The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-08-12

rRUCTt0Ss In THE hIvER-AOCIDENr YRS
EapAr.-We Published, few DAYS ago, a
orrespcsdeuce bclween General Mfchler and
evir Ciephane, CO., In regard To the plac.
n Cd piles BY the parties repaIrinp Tho
lex isdria and Washington railroad bridge.
wi Sch General Michler took the grounds
nat che piles, a placed. would interfere
'ith the naviansion on the Potones. which
'as met BY Mr.. Clephape with the answer
hat the distractions were only Temporary.
his answer satisfied the General Tor The
line being, but the Georgetown people DO
,ot appear to be willing to take the explana-
lon, and at a recent meeting OF the Councils
. CON mittee was appointed TO inquire In re-
rard TO the repairs of the bridge. Appre.
,enstve lest the repairs may DO Of such,a
AZ to materially ohstruct the free
,asesve of the Georpetown channel, IL not
,ycntually result In it's destruction, and
hereby iniuripp the commerce OF that city.
1 meeting Of this committees has been held
vh.n Mnvor sweeny ana Recordcr Peck ,tors
prcscnt. = 10 ~ wv 1IITT III
Various vievs were expresscd. In n ron.
msuprv. a Ia ths esi,rt of no
eullding and MISUNDERSTANDING the railroad
bridge IN thu manner proposed. ana the az
sct meaning OF Nj. Ciephane. receiver OF
m road IL Eating in bIs letter to Gen.
NchIer {hst tbe davipg of piles Al both
drawn nnlV for TEMPORARY use In
strcrst,,sr,ne int structure. The sessIop
eonainna Al npsii amer 10 O'clock. when II was
dss.rmined that further iuouiries should be
800 ana then. shouid Il not be satisfac-
.or,i = o.tabIishcd that tho work referred To
iii not obstruct or iu,ure thu channel. the
,.co rder Il suthori.ed 10 immedhSely ana
ont !, writ Of inIuncfiou. to stay furtber pro-
grcss in the work till the question of the
sieht of the railroad eompapy 10 nd on with
tSsj,. imnroyementa in Inc manner propoaed
Il nroner,v scttisa nv the District Supreme
Con- Recorder Psch ana Counrilman
yo~,,s -aro asiao.tsS 70 xoit on Can
SHa,s,nS NJ ranh 80 "na oht,,n Ill
~ enle, anu cppt n' ~, oosa =. ~ ~
sns, 1900 ~ ,son,,ns N the con nh, ~ n
soe.N ~ IT,. ~ - ,r.nssad 20 AZ ~
4 ..,a.'y ~ - sa,..,.sos - ~. n.,au.
-, 49,. ssmens' Z, anua M,
sohs'ana: Sa.,on II m,hhaii NJ. h.,nr $500
shro~ab ,Ss .nn,h 49, ~ thc hr,dee sSe
strn ~ ,bo draw brssli,v IA shonf M fcet
~ "a rnnor chnrS .sdsg ors al. N,oces
ir,,, III, up snd s,s.,nino tSo ~hoie
!. :, snop ~ 900, ,hat 4, IN, t.ss
49, ,, " y, su .en.S. a. sma sawo,as A.. Nv
Sosa ave, can hn rssnmeJ Accidcrts of
MI. Si.a ,hnnrh - - Ss.,.,s hsY. -.
Gus onr,a n y, ,.," 80 vo,v f,son.n,I, "a
~. 49,, ~, ,har ~ ,,n..d
A., n. Inc hoots towi,g 100 many vessels M
nne ,iys mi .Iso Nv ! \. rre hnnch IN ni,ss
&c., h.,o., "a on,s,aa ~ The lin. ~ tha
rai,,o.d hr,ags draw Vessels more or Ie.s
in nass,no strite tbcse 'rilcs, shear "A
ana y, riLs an. drow ~ tbe I.org Rr,dgs
nron.r' Thess niles weJe driven 10 nrevest
aPociJ.., - ,hs hr;d,. hnt w;th a ta,sI al.
regard ior the saiety OF tne upper one IN
connection WIN TINS we houce tnc very
numerous pics tnat h,e Veiug urnen aions
ana unoer the railroad olidge, ana IN SONG
places rs Siosc ~ ~ I1e' apart; woIia u
n nos oo ~oh ~ 'ae pog VI no.ee 'ne ie.ser
w N'f""' '' WV
JOY, ,s ,,,,,, n n.n.r., u,c,,sr thu,
my. Ine op a.,,. " a.,sauaa, me s.,n ~
ths nn p hridge sup,nD a ftssbet and drif,s.
NJ pps', oss uu ,hs - IN, ,an,no,nrs
70 yS .us az o na ho,n~ nna-siiis and can,r.
hrone. 10" rooLina onStb,ng bnt temnorarv
Tha aS,.ros.,i"S n Gsnras,own n 70 aio rmsd
~. .SYs, y, ~ $500 s..,,s. 80
snas sne onno' MAJ W 800 ~
49, ,.S 4. ~ much i,.no,;.n co 40 an.
, III. r.na..i, ,abia shov,n, ,he
poopo, ne ,V ~, va CO. s mi. It,. sms
,ha InaS ar,daa 10 ,hs wast enSing An.
a an., ~ III, Sor, Fon, ns .s.nasrs h ~
Nn "" .,aaro .,n 49, Va 1000
y gns anu ',u' aoo, no 20, anu Soa
nogs 90, Vessels passing 'ne no5 ~, u,
vessels passing tne soutn draW 20, ln view
OF 1nese iae.s anu figures wou,u NJ, ue
wsh 70 inquire, nas Prrate eoIPorat'on
the .lght to endanger the safety Oh the main
nlghWay Oh Tree uaVei oe'Weeu 'nis CITY ana
virginia.
Iv-, p.r.r., r,,,o,-
n.s,sns 7, ~ We, ns.a..,,, naaa.n,.as,.
r.cen,iS several iSnn,tant dac,.,ons haSs
Poranna a.: ~ " ,ho M, ,n,roa,a, h,I.nt,'
~, vnu aasL ~ Ua hnIts ,na. .,,ns ~
tSs nae ~ stand casr. c.nnnt ho d.nIad ~
..s, - u'.,. 49, sAnos " u1.'eu 'no
tn,p ha i, nn,a,n,u , an naE, parhage
T.. ".o sne sousa a,s .eu H"ouI , " , nio.e'
ana onngs the party MAKING the change
rIhin the meaning OF section - OF act OF
July ~ 1905, ana requires that the package
small De gauged aha Stamped. section OF OF
inc same act provides tor tine forfeiture OF
packages OF spirits containing hye gallons or
hoIei ous tne oomn'ssloner says
As tnls decision regarding the casks
cahed stahd CASKS mas ocen quite recently
made, and IS not generally known, before
Iesortlng 70 extreme measures you VIII please
give notice 10 the parties that they must
either abandon their use or comply with the
provisions OF section 50, oy nav,hg tnem ~,
sPoo'eu anu sauseu,anu .A y. e
as required ny thnt sec,ion, as o,ten as tney
arc nIed. liner use snouia W discontinued
BY hoidlng tne dealers 10 strict compliance
Win the law. -
hn .I,v an "a @a5 In n, sLino a thoronsh i,snoc.
,ion ~ m Srocsrx tnhscco and ciaar AMI
drna .,ore. 10 see ,bat ali n,onrie,asn usdii
cines ma renara,ions nerfnme,v a,d co..
mstIc matchas ners ciiTar iiah,s nia ring
ca rds' canned meats. or nackages coptainine
asb sauces svrnns nrepa red 6nstarJ Ia ms
or icIIies reonired ~ lsw n he stsmnsd are
slammed nj once and in n sbort limo The law
viii he Tivid,y enforced aoainst ali delin.
ouents.
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FIRES YESTERDAY. - An alarm of fire
turned In from box No. As, Nineteenth and
II streets, between 10 and II O'Clock yester-
q stairway In the brick residence OF Commo-
dore X. W. Meade, on street, between
Eighteenth and Nineteenth. The fire de-
partment were promptly at hand, and In a
short time extinguishcd the flames, with the
loss Of about $50. Cause, incendiarsm.
At 1880 O'Clock the department were again
summoned 10 duty by an alarm turned In
from how No m TWnIffh and " al