National Republican., 1878-04-09
GEORG ETO WV NEWS.
THE CANAL.

Mr.. W. TlPorter. .superintende ofthe Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal. was in town yesterday. and In
course OF conversation stated that water would
positively b. iu the canal from Cumberland to
Georgetown by the 10th instant and that through
navigation would be open by that dAte.
VESSELS DISABLED.
Captain Chichester, ofthc steamship r. C. Knight,
who arrived hero yesterday reports that about seven
o'clock p. m sunday he sighted on Hog Island
sunsen schooner aud another schooner lying near
by, with howsprt and all headgear gone. The
Captain ran down 10 them and found that they
had cOllided the night before, at ten o'clock.
The schooner that WAS sunk proved tn be the
Sophia wills from Philadelphia for City Point;
the other was the schooner Adeline Townsend, with
pine wood, from Virginia for New York. The lat
ter had her bOwsprii aud headgear carried away.
The crew Of the sunken schooner were aboard OF
the Townsend. Captain Chichester offered assist
ance and they refused 1t. Ho then kept OF oil his
couse. The sunken schooner lay east'southeast
from Hog Island Light about Ave miles distant and
track of cOasting vessels aud will be very danger
Gus for vessels In the night time.
THE ALEXANDRIA TURNPIKE.
Complaint is being made by the residents Of
tho Arlington Turnpike, in reference to the man
ngemsnt Of the road by hs turnpike company, and
on oG. to .ss hs ssa Of .hs
startling facts will in all probability be developed.
oEoRoETowS rARAoRAPus.
The work Of dredging the channel Of the river
WIS commenced yesterday by the contractors,
Mcssrs. Morgan Rhlnehart. Tho work Will con-
| sumo about ten days.
| The new telephone was placed In the station.
| house yesterday, aud works admirably.
James TaylDr tbs negro rough who assaulted
| Officer Zen Harper and Station Keeper Long, was
| tried In the Police Court yesterday. There wer0
two cases Of larceny against him, for which he was
given four months In jail, and IN the assault cases
| his time footed up seven months; SO that he will
| be safe for eleven months anyhow.
The protraCted meetings at Dumbarton Street N.
| FL Church
anco was quite large, and several presented them.
CT Nicholson, New York; T. P. somers. Alex.
andria; W. Burmell. Wisconsin, aud q. Rodman
| Illinois, are among the guests at the West End
| Hotel.
Mechanics are engaged in placing heavy ma.
sonry In tho feeder dam at the feeder level, about
three miles above Georgetown There has been a
leak at this point for long time. and 1t IL claimed
that these repairs viii forever put an end 70 the
leakage.
The work OF repairing the brickwork and ma
sonry OccasiOned By the break In the Market street
sewer has been completed and the filling in vii
and the short space of time taken to repair II doc,
credit TO the Superintendent Of Streets, undo
whose personal supervision tic repairs have beer
Miss Ida shekell who has been on an extended
| visit to New York. Boston, the White Mountains
and other points Of interest In the Northern, East
home much " the qualification OF her numerous
friends and admirers In Georgetown. Miss Eld
Shekell, OF Rockville, who for the past six week
has been visiting at the residence Of her grand
parents, No. l5l High street has returned to he
native home. While here Mis- 5. added a numbe
" her large circle OF facGuaintances In Georgetown
and her departure Is source Of regret to her nu
T nerous admiring friends.
Port.
Entered-Steanship T. c. Knight Chichester
. New York. with full cargo Of assorted merchandis
Philadel phia. with freight to District merchants.
Gearei-Saamer Defiance, Ford, Philadelphia