Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-30
LIE XA " DRIA.

ANOTHER STRIKE.-It was mentioned in
yesterdays Gazette that the laborers at the
American coal wharf had been pat 10 work
at the old rate OF wages. forty cents per boat
They then agreed to give the agent 10 fur
Their trouble, but when the bell rang this
morning large number of them refused to
work for less than fOrty-five cents per boat
ana these. go Inundated the rest, who want
Ell To Work, as 10 prevent them from so doing.
MT. Parrot. The agent. called the men to-
Dether aud told them plainly the com pany
did not propose TO be triflsd with any lon ger
and If they wanted To so 10 work at forty
cents per boat they could do so, otherwise the
company would remove its business to
Georgetown where they wOnld not be sub
j-Cted 10 such annoyances. The laborers all
OF whom are negroes, then withdrew ard
held meeting near the w. Il o. depot, az
which they resolved not to work for less than
fOrty-five cents. A subsequent meeting was
held al Hicks old store, across the canal, at
which violent and incendiaTy speeches were
made by Rev. Aaron Jones, a negro preach
er ai:1 cCai beaver, and Frank Churchill,
also colored, demanding fifty cents George
i. Douglass, blacksmith, advised them TO
take forty five cents. AbOut half of those
present wanted to go to work, but were pre-
vented by their more violent associates, who
threatened them with bodily Injury If they
touched shovel. The meeting was a disor-
1t uLft for publication. Without arriving
at any conclusion 1t ad journed until to nj CHIT
The agent of the American company is very
firm In his determination not to accede 10
arrangements TO load his vessels at George.
town, WHITTIER the bust will be transfer
RED should the strikers not come to terms at
once. The damage TO the interests of the
city nom such a removal would be very
great, and II Is hoped that ii may not become
necessary.
DEFRE DATIoNS IN THE COUNTY. Mr.
Roster HennisOn, who resides about two
miles from the Aqueduct bridge, in Alexan-
dria county has for sometime suspected that
thieves have been robbing his VINEYARD OF
grapes, and Oh Sunday night last he sat up
ana watched for the operations of those dep
relating on his property, but becoming sleepy
the thieves took advantage of his slumbeT.
ard wien he awOke In the morning he fOu nd
The outrage had been repeated under more
aeeravating circumstances than before, for
not OILY were large quantities OF his grapes
taken, but the vines were torn down and
t1ampled under foot. Mr.. Dennison pursued
Tie thieves TO GEORGETOWN, where they were
arrested with the stolen grapes-the fruits OF
their erime-in their possession. The names
OF The guilty pa rites are John T. Carroll, j as
II. johnson, Charles Williams, and Henry
Brown. Yesterday the county authorities
issued warrants for their arrest, and made
application at the police court in Washing
Ton Tor their surrender, which was refused
on The ground that no reQuisitfOn had been
obtained from the governor of this state In
cases or this kind 1t is impossible to obtain
rPqulsltlOnS, as they are only issued under
EXTRAORDINARY circumstances, and their pro-
curement Involves time and expense. SO that
cures to thieves on this side who escape into
The District immunity for their just deserts.
Heretofore fugitives from the District who
have come here have been surrendered upon
proper representation of the facts, but IL is
questionable whether such comfy will
the attorney for the Washington Police
Court Gazette, 18th.