Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-25
G.. and o. Canal Interests.

FIRST COAL TRAIN OVER THE NEW CROSSING.
At Cumberland, Md. Yesterday the first coal
carried to the Chesapeake and Ohio canal over
the Georges Creek and Cumberland railroad was
taken over the crossing and connection of the
Baltimore and Ohio road. The train of hopI ers
with coal of the American Company was taken
by one OF the new railroads engines to the point
OF connection. where a Baltimore and Ohio
engine took the train to the basin wharf. There
the coal was loaded on canalboat George Sher-
man and shipped for Georgetown.
THE LENGTHENED LOCKS
Lumber and stone to lengthen the locks of the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal in Maryland are
being delivered for use when navigation closes.
1t is expected 33 locks will be heightened during
the winter. In the meanwhile material is being
forwarded to various convenient points along
the line. Superntendents l.. q. Stanhope and
j. J. Moore and Chief Engineer Smith, OF the
canal. with number of the boss carpenters. are
going over the work preliminary to the COM
mencement OF operations
DEATH OF VENERABLE LADY.--Mrs. Susan
nah A. Savage. rect of the late George Savage,
and mother of Mr.. Joseph L. Savage. died this
morning at her residence, corner of Delaware
avenue and B street northeast. in the 10th year
of her age. She had been in feeble health
lOr several years past and especially since the
death OF her husband. Mrs. Savage was a ma
tive OF Baltimore, where she was married in
1876, and removed with her husband at once to
this city. where she has ever since resided. She
was of most cheerful and kind disposition. and
large circle of friends will mourn her depar-
ture The funeral will probably take place next
Tuesday morning from St. Ai1ys;vs church
DEATH OF AN OLD WAsHINGTONIAN IN NEW
MExICO.-JOhn H. McCutchen. former resident
of this city, died suddenly at SocorrO, N. NJ, on
the 10th inst, in the Seth year of his age. He
came to this city and resided here until he
was IS years of age, following his profession of
the law. In 1870, on account OF i'll health ne
removed to Salt Lake, Utah. where he resided
seven years. Thence he went to Deadwood and
after practIcng law there three years and meet
ing with reverses in the great DeadwOOd fire he
left and settled in New Mexico. He leaves
wife and two children. He was greatly respected
in SocOrrO and his funeral was largely attended.
He was Christadelphian and VIXEN ne resieed
here was member of the Christadelphian Ec-
'Sclesia on Capitol Hill. He was also member of
the Washington board of common council under
the old municipal system.
The deceased was Marylander He mar
ried Miss Annie Dawes, daughter of the late Dr.
FREDERICK Dawes, and she with two children
survive him and were with him at the time of
his death Three of his sisters also survive him
Mrs. J. C. Gibson and Mrs. E. E. Griffin. of this
city, and Mrs. Robert Coggns, of New York.
Judge McCutchen left here for the far west i'm
1870 and spent first seven years in Salt Lake
City, then went to DeadwOOd, in Dakota terri
tory, spending three years there, and for few
years past has resided in New Mexico.
CHARGE OF OCCUPYING PUBLIC PROPERTY FOR
PRIVATE PURPOsEs-This morning. in the Police
Court. Patrick B. O'Connor, Michael Burke, VIM.
Ryan, Caleb Adams and Mrs. j. d. O'Connor,
were charged with occupying Canal street SOUTH
west, for private purposes The place occupied
is situated on James creek canal near the arse
nal grounds. These parties are charged with
storing large quantities of manure on the street
at this point, thereby creating an intolerable
nuisance. Proceedings were instituted against
nuisances Injurious to health at this point in
storing manure there; but the neighborhood is
very sparcely settled, and as there were no
dwelling houses within 800 feet of the place, the
Of the court has now brought the charge Of
occupying the street for private purposes against
them, and the case win be heard next We'd
nesday.