Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-09-21
LOCAL ITlE MS.


Nnunt Vernon had arrived there on Monday
oft,ruo,n. without having sustained any In
;,rv. she would leave New York this even
mo. for this place. with large freight, and
NAV be expected to arrive on Friday morn
ing
E.lro,p IRoy FOR THE LYNcHGrRG Ex-
rr>srnx ~ TIE o. Il \. r. R.-A ship, name
not given, is at City Point. below Petersburg,
discharging a cargo of iron rails tor the
Lvnchbure Extension of the Orange and
Alexandria Railroad.
ANOTHER RELIC GoNE.-Thc old Weep
ing Willow Tree at the Stone Bridge, one Of
the largest of its species in all this ne'shbor-
hood, whose beauty has been the admiration
of all who have passed thatway for nearly halt
century, and whose refreshing shade IN
summer was eagerly sought by man and
beast. after Drawing the tempcstS OF ttty or
more wears, was laid low by the storm OF
Saturday, the 18th inst
OysrERs-The season has opened. and
our friends Reeves who keeps some of the best
"the market affords has sent us a sample.
They were very large, solid, and finely ila-
vorcd from lcocomlco.
The MANASSAS Gar RAILROAD COMPANY
holds it annual meeting in this place, on the
third Thursday in October.
Goprr's LApy's Book Tor October has been
received. For sale at George T.. frcnch's
Book store.
Tur FRESH, subsequently To the date OF
our report Of yesterday, raised sufficiently on
Sunday night 10 do some damage. Scant-
ling and other lumber was Carried oil from
some of the lumber yards i'll Georgetown,
and more or less Of it lost. In addition to
the loss Of salt bya Georgetown merchant,
about fifty barrels of flour belonging 10 Mr..
Cruikshauk were damaged. This is all we
hear Of worth mentioning in addition.
In the Washington canal the force OF tn"
F., current was such as to carry DRIFT wood right
through to the Eastern branch. 1t is To be
hoped the flood did something handsome to-
| wards dredging out this mud-bc-set channel.
| To the north of the city we hear oi good
deal Of corn Frustrated III the fields. and the
bridge over Sligo Creek was swept away.
ct the Chesapeake and Ohio CaYal 1t IS
vet in our power 10 say hut little. unau-
| lhrnticaicd reports were current yesterday
OF 4 breach On the nire mile level, and also
east Of the Great Fails, but they received
little credencc a telegraphic despatch
from llarper's Ferry yesterday announced
dam No. 1 rs swept away, but tins was
deemed altogether cxtravagant. The Golfer
dam lately inserted and the yet unfinished
guard-hank were most likely injured. but
| that the solid masonry Of the dam has suffer
cd is scarcely credible Nat. Int. c.ty"si'1'tLg.
! MAGEs.-Somc specimens of the Chiriqui
Images arc nj Messrs Calls, in Washing
ton. They are all pure gold. Some rep
resent reptiles, others are forms compounded
of the human body with IN alligator's head,
and some are apparently purely ornamental.
| YuE SrEuBEN FEsTIvAL.-A large crowd
of our German and other fellowcltizens
passed Monday most pleasantly Mt Ar
| lincton. a procession, with various ban
ners. cmbems, and devices, and accompan-
led by martial music, formed ut the CITY
Hall and passed up the avenue and through
Georgetown to Arlington. by way Of the P"-
tomac Aqucduct. Arrived ut Arlington.
| after patriotic speeches. &c, amuscmcnts,
| varied and characteristic, were engaged III,
and the day passed most satisfactorily
| lJashinyt"a Constitution.
ACCIDENTS nY THE G>LE.-Thc L. S. steam
er Anacostia, which has been lying at the
Navy Yard, started out Of the harbor on Sa-
turIav and was caught in the gale and dri-
ven ashore opposite the Insane Asylum
! LIGHTERS were sent to her relief and on Sun
day She was got or \ frame house, un-
finished, opposite the Ehcn"zcr church, Sixth
Ward. was blown downin the storm. Other
houses in that ward were damaged. Wash.
| Star.
ACCIDENT yesterday, canal boat pas
sing along the Canal, came in contact with 4
pleasure boat from Alexandria, and one Of
tho hands named John W. Zontz, in endea-
yorins to prevent the collision. was caught
between the boats and had his leg crushed
The Young man was caught in the tow lines,
which threw him between the boats. 1t is n
very serious injury; the ankle being crushed
and the bones protruding. He was taken to
the Intirmary for treatmcnt.-jjd Washington
Star.
Fl<u.-A correspondent of the Washing
ION Star, writing from Pney Point says
The Potomac Just now abonnds with such
fish rs are common to its lower waters and
the Chesapeake Bay. Col. Dix, a few days
aco, took at one draught $500 fine trout,
besides large numbers Of rock, mackerel,
&C.. and at another draught over 2,IOn.-
Many very fine ones are also daily taken
with the hook and line
CRoCKET'S LEATHER. CLOTH, dc.-Just
" received u sgnment Of these justly ctlcbra-
ted GOODS. consisting of
| Plain and Enameled CANVAS and VI SLlA,
Enamcled DRILLS,
Do. RUSSIA DUCK.
Coach Trimners are requested 10 inspect this
y,,,l. W..,u-;,l.r IL .uupripr u auy before Of