Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-06

LOCAL MATTERS.
WEATHER PRoBAB1LuuEs.-W Depart
n,ent, Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Wash
,ngton D. e.. Aug. 6. 1877 -lo:ai a. III. =
southwest winds, falling barometer. stationary
| or lower temperature Increasing clt udiness and
| occasional local rains, followed IN tho extreme
northern portions by rising barometer and
| northeast winds
| The CANAL--A conference Was held at
| Cumberland on Friday evening between con .
mittee of the boatmen and representatives
from the various coal companies and boat
| builders The committee stated that they were
Instructed to state that tho rate OF freight to be
paid the boatmen must be 81 to Georgetown
| and $I.O5 to Alexandra, without making aoy
suggestions as to reduction OF tIIppages Or 'oi!s'
but one of their number said he thought an ar
rsngemept by which the equivalent of these
| figures could be earned by the boatmen would
be satisfactory.
The representatives OF the coal companies
stated the rates which their companies were
willing to nay, ranging from 80 to 90 cents per
ton, and Mr. Merteus, for the boat owners
said that they would mako concessions il
others did.
The conference dissolved without doing any
thing xcepi intcrchauging WE'VE, anl the Doat
men committee have returned TO Jir john
Run to report to their comrades.
THE Coal MINERS STRIKE.-Advces from
Cumberland TO the Baltimore Sun state that
the strike Of the miners for SIS cents ton con-
tinued on Saturday. The Georges Greek Com
papy conceded to payi0g IS cents The de-
mands on this oomI any were very pressing TO
supply several vessels lying at Baltimore, the
company being responsible for heavy demur-
rage The miners Of the Georges Creek Com
paDy voted Tor so cents and fair weight at the
meeting which resolved on strike. The num-
Der Of meu at the mine is l78. The Potomac
Company had set its men to work the day be-
fore, granting the advance should 1t become
the price of the region. The miners OF the
Hampshire and Baltimore Company went to
work at SO cents They were not represented
at the miners meetings. All The other ml9es
are abiding the result of the meeting. The
miners are not divided 10 their demands 40
cording to nationality, rs had b:en mistated.
THE CHURCHES YEsTERDAY.-fho churches
yesterday had tolerably good congregations. in
view Of the warm weather aud the al ssnoe of
80 many people from the city 10 st. PaurS
Church, Rev. Mr. Wheat. Of Winchester,
preached, and in the Nj. f. Church South. Rev.
Franklin Bell. Of N. Y, preached 10 the morn
iug, The evening services ut Christ Church
have boon discontinued for the present. No
services we're held in Grace and the Methodist
Protestant Churches Many persons from this
city visited the camp meeting Of the NJ. n.
Church South, now in progress Ut Wesley
Grove on the Washington branch or the Is. u
O. Railroad. The colored camp meeting at
Crossman's Woods. near Falls Church, on the
w. & 0. Railroad was also largely attended
from both this city and Washington.
THE STATE CONVENTION Most Of the del
egates from this city aud county to the RuSer
material convention at Richmond will leave
here on Wednesday morning on the A. q 3.
train. Some will leave to morrow morning bs
the Midland road. Many of the Warrenton
and Fauquier delegation to the convention will
arrive in this city to morrow evening on the va
Midland train and 20 to Richmond Oh the same
night via the A. 4 +. and R., I & 2. railroads.
There are many visitors and lockers 90 in vi
emma who will accompany the party. and
large crowd will depart to see the tuo, as well
as to witness how the wires are pulled and how
the Virginians can discuss politics ADD jnleps
at one and the same time.
CAPTURED AND ESCAPED. -,Ye sterday even
log MIR. A. A. WarGeld, of the 6rm Of Janney
& Co., druggists, whose store is On King street,
near St. Asaph, had occasion TO 20 into bis
store, and, while there, heard noise 10 the
back yard. L)okipg through crevice 10 the
back door he discovered man 10 the act OF
stealing the fruit from foe peach tree grow
ing ia the yard. Mr. War6eld thereupon open
ed tie door softly, and. creeping out. suco seded
in capturing the thief, who plead plteously TO
BIO allowed to depart. Mr.. Warheld vas, how
ever, deal to his appeals, but. whllo his back
was momcntarily turned, bis prisoner made a
break for the back fence, bordering on an alley.
aud made his escape.
PERsoNAL.-The many friends Of John W.
Burke, esq, will regret to learn that he is con,
fined to his house by severo illness.
Master James Alexander, son OF the late y.
Robert Alexander, Of this city, has enlisted Cd
board the u. S. steamer Plymouth, now lying
10 our harbor
CORPORATION COURT 10 accordance with
the request Of number OF members OF the bar,
who desired to be absent from the city, made
at the last term of the court, the regular August
term oil The Corporation Court, which should
have commenced to day, was not held, Judge
Lowe having made On order to that effect.
Police ITEMS. james Dudley, colored,
from Fairfax, for threatening and abusing Sarah
Timballs, also Colored, was bound over to keep
the peace.
Two Young men accused OF stealing corn from
tho farm of Mr.. j. Il. McGraw, were dismissed
with reprimand.
COLLISION. yacht Fannie Bell while
Wing at King street wharf with her sails up,
Yesterday afternoon, was run into by The yacht
lI1rlie, and had her sails badly torn; She was
hauled into the dock, and Padgett Il 20. we're
today engaged 10 repairing her damages.
CoMpL1MENTARY.-The passengers on the