Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-22

! PREMATURE LAUNCu.-The sloop Fannie
Shepherd, and large three mas.ed schooner.
The S;ophcn Morgan, from Taunton, we're bauled
~ On the MaF!na railway at the ship yard yes
gr!Ay. aud when the tuDerintendent Of the
?.lJ, Mr.. l.. l.. Goodslo, lett last right e7erg
ta.HS looked secure. About o'clock however
a0lso Tx, rocg thunder Vas hoard, preceding
!:om the yard, and to the establishment Of the
crowd wh!ch soon Collected, il was discovered
that The pals ,Wh lch block The wsys, la BY sono
ulNncWn means broken away from their ta.ten-
go clu,i0G the Shop and the schooner to 70
" win great rush, smashing portion Of the
machinery IN the c1glne hGu9,. damaging the
Away hai scattering large pieces Of
non IL CV5!y dlftcttGo. The plug holes OF
she .cl0oner having been iete opep sle com
moocci 'apid'y Hing with water, but fore,
.. !ncn hel0G ~: 10 work OF tho Pumps she
gas prevented from sinking. Tie sloop sus-
aimed but sight iljury 4 farther txlniaa-
tn revealed the tact that three large cog
wheels, and 100 shafts, weighing abcu: half
.ga each, ii Tho c02lno room had been brokeo,
hHi porNol 81 ihJ on:iGo E0uao torn Oil; ~
the oyliH i:o:riHnta Of he broken Hhsc's 4
lt.ra at 1'on, weighing twenty iig3 p0uLd:, "; s
rnr3gH - lar Up IS Royal Street, 6 distance ct
x or ssv"n I1undr3d yards. Tho i.sj. which
.7 rTOS2!ly heavy, viii b, sustained hy the
Marine ltaIITay Company. ADD the domagcs
T.uafcd mCdatciy. This mtrilDg the p!us
h,.' o. 'tc scHo0a(r Vas Stopped Up by Geo.
ifaGj- uVlr, and EfG Has immediately
PUMPED trY. As everything :b3ut the rail gay
Nas 80 yOGd condition 81 the lime, it is thought
by the managers OF ,hc ward that tie lccdcrt
ras cICsc0 by s]Glc unknown IN .licl0u9 person,
ii persona, prIsGg the rails away ftrm th,ir
positions, bu. Others thnl. that i: was Simply
i@l4hars that will happen oIc1 in the lie time
II the very b'S. regulated institutions.
G"erYtkiag WAS still and calm al The time of the
accident, and tho poGchC5 and door steps aIoag
IN" southern portion OF Loo etrcnt were oC(u Jind
- paope or lying the cool OF the evening lno
report AID fum1.IaG noise we're Board By ever
'u" though but law SAW tho vessels 60 of Lae
Ways. Ali sorts Of Onieclu7es war, InCui ged
N NY LnOsc unaciuantcl with the cause or the
noise. Some supposed the heller OF . locomotive
Dr stGG IN Dat had exploded, Whl!5 OH .rs, with
rave dem AMOR, w:rc fearful lest tho rambling
noise Sh5G! prove 10 Do subterrs ncar Inu.mur.
los:s M l"tal!h!a precursor OF esrthQuako The
Htt!a house u. u" vest CATO OF the shippsId. Or-
cup;e! ~ o Gotarrd msli. who is employed in
IL" yard, WsG Injured sOmewhat by Iyir 6 pieces
ct ron it. O2GUuaEt w.s instGnt9ncously iI-
p!css"t T!:h LGC notion tnat Inc First ward dem
"crHts were tTing% Salute on Windmill Till! and
were cho'ging the ''Goon killer" with solid shot,
ono OF which 10 verify believed bal pissed
through lis house lie r,'na'reI with MI hsslc
10 tho nil, where instead seeing busy smattur
"EtlI!crymeD a. work, hr oacounIaroi a few
groups OF Gu!ct folks sitting IN Ihh Arab story
teller posture. lie. however. poured forth his
supposed grievance mslotictions, imprec atoms,
&c. and finally dop.rt,d asserting .n phstically
lilo dc:c mlnallon Of procuring lrrants fJr tao
arrest Of numerous partIe5 to-dsy.
SECoNp WARD CONSERVATIVE CAMPAIGN
tIUR.--A large aAd cutn!-l.s,II mcr,ias Was
held at the Sun or Giac htu.u lis. uisht IL tie
purpose Of 0rsau Eng S.tnad ward cans,rvt.
tue CImpalgO cub.
MIR. Henry S.rsuss vaS c.3icd 20 the chair,
md Mr.. NJ. Is i!srloa seed as secretary.
The chair stated tho OF C. Ct ,ho mectlt g.
and aonouEc i that ::omi4a'ion- for pfcSilout
t the cub were u order
Sir. leonard Marbury placed 10 nomination
Mr.. George o. Monroe. snd Mr.. George l..
Simpson noNiaa'ci Captain X. Kcmpor.
Mcssrs George IL. Harlow AMI +. L. Mar
wIth the toIoHinS result: kcnper 50; Mon
roc, II; 50 Captain k@mper was declared the
chcoe OF The meeting for r.s!de5t Of :he first
ORGANIZED camp1lsu cub OF the city.
Captain kenpar Id lew well cho9co AID
appropriate Eoc15rks accepted the position and
returned ,hsrks icr the ho3or Conferred.
The other officers Of tho club wc;o Il
elected b. Gc>lamation ba !UI'ows:
Wee Presidents -Gocrgc . Monroe. j 7.
Heckham, John Proctor, AID j vhu i. Il g..
Sicrelsry-h?Cosra Ma;buIy.
rEessurar--h II. L,:Gam.
There DeIag 30 Other buSjDts- t,f3!a 'Ha
meeting, the urw 5 o,%aIiz cub 81 JLtav..,
sat C! 10 tie call 81 the president.
CLOSING EXERCISES or TIE E!RGI2GA
HOME SCIoCL.-Iao cicsiag ;X3ic:s2s Ct ihu
Virgins Home sCaooi, tor !!t,lc boys ani gi;ls,
Miss Apoc Summers principal, took place IN
Friday afternoon lest. After q 7c-3 pIe.aaat
entertainment. crowded By the teacher for Ter
pupils, and which Was c11ycd as cnly Ii;ic
?cop!c clu C; >? suca things, the following car
:Iieats CT distinction wtre a1aidcd:
For puncIus.ity, sch0!ar2lio AID cooGuc, to
Lizzie DAVIS; scholarship a0d c9aduo:, % EIr,s
Campbell, Eic7 johnson, Mau! Markell,
'lamic Tsyl3r, L;2z;c BroR1, Daiscy barley,
George Fultz, Thomas Fisher. We. Ree!d1o,
Sandy Murray Ida l. les, Kate Fisher snd Clara
Fisher; Improvement ard conduo., to Ina
F1I'z, Lina Fui'2, VIM. Wild, ksto Uci5!ty.
Etth Goodhard aud AuDio Cruup; scaola1
ship, to Earnest Summers; Improvement, t,
F,apk Bsl!eDCe'; conduct, to Maud Kelley.
The STEAMER Observation-Disclosures
tic steamer Gunarc has been formally RI ct2d
by the United States Government for the Arctic
expedition, Captain lloWeatc is determined
mat snc SCai Mako Inc 'rip. SatUIGay even
ing the steamer having received her provisions
aud other necessary stores, dropped dOwn the
river short distance abjve Shrphcrd's, OPP
plsi!c this city, snd last night, about 1larter
last line O'Clock, she steamed pas. this clIy,
decorated With Asss, prcscntagthe appesratc:
Of cs trim and taught little craft as ever Fiat
Cd. She will stop at Norfolk Tor q tow naval
supplies sud then 60 to Halifax. aicr which she
viii touch at ST. Johns, N. + t,r coal, and
thtn proceed direct to Greenland. The wafer
tanks, with G capacity of 5000 gallons. will be
filled with fresh water at Smiths Point, 90 the
Potomac Cap,ain FraIcis kcey,s. OF this city
accompanies the Guinarc to the Capss rs pilot.
OLD DOMINION CoMMANDERY OFF:CERs.-
At regular meeting of Old Domio!on Com
mandcry. NJ. II, knights TenpIsr, held at the
Asylum. 10 MasODic Temple, las: night The fol-
owing citicers VETO lecied 10 ssrve flr The Cd