram, ia tons; Frederick Wsiland.
Capt. r. Bowers, lis tons; Corneia Mayer.
Capt. J. d. NcAtee. Lag tons.
Barges to sail at Cumberland yesterday were:
Ruby. Capt. W. B. Darwain 80 tons: Mertins-
vile, Capt. ]. W. Patton, 100 tons; Judge Nc
Conas. Capt. Glass. 120 tons: barge No. 100,
Capt. Castle, 1l6 tons; W. d. L. Walbridge,
Capt. Muller, lis tons; d. w. Swain, Capt. N.
Smith, 116 tons; Judge Stake. Capt. Mccoy,
ia tons; Consolidation No. Is. Capt. c. Fox.
III tons.
Boats to arrive on May 10 were as follows:
T0 Meredith. WinshiP 4 Co.-Barge No.
ITO, III tons; Consolidation No. 16. ll6 tons;
barge No. l01. 119 tons: barge A. H. Dovden,
lie tons: barge J. Il. Mclean, 1l9 tons; De-
troit. 120 TONS James Goddard. lis tons: ). NJ.
Storm, lie tons; Consolidation No. IS. 100
TONS To J. p. Agnew 4 Co.-Barge A. G.
johnson, 1l9 tons.
EXCITED OVER GOLD FIND.
Last week there were taken from a new shaft
that has been sunk near the Great Falls, Mary
land side. the finest specimens Of gold that
have ever been found in that section. The peo-
pie, and particularly the property holders in
the vicinity, therefore much excited There
appears to be plenty Of ore in sight as rich
that taken out. The gold IL supposed to be
from the same belt that runs through
North Carolina and has been taken out in more
%l,a,.s al
Of the Little Falls still on the lookout for
what they term the Payne mine. When asked
to explain how It was lost. they reply il
has never vet been found. and then tell
the following story: Years ago there was a
man living in the vicinity of the Little Falls
named Payne who had five fingers apda thumb
on each hand. Every time he would come to
town to purchase liquors and necessities he
would pay for them with money obtained by
trading of a rich lump of gold. Three aud
four Jumps week were brought down. As to
where he got it PAYNE was as dumb az an
oyster, and though he was frequently watched
his bonanza was never discovered. Up to his
death he brought this gold 10 town. When he
died his secret went with him. though it is sup
posed that the precious metal be had located
was close to the Little Falls, owing to the fact
that he was never seen to go farther up the
river than that when gold was needed.
MEMORIAL SERVICES.
Avenue Church Rev. Geo. Elliot will preach
memorial sermon to the members of George n.
Morris Post, G. A. L., and several like organi-
cations.
The committee appointed by the post to su-
perintend decorations from this section on the
Goth consists of Messrs. Rudolph Timer, ]. W.
kirklev and George W. Fletcher. Oak Hill and
Holy Rood viii be the cemeteries in the hands
of Morris Post.
After the regular business had been trans
acted eleven members by invitation attended
the celebration at the Northern Liberty Hall,
5th and X streets.
THE CATTLE MARKET.
At the Arlington stock yards Monday some
25 cattle were up and sold as follows: Best. 5
to 5lsc; good, Az to Sc. medium, 81 to 41tc !;
common, 2 to SIC. Two hundred and nine
teen sheep and lambs-Lambs. to Size
Sheep, 8 to SIC. Calves, 5 to &C. Ten cows
and calves, $50 to $40. Market brisk.
CUSTOM HOUSE ENTRIES.
For the week ending May 20, 1898, the fol-
lowing entries were received at the George
town custom house: Silk clothing. $50: mfs
metal 1852; living plants. SIS; decorated
china, S432; glass ware. 500: wine in casks,
SIP; paving tiles. SS74: whisky, $50; crude
asphalt, $500. Total. s5.S6S
CONTRACT AWARDED.
Messrs. lutte 4 Foley of Pittsburg, Pa. have
been awarded the contract for the construction
Of the Roslyn branch of the Pennsylyania rail-
road, aud these gentlemen have obligated
themselves TO finish the work in first-class stvIe
within three months. There will be terminal
facilities for both freight and passengers at the
Aqueduct bridge.
NEW CARS ARRIVE.
Yesterday two new ears arrived for the
Tenlsytown Railroad Company and by the end
Of the week there will be eighteen on the lower
line and five on the upper. Twelve OF these
Will be open and eleven box cars. Near forty
men are now engaged in laying the double
track from the District line to Bethesda Pork,
and had it not been for the delay of the Johns
town Rail Company in shipping material the
road would have been complete in every re