Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-12-27

to speud the money asked.
iIls evening Senator Charles O. Workman,
OF HeorlcoAwas standing on the corner talking
10 some gentlemen. Mr.. Clement Brook, a
merchant wal ked up to him and deliberately
slapped him IN the face. Workman said,
.,H nat do. you mean?" Brook answered.
You know what | mean" aud walked of
BROOK was afterwards arrested, No cause il
assigned tor the rash act. STRoyGR0W
c. & .. Canal.
The Cumberland correspondent of Bal
tlmore American OF this IN orning, SAYS: Great
interest is now being taken in the affairs Of the
canal, Which will be increased as soon as the
Legislature meets, as it is thought that a full
investigation of its affairs will be made BY that
body. 1t will be shown that the season has
been most prosperous one, but that the
revenue to the State, from some cause, has
been 20 greater than usual. There have been
over i've hundred boats running during the
season, and the average tonnage has been
about one hundred and thirteen tons to each
boat. -Four hundred boats could have carried
all the coal that has been shipped this season
and had there been ouly that plumber OF boats
runnlng, the profits to the boatman would have
peen much greater, and much less complaint
would have been made about low frcights
The American Coal Company is the only com
paDy which run their own boats, which mum.
Der about sixty. three. The boatmen receive
from one dollar and five to one dollar and fr
teen cents per ton TOR carrying the coal, which
Is said to be too little to support the men dur.
Ing the year comfortably. Ga account of the
low treights and the large number of boats em-
poyed the profits to the coal COMPANIES have
been very large during the whole season The
steam Canal boats have been i great SUCCESS,
aud are SAID to be more convenient aud CHEAPER
than the boats which have been hauled by
mules and horses. Only one steamboat lett
thls port during the week laden with coal,
and the business on the canal is entirely sus-
penaed Tor the winter, although there are a
'c" boats set to return to this port. The canal
extension meetlng at WestcrupurI lately it is
thought will be fruitful of success and will re-
Sul' IN Il railroad being built from Cumberland
to that point which will be owned by the Canal
Company. The distance from Cumberland to
The Mount Savage llvcr one aud a-halr miles
building canal to that pace would be at least
S3,0OO01O, whereas a railroad feeder would
uYt cost over 5 $40 900, rolling stock iuciuI-
cd Ii IS thought that it this railroad is built
the revenue oil the canal will be decreased from
one.thlr0 TO halt more thar Is now realized,
auu that the canal Is as yet iLc0ui Iete, and
does not at all meet the intentions of its pro-
Jectors. The capacity of the canal is two mil.
lions tons per anuum, but the Cumberland and
Pennsylvania Railroad eau furnish it ouly 500
wv tons. Maryland Is pledged to complete
the canal, yet under certain charters aud by
virtue OF her Immediate interest, the company
has the right to defer payment Of the coupors
and appropriate the revenue to cxtenion The
only want has been, aud is, money. There are
three sources to look t. for aid, viz: the Canal
Company, United States Congress, and the
issue OF bonds. What is wanting is for the
Legislature TO instruct the Board of Pubic
Works to so arrange the matter, and to impress
upon the minds Of the members Of that Beard
the Importance OF giving 10 Allrgauy equity
more voice 10 the management of the affairs of
til: canal. Ii \ President Is chosen from this
C unity, Western Maryland will b. better sa-
tIshcd aud the canal will continue to increase
10 prosperity and usefulness. The millions of
wealth 10 these mountains will son be de-
proud It their great internal Improvement"
MAJOR JACK DADE's INAUGURAL. The
Richmond Wing says the present doorkccper
oil the Virginia Senat', Col. Johu w. Miuor,
gave them witty acc unit OF the scene that
occurred when the famous Jack Dudc dclis cr-
ed his Inaugural address to the convicts of the
Washington peultcutlary, having been ap.
pointed Warden 10y his friend Prcsiicn, Tyler.
Col. Minor and Dewitt Kent, Of Maryland, ac-
companled him 90 his first visit to his new
post OF duty, and heard his characteristic har.
ranguc to ''thc bras" The Wing does not
give the speech, and we subjoin the version of
it popular hereabouts:
"Gcntemcn-no, that will not DO, some of
you are not geutiemcn-telow citizens, that $
not SO, you aio't ciliz4ns-telIow convicts III
never get it right, Im not a convict-couvict
Z.bras-that's lt-L've been appointed to take
charge OF you by my friend Mr.. Tyler. Tm
gentleman, and expect the treatment of gen.
'leDan. As you treat NE Ill treat you. You
are here, comfortably housed, aud clothed,
physlcked and taken care of by the United
States. Outside Of these walls you have to 20
round looking Tor work, but 10 here everything
is cut out to your hand and you have cniy got
to act like gentleman t. be respected as such.
II have 90 dissatisfaction, no discomfort here.
Ii you behave yourselves you will find friend
IN me, but by If any mothers SOD of you
goes about here making complaints Iii urive
him away, aud he shall never see the inside of
these doors again"
DROWNED colored woman named Simms
and i colored man named Robert Ward We're |
drowned in the Eastern Branch on Christmas
eve. 1t appears that the woman husband,
Henry Smms, who resides uear Uniontown, |
went with her in wagon to Washington on |
Christmas eve, and was detained there until |
after O'Clock, when he started with his wife |
and young colured man named Robert Ward |
to return. The night was murky and dark, aud
on arriving at the Eastern Branch, instead OF
taking the new bridge, he drove upon the
wreck of the old one alongside. on which the
floor planking remains only for some thirty or