Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-08-01
LOCAL ITE MS.

LOCAL ITEMS.
New York AxD VIRGINIA SCREW STEAM
SHIP LINE.-Thc establishment of Il line of
steamships between this city and New York
is now 4 fixed fact, and our citizens may
,,,ou welcome the first ship ut our wllrves.
The first steamer of the line, the Mount Yer
non. has been launched is now receiving her
machinery, and will start, on the 10Th of
AUGUST, from New York, for this city. Her
r,usort. the Monticello will follow the sue
,a.Ji,r month. The line is intended for
freight and passengers. and for both pur
mise, they are not excelled 10y steamers of
.uual burthrn. The accommodations for
passengers will be III all respects equal 10 those
of the best Liverpool "eau steamers, and III
idea Of the ehrctyenessoi the service proposed
hy the company, may be- formed from the fact
that the officers and crews will he uniformed
and regularly drilled To their duties. Th"
trim. will he made in from tllirty-six to forty
hours. The arrangements Tor the advantage
Of Southwestern. and Wr.tern merchants, will
he excellent. At Alexandria, goods for the
Snuth and Southwest will be discharged from
the Sims. and sent by railroad la any point.
Good. for the West will lie discharged at the
warehouse on the wharf, and dispatched To
Cumberland hv way OF the Chesapeake and
Ohio canul. The Mount Vernon and M"nt-
cello will begin the trade and run this
season. Next wear two others will be added
to the line wash. STR.
The CAxAI.-The Georgetown r"rrespon-
dent Of the Washington Star sayS;-"The
arrivals 10y canal during the week ending
this morning. have been quite numerous,
amounting in all To lO4 boats, 81 of them
from Cumberland, bringing 800 tons otr"al;
railroad iron, l. -four aud grain, 5: lime
stone. tan bark, wood, &c., H. During
the month so boats have arrived from
Cumberland, lsinging about 100 tons Of
coal The receipts at the Georgetown Col
lertors office. for the week ending thus
morning amount I" II, 10y, rs follows
Ascending trade. S429; descending, SJ.'%o.
The receipts for tolls N the same office Tor
the month of July, amount {" Si1,?lo, rs
follows: Ascending trade, Sl,2SO: descend
in. Sl32.2.TO. The whole receipts ot the
Wear up L. the present period. amount t"
So, $50, an increase Of S23. ~ over the same
period of last wear. The whole line c"ntln-
urs in excellent navigahle order, and the
general good management OF Chief Superln-
tenlent Stone and his assistants, Is almost
universally acknowledged
Up to Saturday, complaints from all the
surrounding counties were coming I" us
daily, uf the effects "i the want "t rain up
on the growing corn and other crops. III tins
section of country.
Ogpl>Arlox.-Rey John A. Rotchlord, IL
native Of Alexandria, WAS ordained II priest
in the Catholic Church, by the Ri. Rev. Jas.
Whclnn, Coadiutor to the Bishop Of Nash
Vile, in St J"seph's Church, Perry County,
Ohio. on Sunday the 10th ut. Mr.. X. Off
ciatrd in st. Mays Church, in this city, on
Friday morning last.
Roach's Spring in this county, which ~
to be improved, and prepared for Il summer
resort, is hereafter to be called columbia
Spring"
We have received from Mr. }. III. Parrot,
of this place. two beautiful pieces OF Music
for the Piano, "RIundford Churrh-rhou
art crumhlng to the dust, old pile and
The Wine is SPARKLING" Mr. =. has
every thing in the Music line at his store.
MILITARY E:ECroN.-r The Alexandria Ri
ilemcu have elected the following officers
W. VI. Stahler, LIST Sergeant: W. W. Smith,
ID do; c. }. Wise. I'd do; c. ii. Jett, 18th do.
ARRESTS.-TwO white women were arres-
ted by the Watch. on Friday night for
drunkenness, and disorderly conduct III the
street and placed in the Watch House.
The Mayor, ON Saturday, sent them Ia the
Work House, one for thirty, the other for
sixty days. The Watch, also, took up Il
colurcd man they found in an unoccupicd
house, but he was discharged.
Tue LoXG BRlDGE-For some weeks past
workmen have been engaged i'll repairs to
the Long Bridge which connects Washing
tom with the Commonwealth Of Virginia.
As vet the repairs have been 50 conducted
as not to inromm"dr the travel over the
bridge, which is now very great, Us the
larger proportion Of passengers between
Washington and Alexandria come by way of
the Alexandria and " nshingtnn Rallrond.-
We learn that more extensive repairs will
commence on the lst OF September next,
which will render necessary the closing "i
the bridge tn travel for II considerable time.
-- Wash. CwrifHi,"H.
FIRE At CENTRE MARAEG WA>niNGTnN.-
On the morning Of Friday last, about two
n'clnck. the fremru were called out L. fire
la Centre Market An inrendiury had fired
one Of the feed stands lately erected in Cen
ire Market. on Ith street, aud nolwthStund
ing the unrenlitring cxerturs Of the ilrenirn
three ui the sheds were burnt, and their con
tent. were rendered yearly yalueless.
Mcssrs Addison Taylor and Gates are su!-
ierers hy the fire to consider able amounts
Fa,h. GUnTifrfioH.
Tue New LIGHT II"usE FOR CARE Cu,RLES.
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