Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-17
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The CHESAPEAKE AND Ono CANAL con-
tinues the excellent business we previously
reported. Daring the week last past an ex'
traordinary degree of activity has pervaded
this end of the line, showing what trade
must and will be developed when the canal
shall have become quite reliable, AID sug'
costing the necessity Of great extension OF
facilities for unloading and shipping along
tde-watcr. Since our last weekly report
there have been entered at the Georgetown
collection ofhce one hundred and tweuty-nine
beats, OF which twelve were laden with wheat,
corn, limestone, wood and general country
produce, and the Remaining one huadredand
seventeen with coal, bringing total during
the week of a little less than 1900 TONS
The receipts for the week were $3.50, one
of the very best exhibits since the canal has
been in operation. The water was let off the
Georgetown level Oh Saturday night, in order
to remove large large stone in the bed OF
the canal, which it is conjcctured was blown
from blast hard by on the line OF the Wash
ingtop Aqueduct. All is right by this time,
aud the level rcilled.--Nat. Int.
INCENDIARIsM --On Sunday night, about
ten O'clock, there was an alarm of fire caused
by an unsuccessful attempt 10 fire the ware
house on the south side of King street, be-
tween Fairfax and Water streets, recently
occupied by Messrs. Fountain & Co. y
barrel containing com bustible materials was
placed in the middle of the floor in the back
part CT the warehouse, from which train
was laid to a hole in the rear wall Of
the building. The train was set on fire from
the alley, and the flames soon communica-
ted to the barrel, which was consumed The
light from the burning barrel attracted the
attention Of some persons in the ncighbOr-
hood who gave the alarm, and the fire was
ex.inguished before any damage was done TO
the building.
o. CHANGE MISUNDERSTANDING Of
wheat and corn large, and receipts increas-
ing. Transactions to a considerable extent,
but Saturdays prices barely maintained
Blyers inclined to hold of, expecting de-
cline. See commercial report.
BALTIMORE AND ONO RAILRoAD.--The first
morning train to Baltimore leaves Washing
ton at twenty-five minutes Of six o'clock; the
second at quarter Of eight; the first after
noon train leaves at halfpass three, and the
second at quarter of five o'clock.
HARrERs MAGAzINE.-From Messrs. Jas.
Entwisle & Son we have received copy of
the September number of this popular
Mag azine, notice Of which appeared IN
Saturdays Gazotte. The Finishing School;
Tribes of the thirty-ffsh parallel; The Death
of Louis XVI; Memoirs of Generals Lee,
Gates, Stephen and Da?kee; continuation OF
the Virginians; and great amount of other
matter, make this one OF the best
numbers of this excellent Magazine.
A uARK-Captain Jesse Pearson, caught
one day last week, in net, ct Holl!ss'
Marsh, on the Potomac river, a Shark, mea-
surfing feet inches in length. The skeie-
ton of the jaws can be seen at this office.
WASHINGTON BOARD OF IEALTu.-Tbe
mayor yesterday received from DIR. Charles
+. Force, commissioner Of health, his able
annual report and accompanying tables, for
the year ending 30th June last. From this
interesting document, the following particu-
lars are cleaned: The total number of deaths
reported for the yearwas l. los, showing an
increase of lS2 over the year preceding. OF
these, emitting the still-borp, 4l-S9 per cen.
were aged five years and under: 1887 per
cent. from FIVE to twenty; l. II per cent.
from twenty to forty; 1903 per cent. from
forty to fifty; 1921 per cent. over sixty, and
$50 pes cent. age not reported. Two deaths
were reportcd OF persons over 100 years old,
Gao of them l02 and the other los years
Estimating the population at 10000, there
was one death in every $500 inhabitants.-
We can Justly congratulate ourselves on the
sanitary condition Of the city, as exhibited
by the mortality statistics.
There were only twenty deaths from cor
gestive, intermittent and remittent fevers;
and l2S from all forms of fever. From con-
SUMPTION, there were l52 deaths, apparently
a large number, but it includes many hero
only temporarily, or whose residence in the
CITY had been OF short duration. The deaths
from cholera iulan,um were Ga, very small
number in proportion to the .populauton.-
The city was visited by no epidemic. hruP-
tive diseases, and especially scarlet fever
were more prevalent and fatal than Ter
nun Der of years previously. Smallpox pre-
vailed to a considerable extent during the
winter and spring. This disease was intro
ducCd into the city by infected persons from
vessels plying on the river, ard was dissem-
mated by reason Of the great number OF our
inhabitants who are not vaccinated.- Wash.
Cor. Of Bah. Sun.
EEMALE TEACHER WANTED-A gen.
4 tleman who has charge OF an Academy IN
Virginia, desires 10 procure the services OF a
EJ'NIAIE TEACHER IN assist him.