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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-29
AIlIOsT A RIOT.
TroubIe on the Union Observation-Disclosures
by the Police.


Some time since number Of the col0red as
sociations banded themselves together under the
title OF "The Union" for the purpose OF giving a
grand excursion down the river. Yesterday
was fixed as the day, and Glymont as the place:
and In order that the large crowd expected
might be accommodated, II was arranged that
two boats should start-the wawaset In the
morning, and the CITY OF Alexandria, OF the Po-
t0mac Ferry Company, In the afternoon. The
morning boat got Oh 10 time with an excellent
party on board In search OF days pleasure, but
II seems that the afternoon party were neither
as law-ablding or happy as the earlier ones.
Those who were to take the afternoon boat
began to assemble In the vicinity Of the wharf
In large numbers at an early hour, and, as there
was some time TO walt, the male portion, 70 k,lI
friendly shadcassf some OF the restaurants In the
neighborhooJ, and imbibed so freely that they
became quarrelsome, the most noticeable fee
ture being among the members Of the band en-
ployed for the occasion. AS Is usual on such
occasions, as soon as the drink took effect the
men became quarrelsome, and the result was
melee, OF not Il very serious nature, which ON
Ger Turnburke attempted to quell by arresting
the principal, u member OF the band.
This did not suit the gang, and they at once
prepared TO rescue their comrade. proposition
they started to put into effect, and for moment
II looked as though the ofiicer (who pluckily held
10 the prisoner would be roughly handled, as he
was surrounded by an angry and excited crowd.
Luckily, however, In the nick OF time relay, In
the shape OF the relleve--some four or I'VE
men-put In M appearance, and taking In the
situation at glance they soon succeeded In ar
resting three OF the ringeaders and taking them
to the station, which summary proceeding had
the effect for the time, OF stopping all disturb
ances, and the boat, with Its load Of some twelve
hundred, started on.
Knowing that there were some rough and tur-
hulent spirits aboard Lieut.. Gessford feared that
there would he trouble at Glymont, aud wisely
concluded to meet the late boat with the entire
reserve OF his precinct, which he did, but fortu-
nately their services were not required, as on
their arrival ut the wharf, about midnight, the
entire party were In the best humor, and disem-
harked and proceeded TO their homes quietly.
During the day, while down the riyer, there
were several slight sklrmishes, none OF which
rose to the dignity OF light. In fsct, only one
IL said to have been noticeable, and that one OF
the men knocking u woman down and stamping
her In the face, cutting Il slightly. There were
fally two thousand persons on the trip, and, as
u Iual, the rough ones succeeded by their lAwless
action in throwing dlscredt on the entire affair,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-29
THE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
Curious Rumors from Long Branch-An
Bxireaeiy Doubtful story.


Losd BRANCH, July 25.-Among the prominent
gentlemen who, during the past few days, have
called on'the President are Gov. Cooke and ex.
Mayor James q. Bcrrett, Of Washington, Secrc-
tary Richardson, Collector Casey, OF New Or
leans, ex.Secretary Borie, Postmaster General
Creswsll, Gen. Burnside and ex.Congressman
ID. y. Bennett, OF Buffalo. The visit OF Governor
Cooke was wholly Of a private nature, but while
here he took occasion to explain to the Presl-
dent come points regarding the government Of
the District Of Columbia which have been mis-
Understood, and especially with regard to the
two per cent. tax for sewerage purposes. The
Governor said that the tax would be laid on all
property which had been divided into districts
10 the city. Properly on which sewerage has
already been completed Will have the amount
aeaoy PSS honas viii rp asoat seyea Hsars no
that the two per cent. taxation OF the property
holders Will be gradual, and hence not so very
oppressive. The Governor claims That the law
is perfectly satisfactory to u large majority Of
the people, and that tho general system of sew
erage now begun Will reclaim millions OF dollars
worth Of property now lying useless, and which,
In It's present state, engenders mlasna aud dis
Although the Information did not come from
Gov. Cooke, It Is nevertheless entitled to full
credit mat there WIN shS5sc ' =, S 81
Of governing the District OF Columbia, and
probably the President will, In his next message
10 Congress, pOlut u way wn!ch no hopes Will DE
acceptable to oil parties. The present Board Of
Public Works VIII certainly retire from once al
the close OF the present year, and no future
board will be appointed. The members WI say
that they entered upon their duties because the
city seemed to require their services-its condl-
ton being such that II was no longer ut to he
the capital OF the country. They will represent
the difficult task they have hal to perform In the
face OF powerful opposition aud abuse, and they
will call the attention OF tho public and OF Con-
gress to the manner In which their work has
been performed.
Gov. Cooke says that the board (of which he Is
president has now enough funds TO finish oil
The improvements under way; that the time be-
fore the assembling Of Congress will be sum.
Client TO finish all the improvements laid out;
that the present city government nay conn-
IDENTITY lay Its work before Congress for lnspec-
ton and approval, and that, having accom-
plished the task 10 do which the Government
was Instituted, II may now safely give way to
some system which may be suggested, and which
may promise more satisfaction In the limited
sphere 1t VIII have 10 future. II Is suggested
that the city may In future be governed by q
commission TO he created by Congress, but what
will be done depends wholly upon Congress-. II
may even refuse 10 change the present system
OF government; but that Il Is the desire Of Gov.
Cooke and the Board OF Public Works to retire,
when the work now In hand Is finished, need not
be denied,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-29
THE LONG COMMITTEE.
COMPLAINTS STILL COMING IN.

Justices TAFT, Iiunhr- and Waller aud Con-
stable. Kimmeii aud Bickstcr Gene
piained of-Chcrp Method OF Paying
scrvnut Girls - BxeH,p,ios Laws Is-
pcrcd-wbrt 10 Costs TO Gnrnishee a
Small Debt Property Rights OF Mar
ried Women Outraged = irresponsible
Beud.mcn Again.
Mr.. Longs committee for the Investigation OF
eonstabies and magistrates convened yesterday
Al the usual hour and were soon hard at work
listening to the various grievances OF their
numerous callers.
The orst case was that Of two colored servant
v,tis who had been discharged by their en-
mover, a clearinghouse keeper In the vicinity
a. the CITY Hail. on the 22j OF July, without pay
from the irst OF the month to that date. Tney
aver that they were engaged at the rate oil
r,rr month, and that they were emitted 70 tc,
ceIye % each for the three weeks they had sef'eu
In July. 49,. ,.,.,..
The mistress refused to pat them because
they we're sauay and refused to do what rhe nhu
ordered, This the sefyanh uenleu, nv s.voso
rantei their mistress OF net nuspanu ye IL
Jnstice Tait. who, after hearing tue case, W
some n. wlv,discoyered system Of mathematics,
rave Judgment In their favor, but LOT oniy .ne
insignincsnt sum OF y 70 ea.n. w enc y, nv
sri was with them, aud she swears that she
iold the Justice that the giLis whh,eu WA. 'ne,
were entitled to N6l or h0,Mhs, auu my ny.
ciined TO take the ti.Yo. ,n wss un n, ,sy
last on saturday the moWcI VI one VI wv
girls was IN the oinee OF lne gusuvv ~ vsner
business. when he told het thhl toustAn,e Mrls,,
man had the girls money tnat "e' i"i' ""'
given II to him 10 carry TO them.
she called on Marynan, wneu -he .olu net ne
had fI.io for the girls, aud ne thought tney nah
better take ", Tor money " monvy sne s uass,
you know and the defendant hau ueen uown W
Justice TAFT to-day 70 Try anu u,ke an hppeh,
The girls dcclined TO take tue sum y. sss,S
each, when they were entitlen pto' lue, sa,u
they would sec II they coulu not Re, Jusuce
somewhere else, and 50 they came 70 MI. LYng
10 ascertain by what Iue o. Itn " !uNse
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-29
A GLANCE At ROCK ENON SPRINGS.
Correspondence Of the Republican,

Roox EXON STRINGS. Va, July Is, 1873.
Four hours rapid run over the Metropolitan
branch OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad to
Harpers Ferry and tho Valley OF virginia rail-
road TO Winchester, and three hours pleasant
ride thence by stage, brought US from Washing
ton to this bright and salubrious mountain re-
sort, with its many excellent mineral springs, all
grouped In convenient nearness for use by night
and by day.
The route hence Is generally through an excel
lent farming region, improved often with fields
OF superior wheat, oats and corn and an occa-
sional meadow OF clover and timothy. Hand
some oak, hickory, maple, chestnut and other
timber Is seen, many thrifty, and well-lhden or
charls cheer the sight, and mountains In "ver-
du.e clad" loom up far and near.
The atmosphere Is cool and braclng, aud the
scenery Is exceedingly beautiful and picturesque
with varied landscapes. The buildings are com
Portable and neatly furnished, AMI the attend
ance equal to that found elsewhere. Mr.. W. II.
A, Wormley Is "mlne host the present season,
assisted by his Intelligent brother-in-law, Mr..
Shadd, as clerk aud book.keeper.
There Is q large and pleasant company here,
nearly all OF whom are from Washington and
Georgetown. Among them may be naIsed Thos.
J. Durant and family, L. A. Copyright and family,
Messrs. Samuel Stott, L. 5. Chapman, y. s.
smith and family, John b. Scott, Thomas Wilson
aud family, Dr.. Robert Farnham, J, X. Dow,
Harry smith and family, Jesse II. Wilson, VOL
colt Lay and family. Thomas NJ. shepherd and
family Mrs. Nesbit, Mrs. Nathaniel wilson and
children, Charles Alexander, Mrs. T. IL. Alex
ander, A. II. Jacobs, VIM. Copplnger. Marquis de
Chamb un and family, Col. W. Wall, Or. Thomas
Miller and daughters, q. I. YOder and family,
WIN. Warder and wife, \. Thomas Brown, ID. II.
Robinson, L. 4. Cartwright, Mrs. N. II. stevens
and family, Lieut.. ID. Pratt Mannix, u, silver
berg and family, James D. Hendley, and VIM II.
Baldwin and family. To these should be added
Mr.. A. 5. Pratt and family, whose neat aud COM
modlous cottage, Just finished, adIoins the spa
clous and beautiful grassy lawn IN front Of the
hotel building.
Time passes pleasantly and rapidly. Billiards,
ten-plns, drives, walks and dancing are literally
patronized. Readings, charades, tableaux and
pantOmime balls are successfully given by the
guests, enllyenel by vocal music on their part
deemed the very bestof the season, rejecting
credit upon all engaged IN getting II up and In
Its presentation.
Religious service Is conducted every Sabbath,
In the Music hall. by Rev. Jas. q. Pratt. &.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-29
THE POTOMAC uApBOR.
Proposal. for Il. Improyement-IIew the
yorL /. IA he Done.


AT the last session OF Congress an appropnh-
ton Of $50 900 was made for the Improvement
and dredging Of the harbors Of washington and
Georgetown, the work to be done under the
direction OF an officer Of the United states en-
ginesr corps A survey Of the river mas peen
already made and , on S SsS A MAJOR Nm y
Craiphill, in Baltimore, for the work.
The specifications OF the work prepared ior
the information OF bidders set form tnht tne
channels TO be dredged are the Virginia or
IieorRetown channel, so called, and that along
the wharves OF the Washington 'front.' ine
former Is 10 be dredged to depth a. mean low
water OF fourteen feet, and width OF ABOUT one
hunared and slSty feet, more or less. Amount
OF excavation between sixty and seyenV-nve
thousand cubic yards; about two-thlrds OF TINS
Tbst below Inc Long bi.dge Is Immediately
above the buoys marking the entrance OF thus
channel, and extending about one thousand
eight hundred feet up me 70 seN,n Of
twelve feet at mean low water and width Of
1850 feet, from point about midway between the
upper wharf Of Inc arsenal and ne apye, end Of
cnth street wharves. Amount Of excavation In
this channel from thirty thousand TO forty-nve
thousand cublc yards. The bottom Is sand, int?
from six to ten feet. Rise Of tide about three
feet. The greatest depth OF cutting will lie
about i've feet, the average little over two
feet.
me material excated above the Long bridge
may be deposited above the causeway OF the
Long bridge, on the adjacent mats exposed at
mean low water. A portion Of this may be de-
posted In the locality west Of Seventeenth street,
and above the entrance to the canal basin At the
mouth OF the Tiber creek. The material ex-
cavated In 10th channels below the Long bridge
may be deposited below the causeway OF the
Long bridge on the adjacent fats exposed at
mean low water. The material excavated from
all or any one Of these localities may be taken
TO and dumped In deep water below Alexandria,
or deposited elsewhere, with consent OF the en-
gineer. All places Of deposit TO be within limits
Indicated by the engnecr.ln-charge or an au.
thorize1 assistant. The disposal OF excavated
material Is to be included In the price per yard
OF dredging. Proposals will state price OF any
or each Of the places OF deposit above named as
allowable. Separate bids OF each division OF
the work viii. be received or single hid for tho
whole.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-29
INTERNATIONAL. MASONIC C0URTE-
SIZES,

onr ,v,..,,v,., N..... ,,x,,.a A,r..a
Su' ""s""s"n '"so"s ."'"u"
Contemplated Tour Of Twcn'J-nve Hun
dred Miles.
The Grand Chapter OF Canada. desiring TO in
$1,000 a.. - .,,,,., =. -, a., az. tr,,,o,
ttouu0o 'ho sshe i'ua' - u'e' ~ '"o ,hi'e"
states IN the degrees OF capitular masonry, mas
invited Lafayette X. A. Chapter, Of this city, to
| visit KInustop Auynst IN and IA and there exam
~ 80 c,..,e ,ssa. -, A.. Co.,
pniy uue ,uhp'er ucs'oes ueioro ."o o'au"
Chapter at It's annual convocation. TINS invita-
ton Lafayette Chapter has accepted, and now
| the eves Of Naval Arch Masons are anxiousIy
49,, -, 49,. a.. ~, ~. ..s,,,, =, -.
tutneu to"au Nahaua' W sec tno Io."t VI oVr
fcring these degrees by the chapter from ths
| city, SO highly honored by being selected to 20
opt a, tho ttn,,sd States Ia e.nm,,Jfv the vorl
~ ~. s,.-N.an ',.1 ,,,,,, 80 -
VI inc Nhap'er ue4rces. A'uiuonai hohors are
now pouring In, and these come from Grand
Chapters alone.
| Yesterday an ohioial invitation was received
| by Lafayette X. A.Cbapter from the Grand Chap
| ter OF Rhode Island, inviting the Chapter to
visit Providence and exemplify the Chapter de-
grees before that Grand Chapter and partake Of
| its hospitalities. As the Chapter will pass
| through that city on It's return from Canals, 1t
has accepted the invitation, and will stop IN that
beautiful city, confer the degrees, and accept
| the hOspitalities so fra.ernally rendered, and
/ learn the mysteries OF "Rhode Island clam.
| bake"
The great ritualist OF America, Thomas Smith
| Webb, revised the chapter degrees, az his home
| in Providence, In iisI, so as to conform to the
| English work, and now our own Washington
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-29
Tho Present Owners add Uses Of LIB
Prison.

Libby prison Is In the hands Of the South-
ern Fertilizing Company, and their various
compounds arc prepared there, and sent all
over the State to restore TO fertility the poor,
worn.out lands. Castle Thunder, used dur
Ing the war to coninc political prisoners and
deserters from the Southern armies, has again
become tobacco factory, and two or three
happy, contentcd negroes are probably en-
gagged within Its walls, which, like those of
the Libby, have known Of incalculable human
suffering and witnessed the most atrocious
cruclties. There arc few traces of tho great
Are, which, lighted In the tobacco warehouses
by the Confederates when retreating to Pc
tersburg, ragged over great area, consumed
eight hundred houses, and would have de-
stroyed the entire city had II not been for the
timely entrance Of the Union troops. For
the most part the new houses are better than
those burned. But the losses by that fire
wrecked the fortunes Of nearly all the old
merchants, and the business men Of to-day
arc Us q now generation.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-29

10 he Editor If he National RspGbiioaR!
SIR: 1t would greatly convenience the travel
ing public, and inure to the income OF tho postal
service, II the Postmaster General would author-
lie the newsboys on railway trains to collect, on
approaching the several stations or the more i'm
portant stations, postal cards from the pas
sengers for mailing at the stations. Many pas
sengers would send from two 10 six or eight
each trip II such conyenlenoes were afforded.
Telegraph companies might also, with adyan-
tage, avail themselves Of the services OF these
newsbOys or agents. TRAVELLER.
THE above suggestion Is valuable, and II the
object contemplated cannot be carried out by
the aid OF the newsboys some other arrange
ment should be made to accomplish the same
purpose. The railroad companies themselves
might provide the needed facilities at a trinlng
outlay, and due regard for the convenience OF
the travelling public and consequently for their
own interests, should prompt them to 10 so.-ED J
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-29
OUR MISSING BOATIsTs.

How the Rumor Of the Capsizs started.
1t was announced In the REPUBLICAN OF yes
terdsy that rumor prevailed that MesSrs. Jones,
Fndley, Maddox, Culley, Hall and others, who
left here at O'Clock sunday morning, In the
yacht Craig, for a pleasure trip down the Poto-
mac, had capsiZed, and that ali on board had
been drowned. IL Is now announced that the
rumor was untrue, and probably grew out OF a
slight accident which occurred at Marshall Hall
at D O'Clock on Sunday evening.
At that hour Messrs. Hall and Culley went out
In a small boat for row, when the craft was by
some means upset and Its occupants thrown
INTO tne water WHEN ny mat point being very
without any difficulty. The party experienced
rather rough weather on their trip, but all re-
turned TO the city yesterday in good health and
sDIFifs
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-29

II Is related that when Miss Anna Dlckin-
son was about to deliver her lecture on Joan
dare, In small Western town, It was con-
sidcrcd necessary that she should be intro
duced to the audience. The task fell upon
the chairman Of the lecture committee, q
worthy individual, but not very well vcrsed
In the history Of the language Of the lamented
La Pucellc. Ladies' and gentlemen" said
he, advancing to the front Of the platform,
"Mlss Dickinson will address you tonight on
the life and adventures Of John Dark, one of
the greatest heroes OF antiquity. We arc not
as familiar with the heroes Of antiquity as
we ought to be, owing to the long time since
antiquity; but one thing Ia certain, and that
Is that Miss Dickinson can tell us oil about
the most remarkable man OF them all-John
Dark"
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-29
A Pennsylvanin Pan <her Killed by n wo

On Thursday last a party Of young women
went out from Queens run to the mountain
Just back Of the settlement, gathering buckle
berries. One Of them, Jerusha Bryan, I'D
vanccd little further In the woods than the
others, when she was attacked by huge
panther. Her companions, hearing the brute
scream, sought safety In fight, but Miss
Bryan, finding escape impossible, determined
to stand her ground, and solzing huge pine
knot, gave her enemy battle. The contest
was close one for q few minutes, but hui
man courage, judgment and GOODNESS soon
triumphed over brute strength, and the
heroic woman soon had the satisfaction of
laying the bloodthirsty monster dead at her
feet. Her garments were torn into shreds
aud her face and arms badly scratched, but
she walked homo with Arm step and the
light Of triumph In her eye, aud was able to
give good account Of herself The dead
panther was soon afterwards found by the
people Of Queens run, and proved on meas
urement to be six feet aud ten inches long.
Miss Bryan Is the lion Cor lioncss) Of the
ncighborhood, and she well deserves TO be.
We doubt whether an instance can be found
on record OF more cool, heroic bravery and
wise discretion developed by any woman even
In the most historic and perilous days OF
Pennsylv Finsburg Contaercidl.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-29

The Albany Journal gives the following
concise account Of the work Of laying the
new double track on the Hudson River and
New York Central railroad:
Tho company has already bought for this
purpose 10000 tons of English steel rails,
which arg now being delivered. None but
steel rails are to be used In any part OF the
work. As 1t requires from 1850 to SCI ties
per mile full Q, 600 900 ties will DO used for the
whole, including the sidings. About 20 miles
arc already graded and ready To lay the
track. II Is expected that $50 miles will be
graded this fall, and that the whole will be
completed In two years. OF course every
mile of new tracks can he utilized Us fast as
completed running on them so far as
fnishcd--so that without waiting for the
whole 10 be completed the facilities of the
road will be constantly increasing. II Is de-
signed that tho permanent way shall be of
the most solid and substantial character
the bridges all Of iron and the culvcrts all Of
stone. As tho road Is already pressed to Its
utmost capacity, with trains passing through
every few moments, and as Il runs through
seventy Incorporated cities and villages
the additional land necessary being pur-
ct iscd from at least thousand different
OWNERSHIP huild a new road on tho side of
II Is very different thing from building an
ihNcpSuucit ioau, auu hSSVoeaihy inNOiScs
much delay.
at Is designed that the two north tracks
shall be used for passenger trains and tho
two south tracks for freight. In laying the
new tracks the effort Is made to straighten
out the line as far as possible and take out
the curves; and, with this view, the new
tracks arc not placed Throughout on the same
side Of the old, but adjusted so Us best to ac-
complish this end. At West Albany, under
the new arrangement, the passenger tracks
will not follow the present line among the
shops and cattle yards, but will run sonic dis
lance south Of the shops. At Buffalo, Ro-
chester and Syracuse there will be large yards
covering sixty acres, with thirty miles of
tracks at cs.ch place, for the accumulation Of
cars ready for any emergency. This arrange
mcnt Is already nearly perfected at Buffalo
and Rochester,.
1.-THE cost Of all this work Ia estimated at
from fifteen to twenty millions. Before il
was undertaken there was no mortgage on
the road, but only bonds, taken up from the
roads which entered into the consolidation to
the amount Of fifteen millions. The road
has now been mortgagcd to the extent Of
forty millions TO cover these bonds and the
cost Of the new improvements.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-29

The Board OF Public Works issued the follow
Ing orders yesterday; The watss registrar was
directed TO erect a hydrant at the corner Of
Twenty second and L streets northwest. Bids
were opened for the construction OF sea walls
on the James creek canal, from street TO Yir-
ginia avenue. There were some twelve bidders
and the prices were so varied, both for work
and MATERIAL that the board will not decide on
them for several DAYS,