Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-07-13

me- IANAL 3OATMES on the Chesapeake
ana ONO car al continue their defiant atti-
tUde n prominent coal agent at Cumber-
Iand interviewed them at Sir Johns Run. On
Wednesday, for the purpose of getting their
consent 10 the passage of four boats 10 Will
Transport with coal for the Western Mary
land railtOad. After much discussion and
expression OF willingness on the part of a few
bOatmen, consent TO the passage of the boats
was refused. Subsequently, however. the
boats were allowed To pass, fifty cents pr
ton, instead of the usual rate of forty cents
Delng PAID Tor freight. In view of the cOndi-
ton OF affairs. The Cumberland .4UeydHInu
says there is talk of the formation Of trans
porlaton company for canal navigation
winch is proposed as a feasible remedy for
The situation, Going away entirely with the
muliifariCuS Individual Interests ofthem any
irresponsible and capriciOuS boatInen. Sucn
companies have long ago been established
Tor inland waters, and have been thought to
WOrK well, giving more uniformity and reli-
ability TO freight charges. and insuring ali
those advantages that must inevitably fol-
low where there are abundant financial re
sources 10 do the business on large scale
The companies making contracts upon the
basis of fair and permanent charge could
manage their business much more Satisfac-
IJrlly than now, where cutting, under-cut-
ting, over cutting and inter cutting, and
hodge Dodge of small rivalrieS and fimsy
subterIuges make the order of the day 10
gouge and gain small advantages.
INJUNCTION AGAINST THE WASHING
TON AND OHIO RAILRoAD.-In the Circuit
Court for the city of Richmond yesterday, on
application Of Henry Lewis, OF Philadelphia
Henry McComb, OF Wilmington, Del, and
others, an injunction has been awarded, en-
Joining and restraining the president, direc-
tors and officers of the Washington and Ohio
Railroad company from transferring or dis
posing OF the property and effects of the cor
poration, and from issuing any of the bonds
thereof or paying any of its debts, except for
road until the further order of the court, Pc
titioners also ask that a receiver be ap-
pointed. Proceedings by the same parties
against the company i'm the United States
circuit Court are said to have been dis
missed at Alexandria by consent.
TEXAS IMNIGRANTs MURDERED.-In its
notes Of news from Texas, the New Orleans
DcntCcT at says: Last week a family OF i'm
migrants III camp near StOckdale, in Will
son county, was attacked early in the morn
ing by man named Thomas and his two
sons, and the father, mother, and three sons
were murdered by the inhuman wretches. A
son. who was plchikg up brushwOOd near ny
FOR the breakfast fire, ran Off through the
woods and fortunately met detachment OF
Lieut.. Halls men who were passing, and
told them of The murders. They Oceeded
10 tie camp and caught Thomas and his sons
IN NTH the act Of rifling the trunks OF the muir,
dered family, ahd took from the person of
one OF the Thomases 81 800 in money.
THE MECHANICS AND LABoRING MEN of
Jacksonville, Ind, have organized n one
meal day society, for the purpose of cur
failing their table expenses. The meal will
be taken at O'Clock p. m, and as the me-
chsnics and laboring men of Jacksonville,
Ind, will probably eat as much at that one
meal as they used to eat at three, IL is diff
cult 10 see what benefit the mechanics and
laboring men of Jeffersonyille, Ind, are go
ing TO derive from the new system. If the
mechanics and labortng men of Jefferson
vile, Ind; would organize ano-drink-a-day
society now -!-lN. y. Word, 12th.
GRINDING DOWN THE TEACHERs.-The
IANga t,ou IT,
several departments of the city government
10 consult with them with view TO reducing
Inc appropriations for the coming fiscal
year. the board of education reported that
the salaries paid teachers had been reduced
20 per cent. since 1872, and the board OF
finance decided that further reduction of
10 FER cent. would be necessary: The appro-
prlation for the present year will not be suf-
fcient to pay the November salaries.
A DIABOLICAL PLoT.-The trial of the
hye captured Missouri train wreckers at
Waynesville, Mo-, has been postponed until
september. 1t has transpired that there
were ten men engaged in the diabolical plot,
and that they intended to murder every per-
son on The train. They had clubs ready to
brain the wounded, and designed shooting
all who attempted to escape. The bodies
Were 10 be piled in the wreck and the torch
applied to destroy the evidences of crime.
DBrother Moody's watch was stolen by
some COhasset sinner.
HA New York city police justice has
fixed the price of a bite out of a Germans
chin at twenty dollars.
nSAt the recent Lady Godiva procession
at Coventry the Lady was dressed in pull
back, which didn't make much difference.
~Darwin, Cal, has three stores and so
saloons. III this is an indication of the way
the httest survive there, II is bad for Darwin.
0If you are stung by a wasp while pic
nfcking, apply the end of cigar which has
been chewed for q few moments TO the
wound.