Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-27
LOCAL MAT T + Ii 81

FSr the Middle Atlantic States, rising paro9'G -
warmer, clear or partly cludy WoaIheI, an 10
the INTERIOR southWest %' iO ,wed in the north
stations. eaSttt WIZ WIZ, " nlnndv weather.
ana cSs' D"A' y, 800 --,.-1.nl Al
TIE CANAL STRLKE.-Inc Oulooot'' ;,
lcpenian has the following notes from Or oonn
pu,
.6, M,,aov night tue boat a. Z. Greene,
JL 80, cantaiu was attempted to be fired.
~ p;noonJ;arr who is cot believed 10 nave
-, ho.tman vas first discovered by tic
,rEo of one of the hands. lie had cinSch al
tho shutters Of tho cabin aud had SCI III" t'.tHc
i LUZ o.J n,at,;nr me womap, who was sitting
w apI .roM ~ tbo boat noticed The Il. gc OF
at tnb p;ot .ha cabin and aIaruaed her husbaal,
.-ho rDos aslnen on tho deck Of the bow cabin.
tJo ,t once hurried forward and rc's t~o sho;s
~ Tho incendiary, who sprang IRON TIC boat
and dashed up The hillside iuto the woHds 1t
was impossbIc to ascertain his idrn lty. !hc
N,mps snread to the framework Ct tie aidin.
Iut w,rr subiued before dnicg any treat Jam
one The steamboat Il. e. Wagner, '""in.;
,hn hlnba steamer that il,i4 u go ahSrriisu or
s,I, orr;vAd ia town YESTERDAY. The captain
- K,s;l Atkinson lie was i".silrg lis steamer
the w agnCr, yesterday VII" '"lS' 10y! IN.
provisout arc furnished p;icSipsig - '"' eaos'
s1nnjv stores here, which have running ac:ounts
,s;.i Ike boatnen aud seem &c BE- Wi''iae 70
,ruSt the boa,ceu I9r goods to al aimost IN
:rited extent. Our in.ortnao: boldly contra
diets ali the stories SCI al 'aL ccncc!Eloe 'aH
Ionrod,.ion. ofthc b0atinc4 DOW tiei. rp 1t nc
Enn I[n SAYS there have hcca but tRo s'ali-
r,Swhcrn boatrrcu haTc tra1sgrcsscd tic BOUNDS
.! r-nnr,clr. One was where druOk2a 'c'l9"'
,..r.lv a mule driver, boarded al ca&ina, hilt
WA. % saturated with baDz!uo t:ia' he "S5 re-
..,ny.I without aDy difficulty ~ INC So'di1[F.
TIC other was where L stc2rSalah anu '"o "e
gro boys, drivers got on tram OF hGt?1!a ano
nulci the pins from the "catches. alIoWicE
ina i,o,,oH to drop ont and throwing $50 mop
mrs ard ponlola OF the track. The boat
n,n .pcor,;;rr 10 him. ar9 a5uH iant!y aupn!lcd
vii, rrnri.ionG. AID are Determined TO hold
ou. +, the last. though there i; not tie slightest
i;.n,,i,iop among them to destroy property or
,nl.r,.c violence. They rely upon tho pressure
- , ru:};a oninon straug enough to secure tor
,nnm their ri ghts. The leaders Of thc strikers,
h, SAYS a;c cuic:, law abiding m9n VINO Will
,,ot snorljou aoy oycr;s acts 81 any kind They
vol, ais, uDop !he Acknowledged scarcity OF coal
It i,cofrctJwn aui Aicx'1dri. To help their
cause"
\ i;sna,cN t. :lr BlI,Ul;c: th2rcf ':ou
Cumberland; sag:
"HAa.. il considerable talk Ecrc In '':;y ahaut
Chcs.re.ic "rl UH;o c}u2l uia:!crs. :. /.
Gorman The President. iii u; arFlv", tut Is
cypec?cL to morrow His views II the settle
nIcnt o! the case 1T question: az; uG0cF,'oo' 10
be to pay boa;mcn $40 aud SD Irrn'Ew per
hoat, but co reductions O.! to!l 20 c'loF 'n'cs;
He is reported TO have b%&1 ct hancock and
Six Johns sttin 10 DAY :h'i he matter. ;It!
se.loru,c1 ccDl.Ci!2n sal, to n!"ht l." TIC
i:evc;: ali t}ai# y:Ju!t be rrn0lug ~ Monday.
A committee 0! cit;zau5 vas appointed here to
day 10 wait on MIR GorGlaD upon bis arrival
and rciu.>. him TO ADOPT such measures AZ VA
raise thc car2! blockade uai2r The a:rang?neu'
.suicl 20 yesterday WIZ im2'y u Nns''niah
ard Fiad!ay Il S;cttFy, sh'ppc:S al y !aln1
cd wiz, caa:. an.! tx mere arc expected 70
mo:r0w. ihis coal Is iJr the Western Mar
."n1 hl'I'"1u COMPANY auu ~ " ToS p ~
iuS2n 10 a'.o" thV oo1'' ~ a. go ~ 49,, Gr..
an"i 'he supper ala1e auls'' ,'ia. n'E :' .o
per 'oE ""I" W. "I.u ~ n ~ 49,,
scaS'n. Ooc VI 'no:a o'"'3 ~ T,a'.os ~ -
brought lad o. gram ifY" IA" ~ y ~ ~
D. johnson, Cumberland mleF' aud all o9z'S
under this arrangement VIII hs pcrallt5.G 20
bring ii)ur, PROVISIONS Ct aoytn'ns ntCucu ~
Cumberland. Ap3rehc1s,oa' q! St'tc''y suu
the conseqac0t danger 'hat W'sh' eh'u' arc
therefore removed =,
Z dispatch to the 9ua from ilaeeEo'o""
uocs a lnterv'e" there yastetday "e'"ceu
several c!tzeua aud MT. y. L. G3Tm@p' and
says:
president Gormon, as he has heret"ioFc
done, tcGdarea his services in adjusting matters
between !'iH Goa companies ani me ooau!En
in regard 10 freight, bat showed me ''S'tlng
gentlemen 1t was not IN the power OF me G'as!
company 10 settle the matter. A!;cr llii 10
tcrchangc OF views ar. Bridges aua i'lcnIs 'ci;
70 chanyn III. situation but your correspondent
lag rcasoa to believe tc2m wta; he has Icarn@d
that matters w!!l pc adjusted before long 81
iha. business Will be resumed On the ci;'ai.
u,,. w. ra. ,.l
ARLINGTON 1URNrihH ~" ""ius'
rnccting Of the stockholders OF the Arlington
ru,nD;k. Comnanv was held on Wednesday
rynn;nm NJ tLr i,oIvrhia school house, Ar!iag
t,n K U,rhrtt was chosen chairman, s.nl
i'nr,;s Y i;roiam ir secretary,
r,t ,,.,t,., crL,,;..,j