Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-09

brisk and possibly high, aud clear weather
The rivers will remain as on Thursday.
The ST. AsApH STREET TRACK Mr.. Geo
G. Wilkins, Superintendent of the Alexandra
and Washington Railroad Company, came ove'
from Baltimore. to day. and had conference
with Messrs. Herbert, Neale, Moore and Beck
ham, the committee appointed by the CITY
Council, 10 regard to the St. Asaph street
track Mr.. s. F. Beach, counsel for the
company, was also present and took par
10 the conference. Mr. Wilkins excused him
self for having failed to keep the engage
meDts previously made for him by Mr.. Beach
stating that be had been compelled to keep Q
previous appointment iD Philadelphia, and
had not received Mr.. Beachs letter. lie also
said 10 explanation Of the slow rate at which
the track had been torn up, that he had sup,
posed that the prompt removal OF the tralus,
was the main thing desired, and had had some
hope that, even at the eleventh hour, some ar.
rangemeDt might be made 10 obviate the neces
sity for the removal oftbe track. He then sub
mitted, for the inspection fthe Committee, two
written statements showing that the A. 4 w.
4. r. had been run for the past two years al a
loss of from $4,000 10 IS. 0O0 per year. Mr..
Wilkins said that the company bad looked upon
the running of these local trains on St. Asaph
street as great public convenience, aud that II
the people of Alexandria did not waot them
there, then they were willing to move out:
Certainly under the financial exhibit, submitted
in the statements they did not tee! justl-
fed 10 making any payments tor damages.
He believed his company could save money by
running from Fayette street, and when the
travel by their trains decreased, as it uudou6ted-
y would, trains which did not pay could be
withdrawn. Some of the members of the com.
mttee expressed their regret that 1t should
have been necessary to remove the track, and
declared themselves willing to permit the use OF
the street, provided the property owners were
satisfied and the city held harmless for damages.
All Of the members agreed that uD less the
property holders were compensated 1t would
be impossible to grant the desired permission.
Mr.. Wilkins thought that it would not pay the
company to compensate the property. holders.
The question of the acceptance of the charter,
recently granted the company by the Lnelsia-
ture, having been preached, Mr. Beach said, in
explanation, that he had drafted bill simply
amending the previous charter of the COM
pany by giving the City Council the right
to permit: them to come to k,og street,
which bill be had sent to Richmond !;
fixed up as to prod uce an entirely different
charter. which the company could not, for sew
eral reasons, accept. Mr.. Beach said further
that he considered the question OF damages
one to be afterwards arranged betweeu the
company and the property owoers, aud with
which the Council had nothing to do. The
company must first obtain the permission to
come in from the City Couuci and then tx the
matter of damages. After a full aud free con-
versatiou among all the parties present, it was
agreed that resolution b. submitted to
the City Council on Tuesday night Dext
granting the necessary permission to come into
King street, provided damages were first as
sessed and settled tie the satisfaction Of The
property holders 10 the course of the gene
raj conversation it was suggested that an ar
rangement might be made to bring the track
to Queen street at a small cost tor damages,
and that as much travel could be gotten there
as at King street.
All Of the iron which had been removed
between King and Princess streets was loaded
upon cars last uight an removed. The travel
over the A. & w. road has decreased coDsd
erably since the removal of the depot to Fay
cite street, and the ferry boats are accordingly
benefited.
SUDDEN DEATH.-A colored man named
Charles Lucas, who lived on Henry street, be-
tween Cameron and Queen streets, aud who for
several years past has been employed in the
round house at the Midland depot was taken
sick at the depot about six o'clock last evening,
and was conveyed to this home 10 40 uncon-
cous condition. He was attended by Dr.. Glib.
son, who pronounced bis attack to be OF an
apoplectic uature. He fingered in a speeches.
state uutil about halt.past ten o'clock, last
night, when he expired. Lucas was about
seventy years Of age. and leaves wife and two
daughters who are both grown. Lucas was
large man add very faithful workman, and 1t
is thought that he overheated himself yesterday
ADD then cooled off TOO rapidly, thus producing
the apoplcctic stroke which caused his death.
THIEF Observation-Disclosures Bradley, of the
freight train Oh the W. & 0. road, on going
to his caboose car this morning discovered a
strange man therein, who was making tree
with his provisions and other property. Upon
scrutinsing the Intruder more closely the COD
ductor found that he had suit OF clothes be-
longing to q brakeman concealed under his
coat, and upon searching his pockets several
small articles. stolen FROM the car, were found
upon him. The map was, at first, very cool
and impud,nt about the affair, but Mr.. Brad
lev calling one OF the brakemen to his assls
tauce, they put the rascal uader the large by
drant 10 the yard and gave him thorough
duckiug. He then begged pitt ously tor mercy
and was released and allowed to depart.
FRUIT GROWERS EXCURSION The excur-
sion of the Potomac Fruit Growers AssocIotlon
accompanied by the Woodland Farmers Club,
took place on the steamer Mary Washington,
TO-DAY, aud was we'll attended. Several tine
specimens of fruit and Aowers were put upon
The boat here, notably magnificent pyramid
of f,w,s, abtu FIVE feet high. contributed by
Mr. Samuel Pullman, which was one OF the
most beautiful collections of f 'werS ever exhIbl'
ted here.
Although Fisbtown has been
pretty generally abandoned two of the booths
there are still opeo aud some little busin IS is
transacted daily. The OILERS at Monkeys Po'ut
are still fishing ADD send up a hundred or two
shad each day which sell at about six cen dol
lars per bundr, d. The supply of sturgeon Is
not 80 abundant 90 it has been, aud those en-