Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-06-08
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John zSimms, the negro outrager of, Miss
Jacksun,. near Odenton, Nd. account OF
which appeared 10 yesterdays G:zette, was ar
rested Yesterday and Safely lodged iu Jail at An
napolis. He narrowly escaped lynching. He
was captured near Stony Run, cooking his break
fast. and When he saw his captOrs exclaimed,
,tYnu'yp cached me-" tie was armed with
1nusket sandAkpife :" ! - A%3>A
l. He did not manifest the least concern about
his arrest, and. walked -alopg With his captors
quietly While being conveyed to the residence
| of Mr. Jackson be stated that his name was
Johu Simms, from Richmond. He is full
booded African, about twenty-five years Old,
aud is short stout built man, who would
weigh, perhaps, one hundred aud htty or one
hundred aud sixty pounds.
On reaching the residence of MIR. Jackson he
was taken before the girl, who recognized him
as the party who had cyILmitted the outrage.
| A'cohmifmeDt, was made out by MIR. Elijah
jackson, aud The wretch was taken to Auuapo.
| lis ia the $50 a. III. train. The scene when
| the brute was brough: into the presence OF his
victim was most pilful, and what made II the
| worse was his acknowledging 10 the most i'm
pertneut manner that he had committed the
| deed
The.uews of his capture brought together at
| Odenton an excited crowd. Some favored
| lynching as the only proper mode OF punish,
meut, and, as the prsoter had acknow lodged
the commission ofathcact, 1t was said that the
sooner the rope wa brought luto play the bet
ter With this object III view the crowd "ent
up the road to meet the plisoper, aud parley
l.epsued with be crowd behind the prisoner aud
his custodaDs, some urging that the hanging
should take place at the station.
The party with the prisoner were met on the
l nd thIr dos
tested to lynch him The train was about start
ing, and Messrs. GaiOr and Cole, with the
| prisoner, started on u run for the train. The
itrain men seeing them, sgnalled to stop, aud
the train backed up to where the prisoner was,
but before Gallor and Cole got him on some of
the ueighbors interfcred and pulled the prise
ner off the platform as fast as he was helped
up Very soon the tran-meu, the special Off
Gers and few ueighbors were with the prlSo-
DER 10 one mass rolling 10 the sand. The train
hands appeared to be all armed, and several
revovers we're drawn. Before the larger por-
ton of the ynchers could get down to the train
to Annapolis.
About noon fifty men started down toward
Annapolis for the purpose of lynching the
prisoner but We're persuaded by couple of
Baltimore detectives to give up the idea.
A dispatch from Annapolis says Slmms was
safely lodged 10 jill. The greatest possible ex-
element prevailed, and fears Of further at
tempts to lynch him had not subsidized.
G. & u. Canal
At the annual meeting yesterday Of the stock
holders of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Company, at Annapolis Arthur 7. German
was re elected President, and no change was
made in the Board Of Directors The annual
report of the President gives review OF the
condition of the Company aud its operations
during the past year.
The report states that the coal tonnage Of the
canal for 1874 shows al Increase Of IS, 7SS tons
over that OF 1918, and the gross revenues TO
have been larger than has ever occurred since
the organization OF the company The receipts
from tolls were $500, l4S Is, and FROM water
rents, interest 90 deposits, aud miscellaneous
sources, $l7,266 o. making the total receipts
$5l7,4i2 %, belug an increase over the re-
cepts OF 1872 Of $50, 4U6 sc, and over 1873 Of
49, ISL 10.
The ordinary and extraordinary expenses for
operating aud mantaung The canal, including
pay of officers, was $227 2U4 SO; the net revenue
| exceeding the usual rXi'cudl ure5 by the SUN OF
$29U, POT So The balance 10 the treasury as
OF December 81, 1873, was 1928 "a, making
! total balance on hand at the eud of the last
fiscal year of $3S2, 1855 l3 This balance was ex-
pended as tovws: For prepayment of coupons
on preferred construction bonds. $257 925; for
steam pump, drcdge, stone crusher, engines aud
dressed stone, $34 SAG 81; for refunded tolls,
S2,523 10; balauce on hand, SS7,790 36.
BY meaDs OF Improvements during The year
the condition Of the canal Was greatly bettercd,
there having been no detentons because of
breaks, aud but slight Interruptions gu account
of damage to lock gates AMI the navigation be-
ing more reliable aod uniform than heretofore.
The number Of boats which lett Cumberland
during the year was 1873 carrying $50. 997
tons an increase OF IS, 7S1 tons over the freight
of 1873
Since June |, 1869, the payments on account
of principal and overdue interest on BONDED
debts amounted to Sill 1882 The bonded
| debt known as preferred construction bonds,
is 81 600 500, the overdue interest on Which to
January |, 1875. is 81 SIC. jyj, making total
| of $3,OTG,U95. The overdue interest, cher
with the yearly accrulng Interest, OF SlOl $40,
! must be paid before the State eau receive any
direct return for her investment IN the canal;
| and the report anticipates that this indebted
ness will be liquidated by January /, 1888, by
paying five coupons, or $254 925. each year.
The report points out with traoknesS the diff
6culties of securing to The Canal It's due proper
ton of the Increased coal trade which must HIw
from the Cumberland and Salisbury basins,
chief OF which is the perfection ut the system OF
railroad transportation, and the decreasing COM
petition for coal treighs 90 railways. 1t is al
legged alsO that ahe Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany OWES or controls the canals leading to the
Juulata, aud propose to complete their canal
and slackwatcr to a polut wlihn eighty miles of
| the coal miues. Such cousummntun would
create formidable competition. As preveu
tive Of this probable con- petition it is recommeu-
dcd to furnish the Chssap eake and Ohio canal
with with proper CONNECTIONS aud outlets. VI
these the extension of he cauaI to Baltimore
and to Piedmont IS urged.