Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-07
THE TUaEoAT WAT. The Baltimore Amer.


lean says:-
Commissioner Rogers yesterday tcsau th'
examination of the tugboat cases. Hon. "
Pinkney Whyte, Joseph Whyte and JAS. +
McGlone appeared as counsel for the ''bo:k
aiding captains" District Attorney Stit!!Eg fcI
the Government. TIE first witness called VS.
Captain CorneliussW. Johnson, who testified
that he was master and part owner CT the luz
James Bisler, and exhibited certificate ct CT
roluent of his boat and license from George
town. District of Columbia. He was ct Wells
wharf, this city, o. 2lss February, and at Com
mercial wharf On the 26;h, and at each OF these
tic tug boats complained of got in his way. Al
the FIRST named he was about to 20 out IN charge
Of the bark Ion. lie got out warrants agslns
tho masters of the Annie Bell, Commodore De-
pont and ohm TsX!s, Captains Spedten, Dagsn
hart, Martin sud others. On February 26:b
when about to tow oua another bark, they sur-
rounded aud locked him 10; three OF the tugs
placed themselves in such positions ag 10 entire
ly prevent his goisg out; tho harbor master and
then the wharGoger ordered them to move
they refused to obey the orders of tho irs
named but did those Of the latter, but in NOV
log out the Dupont sTuog rourd 20 IS to force
tn. Big!er der the bows CT tie icaboat. On
the occasion. 2lst February, SIX OF the :us;
b!ockaded him With the aid of ronc, and when
he attempted 10 pril out he was IL dagger OF
bsiog driven Todrr tho stern OF The birk ha WGs
towing; the John Tsxs struck the Bigcr twice.
Ga oEo OCCASION Captaio SpeGdeu met him aud
said tba. he bad come to tell hin lha: he'd
havo to leave the city; witness replied that he
would MOI. CAPTAIN Rie!, III the Gamo Cock,
said to him You mist not stay here; you
are placing yourself 10 very uncomfortable 10
sitioD." Witness replied ~ cao't he driven
away; you tried that four sears aso; L nuI az
American citizen. and taxa our the SAME license
that you do" On his cross examination by
Gov Whyte witness said that he did not at
tempt to back out &c towed the bark loa out
tho next morning. 1t WAS u1usua! for tug boats
to gather around vessels to get tcws. lie dlin't
know that others had made contracts which he
had afterwards uGderbid. jesse Thuricv was
the next witness; he was the nate and pilot Of
the Bieler; he wa7 met by Captain SDedden.
who said that he should DOT go aboard OF hsr;
that he belonged TO tHo Tug Boas Association,
and was prevented by lis oath as "a momber
from working her. Wi!uss; snii that h. w0uld
20. when Spcdjcn knocked hici dOwa, and lie
would have gone overheard, but tnaG he was
caught III Z sc)S; somn &c tha crowd kicked
him. o., his cross Examination. witness SAID
he had been X oce5 from the association; he
had to work ior his bread. aud thought hs had
a right to do as nc rl,ascd, and did not regard
it q violation OF his osth, he having ceased to
be member. |; b ioI then nenr O'Clock,
the commissioned oa;pnrei further hearing
until to day at2.
Captain WA. Shaw, of the tag boat Aexau'
der Jones, aad Robert NJ SpaddeG, OF the tug
boat Annie Bell, were arrested yesterday,
charged with ass,ultiog Jesse Thurlow, Of the
James Biglcr. the Washington luz boat. The
assault, it is alleged, took place on February
Goth, during the tug boat war. Justice Farlow
released the captains on $500 bail. each. to ap.
pear at court to answer the charge.
RIVER NEws.-Thc steamer Harry Lodor,
of the Farmipgton !ioc. made her first trip for
thesaason 10 day. She brought up good freight
and several PASSENGERS.
The u. s. schooship Saratoga, which has
been aground 10 the Eastern t}rarch for day
tr two past. got off this morning and passed this
city about 7.45 O'Clock. She was under full
sail and presented beautiful and very raro
spectacle for these wsIcrs.
1t is rep r;ed that the stcamGr George Laary
which, as heretofore noioed, % 20 ru1 btt9een
this city aad Norfolk III opposition 70 tie LADY
of the Lake, will arise here Gu Friday next.
The bill to have the name cf tue beat oiGogei
to the George Il. Part" failed 10 pass both
houses of Congress.
WALKING MATCHES. Tho walk;ag mailia,
COW So prevalent in nisny paris CT TIC ccun!Ey,
is nothing no7r under !t0 sGa, az vii %
seen by the fuil)Uipg ;Xtract tf0,i tic Ai1X,n
dria Herald Of Friday. November -, io.22
"On tho 2lG inst. McMusE, who IL walk
ipg one Thousand miles and poles IL oae thau9
sId successive hours. Lad m9ishtd rio2
hundred and ,waLty lino miles. "a Sunday
night he drank 50 uueh slo and vas SO sleepy
that be was obliged 10 be carried out al bis
tent, and when h2 had lo1o his mile he was
quite unconscious oi tao tacs.
CORPORATION CoURT-Judge f. H. L0ice
presiding. accounts were audited anu
allowed.
Margaret Henderson was appointed guardian
Of Minnie A. Henderson snd Jane ". HandGt-
soD ~
A paper purportirg to DO the viii Of " n.
b. Richards, deceased, vas pTcscn!2o 10 !ho
court and rula awarded against the subscrlt-
ing witnesses to appear q! the next term aGd prove
the same.
Roberts & Bro. vs. B. L. Yeuog 9: al;
chaucery; argument heard.
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH -tev
Mr.. Cannon, of Lecsburg will corc'nd, to
night bis series of sermons ct the Ssc2ud Pres
byterian church. The large attcrdarca ?n
these services steadily keeps up aIu t!tIc Is
evidently deep Interest 10 toe canEfes"l'n 10
the truth 80 clearly aud forcibly rreacSe6. TIC
discourse last night wason faith. which wasVery
simply explained and illustrated from Sc;intura!
examples, both from The old and ucw Tesla
ment.
THE NIGHT TRAINS Tho nieht traits
which as heretofore announced ara shortly to
be put on the Virgipia Midland Road, vi! not
start on Sunday as was expected, but the
new schedule will bo arranged and the necessary
trains added, as soon as the propsr arrangements
can be made with the connecting liocs
FInE.-The house of the late Johu 7. Wor
thiugtop, near Failfsx 9. H., caught tire: 90
Wednesday last, and was totally destroyed:
The family were absent at the time, and the
cause Of the fire is not known. There WIS., an
insurance of 800 on tie building.