Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-08-13
LOCAL. ITEMS.

LOCAL. ITEMS.
THE PoroNAc-rhe Dredging Of the Vir.
GINA channel Of the Potomac rlver between
the Long Bridge and Aualustan Island, has
been finished. The length Of the area
dredged is between | 400 and 500 yards,
the breadth 100 yards, and the depth vary
ing from four to SIX feet Nine hundred
yards in length have been deepened six feet,
and the remainder four feet. The whole
amount OF mud and sand excavated has been
$4,000 cubic yards, giving the channel at
the shallowest point fourteen feet ut low wa
ter. Nothing is now wanting to render the
channel both easy and safe throughout but
proper system of buoying. We learn that
two new buoys will be furnished by the
Light-huuse Board, which will put naviga-
ton in Il better condition than beture, though
even then the provision for :0gcy or thick
weather will uot be as perfect Is could be
desired. There is, however, 10 disposition
10 complain 81 what has been vouch3a!ed,
bat the contrary.-Nat. Int.
FREE NEGRO TAXES-Somc time since the
City Council to enforce the payment oi taxes
any free negro failing to pay his or her Cor
pUration taxes, or leyles, for any year, or
years, and not having visible property out OF
which they can he made by distress, shall,
by order of the Mayor. be hired out by the
Collector Of the Corporation, OF the District
in which such free negro may reside, Tor
such time as will suffice, ut not less than ten
cents dav, 10 raise the said taxes and L.
vies. Accordingly OF Thursday last, the
Collector Of taxes advertised certain dc.in-
uuent free negroes, to be hired out 10 the
highest bidder on the 18th of August. The
result has been a SETTLING up, i'll many
cases, and it is believed that when the day
arrives there will be none to hire.
TIE CRY II ARKET-The city market on
Saturday was we'll attended, notwithstand-
ing the rain Of the previous night. Asusual
il considerable amount OF truck was sold,
and by ten o'clock the benches were pretty
we'll swept of the market stuff which had
loaded them ut the opening Of market. All
the summer vegetables and fruits are now i'll
full supply at reasonable prices, though
owing to the drought the tendency has been
to rise in prices. New sweet potatoes made
their appearance in the market, last week,
for tie first time, this season.
TIE SorTuwEsTEuy TRADE.-Thc trade
which the Southwestern line promises t. pour
into this city, begins to excite the attention
of the other cities of the State. The Rich
mond Despatch Of last Friday, devotes lead
er to awakening the attention of the citizens
of Richmond, to the Importance Of the trade.
It underta kes to prove that by proper efforts
rhs trade could be diverted entirely to
Richmond. There * trade enough for ali
the Virginia cities in the great South
west. and Alexandria ought to have It's full
share.
ACCIDENTAL DEoXNING A man named
Hourihau, employed IN building the bridge
across the river, a short distance above
Lynchhurg, for the Oranee L Alexandria
railroad, was drowned on Friday afternoon.
Together with several others, he was eros.
sing the river in IL boat, when he accidentally
fell into the stream, and drowned immedi~
ately. He leaves a young wife, 10 whom he
had been married only a few months.
RAIH.-We learn that last week there
were genial and refreshing rains IN various
parts of the adjacent country, helping the
growing corn much, and giving new ap-
pearance to the fields.
William Parrish, ex.Sherif OF Appomat-
tox, was shot ut one evening during last
week, while promcnading in the yard imme-
diately ia front Of his dwelling. -Four shots