Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-17
The MINES AND TIE CANAL.-Tne Is |

The MINES AND TIE CANAL.-Tne Is :
more Sun says: "rhe New Central Coal Con !.
pany, one of the large corporations 10 The Cum
berland region, started is mlnc1s to Wol en-
Wednesday and expects to get out $50 car loads
o day from two mines which they have put IN
operation. The Atlantic and Georges Greek,
and the SwantoD Companies went TO work, aud
one half of the miucrs in the region are employ
cd at IS cents a ton, the figures Tor which they
went on strike three weeks ago. The prlncl'
pal companies holding out against the advance
are the Consolidation. American, Maryland and
Barton, the officers of which would not say
what will be their course 10 the premises. The
canal boatmen still held out yesterday, but there
had up to that time been little coal to ship over
that route. Now that other mines have gone
10 work and coal will be seeking an outlet via
canal, it is probable the shippers will bod boat
men willing to carry it.
The Cumberland Alleganian says: "Oa the
canal all things are quiet, but few boat arriving
and none leaving. The steamers that left here
loaded are detained nrar Dam No. 6. because
Of leakage, upon the repair Of which work
men are now engaged. 1t is thought that boats
will be able to leave by the middle OF next week.
Many light boats arc tied up uear the towpath
in different places along the canal near where
the captains Of the boats live.
The News has tho tolloTiag important item:
l'Tccslay the President and Directors OF the
chesapeake snl Ohio Canal held meeting IN
Baltimore and made IN arrangement by which
it ia expected that coal shipments viii shortly
be resumed. The plan is briefly as tolIows:-
The Canal Company Is TO become trelghter,
collect freight from the shippers and pay it
over to the boatmen or their agent. MIR. Fred
crick Mcricns has agreed that if the Canal
Company will pay the boatmcn 90 cents freight
to GEORGETOWN aud o. cents 10 Alexandra, and
the boalmcn consent to the arrangement, he
will reduce the trippaso on the very large mum
Der of beats on the canal purchased from him
S., or to $50 per trIp-ihus giving the boat
men freight about equal to ST ton with
freights. tolls and trippages at the present hE
urcs. The Canal Company proposes to collect
from the shippers IS and 90 cents per ton, and
pay the boatmen an advance of 5 cents, being
equal 10 a reduction Of cents per ton in tolls.
The tolls were IS cents, on which drawback OF
s oonts was given. The reduction noted above
will leave the company but % cents Tor tolls.
DIr. Mertcns yesterday laid tie plan before q
number of boatmen running boats purchased
from him, and procured the signatures Of about
thirty to au agreement embracing the features
above stated Mr. Mertens last evening went
down The canal for the purpose OF consulting
other boatmen upon tho subject. ltls thought
that sufficient number of boatmen to start up
a brisk shipping business will enter into the
new arrangement
A telegram from Sir johns Run to the Bal
timore Sun states that the 7th Maryland regl-
ment and the u. S.'troops were both under
orders to leave for home to-day.
MARRIAGE CEREMONY. The Washington
Republican says:-"St Patrck's Church was
the scaue of a most interesting and happy event
Yesterday mornirg. n Nuptial Mass was sung
by the orphan girls Of st. Roses Industrial
School, one of them presiding at the organ. on
the occasion Of Miss Maggie Buckeyes marriage
with MIR. D. j. Lawer. The altar was elegant:
~ lighted up while Father Walter performed
the ceremony and during the Mass. The church
was we'll filled by friends Of both parties. the
Sisters Of St. Vincent and of st. Joseph being
present, aud many Of the orphan glrls 10 their
neat and becoming dress. Father Walter ad-
dressed the happy pair 10 words OF tender al
lection. The music aud sluglDg was most cred
table, and q moro touching and odifylng cere
mony has not taken place IN 81. fasrick
Church for many years. Miss Buckley is a
graduate Of ST. Ross's Industrial School," Mr..
Lawlcr was on Alexandria boy, and has many
friends here who will be pleased to hear Of his
conDubial felicity.
POLICE ITEMS. The following csses have
beco tried since yesterday -
Jamss Sissop, drunk and disordcrly and
throwing stones on the street, was find, and, IN
default, sent to the cha!n gang.
I II, G,, loFra I'M n
Morgan, also colorcl, was fined discharged.
Lewis Nladcla, coiorcd lrunk aud disorder
" 90 the street, vas fined, and in default, sent
TO The chain gang.
Israel Ward. c,Io:cl. ior disorlerly conduct
10 the mark house, was iiocd, and 10 default,
was sent to the chain gang.
Reo Hampton, coiorea, suspicious character,
fined, aGd, 10 default, scut TO tho chain gang.
Eddie Robertson aGd Abraham Morten. small
coIored boys, for cutting Eddie franklin with
knife, were made TO pay costs aud ordered 10 be
souodly whipped by their parents.
COMMENCED EARLY.--A quarrel took place
on Pitt street, 10 the rear Of the jail last night,
between small white boy named Eddie Frank
lin and two ooorcd boys named Ed. Robertson
and Abraham Morten, in the course OK which one
of The coorcd boys drew knife and handed 1t
to the other, who, in accordance with the prac-
lice of his race, used it TO cut the white lad, in"
e cling several cuts on bis arm. The boys were
arrested, but being too young to send to jail,
and there being no house Of correction, the
Mayor had TO discharge them, with the prom
Use on the part of their parents to punish them
severely.
RIVER SrORTs.-Sevcral parties from this
city arc now down the river on fishing and crab
biog expeditions, and every day numerous per-
sous make short trips down, intent on the same
sport. H.: fish arc rot plentiful, but there are
more crabs than usual, and they come much
higher up The river. 4 gentleman who re.
turned last night from the Bachelors camp at
Indian Head reports that himself and two others
caught between ninety and one hundred crabs
in short time. Crabs are also noticed as high
up as Sandy Bar, just below this city, some
having been caught there on Wednesday last.
NEW PROCESS FAMILY FLOUR The family
-four made at the Oecoquan mills by MIR. JOS
~ co., he