Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-01-19
ALEXANDRIA,
TUESDAY, Lf.NUlRY 10, 1915.
PEAT OR TURF.

AS an article OF fuel is uSed almost eSClu-
siyely, in some countries. 10 supply the
deficiency of wood or coal. We merely
notice it now, in order 10 state, that great
saving might be made at this season of the
year, if mixed with wood, especially it it
be to heat stove. II can be obtained al
the very moderate price of three dollars
and fifty cents per load of fifty bushels, de-
liyered at the door; which, it is calculated
by those who have used it, will go as far as
a cord end a half of wood. If so, 1t must
certainly be great benefit, and ought TO me-
rt the attention OF the rich as well as the
poor.
The above, Mr.. Editor, is taken from a
Philadelphia paper.
From appearances | am Of opinion there
is "Peat or Turf" in our neighborhood;
that IT would be found ON both sides of the
Potomac, in some Of the swaYps and POGO
sins.
Those who have property of this kind.
might find it for their interest 10 have it
properly examined by persons who are ac-
quainted with it, from Scotland, Ireland,
Holland and Germany. 1t is used in Eng
land, but not so much as in those places.
1t is used in the states of Pennsylvania,
New Connecticut and Massachu-
sets: is preferred by some TO coal fire,
which, | am Informed, was the case with
the late vice president of the United States.
As manure, the ashes are superior to
any
Information on the subject may be had
by referring TO the Domestic atld other En-
cyclopedias. Il.
From the National Intelkgencer Jan. II.
The Senate did not sit yesterday.
In the House of Representatives shortly
after the opening OF the House, the report
of the committee appointed to investigate
the concerns of the Bank of the United
States was made the reading Of which oc:
cupied considerable time. Of this report
and the documents accompanying it, two
thousand five hundred copies were ordered
to be printed. and an order was passed d.
recting the Clerk to expedite the printing
of them. Soon after which, the house ad-
journed.
fthis report we shall at present only say
that it carries with it internal evidence OF
uncommon industry and ample ability on
the part of the committee. II appears, we
were mistaken in supposing it unlikely that
any legislative act would grow out OF it.
There is so much likelihood of it, we now
find, that bill is reported, embracing the
views OF the committee as to what is proper
to be done; which bill was twice read.
We have also suggested, that 1t was pro-
bable there might be some variance OF opin-
ion among the members Of the committee
in regard to their report. In this respect it
is at least possible we were not mistaken.
II is explicitly stated, in the conclusion OF
the report, that the committee are unanl-
nous in regard to the correctness OF tie
statements OF tact contained iii It, vi "'
deductions from those facts nothing is said;
and it is not violent presumption, that the
rerort had not, in that particular, the unanI-
mons concurrence of the committee.
The secretary of war, in report made
in pursuance of a resolution Of the house OF
representatives of the United States, the
object of which was to ascertain whether,
in the opinion of that officer, any reduction
could safely be made in the military peace
establishment, declares il to be his opinion,
that no reduction can be made without IN
jury to the public interest. The army,
whilst confined 10 its present numbers, so