National Republican., 1878-08-15
0EoRa ETOWY NEWS.
CANAL NEWS.

SaNhL NbWs.
Arrivod-Boats q. Meredith, q. N. Moore,
Jack Topper, NJ. f. rice, 8. II. Sherman, WILL
lam Blackwell, J. Msrmaduke, L. W. Poffcn-
berger, II. G. Hicks, G. W. Adams, Mollio G.
Waters, V. L. sprigg, NJ. Q. Clay, Theodore
Dean, @. s. Young, Belle Resley, r. Shinn, T..
II. DE Atey, d. Sinclair, Neto r. Phelps,
Mountain City, s. 8. Lynn, and Maryland.
Cleared-Boats J. r. Purcell. @. S. Young,
A. J. Mills, Theodore Deane, q. Meredith,
V. l.. sprigg, NJ. G. Clay. @. II. Moore, II. G.
Hicks, NJ. c. Waters, L. W. Poffenberger, a."
c. W. Adams, J. Marmaduke, William Black
well, s. ii. Sherman, and NJ. L. Tice.
GRAIN ARRIVALS.
By canal-Boat Medley, with 1000 bushels
Of wheat TO Hartley & Bro. Wheeler and Bar
ron, with 800 bushels Of wheat to II. NJ. Tat
bott; Mollie c. W. Boyer. with 4,l25 bushels
of wheat to J.G.& JIM. Waters and 20 barrels
Of -four to Z. d. Hartley; J. N. Thomas, with
2,30O bushels Of wheat, 700 bushels Of corn, and
05 barrels Of -four to J. q. & J. NJ. Waters.
By rail-Four hundred bushels of corn and
100 barrels Of flour to J. q. & J. NJ. Waters.
RIVER FRONT.
There were no arrivals or departures yostcr>
day.
THE I. o. n. Il. or II. 8. cLUD.
Tho I. o. n. f. or II. s. Club held special
meeting last night at their hall, on High
street, for the purpose of taking into consider.
alton tho feasibility Of repeating their private
excursion. II was decided to 90 down the
river on the second Saturday In September,
and to return at such IN hour on Monday
morning as would allow the gentlemen con-
nected with the club TO be on hand at bust
ness hours. A committee consisting OF
DIR. Mcleod, aud Mcssrs. Arlow and Williams
were appointed to mako the necessaryhrrange-
nents for the trip. The club also decided to give
series of private entertainments during the
winter season, to which no ono would be ad.
mitted but the members Of the club and their
invited lady guests.
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY AND ARSON At THE
RAILROAD STABLES.
Another attempt was made to rob the cash.
room of the Metropolitan Railroad stables
about four o'clock yesterday morning. The
thieves tried TO effect an entrance at the ca sh-
room door by pryins the door with an iron bar.
While the thief or thieves werc trying
to force an entrance tho two watch.
men, who wcre in Tho ear portion
of the building making their rounds,
heard the noise. They separated, ono taking
the west end of the buildings, wia3s the other
proceeded to the east end. They men dscov-
cred the thief at the door attempting TO force
tho door with an iron bar. They both fired
upon the burglar, when he dropped the bar
anu lOOk 10 ncCls, uOlly pHrSuth Nht
watchmcn but, as ho was more fieet.footed, he
succeeded In making his escape The watch
| men then made au examination OF the premises,
| and found that the wicket had been raised
| and bundle ofpapers saturated with combusti-
bic oil had been thrown through it and that the
| premises in front had also been saturated
with oil. The firing Of the watchmcn aroused
tho neighbors, aud attracted tho attention oil
the drivers OF tho Kcnncbcc Ice Company,
who were passing across the k.street bridge at
| the time.
| Shortly after daybreak Lieutenant SkippOn
was notified of the attempt at arson and rob.
berry, and in company with several of his
officers, proceeded TO the premises and made a
| thorough examination. Last night large de-
| tail of policemen was made for the purpose oi
preventing another attempt upon the build
ing. The recent dcsDerate attempts 20 roll
these premises, even If they had not been
frustrated by officers and watchmen, would
not probably have benefited the burglars very
much, as at no time any very large amount OF
money is kept at the Office.
The bank accommodates tho railroad com.
| pany by receiving the money after bank hours,
and it Is deposited at late hour every even
ing, leaving out such packages and tickets as
| will serve for change during the night, and IL
| there should be n surplus OF packages reserved
they are placed in secure iron safes, to open
either of which would require the breaking Of
several strong locks and doors, involving All
amount of skilled mechanical labor that could
not be accomplished in the brief time that
intcrvencs after the departure of the late
drivers and the return of tho stabomon and
drivers of the early cars
GEoEGETOwS PARAGRAPHS.
About ten o'clock yesterday morning, 0
cOlored boy sncaked into the fancy store Of Mrs
Volkonning, Oh Bridge street near Green, while
she was in the yard, robbed the till, and
| escappd,