Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-08-08
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA AUGUST 1850
LOC4L ITEMS.

LOCAL ITEMS
VISITS TO TIE GREAT EAsTERy-The Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad Company adver-
tise that for the accommodation Of the citi-
zens of Washington and vicinity desiring to
inspect the Mammoth steamship, the iol
lowing arrangements have been made:--
Trains will leave Washington Station on
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, 9Th, 9th,
and 10th instant, at go, 40, and ll.40.
A. NJ, connecting at Baltimore with the
steamers Of the Bay Line for the great ship.
The steamers will leave the Norfolk Compa-
ny's Wharf, Baltimore, at $40 A. NJ, and
Bowly's Wharf at 10 A. NJ, and p. NJ,
allowing time to walk from Camden Station
after the arrival of the trains. The steam
ers will run TO the ship or back IN less than
two hours. Returning, steamers will leave
the ship at about noon, and and L. NJ,
and trains leave Baltimore at 3.lJ, 4.2O, and
So p. NJ, and reaching Washington last
train) by 10 p. NJ Tickets $3.50 from
Washipgtou including the round trip by
Railroad, Il visit to Baltimore, the Bay
Steamers to and from the Great Eastern.
and full admission on board the same. Pas
sengers have choice of trains, going and re-
turning. Tickets good for same day and
also the following morning.
4 committee of citizens in ashington
Give notice that for the Excursion to Anna
polls, they have engaged the steamer baltl-
more, which will leave her wharf, foot OF
9th street. on Wednesday, (this) afternoon,
at o'clock. arriving at the Great Eastern
by : o'clock the next morning: leaving the
steamer at ?. NJ, and arriving at home on
Friday by daylight. They also state that
thcy haT. had an interview with IL. }. Jar
rett, esq, Agent OF the Great Eastern, who
has authorized them to assure subscribers
that the Baltimore can lay alongside OF the
Great Eastern for five hours. The boat Will
stop going and returning ut Alexandria,
Moores or Marshall's Landing, and Point
Lookout. Passage and meals s.. The fare
on the Annapolis and Elk Ridge Railroad
has been reduced during the stay OF the
Great Eastern in Annapolis roads.
A large number of eXcurslonlsts t" view
the Great Eastern. went down from balti-
more to Annapolis. on Monday bnt only
about 1000 went on board. The day was
intensely hot.
TABLE OF MoRTAlIrY.-The annual state
ment of the number and causes oi deaths III
this county during the year 1859, submitted
TO the last term of the county court, makes the
following exhibit. 1t is interesting as show
ing the unhealthy periods Of the year, and
prevailing diseases OF the county. As we
have all eadv mentioned the whole number
Of deaths. reported to have occurred during
the wear. is one hundred and fifty. For
twentv-eight of these deaths no cause IS
ASSIGNED. One hundred and nine died from
natural causes, and thirteen from violence
or accident The specific causes OF death
were as follows
NATURAL CArSEs.--Consumption, 81; Old
age. 10: scarlet fever, /; teeth!ng, u; bilious
fever, t. bowel complaint, .: whoopns cough,
5; commissions, t: cholera morbus, ); Pneu.
monia, 5; dysentcry, >: child birth, 3: mania
Il potu, .; Group, =; cholera intantum, :; par
alysis. >; dropsy, :; worms, |: tumor, /;
apoplexv, |; heart disease, /; bursting of
blood vessel |. Total-l09.
ACCIDENTAL CAu>Es.-Drowned, 5; burn
ed. 3: murdered, ,: poisoned, /; killed on
railroad, |; OVERHEAD, |. Totals.
It will be thus seen that about thirty per
cent Of the deaths from natural causes have
been by consumption, the great ScourSe OF
this section OF the country. The deaths dur
ing the several months Of the year, were Ia
follows
january. IS; February, &; March, s: April,
); MAY, l.; June, 81 July, -; August, Is:
September, II; October, !; November, T.:
December, -.
1t will thus be seen that December and
4 in n,lI
summer. prove equally fatal, whilst Apri!
appears to show the least mortality.
CHESAPEAKE AND Onlo CANAL.--A con-
v.ution Of parties Interested III the CheSA-
peakr aud Ohio Canal has been called 10 as
semhle at Cumberland, Md, on the 10Th
inst, to adopt measures to oppose the prop"-
Sed Increase on canal tolls. y letter on the
subject. published in the National lnteiil-
oencer saws :-.-"Ihe notice is short, but 1t
was necessary to anticipate the meeting ct
the Canal Board III Berkeley Springs on tile
18th. and Of the States agents Oh the 10th.
This call is signed by the most respectable
men q! the county. 1t would have been
signed by the whole county had there been
line CO circulate it and had it been neces>a
nv. We are again threatened with IN In
crease Of tolls, ono doubt at the instance al
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company;)
and, even if they are not increased, the I'M
pending threat Is ust as ruinous, for no new
contracts will be made, nor a boat built, nor
81 horse, bought during this feeling OF INST
curty. 'the Mayors Of Washington. George
town. and Alexandria, or some representa-
tive OF their Interests, ought TO be here, as
also Mr.. Tucker, OF Richmond, and also
some one to represent the Government M
tere>I.
LorpouH AGglcULrCRAL FAIE.--Thc Lou
doun Agricultural Fair, will take plac" this
year on the 9TH. 9TH and 1th days OF Sep
tember next. in Lee>burg. and will doubt
less be one of the finest and most attractive
Exhibitions ever held By the Society. Dc
curing lust before the Fall seeding, ana
during the time of threshing wheat, hue
opportunitv will be afforded our merchants
to exhibit and sell fertilizers. agricultural
indictments. &c, and TO form the acquait'-
lance Of the citizens OF l.ouloun and neigh
boring counties, with whom they will now &c
brought into contact by the opening of
the Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire
Railroad. Already the benefits of this road
are being felt, and it behooves our merchants
- ,,sa a,,ar, avnrti,n and afford every liz.