Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-30

For the Middle States clear or partly cloud,
weather, northwesterly winds, stationary O
higher temperature, and rising barometer.
THE LATE DIFFICULTY ON THE SrEaupo.r
-.When the Gazette went 10 press vesterda,
the hearing Of the evidence in the assault c,s
on the steamer City Of Washington. last Thurs
day evening, while Ga its way to this civ, wa,
.iI 10 progress. The Interest manifested i,
the case WAS great and tho testimony Of The
numerous witnesses, and arguments by Cant
f. H. Smith, Eimund Burke, esq.,, and s,
u. Brent. eFG., for tho accused, aud Judyt
Westlo W. Willoughby and Louis T.. PAYNE
e:q for the government, were listened 10 will
marked attention bys packed court room. q s,
Commissioner Fowler, after hearing the tesi.
;nony and the arguments en- both sides c,m-
1nittcd both men, Robert Bacnger and George
NoHland TO the is!i in this city, Without bail
for trio before the Supreme Court of the Dis
tic: OF Columbia, sitting 10 crininal term, n5y
ID session 10 Washington. The statute upcu
Thcl the warrant for The arrest CT the accas,d
ps,ucs Vas based, AMI under which iurisd Ior
Is csmel Tor ,he u. s. States reads as foogs
livery person y go upon the high seas. CT ia
aay open r0sjscad, or Ii any haven. basin rr
bay, or IN any liver where the s,a GIBBS ard
Aygs, commits he cline Of robbery 10 or upoD
any vessel or upon eny ships company Of asy
rcsso, or the ladlng thereof, il a pirate, and
shall suffer death.
i; soon % the dccison Of tho Commissioner
w. announced, the t3o men were placed Ia O
hex, |h!Ch ga IN waiting, 0nG conveyed 10
.4 where thCy ere nov c0utned. The r1uDd
a5lu. way the driver took to reach the all,
rive iIsc TO The TulGor that TIE prisoners were
tx n 10 WASHINGTON. end some indignation
ra4 exp .csi2d. hnrliG..!Oa will be made TO
j1igo Robert W. Hughes by Inc counsel for
BaIcogcr aud N04!nnd. fer wrlt of hebees
corpus. to bring tho men OUT OF Jail on bail, aud
to test the legality OF the commitment.
TIE Coat TRADE Tho Cumberland Times
s:y4 that the decision OF the coal operators to
.ra1d by tho Cunber!ard aud Pennsylvania
RIiirOad Company and resIat tho demands Of
the strikers, the latest demands seeming to
r,Illfe thai q hal" should b, called 10 the
advance Of wages. makes the situation look
gloomy, and adds: 'TEc Companies arc DOt
ne. by ODe cIass Ct strikers thcr2 is general
movement slOng the whOo llnc. The bjs.map
TX ter 80 decrease Of % c;nts q ION over last
year ih2 canal :rl9any wants Is c2Gts moro
a ton Tor tfauspoTIal!aa; :ha BsliiMorc AID
Dh!) railroad c0mpauy has c'cssGd It's freight
rate 90 2)aI % c!a!s; III" ifalnilGn en- tho Cum
hcE.hni and prunsy vast: railroad have struck
i0t az aaVaCco o! aoGr' % Ter cut. or more,
a." the miners hav" tcCu livcn IS ems"
lac Cumberland y !ss say: "A ulc, ting of
tho Tsilr1ad mcu ~a5 held 10 Wcsteruport On
Tuesday, but go fcH cf he men were prtscn.
that i: may be co8sidarc hat no dls4ali=foo.
exists. All the rDcn are 1T work and are
wiling to contlnua at tho advance proposed by
the company 10 take effect on Thursday 0! this
T3ck.
Moses AGAIN. The Case e The Brothers
and Sisters and Mothers ard Daughters, aud
Alnis aud Cousins, OF Moses, came up again
yesterday, before JUSTICES Want escy. Thonp-
son and NslIs. The Office CT the first named
Justice was crowded with tho lr1thois and
ss.e's Mc;sfs. S @. Brett AID George A,
Nushbcch appeared for the Seaton Matthews
ffc ion, aud Mr.. john N. johnson, represented
Eutlo. The question for tic Justices to de-
eide, vas, Nv 10 is Mose4?' Matthe9s swo,e
bat no WAS hoses, ard I:uiiia cont: nded that
&c was the great tcsd,r 81 he faithful the
Justices after Standing Tic icoli.Hrcss az long
a thIy could, consulted together Gud decided
Il o. they would raIfcr teke it in broken Goscs,
% they continued The cDsc upil! this evening" st
our clock. when thu importaot question il j.
I0pcd, will be scttlci forever
VESSEL SUNK Che &c o5oc7 Emma Berry,
Capt. Ephram GhcShi i'm. OF lis way 20 this city
.ast light from Washington, ran ca tic splcs
ct the old upper cOaI wharf, o. tha cnlrape, of
the CaraI. OF On lho wrtci # the steamer New
Weird, which was destroyed BY fire 10 tho lat
tCr part OF 1864. il c,nnol b. determined which,
EUd was suak, |hUc Tho IS row l,log, filed
VIII water. 1t Is supposed that tho bottom of
the vessel IS s.oCc in. bu, th> * ent Of her
damages cln0ot &c ascor!aIocd Gnal she N b
:0t!cn oil. Capt. CEcs hire s,ys the spes OF
this what are ell OtstrUC ion to nav zion, and
ovEtt to be rtmlVel, Sc az high I'd, they or.
completely covered ~ vs'cr. S vcya vessels
o. late, have luu on the.u s!Ii.s. Grd some
seps ought to be taken TO remedy the evil, IS
hey aro specially dangerous 90 dark nights.
TEMPERANCE Ito Coiorcd R.fom Club
heId another largo lnCe!iug last nigh: a. Shi!ch
Chuch, which WAS urcs!tcd over by William
Tray and r. D. Rutin acted os sc crotary.
- vote thalks Was (y.cndcd 10 William Gray,
NJ. Miller, ani D5wGcy 4 Son ftr their COO
'lbd!lous to~aEd the Smpptr given last Satur-
day oght for tie bcGciit Of the club.
Addresses were made by KcV. Fields Cock,
lcssrs. Wood and Glover, OF the Red Ribbon
NV CIV Cuiil-a IItS ). TIC iatler speaker
,Aid prominent coloIeI mirist:r (Rav. Glad
1cn was Operating sr2rsiy afSit $; the tem>
perancc movement
The secretary said there wlro 90 Ito rolls
1t 'wayrIors and $50 '',quass.'
The meeting then sdjOurntd.
CHICKENS AND Ducks. There arrived 10
iIIs c'ty last night over the Virginia Midland
ha;road. from Knoxville, Tccn,, 90 their way
70 N9T ok, > 500 chickens and ducks Since
FT"d5y night, Up TO yesterday, twenty eight
Izn Ct eggs we're collected from the cocpS
" The man having the fowls ia charge. This
: The iars,St shipment Of the tcgtheiy tribe
.ua' has ever pissed 6v,r Tho road, and tho
yI"O'r '@ys, i he enterprise Ir0Vcs Success,
Ie W.. c'nlauo 10 send them 10 lsrge numbers.
AnoIg tho chickens were Il numbar Of game
IoCS,I'S, and when they arrived h1re tbe7 look
~ IKE lot Of pre- fighters, several being
''apetcy dss' led.
N'T hEAD.-The rcpcrt circulated on the
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