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

MIR Arthur T. German. President of tho
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal paid hurried Wis
il to tho city on Saturday for the purpose of con-
sulting with Gov. Carroll on the canal boatmen's
strike and the means Of ending the blockade.
MIR. Germans conference with the Governor, at
| tho lat.er's headquarters at the City Hall, was
| lengthy, ard the different phases Of the strike
were conquered. 1t was represented that the
boatmt n were as determined as ever and do not
appear as anxious to abandon their position, by
tof0re stated. The boatmen demand 81 O ton
for carrying coal from Cumberland to George.
| town and i've cents moro ton TO Alexandria,
tho present price being from seventy five to
ninety cents ton; that all boats be employed
and loaded in turn, and that trippsge be reduced
to SIS per Trip The tonnage demanded by tho
! b2atmen is considered too high, because even at
| tho present rate the profits of carrying coal on
tie canal arc SMALL and employing al! the boats
in turn during the present season was an impos-
eitilny. Tho capacity of the boats for carrying
coal on the canal is moro than three times as
great as the amount Of coal which will probably
| BIO transported this season. The authorities Of
tho canal consider the arbitrary action Of the
bostmen in refusing to allow any boat to pass
the canal ut Sir Johns run as an illegal obstruc.
ton 10 traffic, and think that the authority Of
lhos;tate should be nvoked 10 break the blockade,
| ifthe county authorities are unable 10 cope with
the strikers Governor Carroll has also con.
| sid 4red the subject. and has come to the deter
u,
that at once quietly and Without the use of foIoe,
if possible but if the boatmen persist in continu
ing tho blockade after peaceable mea.ures are
exhausted recourse must be had TO force. The
Governor hiss asked the opinion of Attorney
General GWinn, who has stated that the canal
is public highway, al that the State authorizes
have The right and power TO dispense the tur-
! bulent boatmen who now obstruct il in violation
If law. 1ho Governor has come 10 the conclu-
sion that the canal shall be Distracted no longer.
If III, boatmen do not at once dispense, the
Sherins ofthe different counties will be directed to
summon posse comtaus and remove all OBJ.
sructions 10 free navigation on the canal. 1t is
believed that this display of force will be sufi.
cient TO break the blockade, but if this should
| fsil general Gettys command of the United
States troops will be called to the Sheriff.. ssss.
lance. 1t is not expected that the State militia
will DO called upon 10 aid in putting down the
b0atmen as a show OF force is thought sufficient
TO drive them from their present position. If,
however, this shall DO necessary there is a sutR-
cient military force on duty here for any emer-
gency The Governor considers the boatmen as
the only disturbing element in the State at pre-
sent He is determined that the men who des-
Lroyed the steamer on the night of July 29lh
shall be punished, ard further destruction Of
property prevented Although Mr.. German
expressed himself to the ttf4ct that the blockade
would BIO raised by peaceable means. Gov. Car
roll has issued orders to the Seventh Regiment.
Col. Howard, TO hold itself in readiness to march
at moments notice. The Regiment has sup
piled itself with sufficient rstons and annual.
ton and is ROW under marching orders. This
military duties al the camp are not interrupted.
but eech man is required 10 be on the grounds
all tho time. 1t is generally believed that the
services ofthe Regiment will not be required, as
tho boEtmen will withdraw as soon as tho order
to that effect is promulgated to them. Tho Gov.
received dispatch from COL Douglass on Satur.
dzy to the effect that all is quiet at Cumberland,
snd that no trouble is expected from the miners.
Tho State authorities anticipate no trouble with
the miners. Asa general thing, the miners in
this State are believed 10 be pescesb'y disposed.
and unwilling to aid in any distur Dances. The
point CT difference between them and their en-.
ployors is regarded as too small to be the cau:e
Of any serious trouble. The miners want afty-
i've cents per ton for mining, while the present
price is fifty cents. If employed steadily they
complain that most of them are employed only
| a few days q week, and unable TO earn living
wages. Tho trouble appears 10 bs that the mum.
Der of mon employed is too large to enable the
companies 10 keep them all at work continuous
~, and this is the ground Of the complaint.
However, the belief at headquarters seems to be
that the mon Will soon return to work as before.
Mr. William keyser. Second Vice President Of
| the Baltimore and Ohio Rail road, who returned
from the scene Of the railroad strike on Friday
IIatrobe On Saturday and reported that all was
| quiet On the liEe." There was brief inter-
changed Of viaws between Mr. Keyser and the
authorities, the former saying that ne expected
no further disturbances General Herbert on
Saturday received telegram from 4. Stewart,
Superintendent Of telegraph on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, stating that ''all trains on all
divisions were on time during the preceding
night, and everything peaceful and quiet"
The Cumberland Civilian Of yesterday sums
UP the difficulties that are pcrpctuating the
canal strike as foIIows:--
80 far as VIC can read the situation i. appears
TO us that tho companies have been selling coal
at 4: lgure which leads then to TX seventy five
cents as tho price they can pay for shipment,
and that Mr. German has privately agreed to y
| reduction Of eight cents on tolls; which eight
cents, and two conts additional tho companies
have added TO the seventy live cents heretofore
paid, making eighty. I've cents now offered 10
| boatmon. AS thore has been uniformity Of
| rates, we can only take the price which seems
about 10 rule. Ono company offers eighty conts,
another has been paying seventy. elghty-Hve
| end ninety cents, and, in fact, every company
had its own rates. Just as long as the matter of
tolls is loft undecided, or at least SO long as Mr..
| Gorman does not advise all parties concerned of
liberal reduction in tolls, there can be no set-
| tlemont Of this question. If he will announce,
without further palsver or mysterious machina.
ton. hia determination to make reduction Of
ten cents in tolls, navigation will BIZ resumed,
Wo believe III a very short time thereafter.
PROGRESS OF THE ART or PAINTING. In
an address lately delivered 10 EogIand, MIR.
Gladstone said -
now call attention, in few words, to The
progress of this art, and hold up volume in
my hand, to which beg every one to direct
his eye, because think it may DO called the
climax and consummation of this art This
volume is bound. as you see, and stamped with |
the arms OF the University OF Oxford 1t ia a
Bible, bound 10 manner that commends itself
to the rcadcr-I believe 10 every sense an ex.
celIent piece Of workmanship, containing more
than one thousand pages. "Well." you will
say, THAT is very common place; why bring it |
before ua ~ do SO In order to tell you that |
the materials Of this book sixteen hours ago did |
ust exist-it vas not bound, it was not folded,
il Was not printed. Since the clock struck |
twelve last night at the University Press in OK
ford the people there have printed and sent US
this book; they have sent several copies, one of |
which will be presented TO the Emperor of !