Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-09-01
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oau Oho"ao TINer 10 very INV, nuu moSh
difficulty is experienced in getting boats into
the canal lock at this place. The water is
also low in the canal, aud a number of boats
are fast on the bottom. Unless we should
get a good rain soon, the supply Of water will
become so short as to put a partial stop u
boating. We are told that the difficulty Of
low water is only felt on the level next TO
Cumberland, as there is still a suf6clency
below that point. The Steam Pump is at
work aud dsing good service. Business on
the Canal, for the week ending on Saturday
last was very god; for that time, ll3 boats
left Cumberland for tide water. with lO,s44
tons of coal, making for the season l3lS
boats, carving 1884 tons Of coal.-C
6erldnd Cirilian.
HALL OF THE YoUNG CATHOLICS FRIEND
SocIETY.-Tne Young Catholics Friend So
ciety Of Alexandria, commenced yesterday,
the erection of a iue building for their own
use and that Of their bene6ciaries, upon the
lot recently purchased of B. II. Lambert,
esq. on the northeast corner Of Wolfe and
Royal streets, just below St. Mary's Church.
This lot is So by 65 feet. and in its centre
will stand the ball, a handsome brick editice
covered With slate, fronting 60 feet on Royal
street, and 80 on Wolfe. The first story,
which will be elevated three feet above the
ground, will contain two fine school rooms
q by % feet with ceilings l. feet high
These are to DO used respectively for male
and female free schools to be established
hereafter. The second story will be a large
hall, So by % feet in siza, with the ceiIingat
an elevation Of Is feet, intended for the meet
ings Of the society, and for tho use of 81.
Mary's Sunday School. The windows in
both stories will have round arched heads,
and the staircases for admission to the main
hall will be contained 10 a brick vestibulo
% by IA feet, surmounted by n neat cupoln.
This will be connected with the Royal street
front. The entrance to the male free school
will be 90 Wolfe, that to the female on Royal
street.-the play grounds being separated by
DlLU ICDct5, hDu u WV ~
ing kept entirely apart.
MIR. Emanuel Francis has the contract for
the brick work of the Hall. The contracts
for tie other work have not yet been aWardeu.
The Society under the direction Of which
this handsome improvement is being made,
was organized on the l2th of February,
1853, and has about 80 members. LIS Off
cers for the present year, ar: Geo. W. brent,
President; John Clemson, Vice President;
Richard L CarDe, Jr, Secretary; John La.
phen, Treasurer; and Stephen WOolls, Sew
ard.
GIN. WAsuINGToS's SERrANTs.-l1 answer
TO q Philadelphia cotemporary, who wants
to be Informed how many servants General
Washington had" and why they have lived
% long. &c )" VIC can only say, it is ircompre-
bepsible But we will ask another question.
Why is il that almost all # the said African
id viduals are found at the North? Bar
nun, we believe, started the idea Of manu-
featuring the article. Joice lieth was the
original bogus edition, which has so often
been repeated OF late years. The other day,
anne paper reported Billy. who really was
the body servant Of Gen. Washington, alive
aud well, after q tramp through Mexico, dur
ing the late war. Many years ago, during
the lifetime of Gen. Washington, some pa
pers, relating to the United States, were pub
ilshsd in Engiand-the author, or publisher
Of which, said they were found on Billy when
he was taken BY the British whereupon the
General himself contradicted the story, say
ing Billy never was captured by the enemy.
We hope Bsrnum will not fed out where
Billy is, or he will be captured this time, ip-
evisably. A few years since, there were here
sbouts, many, white and black, who remem-
bered seeing Gen. Washington. Some few,
very few, Gre left. The last will soon disap-
pear. But some enterprising Snowman may
be expected to furnish them, perhaps, to the
end of the century!
FINE PEAcHEs.-Olr neishbor and friend,
DR.. Bayne Of Prince Georges County, Md,
sent US yesterday q hamper of the different
varieties Of PEACHES from his orchard. We
never cav larger once, and their flavor was
delicious. We do not know the names OF
the various kinds-but we know they were
Ill excellent-and we question whether bet
ter frui, can be produced in the Uoited States.
DR.. Bsync is known in all this section OF
country as a skillul and successful orchard.
ist. He deserves credit for his eIertions.-
His present to us was q most acceptable one.
EXCELSIOR S~ELF.SEALING CANS Mr.. Ii.
|. Gregory, southwest corner of King and
Pit streets, has presented US with several
Excelsior Self.Sealing Cans" for praser "
ing fresh fruit and vegetables. They are very
simple 10 their construction, and in uslr &
them much labor is saved. These cans have
been used by a number of our citizens, and
many prefer them to "Arthur's," while they
can be purchased at a much less cost. As
we are decidedly in favor Of Home manulac-
lures, we hope Mr.. G. will be literally pat