Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-08-15
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contends that the gap across the Potomac
should be tiled-that the aid of Congress
must be invoked land that the Washington
branch Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
ought to be allowed to approach the Potomac
~ closely on one side as the Washington
and Alexandria Railroad does on the other
side. and then u communication De formed
between the two hy bridge over the Poto-
mae"
CHESAPEAKE AND ONO CANAL.-TheW Wash
ington Star says-Busness upon the Chesa-
peake and Ohio canal continues very en-
couragimg. During the week ending this
morning 10 boats have arrived, 93 of them
from Cumberland, bringing 10000 tons of
coal, | with flour and grain, 9 with wood,
tan bark. &c.. and q with limestone The
receipts of tolls at the Georgetown collectors
Office for the same period amounts to S3,S3I.-
o., as follows Ascending trade, S%IG.26,
descending, S3, 4G0.7s0. The whole line of the
canal continues to be kept in the very best
navigable order.
The Lcesburg WaShingtonian states, that
Professor ID. W. Frohel has, within the
last few weeks, learned Il number of the cit
liens of Lcesburg the art oi detecting coun-
terfeit bank notes: and that as the Professor
deems his art IN important one, he would
thank the papers of the State to notice the
fact"
The Richmond Greys, on their way to
New York. passed through this place last
Saturday morning, having come on, via tn"
Central and Orange aud Alexandria Rail
roads. They numbered seventy-iive pri-
Yates. The Mayor of Richmond was in com
pany.
ODD FELLOWS ExcuRsIoN-The price of
tickets for the admission of Il gentleman and
hro ladiex. to the Columbia Springs Grounds,
to-day, is 80 cents.
When our paper went to press, last Satur-
day night, all the wounded by the late Rail
road accident, were recovering rapidly, ex-
cept Gallahcr and Penn.
There was considerable increase of ira
vel on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad
last week. The night travel, especially, i'll
crcascs
Sweet Potatoes begin to he brought to
market. 1t is thought they will be cheap
this season.
There were showers of rain in all the sur
rounding county, last Saturday.
A few days ago u man calling himself
William Evans, put up ut one OF the hotels
in Washington, after having advertised mo-
ney to lend in smaller large sums, and requlr-
ing that certain per centage he paid to i'll
sure the accommodation His room was
soon besieged by numerous ready customers,
including some of our most prominent cltI-
zens The trim was represented rs Evans,
Brothers AZ Co., of New York, but intorma-
ton received on Friday, from that city,
shows that it has neither locality nor cxis-
tence. The Washington applicants are about
81 GOO minus for their dear bought expert
encc.
4 YOUNG MAN, II graduate of Harvard Uni
n yersty Cambridge. Massachusetts, desires a
situation as TUTOR, in some private family III
Virginia to teach all branches of Collegiate edu-
cation To those wishing such II TEACHER, Sa-
tsfactory references will lie given. "n application
To the subscriber, or 10 DIR. p &. Slaushter Cnl-
percr Court house, Virginia
l.. ". BAILEY, i. A., care Of
Dr. Z. &. Slaughter.
RErE.ENCEs:-S. :. bradford, ESD, Culperer
Court house; Dr. ID. :. Green, L. ). ~, Brandy
Station. Virginia; Prot. W. Il. Rogers, formerly
Professor OF Geology i'll the University Of Virginia,
and State Geol0gist; Prot. Joseph Henry, Superin-
t.udent of Smithsonian Institute; Rev. james W al
kcr, D. d. L. l.. D. President of Harvard College.
Culpcper county aug l"--eolm
MlDDLEBURG ACADEMY.
YINIIE SECOND SESSION of this School will
/ commence on the hr.r OF September next