Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-04-26

for he had said Il hope the City Council vii
be d-n fools enough TO remove Brown.' lul
mense applause.
Cnas. Scales then took the floor ADD dlsScot
ed from some of Dr. Johnson's remarks 10 rel
ercnce 10 the City Council.
VIM. Miller dissen,ed from the opinion Of
DR.. johnson in regard 10 the prepayment
the capitatiop tax. which law, he sald, did 10
! effect muclclpal elections.
Chas. Scales and Robert Galnes both claimed
| that it did and, 90 motion OF the latter, com
mi,tcc, Consisting Of Gee. II. Thompson, IL
Is. Hopkins, VIM II. Lincoln, Vim. II. Ma
della, and j. W. Nickeps was appointed tt
notify delinquent tax payers
The meetioe then adjourned.
PREsEYrERY OF CHEsApEAKE.-The Pres
bytcry of Chesapeake reasscmblcd yesterday
morning in Baltimore. Elder j. \. Shields
was appointed assistant clerk.
W. D. Warden, q l!centiate at l.appahaun0ch
county, Va, reported iu writing. A communica
ton from Washington Church, Rappahaunoek
county, asking :nr the services OF Mr. Warden
was read and referred to the committee 90 sui
| tcDta.ion
Reports ruul the professors OF Uoon Iheo
| logical Seminary regarding the sta1dlng OF w.
| +. Cave, candidate Tor the ministry OF this
presbytcry, we're received aud referred TO the
! committee on education.
\ communication was received irOEl the
| Presbytery Of Orange on the subject Of lrater-
nal relations with the General Assembly, re-
commcuding to the Assembly TO decline further
correspondence with the Northern Assembly
Oh any other basis than that proposed by the
committee OF the Oranse Presbytery IN the
Baltimore conference.
A communication from the permanent com.
mittce OF the Washington City Presbytcry uE-
on the theological department OF Howard Uni
yersity was read asking The corporation OF the
prasbytcry in this work.
Elder Balautync, 4 luembcr ol iic commit
tee, presented the cause Of an lutclsent coored
ministry, anu urged Co operation on the part OF
the rrcsbyicry. Remarks were also made by
Rev. DR.. PitZcr, aud committee was appoint
ed, consisting OF Rev. Mc DlnWiddlc, Kew.
DR.. L9tcvrc anl Elder Bell, to taka the subject
into considerations.
Rev. Mr. Dlnwiidic, i!om the committee on
the Book of the Church. submitted report.
Rev DIR. l.clcvrc submitted minority report,
and both were received and placed on the
docket.
Rev. Mr.. Dinwillic reported that the way
Ras not eca, for the organiZ .tiou Of church
at Farmwe The report was received.
The Prcsbytery ,heu adjourned uatll -
0 clock this morning.
Rev. Mr.. Dinwiddio preached 10 the Frank
lin Street Church last night.
ACCIDENTS. AS the down train 90 the W.
l. 0. Railroad, was passing Herndon, ycster'
day evening, horse attached to cart belong
Jog to Mr.. Clarke became frightened and backed
the cart across the track where 1t was struck
by tic train aud demolished, but neither the
man nor horse was Injured beyond few bruises.
The soulful bound Midland train on the Henry
street track, ran over q COW, near Coross, about
half pas: six clock, last night aud broke tw
Of hci legs
The holse attached to the feed wagon OF
| Mr.. Frank Pollard became frightened BY the
same train about the same time, and rap into a
ituc. near the corner Of Henry aud Queen
streets, upset,ipg and demoIishing The wagon,
and severely brulsiug Mr.. Pollard and his col
ored driver. The horse was also lrlured
slightly.
Mr.. Thomas KEYS, conductor "a the Magas.
sas Branch Of the Midland Railroad, fell from
wood car, tear Strasburg. yesterday, and was
st Vercly bruised about the face add head. Mir.
Keys, when lie felt the wood giving away I'M
der him, had the presence OF MUD enough to
make spring, which carried him clear OF the
car wheels.
The Coal TRADE.-The following items OF
| interest arc condensed from the Cumberland
papers,
The shipments OF coal from Cumberland ior
/ the week ended April p, amounted to AZ, ~
| louS, of which 22,0S4 tons were by tho Balu
| more aad Ohio Railroad, 20, 30l tons by the
| Chesapeake and Ohio canal, and 1885 tons by
the PENNSYLVANIA Road total shipments tor the
year 81, 6iI tons.
The coal shipments for the past week show
an increase az compared with the same period
OF last year Of 2l,2l9 tons, of which the cana
shows gain of 49, GAP tons and the railroad
lac tons. Less than a month ago we were
| 900 tons behind the product OF last year
while n5w we are but IS, $50 tons behind. Tho
same decrease continued three weeks Longer
will place us with the shipments OF last year
notwithstanding the strike in March.
The canal shows an increase OF 40 I4S tons a
compared with last year to date.
Many of be boatmeu who are leaving Will
coal express determination to tie up 90 thc
return, upon reaching their homes.
TRADE WITH CUMBERLANp.-The steam
canal boat New Era" owned by W. +. Coro
den l. Bro, arrived 10 this port today Tor he
second cargo of freight Tor Cumberland. Sh
Is welcome visitor. 1t would be we'll TO
Alexandria merchants to push sales into To-
maintain city aud patrouize good aDd reliabl
water route via the Chesapeake and Ohio an
Alexandria canals. Having now acquired spec
BY steam and low rates OF freight, by TINS llne
would not such an effort assist in making "a
exandria" a wholesale city, and point 10
trancfer ot ooods9 the benefit of which Woul