Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-23

Will equal any THIS SEASON. $3.50
Work is being pushed forward very rapidly
at the mines, nearly all the miners being en-
ployed. a large number Of hoppers wero taken
up the road on Monday night, and yesterday
five extra engines wero used in hauling coal
from Louaconiug to Piedmont
THE lung fever is prevalent on the canal;
several Of the mules belonging to the boatmen
arc suffering from it. y valuable mule belong
ing to the boat W. p. Woolls died from the
effects OF the disease yesterday.
A dispatch from CUMBERLAND last night,
says;-- u;., c,rso
detion Company, demanded the discharge OF
an Objectionable person. The demand was re-.
fused, and tho men struck. The company Or
dercd the tools out and closed the mines. 10
day The drivers, who are mostly boys, demand.
of the Maryland Coal Company an increase OF
wages from $l.75 to s., and gave the supcrn-
tendent time to hear from New York. The
drivers say that if their demand is not granted
they will strike. 1t Is not known whether the
drivers Of other companies will max e similar
demand, or whether this one will be aceeded
to-"
TIE MARSH LoTs.-Tho Superintendent t
Of Police, under order Of Council, has advertised
to have filled up portion Of the old marsh and
bed Of Oronoko Creek. Thess lots have been
a trouble 10 The town siGc3 l7G0. AS 5000 as
the town began to grow their dellterous ctfecls
on the people began to be irIt, but from that
day until DOW al efforts TO remedy the matter
have proved futile. The act Of Assembly Of
1852 provided that I'm lieu Of being required
to erect house on each lot purchased, tho pur
H.. ~, Il Sb,1l 4 roll bn
same 80 as to render them capable Of improve
merit either by building on The same or turning
the same into meadow grououS IL such manner
as tho trustees may order and direct. ADD shall
pay their proportional pait Of any expense &C.
by such draining, to the trustees. to
be held by them for the purposes aforesaid. .
Eight years later the lois were still undralned
and marsby At . meeting OF tho trustees, held
on the 9Th day OF February, ITO, 1t was stated
that the marsh lois continue unlmproVdd, and
it was ordered that tbs clerk give notice to the
owners Of lots 10 the said marsh that they de
termine that 10 case tho said owners do Dot
begin to drain the said marsh in twelve months
that ii must be dono by the trustees agreeable
to the act OF Assembly, and 10 case they, the
said owuers. will not reimburse the SAID expense
that they will conform to the act OF Assembly
by sale OF the same" Yet this order was not
carried out. and since then there have been
twenty similar orders. 1t will be noticed that
Superintendent Clifforl's order conforms with
a fidelity wonderfully substantial 10 an order of
the iowa Council made over ono hundred and
seven years age. The work seems likely to be
effected at lasi
Police ITEMS. -L4cy Craig and VIM. Bel
were before the Mayor this moroing, charged
with stealing small gum OF money from
VIM. Johnson, at a house Of bad repute. IN
the Fourth ward All of the parties we're col
ored aud appear TO have all been drunk. The
accused vera COMMITTED for further hearing
TO morrow moroine.
Thomas Hole, sailor. for DESERVING from
the schooner Ann l. lockwood was saut TO
Jail by Justice Padeett to await The order OF
his captain.
Lucy Murray, colored, was before Justice
Padgett for taking q pair OF pants belonging to
Harry Wilson. colorcd, and selling them 10
Wesley Brown, also colored. She claimed that
she took them for rent dn, her by Wilson.
The Justice ordered Lloy to pay the costs,
Wilson to pay his rent, and Brown to give up
the pants.
.Laughliu, who lives at Ross'yn, near the Fir
GINA end Of the Alexandria Canal Aqueduct,
were poisoned, on Tuesday last, by eating toad
stools, which they had gathered by mistake,
for mushrooms. Mrs. MclIaughlio and ne,
gro servant wore made very i'll, and their lives
we're at one time despaired Of, but, this morn
ing, they were much better aud considered out
Of danger.
Captain A. S. Nesmith, who resided near
Balls Cross Roads, 10 the county, died at his
former home in New Hampshire, few days
since, Of consumption.
EcLlrsE.-A total eclipse of the moon vii
take place this evening The time for observ'
ing it here will be from about to 5 o'clock
at the time the moon rises she will be totally
eclipscd and probably quite invisible. At thir
teen minutes after seven o'clock segment Of
her lower left hard border will emerge from
tho shadow. The middle Of the eclipse is al
six hours fourteen minutes, at which time the
moon is in the zenith over tho west coast o.
Africa, little south Of St. Paul de Loapda
At the end of the total eclipse (seven hours
thirteen miDutcs) her zenith position will b.
nearly over the Island Of St. Helena.
CHILD RUN OVER.-EarIy this morning
little 500 of Mr.. Joseph Kaufman, aged abou
four years, while crossing Cameron street, al
its intersection with Royal, got in the way OF
passing vehicle, and, bciog struck by the breas
Of the horse, was knocked down, and ,h
wheels, narrowly escaping bis head, passed owe
his rig bit shoulder and leg. bruising him severe
Iy. The child was picked up by Mr. Fran]
Taylor, driver of the Hydraulien engine. VIII
happened to be standiog near by. and wa
carried TO lis fathers residence, where its In
iuries were found tot to be serious.
| RoBBERY.--A letter was received 10 tn
city last cvculDg, from MIR. lsadore Brown
who is spending few weeks at tho Red Su
phur Smiags. in Monroe county, stating tha
wti'e himself aud two friends we're walking |
the woods short distance from the springs
on Monday evening last, they were set upo
by eight armed rufiaps, who robbed them {
all the money and valuables they had on thel