Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-01

CANAL MuLEs.-The Cumberland AIlega

CANAL MULEs.-rhe Cumberland Alieea
Man says: IA gentleman we'll posted Oh eau
al fairs tells us that there are now only aOou
] 800 noises aud mules employed III to"'nt
bua,s 90 the canal, or an average OF apou' o.
to boat ID prosperous times me aVelase Il
about Sd. or the number OF stock aoout o,ooo
Last wear the morality among mules was vG'9
great, and fully 400 are SAID TO have dled. lnt
deaths 50 far this year have been about 2oO
and will probably amount to 3OO before tlis
season is over. Boatmen are working Win a.
lii lie stock IS possible, aud this decrease OF
force makes the work especially hard Oh smal
teams.
COUNTY rILDEN AND HENDRlCks CLUB
The permanent organization OF Illdeu aud
Hendricks Club 10 the county was completed
at meeting held at Balls Cross Roads, last
night. Tac flowinp officers were elected
President, Henry W. jeffrey; Vice Presidents
Samuel Adams Of Arlington distrlc; Alexander
i Hunter Ut j tferson district. and T.. w. Payne,
ST., of WASHINGTON district; Recording Secre-
tary, w. II. Zmmcrman; Corresponding Sec
retary, l.. W. Hatch; Treasurer, Harvey Bailey.
Speeches were mair by DR.. j. } Moran OF
Falls Church, aud Massrs. II. w. Febrey, e.
| K Adams aud Joho r. Johnson oftnls uoty,
after which the club adj ,urncd to meet at the
same place next Thursday mig at eight o clock.
The EVERETT MURDEhERs The Port
Tobacco Independent says:
| "Ths case is still mystery, 80 far as the per
| petrstors are concerned. We learn firm the
| Prince Georgian that Dick Brown, alias Daniel
| West, alias jim Brown, WAS rearrested Oh
| Thursday charged with being one Of the muir
derers. The same party WAS arrested and co:n.
mitLcd to jail sbouI two weeks ago, bu. WAS DIS
charged for want of identifC alton lie was re-
arrested Il ,on information furnished by u gem
| teman residing in an adjoining district, and Will
be held until discharged by due course OF law.
Another man WAS arrested in Montgomery
c, unity, tu. was discharged, proving not to be
the right one"
ROBBERY IN A BAGNIo. j eunia Rye, Alice
Fortner Jennie Nelson aud Souny Ward were
brought before the Mayor yesterday, charged
will havog robbed sailor who stopped at
reputable house occupied By them, in Bnz
zsrd's Raost, on Wednesday night. After
hearing he evidence the rwU first named We're
sent TO the work hou.e Ward was rut Oh the
chain gang and Jeune Nelsou fued and dis.
charged.
The WEATHER. The weather to-day, aud
in fac; for Nv, days past, has been exceedingly
warm, cntaiing much suffering on those whose
business r, q lirrs tEcm TO move about much.
The thermometer, at % ock this afternoon,
stood al eighty S ven degrees 10 The shade.
Steering last light wss d hicuit feat 10 &c
complSh.
BEpsTEADs FOR THE JAIL.-Mr. John
Over, the contractor, has finished the new iron
bcdstcais for the Jail, aad was Engaged to-day
mall IL ~
maG", aud vii! be u gr at Improvement 10 the
inner arrangements OF the jail, where the 10
malcs have heretofore had TO sleep 90 mat
tresSes placed upon the floor.
REPORTED LYNCHlNG.-lt Was reported at
Farmiugton, when the steamer Harry l. dor
left there, this morning. that negro man who
had been committed 10 jail tor an outrage upon
a white girl, had been taken out by, a band OF
lyuchers aud hanged from Tree. No namcs or
further partcu ars were known.
RESUMED -Notwl, outstanding the denial 10
the Cum ocrand News Of the reported rcsump
ton Of coal shipments by the Hampshire and
Baltimore Coal Company, as published IN the
GaZ tie, shipm Hls were resumed by that com
rauy to day, and are cXpcctci 10 be In full blast
by Monday next.
FINGER AMpUrATED.-A workman usmcd
Michael ucmctIy who is employed 10 the yard
of the Virginia Midland Railroad depot, had
one Of his thumbs so badly mashed while coup
ling cars, on " Wednesday evening that DR.. 70"
ell found it nee ssary 10 amputatc 1t.
Committeeman ELECTED.-A meeting OF
the conservatives of Arlington Magls'crial Dis
trict was held at Balls Gross r lis, last night,
aud George r. Adams and Richard Vcltch
were elected mcmters of the Couoty Conserva-
tive Committee to represent that district.
Local Breyities
The samples If apples and peaches sent to
this uficc TO day from the orchards OF DR.. Day
of ID auesvilic 20 to prove that the upper end
of Fairfax county can produce as h1c frult as
the famous ilut producing section immediately
surrounding this city,
MIR. Samuel S. Mark native of this city,
where his sisters still reside, Eur 'or any years
past a resident OF Louisville, died near that city
this morning. He had numerous tricuds and
relatives here who will be srlcvcd when they
read this notice.
Edward ?. Wilkins has been appointed post
master at Burke Station, Fairfax county, Va,
vice Samuel ID. Fitzhugh, resigned. The post
Office at HarrsvllIe, Shenandoah county, Va,
has been discontinued tor want OF \ candidate.
The papers should 20 to Aonzovllle
Hunton stock is above par A consignment
of wheat raised on the Generals farm near
Warrentou was received here to-day by the
commission house Of r. NJ. Lawson and sold
for ST. 81 a bushel-nineteeu ccut5 above other
quotations.
Mrs. i. j. KIRBY, who has been lying at the
polut of death Tor some time past at the resi-
dence of her father, DR.. Day, OF DraDesviIle, is,
her numerous friends will be glad to learn, re-
covering.
Mr.. w. G. Howard, agent of the Hampshire
and Baltimore Coal Company, has commenced
the erection of pew brick office on the com