Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-03

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uee''''''''''''' ''' 49, - ~ 0Gl
nye''''''' - 90 97i
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N NJ En- u 49, " ,., 1855
MIL ecu '''''''''' '''''' 33e
PuSn"ileSs. 80 h,"heis 140 GO
Accepting the lowest estimate Tor 10TH
or wears of grain received and SOLO, ~, ooc
but not offered on Change. -JoeoI
ro,., h,sbo,s .......l,lG A,$l
In submitting the above report TOR your COZ
siderasion, think can, 10 all cauu0r, Gun
graduate you upon the receipts as eXhlb!tcu'
The low price OF corn, until recently, mas ue-
TERED farmers from shipping. and has greatly
increased the home consumption.
The o.: c.vp has been comparatively q
failure.
The po!t;eal condition Of the c)uo:ry during
the lust y.ar has had i depressing elect npou
trade. The uncertainty in regard &c tic i,ftSl'
dental coolest created u want Ct conliience
which materially effected all branches OF indus
try and enterprise
Taking all these facts into consideration, an,
comparing the report with past years, L nnd
an increase on some years, and slight ulnlluu-
ton ou Others but on the whole lar average.
With ali tho advantages OF situation Tor trade
aud c)mmcrcc, haVuga beautiful and naVlgaDlH
river 1t our doors, being nearer the ncean thah
oar great rivai, Baltimore; with railroads 10
,ersarting an extensive and fertile country, Win
| i canal er@icnlDS iuto the heart OF lneNAau't-
| ahl, beds Of coal, it is to nG matter Of Won
der hat or :a,ic does not show greater IN
| cease.
regret 10 state it is cutsentIy reported, aud
| [ believe with truth, that there Is an unjust
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| Mii!uul Railroad Company leading 10 our city.
agaiustu.. aa,! in favor o, Baltimore ia rcls!lts.
| wol,d earnestly recommend that that COM
m!tra hr appoiotcd to confHr witt; Mr. Ihos.
| Carter, WHO has been appointed by The State
| tn hsiyn 20 c),nIiainis aud grievances OF this
aatu:c, aBQ to gct all the facts anI present them
10 iiCa with the request that the matter may
&c thoroughly investigated.
From the country contiguous to Our city L
| have received the mnss encouraging account ol
the growing crop With cnerey AID Industry,
invoking the blessing Of Divine Providence
upon our efforts, | thick We may reasonably
| look forward to 4 bright future.
| Death has removed from our midst, durlng
| the past year, one OF our oldest merchants and
esteemed cifizeus, Mr.. Thomas DavT.
The Treasurer, Mr. j. j. Jameson, reports
there arc twenty-five contributing members OF
the Commercial Exchange. The balance IN
the treasury May l, 1877, is oac hundred
aud ninety-two dollars and eighteen cents.
The Secretary, Mr.. Robert +, Knox. has re-
moved to Washington, which renders it Deccs-
Sary that some orc should be elected to supply
the vacancy.
The thanks Of tic Association are due to
Mr.. B. Waling, jantor, for efficiency and
puuctuaIi,y i'll the discharge Of his duties.
In takiuc leave OF you as your presiding CHI
Ger permit Tie TO tender you my thanks for the
courtesy and kindness ever manifested by you
! suca | hay1 occupied tie position.
Respectfully submitted,
". ". HERBERT, President
The report of the President and Board OF
Managers was received, aAd the thaaks Of the
Association rendered them, for the faithful
discharge o; their duties.
The following officers were elected to serve
ior the ensuing year.
J. T. Bcekia!n, President; d. G. Watkins
Vice !'rasiiHc;; ". H. Carter, Secretary; Thos
Perry, Treasurer; =. 3. llooc, q. i. Sutt!c,
George Washington. Il. n. Lawson, George
Y. Worthiogton and Edmund lluot, Directors.
The meeting then adjourned,
The CANAL-rha Cumberland Ailegaaan
OF yesterday says: "Hhc shipments Of coal by
canal, yesterday, were mex. to the largest this
season, ;23 boats having lelt with 3,70S tons OF
coal.
"rhu shipments by caual show an Increase
for the y7ccl: Is compared with last year oil l5,-
435 taus So lar, the decrease for the year as
compared with last year to date $50, O5G tons.
! Tuc canal 50 far this year has shipped 77,72l
| ;ous, while during the same period last year
! she shipped but -, 537 tons.
AZ ('rnnL
Cumberland road to Homecoming arc expected
to be completed By the S,h instant, when books
will be orcGci for subscription to the stock. 1t
is ruu:ngci that several OF the mining compan
| les IN lhc coal lic!d will subscribe heavily to.
ward, tho read. With this road constructed
to I1onac0uing, AID tee Cumberland and North
| Branch r)ai built 70 WrStcrnp0rt, there need
| tc 10 fears us 10 the pcrnancOcy OF the canal.
ut was rum0rcd yesterday that another re-
Iuclnn iu tolls &C tic caua! would &c made
| shortly.
The News says: -"PresiGtnt German of the
chesapeake and Ohio Caual; President BiauS,
of the Anuanns and Elklidgc Railroad, and
Canal Directors Bannpu aud l|anill were in
this city yesterday. and with others Interested
10 the project, ,onk the inlllatory steps to the
organization of a company to build aud operate
the proposed railroad, via the river rontc, 10
| the mouth u! Savage.
| DAMAGES AwARDED.-A special to the Bal
,imorc Sun from Woodstock, dated yesterday,
says:
"lu the Cireuit Court Of Shenandoah county
the Jury IN the case Of George W. koouiZ,
administrator oi VIM. a. W!ghtDan, agaicst
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.
this moruiug. rendered verdict Tor the plaintiff
for So 900 iamagcs, with interest from March
6, 1876. Wieh.mau was killed 10 the disaster
at Narrow Passage bridge, on the Valley dl
vision of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. and
his administrator instituted suit for damages
which were laid at $40 700. A number OF SIM
liar suits arisids from the disaster arc pcuding
10 the Circuit Court here
This was tho same accident in which Mr.. Il.
L. Wood, of this city, lost his life.
TIE RIVALS LAST NlGuT.-rhc second per