Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-15

I ngton, ID. t., Aug. Is. lo7l.-lU:5o d. H.
For the Middle States falling followed by rlslIe
barometer, southwest shifting, to nortnesst sno
northwest Winds cooler, cloudy and rainy
! weather. |
The CANAL AND MINERS. "A dispatch from
Cumberland to the Baltimore Gazette says:-
"On the canal everything is quiet. Boats
continue to arrive here from below, but scarce
Iy Any are loading. Four left yesterday loaded
| with coal, one for Williamsport and three tol
GEORGETOWN. A movement is on foot looking
| 10 the making of satisfactory arrangement tor
the resumption of traffic by the boatmen:
1T is reported that all the miIes will stop
work after to day, except those at Piedmont,
unless the miners agree to work tor fifty cents.
Ii the miners agree to accept this rate work
will be generally resumed at once.
The Cumberland News says -
last evening the miners OF the American
& ,al Germany held meeting at Jackson and
resolved to hold out for SIS cents per ton, wages.
\ committee was appointed to wait on the su'
pernteudent of the company, MI. A. jackson
CLARK, who, when notified of the action OF The
miuers, Informed the committee that no more
work coul1 be given at higher figure than 81
cents. When the committee reported to the
meeting the result of their interview with the
superintendent considerable dissatisfaction was
expressed over the situation. There 10 an
opinion that number Of the men will 60 to
work to day at so cents.
The miners Of the Borden Company held
meeting at Frostburg yesterday. and discuss
cd The wages question, bu! came TO no conclu'
5inr.
A dispatch from Cumberland says that last
night party OF men, from fifty TO one hun
d,e,', with blackened faces, went to the house
OF Charles Fisher, 10 Frostburg, and near y de-
m0shed it with rocks, Sc. Fisher and family
were driven away, escaping unlnJured. flsher
fired into the crowd. with what effect 10 un-
known. Fisher has been miuiog at fifty cents
whit, his mine vas on strike States Attor-
ney Boyd is trying to apprehend tue mlscreants.
Van Lear Sprigg, the man arrested by Capt.
Wright, of tho Maryland forces at Paw Paw
tunnel, sued out writ OF habeas corpus on
Monday, at Cumberland. The Alleganisn says
that Through some misunderstanding the case
came up before the arrival Of the States evil
denca, which was to have been given by the
soldiers concerned 10 The arrest. AT l:3O p.
u, Capt Wright, Lieut.. E!chclbcrger, add q
private of the 7th Maryland National Guards
Arrived Al witnesses in the case, but came too
late. Mr. Srrgg has instituted suit against
Capt. y. &. Wright, the officer who made The
airrs', and served the Summons 90 him yeser-
day The suit is for falls, imprisonment. and
will be for $50, 0G0 damages.
Tho Sun has special from HaIersLown which
says: .u ,,n
Wis, bostmen, in jail hero, charged with particl-
psting in the burning Of the canal steamer Star
No. 3, wcro broush! before Justice Oliver this
afternoon for examination. Only the case Of
R,- Al. n oil .,f fuEi
after six O'clock Mcssrs. Sye:ter and Louis Z.
III cCcmas appeared Tor tho prisoners. States
Attorney Stake WAS assisted by h. Il. keedy.
The lirst witness called was Jos. Rchnd',
captain OF tho canal steamer winch WAS burned
I!u testified they reached dam NO; on Sunday
slternoon about o'clock. and tied up there. be.
cause Eo hut III idea if they went down further
whore the strike was they would not be let 90
thror gh. Ihe boat had her stern tied to the
bermo bank and bow out 10 the hums of the
lock Ho laid down in the bow cabin about .
o'clock p m. to sleep. AT II o'clock his steers-
cabin ard saw gang Of men on tn BERNIE bank;
asked what they wanted, ard WAS told to get his
little bandanna, get off tho bost and 90 up the
tow path They made him ard the crew get
off the bow Of the boat and 60 across the lock.
Saw guard of thros or four men at tho store at
low tonc, go on up the tow path They went
up short distance further, four or five men fol-
lowing them. When they were about two hum
dred yards up the boat was all IN hames. he
does not know who any of the parties were. Ten
minutes after the crew left the boat was on fire.
When the crow left five or six men boarded the
boat and ran from ono cabin to the other. The
man that ordered him of the boat had something
over his face; could not tell whether the others
were diguised.
"Cross-oxaminod by Mr. Syester-All the
crew left the boat with him. They were Andrew
Garrett, John Baker and John Legar. 1t was
moonlight night, but the moon was down be.
hind the mountain, and i! was dark there. There
were ten or twelve parties behind the spokesman
on tho bermo bank Could not tell what the
spokesman hsd over bis face but it looked light
in color. Ssw few guns IN mems hands, ana
hca, Il tho hammers Of q couple click
Andrew Garrett testifisd-Was one OF the
crow of the steamer Went to bod about nine
O clock on the deck under al awning 1t the stern.
About twelve o'clock somo ono woke him up
boat and get on the tow-path. Went and woke
up the CAPTAIN. Hsd seen Burch before
"Burch was told to stand up and witness said:
He is the man who spoke to me. 10 was ss
ear to me as he is now Identified him by his
shape and by his voice. Think he had MS lace
him sometime personally as leader OF the strike.
The witness was sharply CROSS examined by
Mr.. Syester and frequent objections were made
to questions asked him, but eventually he was
made to answer them
WWitness said he knew Burch first directly
aftc, the war; met him in Alexandria, Va, OF
Georgetown. or somewhere in the District OF
Columbia; had no personal acquaintance with
him, and did not associate with him sitter ne
camo from tho West; he was pointed out 10 wit
ness rs loader Ct the strike.
Other witnesses were examined but no further
material facts wero sdduced. At the conclusion
of the examination Captain Richards personal
recognizance for S2Ol WAS taken for bis appear
anco At ccur: on November 10Th TO testify
Bureh was held TO bail in tho sum CT $500, with
Abraham koon, and was released Garrett WAS
required to give hslin $500 as witness anc
| failing TO do %. was committed to jail inc ex
| animation of Cshill and Davis WAS postponed
until this afternoon
The CITY DEBT COMMISSION. The Cit!
| Debt Commission met III The Couuc,l chambe
asst night, Mayor Ksmper in the chair and Au
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