Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-09-01

The CANAL The Cumberland Ailegauiau
of yesterday says
The largest shipment mada over the cana
this season was that OF yesterday, Wheu aOout
Al boats left carrying 4, 100 touS.
The boat j. p. Sewers ran aground on
Wednesday evening at the outlet fro Il the ba
sin wharf aot blocked up the Way f'r several
hours or until she could be relieved OF some OF
her load.
"A Consolidation Coppanys boat satk at
the two mile stake yesterday, but fortunately
It was raised without drawing the water of the
level, which I'D seriously atf.ct traits at the
prescott law stage Ut water.
There are now 40 boats leaving here at the
price OF 20 cents per too. Those who were
,hrowo out of the llae for reiu>iog to carry ut
that price, arc being helped by their fellow.
boatmer, SO Tar as necessary, though some "
thea. have freighted at the advanced rates. Ii
the preseot demaa i, continued for boats.
there will som be scarcity, ADD companies
will be gland TO get boats at 90 ceutS. The
ong-coutinucd strike Oh the canal had almost
raioed mauy boats, which lay for weeks With
their sides exposed to midsummer SUI; and
even after being packed iu their seems are al
,l,nst CONSTANTLY kept pumping, and more have
left in siLking condition in the past week than
we're ever before known. Besides. the stock
has d,arrearcd from the caual, and but lew
boats have iul com .lemeut Of mules, and be
captains are unable to replace tLem. We think
boats will be 10 demand at 90 cents before 40.
nhgc week.
The water IN the canal saiiuuy ie'l s'ne
six inches On "Wednesday light Oh this dT
sion. 1t is thought IT, have been drawn OF
somewhere below Tor some purpose not yet as
caltancd Ii We do not have rain very s@oo.
there will uGt be sufficient water 70 feed the
canal ani boats will Got be able to carry 100
.oDs.
CITY ScnooL BoARp.-The Board Was
sailed to order by the clerk at 8 10 last night,
present :-Nlcs,rs Aidisou, Herbert kemper,
Mckenzie, hlarbury, Whitlioetou and WhlitIe.
sey, trustees, and Super!nten ieut Carre. :,
Ga motion Of Mr.. Whi;tiogton, MIR. Me
minutes Of the last meeting we're read aod ap-
proved.
Ga motion ct tic Superintendent, the Board
went into an election for teachers to h:l va
caucics, whercupou VIM. ?. Burke was elected
40 assistant 10 SooWden school and jennie X.
Arnold teacher in Cusis school.
Misses Lola johnson aud Ada GIieg were
elested substitutes for white female teachers
and VIM. Fl. Madea for colored male teachers.
Mr. Addison from the Committee 90 School,!
Houses and Furniture, submitted as correct
the following bills which we're ordered to be
paid, VIZ Gazette job office, registers and per-
nit book $42 Joseph Hopkins, suudries for
schools, $l2 Sd; James r. Cole, city scaveneer,
for work at Washington building, S.; W..
Majors for whitewashiog aud clustering at the
Lee building, S.
The Superintendent then presented to the
Board, for the use Of Washington school No.
., fifty old desks from st. Johns Academy,
which, on motion of Mr. Kemper, were acoept.
ed, with thanks, and the Committee on School
Houses and Furniture were authorized 10 pro
cure chairs for them. And at S 80 the Beard
adjourned.
LICENSES TO TEACH GRANTED. The Su.
periotendent of Schools, after inspecting The
papers of the persons who were examined last
Wednesday, granted yesterday, the following
licenses to teach, viz City of Alexandra -
Lille Phillips and Lola johnson, white, and
VIM. Fl. MadelIa, and VIM. p. Burke, COL
ely, Alice L. Buell., and Ada Grge white, and
Mary d. Lane, Laviuia Lane, Jeabie T.. Ar.
Dold, Robert w. Whiting. Washington G..
Reeves, and Ada s. Grey. colored. Profcs
sonal certificates were granted, for the county,
to James Il. Clements and Samuel {. Stalcup.
License was refused to one colored man and
five colored women.
FIRE WARDENs. The Board Of FIRE Ward
crs met last night, all The members present.
A resolution was passed to buy four hundred
feet of leather hose Tor the Hydrauliou COM
pany. .....
TIC ballot for engineers aud drivers, for the
eusnug year, resulted 10 the unaoimous cleo
ton OF the cid employers, as follows:
Observation-Disclosures joseph Young dri-
vcr. j. Frank Taylor
Columb ia---E ogncer, Loudouo Campbell b;
driver, Henry PuseS.
Some routine business Was transacted, alter
which The Board adjourned.
Courts The September term Of the Cor.
pora,ion Court, Judge Lowe 10 preside, will
commence on Monday next.
The United States Circuit and District Courts,
Judge Hughes to preside, will meet 10 this
city on Tuesday. The Arlington estate case
aud the argument on the motion for new tria
10 the case of J. Y. Bassel vs.. the American
Fire Insurance Go. will be made. The hearing
of the Moffet bell punch INDUCTION case Is al
so set for Tuesday. but the counsel for luepg
LOG aud others, who are resisting the punch
have made application to have 1t postponed
until the 10th inst.
PoToMAC FERRY HoUsE.-The ferry hous
Of the Potomac Ferry Company. at the foot o
King street, is being renovated and remodeled
The two waiting rooms are to BIO thrown lntt
enc, a handsome ornamental drinking fountain
erected 10 the centre. and chandeliers put up
The changes will make the room both hand
some and comfortable.
AccIDENT.-Thc Ha1yille News says that
brak eman on the Virginia Midland Railrc !
Fred. Poinde1ter by zane, while skylarkini
with companion at the depot in North Dan
vile yesterday, accc e l,lv fell from the door t
,he ground, distance e twelve fte!, iDjurini
h ms elf sev c:ely but not seriously. He receive
the necessary attention, and WAS at last account
doing well.