Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-02


Evans.
The exercises, which Tor two hour delight
cd the large c~oncourse present, were brought
toa close at halt-past six o'clock. by the choir
and congregation singing Gloria Patria,'
and the Brnediction by the rector.
Tgp CHESAPEAKE And OHIO CASAL.-me
have seen very late statements from the up
per ~portions of the canal. and they represent
the damage done 10y the treshet 10 he very
much less than might have been expected.
The extent Of damage at Dam Nod. IS crio
oone and a part of the bank on the Mary
land side, together with the washing OF Il
sand bank into tho canal also, about Que
hundred feet ui the top course ol Stone Oh
the new masonry have boon removed. W
weeks will be probably more than sufficient
to SET all this u rights. At Dam No. , no
damage has been done, nor has the canal
tunnel sustained any injury. There will be
q meeting Of the Canal Board at their ofhce
in the CITY Hall, on Tuesday, Tomorrow
at 10 O'clock.-Ndt. Int.
A letter from L. Drcngle. esq, President
of the Chesapeake aud Ohio Canal Company
in relation to the damage done to that Work
by tue freshet. states. on the authority OF Mr..
! Stone. the superintendent. that one CRIB at
Dam No. 4 is gone, with part Of the guard
bank IN the MARYLAND side; 10 repair which
will cost about $4,000. The new dam has
been injured 10 the extent OF 5000. Inc
! rest Of the canal is not INJURED. The direc-
tors state that boats will continue TO run un.
Ill the water gets down, when a new CRIB viii
be put IN, which will not delay navigation
over twu meeks.-Bat. San.
ALEXANDRIA AS A MARxEr.-Ws have
more than once alluded 10 the fact that Al
eyandria vas a better market than Rich
! mond Tor our farmers 10 lay in their supplies
of fertilizers, such as guano and plaster
We now specify some Of those advantages
! Ground plaster can be bought in Alexandra
at !, Der ton of 2.240 pounds; in Richmond
the short ton sells at IS. The Alexandria
! ground plaster is finer and much preferred
by our farmers to that from Richmond
The same advantage in quality exists in 10
, yor Of Alexandria in the lump plaster we get
. from that market. Such has been the de-
mand Tor ground plaster from Alexandra
that it cannot be supplied fast enough for
the wants Of the community. Tins is the
great difficulty in ordering from that market.
And our Alexandria capitalists must turn
their attention u a prompt extension OF tacil-
ities for supplying the demand upon them.
An extensive farmer says, III writing tous
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eyandria ground plaster for many years, and
greatly pre!eri it To that obtained IN
I ordered twice from Richmond, but found 1t
50 badly ground that | was near having IT
ground over again. Possibly the Richmond
article NAV be- now better ground; | have not
purchased in that city for several years. In
! Alexandria, Whiting L Wright. at one mill,
and Wise nj another. grind meme but the best
variety of plaster. No citizens Of Alexandria
are more reliable than they Charlots-
r!Is .ldc1cate.
PROPERTY SALFs.-Mr. S. j. Mccormick.
auctioneer, on Saturday sold the lot of ground
on the north side Of King street, hear Royal,
adjoining the store Of Mr.. John Arnold, TO
MIR. WIN. Arnold. for $500.
\ lot Of ground on the south side OF Queen
street, between Royal and Pitt, fronting %
feet on N",o-, ~rd running back 10y feet 5
inches. WAS sold ut the same time for S?O5,
10 Mr.. Jas. McCracken.
TRACT SOCIETY DlJCoUg3E.--Ne are re-
auested to state that Tn Monday night, Mt
! before 5 O'Clock. Rey. j. Cross, Superinten.
lent of the Colportage in Maryland and Fir-
ginia, will present the Tract Cause 10 tho
Lecture Room oil Grace Church. All are in
sited 10 attend.
Fish MAKxEI.-About 5000 Herring ar
rived On Saturday. which sold from Sll 70
$40 per thousand. Shad do not increase,
and sold troln SIS 10 SIS pei hundred.
Accident ~ rHg Lose BsIDGE.-Eester-
iay evening, about 4 O'clock, W vessels,
one light and the other loaded. in being
towed by the steam tug WideAwake from
Georgetown through the Long Bridge. ran
into the south draw, carrying away the draw
house. lamps, erc.. aud damaging the south
crib considerably The light vessel. which
was first, in nearing the bridge was dritted
to the right by the current. and the captain
ioreseeing tbs accident. cast of his line,
which made the matter worse, as the vessel
drove directly into the draw-house, carrying
it away The loaded vessel following. struck
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