Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-03-15
NEWS OF I'll Il DAY.


NEWS OF The DAY.
The Democrats Of the third Connecticut dis
trict have nominated D .vid A. WeIes for Con-
| gross to ill the vacancy caused by the death OF
| H. B. Starkwaather aud the Republicans OF
| the third Connecticut district have dominated
Ii ju John /. Wait for Congress, 10 place OF
the late h. II. Starkwealher.
An attempt to sas,iaate the Mexican revo-
| lutiouary general, Diaz. at Brownsville, Texas,
90 Monday night, created much indignation.
| The guilty party was arrested, but ut the 1t
stance OF DiIZ vas released.
Seuor Cruces, the Spanish gentleman sup
posed to have been abducted, has been found
! al the Eastcro Hotel, New York under 40 as
sumed name.
The PROPOSED CHESAPEAKE AND Quo
| CANAL EXTENSION he report Of Msjor Aler-
riii, OF the eng ineer corps, 90 the continuation
and completion of the Chesaps2k. aud Ohio
Canal, says the parrowest place through which
passage must be found for the canal is just
above Cumberland Here the space between
he TWO halves OF Willis mountain is occupied
| by two lines Of railroad GU one bank and the
uationa road on the other. The plan recom.
mended consists subs. antlally 10 widening the
stream as far as possible, sustaining the sides
w vertical walls of masonry, and then placing
the canal in the bed aud isolsting it from Will 5
creek by strong masonry division wall. NJ IT
Merrill regards slack water navigation below
UouneIIsvie, with locks of bargts, as better
than 40 indep dent canal. He expresses the
opinion that IN few years steam will be 10
| general use on all hrst class canals. The est
mates Tor the total cost of first class canal
from Cum berlaud, Md, TO Conuellsvile, Pa,
and of a system OF locks aud dams on the
Youghiogheny from the latter plac; 10 Nc
| k.esport, On the Mouogahea, wheucs to Pits
| burg there is a slack wafer system 10 actual
operation, foot up S24, 237 ,0SO. Major Merrill
saws these estimates wuuu have been material.
y reduced il the dimensions Of the line had
been restricted to those on the existing cana,
but he estimated for canal larger than the
| Erie because it WAS evident that the route from
Cumberland to Plttsburg cauid have little claim
for national aid unless it should prove practical
| bic for canal of the width aud depth necessary
| for the most economical transportation. He
| says that be Is happy to state that he believes
such a canal practicable on this line. From
Cumberland TO Georges creek the estimate for
| the cost of the canal is 81 23S, 244.
A SAD, SAD SToRY.-Y eserday Constable
Pumphrey received dispatch from Richmond
to arrest for safekeepiog young girl namcd
| Maggie w llliams, aged Is years, who had left
| her home 10 that city last Wednesday, and
who it was thought had taken up her IT sidencc
at house of ill-repute 10 this city, kept by a
MADAME George. Constable Humphrey found
the girl 10 the house No. 3 Cove street, corner
of MetcaI's lane, aud kept by mulatto wo-
nan named Margaret Copeland. Gu being
brought before the Mayor the girl. who is tra
aud delicate 10 appearance, acknowledged that
she had left her home from the fact that she
had been Ill trea ed and abused by her family,
aud stated that if she Was returned to them
she would not remain, but would seek shelter
| at her grandmother 5, 10 Louisa county. She
| iurlh stated that she had been vlriuous up
to the time of her departure from home, and
ha! she been treated with kindness would have
| remained so; she was dressmaker, aud had
| come from Richmond 10 company with wo
man uam d Maggie George. The girl during
the cXamuatiun evluced some feeling The
Mayor ordered her to be coufued in suitable
quarters at the station house until the proper
parties from r chmond claim her. They have
been .eIegrapucd ,o.-Noyoh TUglniam
This is the girl wlih whuse seduction /.
Spiccr Curlet, the r .dlcal member OF the Leg.
isIature, is charged, but it would seem that he
cannot be convicted, judging from the reputa.
ton she bore before he became her lover.
The Richmond Journal gives the following
lugubrous account of Radical affairs 10 the
State:
Republican prospects in Virgioia, for some
cause not necessary IT, be explained, seeu
rather blue Just now. MeSsrs Alfred Morton,
William f. Giddiugs aud Samuel +. Maddox
have just returned from Washing on, where
they had been to obtain the Republican key
uote and cue fJr the ensuing Presidential cleo
ton but they got no comfort Uuder the To-
sp.ration OF recent developments Grant was
moody, taclturn and uOn-oommunlcatlve. In
deed, they We're given 10 understand that no
money would be spent here by procurement OF
the National Executive Republican Commit
tee that it had been resolved to let rglnia
90 TO the devil, and the private and official
Vlrginia Republicans must take care of them
selves as best they eau. 4 general distruSt of
Grant is reported in Washington aud Rcpuo-
lcau hopes ars at the lowest ebb, so tar as sue
CESS 10 the future is concerned. ibis is the
latest and most authentic.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Reat ons
have agreed to make an adverse recommends
ton on the domination of Richard h. Dana,
of Mass ,chusctts, to be Minister to England.
The most earnest opponent to his confirmation
has been Gen. B. L. Butler.