Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-12-12

"c' s'oou, nave charge Of the management
o1 me road and he together with some O
thc o'hcr directors were in the CITY to.da,
looking INTO the affairs Of the company
Mf. Hector MaclIcan the present Supcrin
tehdenl OF me company has placed his re.
! siSnation IN the hands OF the direc tors who
! nov hoid 1t under advsemcnt Nothing
oe ei has yet been done. but change OF
o o Is expected. 1t is understood that
MI. !. ". Lee will be the treasurer Of the
co,''lf','! vice W. }. Werner and that the
o'her changes will he made by the first ni
January
he CANAL.--1hc recent freeze has rrac-
tically put an end to navigation and there
VIII probably beno mere arrivals By canal af-
ter the boats on their way down have been
cut on by the ice breaker. which went up
on saturday. Four OF The nine American
! Cumpany's boats which were frozen in along
I the canal arrived here last night and the
others arc expected daily. From the COM
mencemcnt of boating. April /. TO this date
/ 2,SO3 boats, carrying 315,965 tons of coal
cleared from Cumberland, therevenue from
tolls on this tonnage being $l55,O00. Last
season 4,67S boats left Cumberland CARRYING
32i lS9 tons of coal, from which the revenue
was about S2S3, 900. The last shipment last
year was made December a. The last boat
OF the season left there yesterday. The ca
nal company did not use their ice breaker,
THIS season, but allowed boatmcn the Use of
it when needed. Canal boat building is
! active ROW ut Cumberland and the indica
ii"hS are that there will be work all winter.
KEW fIEliS COOK S CHURCH DIFFICULTY
lhc warrant charging the dcacons of Rev
fichia Cook ; church with interfering with
MN III The discharge Of his duties which
Vas sworn cut last week and the hearing of
Whi'h was mt that time postponed, came UP
Tor tra! ut the Corporation Court room this
morning at IL O'Clock, and was heard by
Justices Whittlcsey. Arnell and Nails. 4
| large crowd assembled to hear the testimony
bht the case was soon dismissed as it was
! shown that there had been no disturbance
| nor violence used. This case in nowise in
wolves the ownership Of the church or Rev,
Cooks right to occupy its pulpit. but these
questions it is said will shortly be brought
up IN court and a settlement of the Difficult
ty finally bad. 1t is said that Cook has Il
majority ofthc congregation in his favor.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR THE COUNTY,
meeting of the Board of Supervisors of
the county was held yesterday at the Court
supplies furnished the paupcrs of TIL"
county were returned In one case
the bill was not itemized and in thu
other the articles charged were in excess
of the market prices The superintendent,
OF the poor was directed TO advertise
Tor proposals to furnish the poor with
supplies Tor three months from January Isl.
After auditing several accounts against the
county the board adjourned until the oSlh
inst
REMovED To FAIRFAX.-Ro D. Beck;
ley very prominent colorel pu!itici;rr
and who has occupied n conspicuous posi-.
ton IN the republican party for many wears
and FOR q long time held an Office in the L
,. iosioilice Department. but was removed
at the instance Of Gen. Malone, has traded
his property in this city with Mr.. Green
wood for small but fine farm in Fairfax
county, near Baileys Cross Roads, w!.c,..
ne says he'll "shuck corn" the rest OF III.
HE Iii preference to subordinating his rrin-
ciplcs to the will of Malone.
-aso
THE POTOMAC FLATS.-Thc work of lriv
ing the piles for the railway on which the
cXcaEated material from the Potomac fats i
10 be removed did not commence yesterday.
a, WAS anticipated, owing to the non arrival
ct the piles. MIR. Sanford, the representa-
ave OF Contractor Ross, says they have
quantity Of them in the lower part of tie
river aud that they will probably ship them
by rail without waiting for water transpor-
ialion. As soon as they arrive tho work Of
driving will commence, and if the weather
holds good il is said can be completed in
thirty days
DECLARATION appointed by the CITY
Council went TO Washington to-day to con
fer with Mr.. Barbour in relation to the bill
| that was introduced in Congress last week
| by Hon. Il. r. Garrison in reference 10 The
transfer Of the Alexandria Canal Auueduct
10 The >. Government, and for the pur-
pose Of having the bill 50 amended as to
prevent any injury to the trade Of this city.
The transfer of canal stock held by the
city to the Government, has not Yet been
! made, owing to some technically, but The
matter will he arranged SOON
CORPORATION CoURT.--Judee n. B. Meade
Drrsiding.-The will of the late Simon
Waterman was yesterday admitted to pro-
bate and his widow, Caroline Waterman,
qualified as executrix and also as guardian
2i the infant children of Simon Waterman.
" W. - i'iii'Nh W 40 ScSlclitS cSOnerQleQ
from the payment of taxes enormously
assessed against him.
Schaaffvs. Young, trustee, ct al: chancery;
decree dismissing cause
Court adjourned till tomorrow morning
AT ii o'clock.
Low TIDES IN THE CuEsAPEAKE.-The
high westerly winds of the past week have
had the effect of producing the lowest tides
know in the Chesapeake bay for a great
number Of years, some placing it as far
back as forty-iivc years. Pilots report that
last Thursday night at the Capcs was one of
the most severe for many years. Many ves-
sells went ashore at places over which they
had passed frequently without the least
danger of touching They have all been
SnItcn afloat again, however.
BILL or ExcEPTIoNs.-Judge Sangster
has signed the bill of exceptions in the Bur
nett case, and when the record is fully COM
pleted the Commonwealth Attorney will