Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-09-22
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SUBSCRIPTION TO THE A. L.. Il Ill. il. r.
The resolution which has been pending for
some time in the Georgetown City Council, il
relation to Il subscri ption Of S20o,0O To the
Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire Rail
road, has finally passed.
FAILED To CuNNEcr.-Thc down train on
the Virginia Central Railroad, failed to con
meet Yesterday at Gordonsville, with the
down train on the Orange and Alexandria
Railroad.
CHANGE OF SALE DAY-The Butchers Of
the District Of Columbia, have agreed to
change the sale day of Cattle, from Monday
to Friday, the change to take effect on the
first Friday in October.
RgyIvAL--A revival of religion has for
some time been in progress at the NJ. +.
Church, Princess street, and twenty persons
have professcd conversion.
On the Goth of February, 1877, Thomas
Jefferson set out for Philadelphia, to enter
upon his duties, as Vice President of the
United States The following Time and
Fare Table taken from his pocket Account
Book" will be deemed Curious III this fast
age. Left Alexandria after dinner, Febru-
arv 3D. and reached Baltimore on the 10Th.
'rhe fare 3i.1j. Thence reached Philadel-
phia, March 2nd, Fare 81. Whole amount
Of travelling expenses from hence, including
SD to send home Jupiter and the horses
from Alexandria, S49,O3." Fare Table NOR ::
From Alexandria to Philadelphia, Time A.
hours: Fare $3.50
TIE CANAL-REroRrED BREAKs.--The
Georgetown correspondent Of the Washington
Star says:-"'The most reliable reports from
the canal, this side Of IIarpcr's Ferry, are to
the effect there is one break on the nine-mile
level and one or two on the eight-mie level,
but none so serious as to interrupt naviga-
| ton for more than a week or two. Beyond
lIarper's Ferry, there is wcll-authenticated
report of Il break Of 10 feet in Dam No. i,
| on the Virginia side of the river. This will
probably interrupt the coal trade for some
| months"
TIE LoSG BRIDGE has withstood the last
assault upon it BY the swollen river without
sustaining any apparent injury. So much
for the efficiency of the repairs put upon it
/ during the summer. Travel over the bridge
: is fully resumed, and The usual trips of the
I Washington and Alexandria railroad were
Yesterday regularly made, and will continue,
we presume, without interruption, especially
| if some arrangement should BE- made where
| by passengers may be conveyed across the
river during the three weeks required for
repairs, to commence on the Goth instant
/ Vast masses Of drift wood and floating rub.
bish were gathered against the piles OF the
bridge, no little of which has been removed
and will furnish fuel TO many u hearth this
| fall and wintcr-Ndt. Int.
An ATTEMPT at incendiarism in Wash
ington was happily batfied on Monday night
About half past ten o'clock, some miscrcan:s
endeavorcd 10 set Oh fire two frame houses
yearly finished They are situated on
! Twcntv-seventh street, near the site OF the
houses of Messrs. Morgan burnt about two
weeks ago. The light was seen by the men
at work at the gas house hard by, and by
whom the fire was extinguished.
The next annual session Of the Theolugi
cal Seminary of the diocese of Virginia, 10.
Gated near Alexandria, will commence on
this day, the 22d inst. The Rev. VIM.
Chauncev l.anglon, graduate of this in.
stiuton, and late Of philadelphia, has been
selected to take charge Of the Protestant
Episcopal church about 10 be opened ut the
city of Rome, and with his wife. IA native Of
Baltimore will embark for Europe during
the present week.
The Washington county court at It's last
meeting agreed to take in charge the road
from 9TH street, Georgetown, to the Little
Falls Bridge, about the jurisdiction over
which there has recently been so much dis
pute between the corporation OF Georgetown
and the levy court. The matter is now adj
justed, and the road will be kept in proper
order.
FAIL AND WINTER ARRANGEMENT.
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