The national Republican., 1867-11-25
aEORaETOwN NEWS.

pucr BRIDoI Tho bill Of grievances hlsd By David
shosmaksr in the supreme Court Of the District Of
Canal Company snd the lsssees Of the Aquoduc.
Bridge, after explaining the act Of ineorpcrslon'
adopted By Congress Nay e. 1880. proceeds Al tOi.'
''Your orator further ,Aoesth, that the ,srmln..
tion Of said Chesapeake and Ohio canal was at the
said saueduet al or near seysntesn,h street in tie
ely of Washington, and II the said aqueduct had
been erected 90 70 connect with said Chesapeake
| termination and any point which IL more than
quarter Of mill south Of the present iqueduet the
sad sad Lis.sudhs , Canal Company would have saseu.
vss,els aud all steamers save the smallest stcatugs
Your orator is advised and ebsrBss that, looking
ana The tsrmiasticp of .sa % cSs.aps.Se 81 sSS OHIO
canal never wa. the intention Of Congress, BY said
charter q se,h Of May 1885, TO authorize said Alex
.queduet at any point, which would iuJuriousiy AZ.
feet the int.rss. and trade Of the people Of uecfss
sIWD snd q h. riparian rspsS Sng The bank:
could be located higher up said Potomac river so as
70 seeurs 70 tsid Alexandria Canal Company all the
them from The present location Of said squsdSei.
Bat assuming that there was authority under said
t Of Congress TO construct an aqusduet which will
was the duty Of said alexandria Canal Company, to
have erected the same such point "a would innIet
ss S.dS. h sss and AND sTSS.I. r.
d .yc GsOrssoss, IS veil a. 70 The public and free
Alexandria Canal Company dld place and erect lis
| said aqueduet directly In front Of said town, and
within Tho port thereof and In such manner to in.
est. Of trade and the public rights on said river
which said river, your orator AYERS from Its mouth
and for distance o. nearly three miles above raid
| squedust. was AID Ia an ancient nAvigable public
river and common highway, free to be used and
nayigatsd BY all citizens Of the United States.
Your orator farther showsth that nature has, for
heT own benencent purposes, nunplled femATkAblN
depth Of water for some miles above said aqusduet
The 'hasnei tanEiDB from eighty to forty feet, and
beng npNisable for sailing vessels OF large dra for
certainly than two miles above the sits Of said
aqueduet that in fact sail vessels q large sire and
before The % srO s"assSe @ SarSs ysST.
igatuE the BALD river above the site Of said Aque.
arsi some Of than for the purpose Of supplyins ma.
EnOas Ss suSsry saSa Cn ON tSs SS .i,s se 81
ySuI orator.; aarr I'm hersnaftsr described, while
rh'on Of buildir stones for the fortress at the
| Kip Raps, and other Places large and valuable
qu.ries Of which stone are located on the banks Of
| said river zone miles above said aqueduet and at
points perfectly accessible to large vessels. "
The bill then goes on to state that the Alexandria
Canal Company could at comparative little expense
haye eon,true,ed an squ duct, By .hrosiag single
arch aer SIS the Potomac, little south or north OF
| the Chain Bridge, where navigation terminates
pnm,e MSpa m nave nave enabled company more % eco.
plished he ebjsd fos VIII eh II was chartered as faiy
By their existing aqusduet Apart from the .qae.
duet, Mr. Shoemaker proves that the outlet locks at
h,ck creek afford all the desired meas Ter I5rdns
When they could he tus ed to sls1apdra At a great
deal lsss eost ana with greater dispatch, than By
~st Q! the canal over the aquedut. The bill then
ssy:I -,
tho opnon that IL eompstent for said Alexandra
river at any point above the ten actual termnus Of
said Chesapeake and Ohio canal In their discretion,
then your orator charges that It the duty Of said
power In good faith and with due regard the gist
aud important rights OF navigation, but your orator
TIA, the dreetOrs Of said canal company bcing
controlled BY the corporate authorities q Alexan-
dria, which owned a majority OF the ,t,ek In said
company, and being Identified with the int,rests Of
Its trade and commerce, did illegally and haudenly
cause the bid Hqueduet to be erected where 1t now
In sro:. .1S,e Of The PSwer % ,S them
pose Of pjung the trade aud eommeres cf the rival
town Of deorgetown, did obsiruCt It's port by said
sSSusdGs, SH. which II sItrn.nSRs common nHi..nee
due. ~
The bill OF grievances then goes on to speak tie
limited wharfase for eoastwEe vessels, msny Vf
| which are compelled TO lay out In the stream for
day,whieh would not be the case were they enablsd
10 go above the acqusduct, where coal whyes could
be erected alongside the canal. Mr. s. further says
And your orator farther AYERS, that sid Alexan-
obs raeon Of SAID fysF PTSf a. sfosd snd i. y nSi
interests Of the public demand Its abatement as
"Your orator fOrtber showeth, that he Ia the
equitable owner IN session % 81 i.rss and valuable
aqueduet on the moth bank Of the Potomac river,
aud between s,d river and the south bank Of ths
Chesapeake aud ohio canal that no owns about ops
,aid canal, and has sunicient space on the river o.
for the construction Of a wharf; that his said
mill sud the wharf hs could construct would be
far below tho level Of said canal and bat for ths OBJ
struetion Of said aqueduet your orator would bC
to receive grain and to ship his -four In sailing
vessel. brought 10 close proximity and almost along
peeuniary loss and damage In being compelled tC
haul his gra'n and -four In drays aud carts, t. aud
bArses, which may be towsd or pass under said
squeduet b, subjected to great peeunary loss aud
damage In IeshiPPng and rshs1dllng .sd grain and
sells were allowed to pass to AMI from your orator
said property, as they lawfully might, II the oh
The complainant puts number Of iatsrrogstories
to the defendants and asks in conclusion that theS
may be PsIpetuaily eoISned and rs.trained, by thi
ing and reconstrueting the Georgetown aqusduet
and that 1t may be decreed to be common nuisance
OF mssted yes els and river and bay steamers nav
eating the river above the aqueduet.
DRowsED On Friday night Albert BlrtI Il, Of th
canal boat Cynet, fell into the canal from of tn
s 's,I,1ss q ,si and was
Buckley, In the absence OF Coroner Woodward, EN-
pannelled Jury, who rendered q verdict Of acci
dental drowning, aud that the deceased was wlthou
means. Sanitary ofeer Caleb Sebastian took ehaTg
Of the remans, and procuring q COIN from Mr. J T.
Birch, had the body Inferred In the old Methods
burying ground.
Patent ARTIFICIAL ArPLIERs Samuel II. Decker
from Ohio, aud attached to the 4th U. s Artiller,
during the rebellion, aud who lost both fore ii
one OF the bloody engagements during that period
has Invented what he terms Artificial Appliers, BY
which he Ia enabled to hold pen aud write as wei
as with the natural nugers and hand, He can alsC
pick mp as small article 4 pin from the hoor
Mr.. Decker can be seen at the Capitol, where thOs
!. desiring the appliers can obtain them.
ISsPlCrIoS.-on Saturday afternoon Captain B. NJ
Reed inspector Of the Metropolitan police force via
tied Georgetown and inspected the force here In the
. winter uniforms. There wers 20 men In line, an
presented hne Appearance. The Captain expresss
forms and the appearance Of the force.
DRoyERs' REsr.-At Droyers' Rest last week III
: market for beef.cAttle shows q farther decline
There were $50 head Of cattle sold at 43 "a o. 90 pe
100 lbs $50 sheep, at o. q tL 90 per head; and s
hogs, At 81 cts per lb. net.
FAIR The ladies OF the Methodist Protestau
Church on Congress street will commence Fair /
Forrest Hall on Monday the I'd Of December, to hel
defray the expenses attending the enlargement c
this hne church.
sELLIEG LIaUoR BY THB 0LAs5-Mchael Lyno
was arrested by oficer Finley for selling TauOr b
d the glass instead OF meA,uTo as the law pfoyide
o He was taken before Justice Buckley and waived A
examination uAtil to morrow morning at 10 clock