Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-24
C. and O. Canal Interests.

r1hSf tOAiL IRAlN OSEk 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 hopl ers
with coal of the American Company was taken
by one fthe 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 80 locks will be heightened during
the winter In the meanwhile material is being
forwarded to various convenient points along
the line. Superintendents L. G. 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, relict 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
ior several years past, and especially since the
death of her husband. Mrs. Savage was a ma
tive of Baltimore, where she was married in
ioSt, and removed with her husband at once to
TINS city, where she has ever since resided. She
was OF most cheerful and kind disposition, and
a large circle Of friends will mourn her depar-
ture. The funeral will probably take place next
Tuesday morning from st. Aloysius church.
DEATH OF AN OLD WAsH1NGToNIAN IN NEW
MExICO-JOhn H. McCutchen. former resident
of this city, died suddenly at Socorro, N. NJ, on
the 10th inst, in the 56th 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. he
removed to Salt Lake, Utah. where he resided
seven years. Thence he went to Deadwood and
after practicing law there three years and meet
ing with reverses in the great Deadwood fire he
left and settled in New Mexico. He leaves a
wife and two children. He was greatly respected
in SOcOrrO and his funeral was largely attended
He was Christadelphian and when he resieed
here was member of the Christadelphian Ec-
clesa on Capitol Hill. He was also member of
the Washington board of common council under
the Old municipal system.
The deceased was hfarylander He mar
rled 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 Coggins. of New York
Judge McCutchen left here for the far west in
1870 and spent first seven years in Salt Lake
City, then went to Deadwood, in Dakota terri
tory, spending three years there. and for a few
years past has resided in New Mexico.
CHARGE OF OCCUPYING PUBLIC PROPERTY FOR
PRIVATE PURP0sEs.-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 tie street
at this point, thereby creating an intolcrabie
nuisance. Proceedings were instituted against
these same parties for creating and maintaining
nuisances injurions 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
charge was dismissed. The prosecuting officer.
of the court has now brought the charge of
occupying the street for rprivatepurposes against
them, and the case VIII be heard next Wed
nesday.
ArTR 4 H0RsE THIEv. Mr. B. T. B0aman.
OF Bryantown, Charles county, Nd, arrived here
last night in pursuit ef Q horse thief who had
stolen blood bay mare from his stable on the
night Of the 2lst Inst. Mr. Bosnian tracked him
Tor considerable distance towards this city and
then lost knowledge Of him. Il is thought be b
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