Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-21
LOCAL MATTERS.

;ionary barometer, cooler northeast to Warmc
southeast winds, clear or partly cloudy weather
YIN. G. A.-The regular monthly meeting
of this Association was held last night III 'ne'
room, on King street, the President IN the
chair. -,
The session was optncl With the usual re-
ligious exercises. o>
pointed, 10 the absence oil the hec"ra'rg Gee
retary, to record the minutes.
The proceedings of the July mattlnE We're
read and approved.
The report of the General Secretary was ctler
ed and adopted. -,
The Executive Committee pIeseutad The
name Of w. H. Taylor, Of the NJ. K. thurch,
far active membership and on motion. he was
elected unanimously.
The recently elected members were next IN
Produced TO the Association and addressed BY
the President.
The Comm;ttee on Rooi! was inst: uc!tl 10
purchase aud place lock on lie main door, Inc
Lutheran congregation paying enc hall "' inc
expense.
The committees on Sunday prayer meeting,
ial, aims house and open air meetings reported
respectively gratifying results from their labors
in these activities. Causing them to Thank God
and take c1urart' Tor the future.
The Treasurer was. n motion, Instructed to
forward the sum Of FIVE dollars to tho lneroa-
,ional Executive Comnittee in New York for
the general work OF the united Associations.
The Association then jIued In emberlng
the pas: pleasant prothcry intercourse with
the departed brethren. Henry l.. Simpson, II.
H. Wood Harry e. CLARK and }. Il. Mex.
Barley, AID in the addresses made 90 the occa'
sion their work and service IN the soelety Wero
very feengy and fratpruay al;u led TO. the de-
sire being expressed that the present members
of the Association might "ipllow them as they
followed Christ.
The Association then j,ined in <iaeiog,
"Blest BE- the H. that binds, and "J>urned
AFT er sioging the D1xolvgy.
TIE CAsAI..-rha Cumberland N:ws of
yesterday says:
"Tbere il ~ change Ia so1o 10 lho situation
on the canal. i telegram was received 10 tins
civ Saturday, from Many B>atmeG, request
inc that their RI guaiurha b! Strlcke" from Mr.
Mcrtcns' sggecu:eut. described Ill ihtSa col
umns q lsw days Sios: Alr. Marte%E, WHO has
returned ir9a Eis rip doWa The caua, states
he knows nothing Of susn i recous'dtsalca y
any of the boatineu OF their agtcomtGt ~!'h
him, kut that he has the consent oi .cAri7 al
ii them to it. Il is reported that auo'htr r!!n
Gji be preached 10 day, bat its details are only
a matter Of ruuor Tie MaryIaud Goal No!a
resumed m:nieg Saturday aitc:no3n, Eay'
pan, = u:acrs City five cau's, 50 that ai Nc
Jog tnci' % Cow al gcrk at The advanced
semr "a d. "es s.ost q the shpncnts
a azs' b ui u maa W. ~ the canal iTe'g''s
question remains &c open Ou.. .>s;c..iav state
The Al!cgauiau and Times ols> sim GU
that several compau'es arc preparing IL &c
the cansl L. =. Gorman, president VI
canal company, was expected IN CGmbCI!and |
Yesterday to consuIt with shippers. The COIN
papy vii! propose TO the coal companies to Dc
liver coal at Georgetown Tor 81 Is per len,
which will iocudc os, freight and wharfage.
lJuder the Cd workings The boatuiea received
seventy. five cents the cata company thirty.
i've cents for tolls and FIVE cents for wharfage
10 all 81 Is. Uuder the proposed atrapgelurut |
the price 10 the companies viii be the same,
but the oinSl company will submit to rrHuc'
tl0u aud give it 10 the boatnen, wi:n "! re.
ceive 90 aud % cents, according 10 destination.
The prospects OF freight aln good, as the last
of tho mines resumed work on Saturday 1t The
miners price, So cents per ton.
W. e. o. r. r. Co.-This sas the day liked
for the conference of the hondholdcrs OF The
". & o. r. X. Co., but large uumbrr OF
those Interested having declined 10 participate
no meeting was held, aud it is probable that no
serious objection will be made to the appoint
ment Of q receiver by Judge Wexford, oil the
Circuit Court Of Richmond, before whom pro.
ceedings are now pending. tne case wit PROD.
ably come up for a hearing early IN the coming
mouth. Several of the distinguished COUNSEL
employed by the company have been III ch0au!-
tation in this city Tor the past two days.
NUISANCE TO BE ABATED. -~lu another col
unn will 10 found the advertisement Of The
Superintendent Of Police for bids for filling up
the sunkep square boundedby Queen, Prlrcess,
Royal and Pitt streets. 1t will bo remembered
that tho Board OF Health some months since de-
clared the square in question to be a nuisance,
on account of the accumulation there OF stag
uant water, and tho City Council ordered the
same to be filled up by the property owners
They having failed to do so, the work Will now
he done by the Superintendent of Pol'co and
the cost assessed against the property.
WoRKINaMEN's PARTY.--Thc executive
committee of the so.caed workiugmen's party
met at the Friendship Eogine House last
and the committee organized by the election OF
Jacob Heisbley as chairman and james II.
Dugap secretary 1t was ordered that meet
;ne be held in the First Ward on Monday night
for the purpose Of forming ward club, and
that similar meetings be held in the other
wnrds in rotation. The committee then adj
iourDed until next Saturday night.
CONCERT LAST NIGnr.-Tho Combination
Sunday School Concert came off at Peabody
.Yell last night, and was tolcrably we'll attend
ed. The singing of several OF the performers
vas cneored, and the audience lett much pleas p
eJ with the evenings entertainment. co sao
ut half. past nine o'clock, and ono lady faint
alb. It was speedily relieved by tine appllca 9;
cd, b. lie usual restoratiVes. The Will
ton CT /. ato.nighs.
he repeater. --------.- =, -,
2RAKE.-Mr w. ii. Ward re
RAILROAD ~ from correspondent ~
csiv,d letter 10 O. -.- ..,;,, ,or;,,