Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-12-16
LOCAL NEWS.

Tar this district fair weather and westerly
-, slightly warmer,
= .ypO. CANAL.-The directors of the
7...apeake ana Ohio canal met in Wash
. 'Ia,nn Tuesday PRESIDENT Baughman and
Nil board were present. The directors of
anal claim that it has large interests in
~. Potomac flats, and their counsel has
Ian Instructed to look after the company's
,',.ra.t, The receipts of the canal comna-
80 lar the year just closed will not meet the
.:.,nary expenses Of the company, there
S.,rr u deficiency Of come $4,000 This
~. erc.-icneti by the strike in the coal
,.T4.-. much Of tire trade being diverted
%.m the canal ~ the strike, ait hv tho
..,,r,l ,:,-lluc!i".: caused 10 the canal bv
=. ,r.-s.t. and uori5 during the past
..i. hyl";.raHe Of tn.. cni.at has fallen
+ nearly 3:,a hundred thousand tons IN
..n.,,l,Irir.. ui The cauIrs above mentioned
.rorynra,.i,urcS al the Cann in 1851 wcrs
:af2Utl: in 1850 they were Ssh 600 in
,,,,rD.y VI nc shout Ssh 900. Shcwir..t y
naked decrease in Tho orGiunry expa;.ii
,,.,p- al h. canal The tolls have bscn
M down - he loves. possible snnj
n ,r!4r to crafty The Grnpufs made
sam. ~ &To b. t!e honimcn sad ciii
rf,oi \ .,.! la,mt. H. has pT3v,n a hat,
nave. - It clearly demons rates tie
.,r fh~' Ia canal ,H"no; ia: ex;.cns.s.
a,.rgn r.u'ii,Ei;l!t$ !n'n the question
Hafu l!ie5 !tr ~i.""i.E Il the cnnl.a.:,
V.ni ..,v.. ",..: differing tad The strike
al, faS,a ,.I@tr. 81" II Ienst ONE hundred
frry-al& I. ri. 81 .;nS al Goa! ~. MA have c0jn.
rnt..r ,..'..... All even at is 1ie.put inw
ru-a's ,'Hni hay" nearly l,,th =; y. sr:;.
Odrrs have Il "a Issued 10 Gi~ptr~" wi. i All
far b,.--- along Tie line during the months
o. Januiry ~;.I FEBRUARY, as well as ether
rGpl0ycc~ The most rigid economy in
tyrgy cr.artmcut has been iGaugurate,:.
rae government will be called Oh to make
40 appropriation for the canal in order to
raise The towpa,h above the Great Falls,
where the E"# government dam has bsck ed
the wt.rr Gp TO such IN extent that The
.i.hc-t rise Ill he river sui jects The canal
sttbi; pgiut o overflow. The next meet
iag OF the cauIi board will be nj Aunapoli5
in January, when n president will be elected
for III" yrnr 1887. The surcrinttndents
submitted their several reports When the
prcsrn; aGm!n istra;ion assumed control CT
The Affairs Of he canal there was an indeb.-
riness Of SIG 900 Of this sum over Sl26,.
800 haS been paid. besides ell the indebted
ness Of the present administration I'D to the
tr5. OF November, which will be paid.
RIVER lTEMs.-The low temperature and
snow OF last light had the effect of solidry-
Og the broken ice which was floating about
il the river. and this morning the steamers
had some difficulty ia making their trips.
The steamer Mattano on her way up to this
city yesterday evening encountered the
heavy ice about fifteen miles below here,
AMI getting out Of coal was carried about
The river with the tide. The passengers
ss+ered great Inconvenience, but were Il.
.aIIy taken oil By the steamer Lady Of the
Lake on her way up the river this morning
and landed at this city. During the night
NO head Of cattle which were ON the Mat.
.ano became frantic from the cold and Jump
eli overheard. One was drowned but the
other YVES rescued. This morning a tug
went TO the assistance of the Mattano and
it expected will return with her this even
Dg This evening the tugs Mary Lewis
and Hanson II. Keys brought up the schoo-
1er Clara Simpson, and the tugs Comet and
Eempar brought up the schooner c. S. Bay
.ss, both for Washington.
MAsOSIC.-At the meeting of the Grand
Lodge of Ma5ons in Richmond Yesterday
tie report of the Masonic Temple Associa-
ton was read and the committee appointed
by the last session to report upon the expe.
diency CT b;.ilding Masonic temple at an
early day also submitted an elaborate pa.
per, The Association is able to build the
new temple. and the action Of the Grand
Lodge gives promise of an early commence
ment Of the work. It is left discretionary
NEh the Temple Association as to whether
TIE site will be Tie Allan property, corner
ruin and Main, or some other lot owned by
the Associate N. II WAS decided that the
new temple should bs free from debt. Il
resolution WAS passed aEpropria'ing 81 10000
,of that OBJECT, and providing that the
0mIdnG should be commenced hy tho 15t
O'January, lSSS.
Mos: of the former district deputy grand
masters, Of which there are forty one in the
>tate, were raaFpointed. The Grand Lodge
ai0urned last night until The next stated
Communication Of the lodge.
The AQUEDUCT. The District o. Column
bia Commissioners addressed The following
Ie'ter to :hc Secretary of War yesterday:
The Commissioners OF the District Of Column.
#a, referring to their letter Of October Ii, 1SS6
.rsiecilng the refund of Get tain advance to the
alexandria Canal, Railroad and Bridge Company,
anu payment Of taxes against the Aqucduct
''d:c property due the District of Columbia
nave 10 add that suit is pending for the rccove
~ from said Goa pany Of said taxes, with penal
'e' costs and interest due on the bridge property
sNco l~>l, which will amount to nearly $50 900
ny the time the matter is decided. if this suit
should be taken to the Supreme Court of the
I"Itcd States They have the honor to ask that
That spm be retained from the consideration for the
;Falsfer OF said bridge property to tho general
81y"rumcnt, in order to satisfy the Districts
calm, in case the suit is decided favorably to tho
District, as there is no law by which the account
can be recovered against the bridge owners in
ease the money should be previously paid to
;aem Tho commissioners would also add that
IN their Judgment the 81 500 bonds should bear
interest until paid
PERsoNAL.-Mr. J. L. Adams, who has
been seriously i'll for some time past, has
sufficiently recovered to be about again.
Maj B. p. holland, Boiling Haxall and
Mrs. Arthur Johns, all of Loudoun county,
We're in Richmond yesterday.
Mr.. J. Z. Carruthers, sheriff of Loudoun
county, and Miss Lutte Gregg, daughter of
Mr.; &. G. Gregg, of Round Hill, were mar