Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-20

ter, cooler northerig winds, and on tho coast
clear or partly cloudy weather, but in the lnte'
ror light rains or SHOWS. .- -
SUDDEN DEATH OF A STEAMBOAT MAN
The Baltimore Bufletia OF yesterday says
''Erancis Catlin, aged So years, residing on
Light street, near Hughes. in this city, a look
outman" on the steamer Sue, o! the baltimore
and Potomac Transportation line, died very
suddenly from apopleXy on beard the steamer
yesterday morning Oft pcint Lookout, ot;
Mary's county. The deceased had been up all
night on duty, and about cigiit o Clock was re-
lcvod and went down to the cahn ana ate MS
breakfast. Just rs the steamer was approach
inr tho wharf at Point Lookout, he was seen
to 90 up on the hurricane deck TO turn in. y
Scarcely had the landing b,en effected, when
Captain Geoghcgan. who was q! the hurricane
deck giving orders, discovered him lying dead
on the deck. An examination proved that
death had resulted ins!ani:ncous!y from apo
pexy. Mr. Catlin vas we'll k;:awn in this CITY,
and has been employed Oh rl:iaus steamers ruA-
ming out of Baltimora. lie w,S - on 'imc
tho captain OF foe SchGonrrcaI!r;t the Florida
The body Of the deceased ti,an Wis brought to-
the city on the steamer. ;'r:! VIII Is" buried to.
m0rrJw.
TIE CANAL the water wis Ht Oh the
canal between Cumberland AID O,lto"n, yes
terday, for the purpose At fl attn; som, rf the
company'a boats up 20 Cumberland.
n large nucnhcr Of canat boats lying III the
canal near Gcora,cIOT?n laden with >al. are be
ing lighenel III order o II at them Ia TIE docks
Of the varons c,al COMPANIES II wh'ch they are
assigned, Tor tao purpose "t Gambling them to
transfer their cargncS ii Echhaner* ir snip
rcnt to eastern ports.
The WiIliamspnrt Pl!2, s,Ya Ill the hoatmcn
have returned honc .tir: ~ un>necrs,ul sea
son OF boatiag AMI many I'll tIi,':l lily prepared
- 30 through the inter- SamH ~ tfl"nl came
hume IL q manner P"nul!2%. Iii many eases
they are to blame for this c.niil!!un "t c,rcum
stances themselves, whlrt upon the ntnnr hand
others hayn been unioftunatc II tn" I'>1 TT
sicck, etc, hy the recent Il 'od.
ACCIDENT TO 0YSTGEMGN. ia" Is .ltinorc
News of yesterday says:
An AccllcnL happened thA oystsr ruugy
Harriet How.th, Captain elias lowith. III tho
Potomac oil st. Georges bar, yns!esd!y morn.
ing at 10 O'Clock, which r"sutr! in III" break:
ing OF one mans lee, Mna AnOtacr'S arm tfho
hands were Cng:.QrI hrc!HiN% and were MI
working around thu crank, whnm by Tho break.
ing of some saach"crv, th, crank became loose
and flying srouad tie handle struck John Britt,
breaking his righ. leg hnlow thn kn2n, and hur-
ing him overt osri. George l;nunt, nno:Ec.
hand, WAS struck on tie right arm by tao hahdlo
and the hoiCs OF TIA. limb broken. Britt was
, n,uuSmt - nd rsrc;v,J tv.rv ,itnrtnu from
;Captnin GnGchAgpn, who removed him 70 the
Maryland Uliversi:y liospit:i. hou5d Ic:nain-
ed on board the schooner.
:, :,
SUIT FOR DAMAGES.-Nlr. Il. \. Ball. Of
L9uiuun county, Va, has Instituted \ salt In
the Superior Court Il l:alIiuGra against Scott
Il B,rsuan, li1e!y stable keepers, TO recover
Sl7j dam! 80 :rr Il lns,: si1!rn trnm HIM Ia
December .a-. u !n i. iiE#ut aud William
Richardson, both c'!"1"'i, E.r" "sr' stcu IN mat
city IN February, ci'*r;r,; VIII S''a'ioE .'hrec
horses from l'.!t and i. I. M';i"r' 'o!h resi-
dents CT l.'uaonn c@na'y' - ~ h'Fttolorc
were recovered Ia III: r'a,r>aoIn "' Scott u
Bergman, and this SuIs - hrAusht 10 recover
The value OF the thr'. TIE there's are pom
serving ont terms III tHo 'c'''"h''"'' Ut o'o'-
iaond ... II
po,. NJ, ,,.., e. , c,]r,,; man
l.oIn , ,,l' m,.,,In, ,n,r th;, c,rncr Of
n"l'iEo '"'''la cnt,rrd last
raye''r anu ttI' ~. wv n,,,,a;n;nr s3i in
u'S'V H'.i ..oII r,a,,,ii,, ri rrn,rJ;,s ad
I.I ~ Tho bov ;,,s f,,,,i on the Commons,
e.".", ",si.,a, ~. ,n,ro;y Lv Olianrs Bartlett
.od Smith hrok4u cpcn ana! robbed Of lbs con.
tents. Later 10 the day i ,!"fed a'an ohnSi
VIM. Brausom was arrested ~ HHnS'a''s pray
too, charged with fac robbery ani ~ o.
fore Justca Lovely, "hn rim1.i'i&;' ",i'i ~
jill to await ilc action Il the 'o';'nf ~ " '"n''
.:, ,r
sHoo1lNG- AFFEAH s" n," p ;'tt,'' on
reported to nave uccli'ct {: ',S' H., ~
Monday n'fht' bs'W%' sHSsi's W. ,i;"b ' nv"
and ). IL. h@an. '"H l'aF'!cA'.a "''i i,, "'
coae to iln:l 50 iAf are :'' nl.':S'!, ," ~" ',m
said that b"ih nc a;':,* yer, GI"" I, ,r,''
and after lsndl:& on,i1 ''hat :. qa'',i ,,i,
sued, duirg when nc.' sinSh l'ii*,', "'ar
his tlsS aid !io iH:'r 1S,!lsn@ =, -, h;s
HIM WIN p,:.ol' '' ~ oro, ,ns'" ~an
hip and 'nicNog . dangerous "2N'&
D,r, ~ rnr Roam "A ycry astrt ssng
PED IN aI' ,.' No. Row i'ck Road, in
death occurred on INC na; ;. i.0T f,m ,'I rrbts
Fairfax county near 'n'' S'1y' Mr IT," Gr e
since Mrs. Jasl1S, 'hi ",'' o. un m'r n,nS
.Javire has, it appears, been OF unSouua ntnu |