Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-03
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
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For the Middle Atlantic States partly CLOUDY
| weather in southern portions, possibly rain
areas, winds mostly from the east. stationary
or falling barometer.
CANAL ITEMS. The canal steamer R"gulus
was sunk last Thursday in the Log Wall Level,
above the Seven Locks The cause OF her
sinking was from damage sustained by the
freshet CT December last The boat being left
in the bottom of the canal efier the water was
drawn off caused her to leak.
The miners of the Blaen Avon Coal Company
at Frostburg went to work last Thursday. The
Hoffman mine Of the Consolidation Company
also started the same day. The Borden shalt
resumed operations on Saturday.
Asahel Wilson has been appointed collector
of the canal tolls at Cumberland. and q. Ham
mond, superintendent of the Cumberland dIvl
sion.
Tho first bost Of the season left Cumberland
on Monday last for Paw Paw, loaded with
lumber
From information received in this city it seems
to be established that the canal will not be open
cd by the 10Th instant, as heretofore announced.
The prevailing high water in the river has pre-.
vented the putting in of the cribs at several
points, hence the delay in letting on the water
1t is hoped, however. that the repairs Will be
1oade in the course Of week or ten days sitter
| the time fixed and navigation resumed.
| The steamers Pegslus and Canal, which were
sunk at log wall, were raised yesterday and the
| water is now on the canal as far as Seneca.
The GEoRGETowNC CHANNEL The schooner
Anerod, from Savannah for Georgetown, is
now lying 10 the stream opposite this city. She
! is loaded with lumber, and will have to unload
part of Der cargo here before she can 60 up
| the G. Georgetown channel. No large vessels are
able to 20 10 to that city now when loaded. 10
! connection with this subject the Georgetown
correspondent of the Washington Star says:-
| "A subscription paper asking tor $4,000 to
dredge the channel of the Potomac is 10 clrcu.
| latou among the coal merchants and others To-
! terested 10 navigation. 1t is acknowledged by
ell to be a hard thing for our citizens to have
to do, but such being the case they must grin
and bear it, and the subscription will doubtless
be raised. There is 81, 900 10 the engineer de.
partmtet for this purpose, but $1,000 addl'
tional is necded.'
CORPORATION CcERr-Judge E. A. Lowe
presiding-Com. Vs. Fra'k Walker; malicious
shooting, with intent. a.; Jcry out. -.
Nicholas Mumm Va. E. Fra'cs, guaroia3'
ct al; answers OF E. Francis and o..herS hled.
Com. vs. Slaughter; malicious shooting: VIII
intent. &c.; ju1gmeot for 6ne and costs, snd
IMPRISONMENT uotil paid. No further impris
onmeut ordered, at the request of majority Of
the jury.
Com. vs.. George r. Shino; indictment No.
8, ior embezz cement; 10 progress.
HYDRAULIoN FIRE Co.-The regular month.
" meeting of the Hydrauliou Steam Fire
Eupiue Company was held last night, with II.
j. Nevett 10 the chair and John Lannon, SEQ.
rotary.
The Foreman reported three alarms of FIRE
since the last meeliog.
Ooe person was proposed for active mem
bership and the proposition referred to the
election committee.
Various matters of routine business were dis
posed OF, and the meeting adjourned.
CANAL STEAMER IN DANGER.-THe Wash
ington Republican says that the canal steamer
H. G. Wagner. of Georgetown. whiou was
chartered some time slnoe to transport the
bodies of those lost on the Huron, Oft Currl-
tuck beach, to Norfolk, returned from that
city yesterday. II crossing tho bay tho Wag-
ner experienced heavy weather, and at one
time, when twelve miles from shore, it was
doubtful whether she would weather the gale
or not; but, with care and superior seamanship.
the staunch little craft vas brought through all
right.
THE SH1NN CAsE.-The Corporation Court
has beaa engaged during most OF to day in try
log to empanel jury 10 the case of George IL.
Shinn, third Indictment for embezzlement.
Ooy six jurors were obtained from the regular
panel aud vepiro for twenty more talesu1en
was issued. Tho additional ta!esmen were
being summoned and examined on their rolre
dire. when this report closed.
After the above was written, and at a late
hour this evening, a jury was obtained and the
case was proceeded with.
The REVENUE BILLS Comm itteo On
Finance of the City Council will meet to. night,
TO mako up the salary, appropriation and
revenue bills for the ensuing fiscal year. Is is
highly important that the chairmen of other
committees and those having charge Of the
various departments of the city government
should send 10 their estimates at once to tho
FiDance Committee.
SALMON IN THE Potomac. Captain @. S.
White, fish commissioner, put another Install
ment of 20 900 California salmon in the Poto
mac near Keyser last week. making with TO-.
900 prevlousl put 10, 10000 10 the North
Branch. They we're put into small streams
near the river to protect them from destr &c.
ton by the bass.
FISH REPoRT.-OWing to the lack of wind,
very few fish vessels arrived at EishtOWn to.