Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-25
LOCAL III ATT T. Is y.

LOCAL MATTERS.
! WEATHER PROBABILITIES. WW DeR"Tt-
, mcat, Office ofthe Chief Signal OGtcer, WASH
| nation, ID. g., July %. lS77-io:5" a. m.-
For tue Middle States falling lol1Gwst w sSSn St'
| tionary barometer, northwest DacklIs W SUM-
west winds. warmer, partly cloudy weather.
| und on tho coast light rain
/ Cu,; THOMPSON rope walker, who
| became we'll known here some two years ago
| and received much sympathy on account OF tho
accident which then bcfe him, seems TO be
getting quite notorious 10 Philadelphia Inc
| Times Of that city says:
Another qrest audience collected a. the Cat-
lowhill-street bridge over the Schuykili yeslef'
day afternoon to witness Chip thompson hlhAc
his second attemp! to cross the RIVER on wire
rope. During themorning inc rope Mas p'aoo osi
in position, and at :, p. m. the fr9iessor
mounted the stand on tho west osnk anu p""eu
to tho people. His left hand WAS bandagtd ard
wos IF Init little use. Graspng the long bsisnc;;
ing pole, he stepped upon The hal-ihch WIG snu
He proceeded but few feet. however. and
,ban lifting down upon the wire, threw his pole
ovorhosrI one end Of which SUCK m Clo Muu
.nd romsined.Grm Chip then swung oil with
ono hand and ~ soon as his Louy became
steady, dropped into the water. s. bosL near W
took him aboard std landed him st the wire
Bridge House, where he Disappeared from rle".
The show WAS evidently eyer, ard tho rcop!e
As or the day previous, had considerabi" W say
detrimental to tho gymnast. =
'.Hc can 10 it? exclaimed his wife to knot OF
men n, the hotnl. why don't he Them
oueried one OF them. because tho ropo is not
fight enough and sways. No ono can Walk
across with the ropo in that condition. ana then
she, too, vanished from sight
Nor TIE BoATMEN. Cumberland Al
lrganan Gays
"a great many smsll depredations have lately
Johns run and places neighboring to It, when
have been imputed to tho boatmon, should Do
lsd To the gathering Of rtl.ratl in that vicinity
Tho reports that boatmen have commit
ted violence upon the trains st Sir Johns run,
are DISC, for tho mott part incorrect. A we'll
inl5rncd ard reliable boatman, just from Sir
Johns rum tsll lis that these stories arc prlncl-
pally fahrica.ons, aud that only once two OF the
more lnwloSs bostmon nsvo taken any part IN
these demonstrations. Hc says that boatnon III
no TIME in their past history, no matter "hst inc
aggravation, even if it DO tho aggrarmlsnn OF DO
ing starved out. have rosortnd To violence
AS q redress for their grievances"
SUPPOSED STOLEN PROPERTY. The Rich
.nonl Dispatch says:
MI ,r Poe, Chief Of Police, his received a
card from tho Chief Of Detectives at Louisville.
sayirg:Etuc nion came IT, u adisor county,
Ky, u few ,!4y: AGO and har0 been se''ing golu
IF p.r ia !u.j Of 500; also oilhring coupons OF
railroad bonds Nos. $50. :. 23S, Orange Alex
sn,ria and Manassas Railroad; also, coupons
from 81 900 10 ~ United States bond NO. 81,
9)l they are stopping cat in the country ana
come into tcwn and offer these things for sale.
A banker there wrote to mo abou. Lhom. lilo is
~ 4bn ,,Ipi., thn,T
stuff is the proceeds CT s"mo robbery. ii you
know Of Any such robbery lot mo know soon,
and VII! try and have :-aco Of them kept ii
they lcsve there
ErPGcrS OF TIE HEAT Mr. Henry Carson,
while al woll, Oh The steamer Georgnanna, ct
the lower ship yard. yesterday, Was attacked
with cholera rprrti.s, caused by ovcr-indulg"nce
in ice water, and had 70 b. removed to his res.
idencc, where the services Ut physician were
obtained and the patient placed out OF danger.
Two or three meo have been overcome by The
heat while working on the iron hull OF the
Gcorteanna in the past few days. The steamer
is bcieg ,vcrhaucd and new plates being put
on wherever necessary, uccasSitating the use Of
thr,3 TEMPORARY FORCES inside tho hull, and
hence the oppressive heat, which, Joined to the
outside temperature, ls almost unscarablc.
"CuAssEUR "-iho Alexandria papers an
uouucc the nomination Of Alexander Hunter, |
esq, by the conservative party Of that city. for
The House of Delegates, aIl 10 this, We think, !
they have displayed their wisdom. Mr.. l|un !
Ter i already KNOWN 10 the readers Vi the |
Landmark as the Washington correspondent !
OF this paper. AMI they testify 20 the grace |
and vgor Of his PEI. Personally the gentleman |
10 question is bold and honest man, who will |
make himself felt and heard on the floor OF the |
House of Delcgates, to which he is certain to
be elected -NorjoM landmark.
CONCERT AT MANAssAs.-A quaretIe from
this city, composed OF Mcssrs. J. NJ. Buchanan,
r. G.. Lee, Il. a. Stablcr, and VIM. fcudc |
ACCOMPANIED aud assisted by some ladies' from |
Georgetown, went up TO Manassas last night, |
and gave Il concert for the b3uciit OF the Epls |
coral Church at that place The entertainment
was decided SUCCESS, aad tho singers were
heartily encore5 After the concert was over
The performers were handsomely entertained at
the residence of Mr.. Wcems, near the toWo,
and rcturoch home this morning much pleased
with their trip.
CITY DEET COMpROMISE.-A meeting OF the
sub committee composed Of Messrs. Latham,
Stuart, Carnc, Ejchbcrg and Mckenzie, ap-
pointed TO prepare proposition to be submit:
ted to the holders OF the city bonds. was held
at the Auditor office last night, and tho draw
ing up of The proposition referred to committee
o.! one who will report next Monday night.
PosrAI. CONVENTION. M essra john NJ.
Johusou, WIN. CcSan, Mercer Slaughter and
Samuel Spencer left here 'esterday to attend as