Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-03-30
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RESUMPTION OF CANAL NAvIGATIoS.-lho
repairs on the Aqueduct and Alexandra
Canal have been completed, and the water
Let in. Both Canals are now in fne na7lga-
ble order. and on Sunday, and yesterday,
unite n feet of boats from Cumberland, and
o,bar no;pts on the Canal, arrived, and the
Basin and Coal wharveS presented busy
aud lively aspect. There have been' as yet
bpt few orders from the Eastern cities Tor
,ool ond opr information from Cumberland
is that. during the early part OF the season.
tbsrs will be but limited amount OF business
This however, it is not expected Will De lee
case long, as the factories at the East ~n'cn
have been closed, are again going lnto opera
ton, and as Cumberland coal Is now almost
| exclusively used for manufacturing purpo-
ses and steam navigation. the demand must
SOON increase and as Alexandria Is one OF
the principal depots for this trade, and the
Canal one of the main avenues-Should there
be no unforeseen accidents--whlch we SIM
cerely trust there will not be-Tc may comb
IDENTIFY look for large business this year.
! Good luck to the CANAL "a work which,
when in use, is not far behind any OF our
;mnroyements in its advantages to Alex,
apdria.
THE "NArGoSAL FouNDRY."-A letter we
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will have, of course, much opposition to the
nlan for the location Of National Foundry
at Alexsndria-but if one is determined
upon, at ali, at present, (which doubt
YOUR chance is better than that of any other
place, if the real wants and purposes OF the
government be taken into the account.--
Therefore, persevere-but, persevere with
prudence, and so as not to excite the Ill will
of other sections and cities. The govern
ment has lately had an extensive Foundry
erected at the Gosport Navy Isrt-but that
is not the kind Of establishment wanted tor
natiooal purposes--to supply ordnance, &c,
T. the armies, fleets, and Notifications, of the
United States. That ought to be near the
seat of government, aad under the eye OF
the War and Navy Departments"
ALEXANDRIA LITERARY SoCIETY.-The usu-
al meeting took place at the Library on Sat-
urday evening, though but few members were
present. In the absence of the President
and Vice President, Mr.. r. L. Carne, jr., was
called to the chair, and mo ton to adjourn
until the lst Saturday of October, having
been laid over for consideration at the next
meeting, no question was selected for the lOth
of April. A very interesting discussion, on
the question, care letters of divine or human
origin?" then took place, in which Messrs.
David L. Smoot, John I. Gordon, George W..
Brent, Richard l.. Carne, jr., and VIM. +.
Carne participated. 1t was decided in the
negative. The Secretary was directed to re-
quest the absent members to attend the next
meeting, which will probably be the last of
the session.
RELIGIOUS feeling on the subject Of
religion, in this community, is spreading
RAPIDLY and the interest increasing. The
attendants at the daily prayer meetings
are getting more numerous and the meetings
have now to be held 10 the Churches. The
Union prayer meeting will be held every
evening during this week at the lSt Presby-
terrain Church. commencing at Al O'Clock,
and each evening at 7! O'Clock services are
to be held at the Methodist Episcopal Church,
Washington street. Besides these, the mid
day meetings at the rooms of the Young
Mems Christian Association, are continued,
and the attendance is daily increasing.
ORANGE AND ALEXANDRIA RAILROAD Co.
1t will lie seen by notice in to-day's Ga
zette, that meeting of the stockholders of
this company is to be held in this city, 90 the
Goth of April for the purpose of considering
the act recently passed by the Legislature,
authorizing loan on the part Of the State
to the Company, and for other business.
FIsH-There have been but few arrivals
since Saturday, and prices remain unchanged;
viz: $l4 per hundred for Shad. Herring,
Rock and perch 25c. per bunch Thus far,
there have been an unusually small number
of Hrering taken. The OILERS, on the River,
in this neighbOrbood, have been very for
tunate, having taken large number Of fine
Shad.
| LAwLESsNEss IN WAsHINGToN-AN Al
ExANDRIAN SHoT.-About half past II O.
clock, on Saturday night, as Mr.. Reeve
Lewis, master armorer at the Arsenal, form
erly of Alexandria, and Mr.. Isaac Eutwisle,
of Alexandra, VINO is engaged in the heat
ing department of the Capitol extension,
were passing the corner Of North A st. and
First street west, they were suddenly assal-
ed, without word Of warning, by two as
sassins. Lewis was knocked down and shot
in the thigh, the ball entering some four
inches, where it still remains; Eotwisle re.
ceiyed three balls upon his person--the first
striking the ribs over the region of the heart,
and prOvidentialy glancing from the bone.
The other two balls entered the hip, where