Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-20


ngton, d. g., aug. 20. 1S77-lO:5O a. III: -
Fer the Middle States stationary or using Ia
rometer, northeast TO southeast winds, warmer
partly cloudy or clear weather.
THE CANAL. Cumberland News, noting
the resumption Of mining by several companies,
heretofore reported in the Gazette, says:
"All excepting the Borden company will, 1t
is reported, ship by rail, DO settlement OF the
canal freight question having been arrived al a.
vet. MIR. NIertens has not yet returned from
tho line Of the canal, and the success or inc
plan arranged by him and the canal company is
not known. There was runOr circulated here
last evening to the effect that the Consolidation
coal company would TO- day resume canal ship
ueuts to Georgetown. paying ) per ton fre'eht'
but an official of that company states that DO
such shipments will be made, and that 1t ID not
believed that canal business will be resumed
upon any other terms than those offered by the
coal companies.
The Alleganian says: "Yesterday work 10
the lower boat yard OF l.. Merteos was resumed:
Seventeen Of the employees are DOW engaged
in repairing boats. Oae or two more mines
were opeocd yesterday at IS cents, SAID to be
for the purpose of supplying urgent demands
The Baltimore GGz lite says; Attorney
G.ncla Gwinn was IN CONSULTATION with Inc
Governor on Saturday, coucarnlng the right OF
the State to open the canal bg force, this hay
ing been questioned lie maintained that,
under the charter Of the canal, the State las
this right, the canal being public hlgh"ay,
and that the Governor was only performing his
duty in taking the course pursued by tlm 10
the matter.
TIC Gaz,tte also says: "Mr. Myrtles, one
of the largest boat builders OF Cumberland
visited Sharpsburg ADD ShepherdstoWn lew
days ago and succeeded 10 inducing many OF
the canal strikers TO sign an agreement to ioad
at niucty aud ninety. FIVE cents per ton to George
town aud Alexandria % Friday night letter
was received from Cumberland by the canal
men, written over the name OF General 5lack
sbeep,' who is understood to be one OF the
leaders we'll kaown to the strikers hy TINS nom
dc plume. The letter denounced Mr.. Myr'les
action as a trick, and called upon the men to
stand by their first demand tor ) and St.oo
ton. They lhereupon decided not TO carry
freight uuil further Developments, aud bus!,
ness is again almost at standsill Oh the canal.
Poles ITEMS. The following cas.s have
been tried si6ce Saturday -
Eddie Meade and Sonny Ward. drunk. dis.
orderly and lighting. fined and discharged. -
Andrew Jartoc, coored, for beating bis VILE,
was sen, to The chain gang Tor thirty days
Ban. BIanheim and Harry Cater. coloreu,
for baiog drunk aud riotous, were seat 10 the
chain gang for thirty days
Samuel Madison for being disorderly 10 The
market, was sent to the chain gang Tor hfteon
days. :,
VIM. Payne ana Mary Payne, for disorder;ly
IN If nj a
work house.
Charles Watkins. for beug drunk Oh the
street, was lilsl ana discharged.
Thorc,pa Jones, c0loted. n-7au|lur and
beating his VIE Sarah Jones Sag fiatd aad
discharged.
Henry Washing ton. ooloiei, Tor boatlog aud
abusing George EVans, also ohored, was hned
ami discharged.
Peter Essex, colorad, for threatening hose
anna CriglcY, also colored, was bound over 10
keep the peace and made to pay costs.
James Wiikars,:i, fer abusing MIR. Elliott,
was mad, to pay costs and give security 10 Keep
the peace by Justice Padgett.
WoRKMEN's STRIKE.-A strike occurred on
Saturday among the laborers engaged 10 tearing
up The old pavement 90 Duke street between
Alfred and Henry preparatory to repaVlng. 1t
seems that MIR. Ilojgkin, the contractor Tor re-
papinr Tie street, sub let the tearing up to
Charles Seals, colored, leading member OF the
new wolkingmen's party, who employed NUM-
Der OF coorcl hands, AID commenced the WORK.
Il is claimed however, that Seals contract was
for II UGH lower price than the work could posi-
bv be done for, and the contractor was DOT to pay
hiy until the work was tioishe1. The lahorers
finding that they were not to be paid oil on
Saturday Dight as is customary became quite
disordcrly and gathering il a crowd made 50
much noise that the police had to dispense
them. Seals finally obtained five dollars from
the contractor, and proceeded to pay or the
hauds, each cue, it is reported receiving twenty
five cents. Many of them, however, declared
their intention to do no moro work On the street
ATTEMPTED EsCApE.-A negro man named
Andrew Jarboe was before the Mayor ycster'
day morning for abusiog aud beating his vile
and having been appropriately hoed was car
| ricd be!os 10 await payment OF his me. VI
| reaching the door Of the corridor leading 10 tn:
cells he darted through the passage aud out O
the front door into the street. lie was pur
sucd by officer Thomas Hayes, who, after q
lone chase. captured him 10 an Clubhouse IL
Petersburg and returned him to tho sta!loI
house. ------------
MUDDY WATER.-Much complaint HAVING
bceo made by water consumers OF the mudd!
,ond;tion Of the Cameron water drawn Iron
their hydrants a reporter Of the Gazette to da
interviewed Tic proper officials of the waite
Comnaoy and was Informed that the trouble l
entirely due to the muddy condition Of Game
ron RUG, and cauuot be remcdlcd by the com
rnnv's cniri.)s Could the new reservoir b
kent full thetrouble might be partially relieve
bu, owing to leak ia the walls i: Ia not pcs:'
bic. ----------.--
Dou DAYS. We arc now IN the "ld't Q
the dog days" when Sirius, the D's Star
supposed to cxcrt al influence on the element
fer tho period OF forty days, commcuc'ps, H o
JAW o5.h and ending September 5:h. In
name fer this season is derived as is, is We
known, from Es9tian astronomers, VINO gave
the iuame OF dog days because oirlus, or u
| w. thar, rn.n with the sun, aud thel