Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-24
The Richmond Water Famine.

n conference .. Ina mayo, city onSi ger Nd
other municipal authorities, O! Ricb,nuad yes
terAsy, to consider some plan for relieving IN:
present water famine ihoIo, roaultei in an sxre..
ment 20 adj smother E!esm pump 10 The pres. n
motive power at tho city pump house,
| 10 meet the Immediate demands Mayor CsI-
rlngtOn has lssu'd instructions t. tho wuLor do.
partment 10 iurn portion Of thu wat0r from thu
| canal into The race nj the pump. use. This, i.
| Is hopod, Will IN measure alord rUel. as the
| 1redeRsr Iron Works and EatGro Flour VI rs
| two Of the largest manufacturing establishments
| Ihere, are dependent upon the canal for their
water power the tOurso adopted viii necessarily
cut of their supply End probably csuse parliiI
| suspension OF operations at these works tanlpors.
| lily. NO other course, however WAS ltf. t. the
authorities, and it ia d, uo!ful whether this will
| give oil tho relief desired
| The establishments referred TO will prnL.bGy
| take stops to pie vent the city from tsklug the
| water, which they claim rightIuly belongs to
| then and to deprive them OF which will cause
great loss and throw hundreds OF men out CT
| employ IN ant. In .se objection is made The i:y
| attorney Will take steis to obtain M Injunction
| to prevent tho Gsllego Mills or Tho Trn1egar
WORKS from cutting of Lhs water during tho pro.
| sent scSlcity.
| The chairman Of tho council ctm nilIee On fire
| has called upon all ciEz ,ns living uesr cnainc.
houtes TO respond TO calls and give assistance in
cases OF fires,
| The stencil arising from tho Sewers in mort Of
the principal streets 10 exceedingly offensive and
| unless prevented threatens Serious consequences
10 health. In many sections OF tho city it is
with considerable difficulty that apring or we'll
water can be had, and csrLmen are hauling tho
llaid IN barrels md oihor vessels, and selling It
| 10 houseEoepcr5 Of remunols.iVe prc,s
| Unless considerable rain falls in the mountains
| along tho line Of tho James river within 3 few
Gays Inc plan adopted by ihs mayor will fall far
i n II n m IN nio
The river is gradually falling. and if all is uii.
| lizod, with tn, present motive power it sy not
give enough to supply the wants Of tho city.
HE Disastrous DRoUGuT.-A disps CT
| from LyrchburG says: "The aerc 1tturai Cut
| look Of all this section is beginning TO assume
alarming a'ptc's, 10 view of the proIrsc!od and
unprecedented drought II has lained in this
nclg hborbood bus twice or thric, 10 AZ many
| moths. AMI not at al for fu.l moath. 10
consequences the gLrleus havs almost entirely
dried up and the corn cr5p promises to be an
| almost complete failure. AdVioes from South.
| west Virginia represent similar distress 10 that
rich region. Ihouih somo sections have enjoyed
| OCCASIONAL but not sufficient raos. Tho triss
| hiss been utterly DESTROYED. and grtz.rs have
Irisdy begun to Gu. IF The branches of trees
tor itrIRe for their stock, an expediaut hereto
lore reserved for the spring tme 10 savore $50 /.
| sors. The poorer c!assos of farmers will have
TO dispose even OF their drought stock, end il
| will bs wlli if c)rn for the support Of ths pco,
pe is raised. aud that only cln b. expected 10
the clse Of immed7o and ccpious rims. Itis
said that 60 such Eo1son has been experienced
sire, 1866. The market men alego that they
will soou fad it impossible to supply the do
mAnd fer vegetables and fruit ulItsI the long
| eXptc cd reius como ct once add 10 plenty"
SENATOR BECK VIEWS In An interview
with Senator Beck, of Kentucky, with reference
to the course that democrats should take in case
| of the death of President Garfield, the Senator
| said:
1T would DO q time when love Of country
| should rise above Ill party questions As 10 my
| own course, l would be 10 favor Of some con-
serVstiye republican, say Henry B. Anthony, of
Rhode Island, for the position of President pro
| tempore of the Senate. and thus avoid any il.
ducement for any insane person or political fam
attic to desire the death of Mr.. Arthur. In such
g contingency thia would be graceful recogni-
lion OF the fact that under the great Calamity
| which had befAllen tho nation. the intensity OF
party spirit and the sagerIess for tho spoils wore
Tor the time forgotten