Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-09-23
LOCAL ITE MS.

1ions of the canal, written by superlnten-
dents If the same Both speak Of the cf-
fleets Of the late food in the Potomac upon
Dam NJ. /, above Shepherdstown. 1t APP
,,ears that about one hundred and fifty feet
nf the the solid st ne work OF the dam, put
in in 1881, have been "kn"ckcd OIL. to re-
store which will require one months work,
but huw much money has not yet been as
certaiucd. Navigation above llarperS Fer
~ NAV therefore be considered as suspended
r.r one month ut least. The superintendent
an fin. WiiIiamsport division reports two or
three breaches along his line which day or
two would be sufficient 10 repair; On the
cyht-milr level and the nlne-mlle level, near
Edwards Ferry. breaches also occurred,
but Of no serious character. The rise oil the
water in the upper Potomac on sunday last
was eighteen inches above that IN April last.
--.Na!. Int. 81 g"Sfsrddg.
The llaser,town, Maryland, Herald says:
Dam No. 5 and the Williamsport and
Hancock divisions are uninjured; but at
Dam No. 1. the new guard bank on the
MARYLAND shore. together with Golfer dam,
some derricks and other property belonging
t, the contractors. have been swept away by
the flood. and on the Virginia side 100 feet
of the new masonry dam, put up and com
plrted two years ago by liumbert " Robln-
son, shared 4 like fate, while al the remain
der of the work, including that recently
done by Messrs. Brown 4 Stanhope, n"bly
resisted the pressure of the swollen waters.
As the old dam remains, it is thought that
these injuries will not interrupt navigation
lopr, There is also Il break in the canal at
the Antietam aqueduct, but not serious
one
The New PASSENGER CAR for the Alex
andria Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad, is
now finished. and waiting for the trucks,
which are expected 10 be ready this week,
when it will be placed upon them, and de-
livered to the company. The car is made
of ash and oak wood, which inside is merely
coated with yarnish, showing the grain Of the
wood which is very handsome. The seats are
cushioned with a beautiful figured lilac plush,
and the ear contains all of the latest convent
ences and improvements for the comfort OF
passengers and the durability Of the carri-
are. 1t was uiit by Mr.. John Summers,
mt his new establishment, the wood and iron
work, painting and trimming, done mostly by
his four sons, who are excellent workmen.
ATTEMPT At Sr!cIpg.-patrick lIammill,
a shoemaker, living on the north end OF
Fairfax street, has, during the past week,
made several attempts to take his own life,
by swallowing laudanum. On Wednesday
evening he procured a vial of the drug, and
took the contents. when hc was taken vio-
lcntly sick. He was placed III Jail and med
ical aid procured, by which his life was
saved 1t is surpassed he is insane.
CArrIux.-A fellow passed through Mid,
dlcburg, on last Friday, and succeeded in
passing off two ten dollar counterfeit notes
on the Northwestern Bank. upon the mcr.
chants. In one establishment he purchased
A pantaloouS pattern, aud in another Il hat
receiving the change of course, in both eases
lie Supped mt the tavern, and then left. lie
was riding Il bay horse, and had striped
carpet.sack tied to his saddle lie is of me.
dunn size, sandy hair and complexion, rough
". but comfortably dressed. lie was. 1t Is
understand. at The Plains, On Tuesday, and
is no doubt around in the neishborhood OF
Warrcnton, Salem, or some of the adjaccnI
villages.
Election or CLERK.-Thc election for
Clerk Of the Circuit and County Courts ni
Orange County. to ill the vacancy OCCASION
oil by the d,.ith Of Philip $. Fry, took place
yesterday. Philip IL. Fry was elected, with
out opposition.
WASHINGTON IrrMS..-Cesarino Cesalto and
Cuisane Chrrrct, heretofore noted, were full
Is committed to jail for trial ut court, on the
charge OF stealing horse and carriage be
longing to Ira \. Hopkins. Of Washington
Tuesday week Mr.. Hopkins went into mar
kct with his daughter, and returning in fly,
minutes, discovered The horse was gone. y
Mr.. Aldrich coming Ia Washington, met
the thief near Pnhick Church. and knew the
horse and carriage. Upon arriving he mcil
toned it 10 Mr.. Hopkins, and by hard driving
the fellow was captured within u few miles oI
Aqua Greek.
This morning the Union line of omnibuses
reduced its fare from the Capitol To George
town from six cents t" five cents. The pro
rrictnr will doubtless find the reduction I,
be- adv antagcou>.
4 gentleman named Wallace. from Nash,
vile. Tenn, paid visit to Washington on
Saturday, when. during his prrrgrinations
he was relieved OF the tritling sum Of Ole
thousand dollars. in the shape Of draft
drawn hy the State Bank of Tennessee, n
Nashville, on a New York bank. The pay
meut Of the draft having been stopped, 1t is
Of NJ service to any one.
Eli Lcyg. an employee in the clothing
store Of l.. Oppcnheimcr, was seen in the act
Of carrying 4 pack Of clothing from the store
to u loft over it. His employer, who saw
the act, went to officers PiSgott and Busher,
and had Legg arrested. llewas taken before
Justice Dom. lie there confessed the lar.
ccny, and also other acts. and showed where
the goods were concealed. Upon obtaining
all. it was aSccrtained that they were worth
about Sl25. Lcgg was committed to jail for
court.