Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-11

Open air meeting at tn tunnel AZ % p I'D: Union
prayer meeting next Wednesday night, al
5 O'clock, in the Meth. Prot Church. Open
sir meeting next Friday night, at 3 O'clock. 81
the NV. corner of King and ST. Asaph atreels
WEATHER PROBABILITIES Var Depart
meas, Office of the Chief Signal Oyteer' WASH
,agton, D. IT,, Aug. II, lS77-io:3o a. m:
FoE the Middle and New England ntAts;, a,sang
barometer, north and west WlId'' stationary
Temperatures, partly cloudy or clear ~estHGr,
followed in The Middle Atlantic States by
warmer southeast winds and possibly falling
barometer.
The CANAL TROUBLES. The Baltimore
Sun has the following from Sir Johns Run: -
"rhe boatmen took vote here last ought
aud unanimously resolved not to go 70 work. 1t
is understood that the boats whoh have gone
westward ar, locAliog at Orleans, len m'ies
west from Sir Johu's Rua. When !hs BOAT
man read few days ago that MIR. Cor
man assured Gov. Carroll that The di1l,uity
could be settled without the aid OF troops they
oheersd Mr.. German until they We're hoarse:
president Gornan, who was aco1mpanl' 20
by Mr. Lewis }. Stanhope, superintendent o.
this division of the cloal. arrived here from the
east ut noon, aud, after confsrriag with Col.
Hy. Kyd Douglas, went over to the canal IL
san the situation for himself. 1t was shortly
,fterward decided to send detachment OF the
-;ayeuth Regiment to Paw Paw, twen:y SIX
miles west from here, to prevent aoy o1nceatfa
ton Of boats that would impede naVIga.lon.
CAPTAIN Wright aud sixty men OF the SeVeath
have been detailed by Col. howard to leave
Sir John Run at o'clock this eveniag, aud
will cross to the Maryland side and clmp. They,
will b. accompanied by small detachment OF
FEDERAL troops. Forty OF fifty nnre regulars
will arrive this evening from the West 10 Ri
up FIVE batteries now here.
"Mr, German states that the canal Is uOW
ooeo from end to end, aud has teIegrsphed 10
Cumberland to ascertain if any of the coal com.
NAMES are prepared to ship. The boats. II
necessary, will be guarded with troops on
board, A boat blocEaded here for some time,
loaded With coal, will leave for Georgetown as
soon as the channel affords sufficient Depth
The canal company has done lis duty In open.
iog the canal, and it now remains fdr the coal
companies to rusume shipments.
The boatmen, it is considered, have made Il
large concession 10 Offering to 60 to WorS II tue
American Coal Company, which owns 63 boats,
reduces its trippages from $50 to $50. other
owners having made reduction TO SIS. The
American Company have made % offers as
yet, but it is believed when they are prepared
to ship will grant the demands OF the boats
The great trouble appears to be that "n''e
ireigbts have fallen from ST. 80 to IS cents, that
the war rates of trippagcs are still charged. 1t
is conceded on all sides that the ooatmen hal
lust grounds of complaint Some boatmen pay
$1,000 and $4,000, including interest, it Is
stated, by the trlppage system Tor tos ooo "a'c'
they could purchase with cash tor '2Oo.
Regiment, NJ. N. G., Capt. Wright, left Paw.
Paw at six o'clock this afternoon. and arriving
there crossed the Potomac to the Maryland
side and went into camp. Threats. 1t Is stated.
had been made to sink canal toat 10 obs'ruci
navigation at that point
"Co. f. OF the same regiment have been or
dered to Shepherdstowo, one OF tho centres OF
the canamen, to prevent interruption to naVi
cation there. Co. E. will proceed in the uoru
mo. Other companies will be distributed along
the line. 1t is expected that tents for The
State troops will arrive from Baltimore at moor
Saturday, and Go. G., numbering IS men, c5,n
mapded by Capt. Matthew Clark, with othtr
now under his command in camp at Baltimore
aggregating 90 men or more, are expected ol
the same train.
Canal boats have been moving westward al
the afternoon. The boatmen on them all Say
they will not load for less than The rates nc
manded.
Lie lQOVluS uuats alo al oouo~ "~0>''
towards Cumberland, but the boatmen ga
most positively that they are merely going Il
.ocate at points along the Inc where bette
0sslure can be had for their stock.
The military authorities have anooune'd tina
tho congregation of boats in large numbers ~ =
different points on the canal vii! not De PEI
.uitted.
The following letter has been received by tn
Wumberland Alleganian -
''SHARpsBURa, Aug. 6, 1877.
.'N,essrs. editors We ask Of you to publls
she following for our benefit There are IA
boats lying at Sharpsburg and MeroerVlIe . q
&c at Shepherdstown, making in oil IL
boats, who notify the boatmen, lying
Sir Johns Run, Cumberland and other points
aud also the coal companies aud canal oompan,
that we don't want any meetings held or 40
boats to come down here lees than ST and STU
freight per TOP.
"DANIEL SPoNG"