Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-09-11
LOCAL MATTERS.

LOCAL MATTERS.
WrArnEg PaoBABnEHEs.--W yer Depart
.,en, OMce of the Chief Signal ODscer, Hosh-
',oton. D. g., Sept. 10, lS77-lOSO a. M
~ the Middle States and New England rislog
and stationary barometer stationary or G'eoer
temperature, cloudy and rainy weather, WIN
foe on the coast, aud southeast to sentn .Tes
winds, possibly increasing to brisk on the m'o'
die Atlantic coast
The MoFFETT REGISTER. oohu L.
ouired by Judge Hughes, to De given oy the
defendants 10 the Mofet register case, 10
this city. was perfected 10 Richmond yesterday
r. r. oiven to David G. Yuengling. jr; peoaity'
soO o0I Principal, Fountaine d: Johcsop.
Sursties, James G. Field. Daniel Gr.msley,
Samuel r.. Mofett, II. G. Burrows, b. Is: HiIl,
III Armstrong; j. s. Armstrong, v. ~
Grav. q. Burgess, jr., and A. r. Acock. Ihe
condition of the bond is ''that the said toun,
taine D. johnson should account to tue SAID
nlaintiff for the number OF registers commonly
called the Moffett Register which lie bad there
tofore or might thereafter manufacture or SELL
and to account for sill profits acoruipg TO him
from such manufacture and sale; and should
mako good to the said complainant all damages
which he might sustain by reason OF tho manu-,
fscture and sale Of said instruments, ana
should pay to the said conn laiDant such pronts,
damages, and all cost awarded or deereea agaaoss
the said defendant IN case The complainant
should hereafter establish by The decree or oe.
crees of this court 10 this suit or apy other SUIT
that NAV be brought under az order OF shls
,ourt that the said defendant hath in such man.
ufacturs and sale infringcd tho patent OF SAID
complainapt and filed as an exhibit With his
BILL" Mr. johnson the manufacturer OF the
registers was 10 Richmond, yesterday: and to-
petber with the Commissioner Of the Revenue
was buslly engaged in sealing aud fitting them
iu place. 1t was expected that all the saloons
in Richmond would be supplied by tbis evening.
1t is supposed that this and the other cities OF
the Commonwealth will be supplied IN a lew
days as the manufacture of the machines Is pro-
ceeaing rapidly.
VIRGINIA MIDLAND RAILROAD. ALTHOUGH
travel over the railroads throughout TIE couu-
Try has seusibly decreased this past season. on
account Of the striugency OF the times, and the
main lucs, generally, have seriously telt the
dmnutiuu, We are pleased 10 know that the
Virginia Midland road ha3 suffered in this re
spect comparatively little, nearly allthe travel
to the mountains of Virginia and West Virgin
ia having passed over this route. Travellers to
the Springs and all others speak 10 terms the
most com plimeulary OF the road, lis equipment
and lis management. The road brd Is 10 hoe
condition, the rolling stock 10 thorough repair.
the passenger coaches l4ualing IN eieGaGce
those on any other line ia tho country, while
the officers are polite and accommodating geo.
temen. Many who have recently passed ever
this road have spoken Of the ease and comfort
they enjoyed on their journey aud the prompt
ness with which the traios arc sun, The excel
lent speed made, and the freedom from scci
dents of all kinds The freight business Of The
road has also Increased to a considerable tx'ent,
especially il tho transportation ct cattle. nn
ASSAULT IN FAIRFAx-Thc Gszettc's cor.
respondent at Fairfax G.. H. furnishes The fol-
lowing additional particulars regarding The as.
sault mentioned III yesterdays Gazette: Va
Sunday last three negroes and two white men,
VIM. Hamilton and Jim Barker, from Dulke's
Station, who had imbibed too freely Of the
ardent, went to the house OF Horace Gibson,
an old blacksmith living uear here, and com
menced demolishing his carriage, &c. Gibson
demonstrated with them, who's the whole five
knocked him down, kicked cut one eye, broke
hi, nose and Injured him horribly Internally
and externally. Tho three negroes were ar.
rested BY cltlZeDs, and with dlmculty lOugeu IN
JAIL A mob Of 100 colored people having as
sembled, sworc to lynch them, and the citizens
had trouble in preventing them. Warrants
were to day Issued for the Two white scou1dres.
CANAL ITEMS. The Cumberland AlleganiAu
has the following -
ITO day the boats will be loaded to their
usual capacity. The water in the canal has
been raised to sufficient depth to allow 40 To-
crease of inches 10 the water mark OF the
boat. which will now be feet inches
The oldest canal boat now shipping on the
canal is the Industry, belonging to MIR. Mitch
eli, of Hancock. 1t was built in 1864, and has
since been continually used 10 the shipping ct
coal, not lying idle single summer. The tim
Der IN the boat is about worn out, and it is
thought that her trip of last week is about the
last she will make. The present captain of tie
boat is MIR. Godfrey"
The shipments of coal from Cumberland last
week by canal comprised 243 boats, carrying
25,400 tons.
CORPORATION CoURT-Jpdgs E. ~ Loaos
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