Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-11-10

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tifnl Grafton on Monday evening, for the benefit
of the Memorial Association, and some very
cscdtable dramatic, performances were given
! for the same object, and it is the intention OF
the Association to have them at every Court
H@l{IvIu = IHGG PEQUoD.
q Fairfax G. f., Nov. 9th, 1866.
THE CANAL SIT is gratifying to every
friend Of the canal says the Cumberland
| Civilian, ITO know that on.last Thursday water
. was let into The Alexandria canal, and the best
engineers say that the aqueduct never was
stronger and tighter than at the present time.
Boats have already LETT this port consigned dl.
rectly to Alexandria, and we trust that moth
/ ing viii hereafter occur to stop this trade at
way stations, as has been done since the begin
ing of the war. The people Of Georgetown
l;have been and stillare using every exertlon IN
their power to prevent the use ofthe aqueduct,
and the I'm beetle arguments used IN favor thereof
are sufficient to consignment authors to lunatlc
asylumns for life. The merchants and the city
council pray foran injunction to prevent the
use of the aqueduct because it is channel by
which the trade Of Georgetown is carried to
| Alexandria The people outside OF George
town are to sacrifice all their interests IN this
trade in order that that magnificent little WI
lage should enjoy the handling Of the dollars
and cents put into circulation by the transhlp-
ment Of our large cargoes of coal. There is IN
this action neither reason justice nor llberaty,
and we earnestly hope and trust that they may
fail in their ungenerous efforts ltis not alone
the interests, Of Alexandria that requires the
opening and good order of the aqueduct but
those of Cumberland and the entire coalreglon
| of Maryland. We are glad to say that there
is no earthly prospect Of the Georgetown gov
eminent securing the Injunction d.
q The Georgetown Courier Of this morning
| says5:-,:The water III the aqueduct IS pretty
high, but yesterday morning seventeen inches
more we're required to float the Anticipated fleet
| from Cumberland to Alexandria. The. gates,
it was then rumored, would be opened at noon,
so that the strength of the structure has now
been we'll tested The nine :coa.Iaden boats
that are destined to cross it are looked for with
much interest. The intrepdity Of the men.
who shall venture over the aqueduct will de-.
serve place in history. Sam Patch's jump
over Niagara Falls fades into insignifance when
compared with this passage OF our modern
Helespoint. 80 Y :. . :. - - u - ILL.,.
80 LITTLE FALLS BRIDGE. The Little Falls
Bridge over hePotomac River, IS, says the
Georgetown Courier, in very .precarlous con-
ditionyy 4 petition has been presented to the
| Commissioner OF Public Buildings praying for
its immediate repair; but. it appearing that
/ there arc mounds 10 the Interior Department
to be appropriated, the Commissioner recon-
menGs the corporation Of Georgetown to expend
! $1,000 for repair Of the bridge, and says that,
when Congress shall have voted the necessary
amount, she will see that it IS refunded. y
resolution was accordingly passed by the Coun-
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| the purpose, with the understanding that 1t
| shall be paid back as above animated, and by
| the Board of Aldermen after the striking out
ofthe latter clause. ~ - ~ -. 2h-.t"
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RELIGIOUS. A letter from the Rev. Geo.
W. Langhorne, published in the Baltimore
Episcopal Methodist, says: eve have had
a glorious revival here. About one hundred
persons have protested religion, and to the
| present date sixty-eight have joined our
Church. The work lis still progressing. |
have never seen such uniform seriousness and
| order. To Christ De all the glory 'saav 80
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+ Y PITCulNG -BALLsSIN THE STREETS. -7The po-
/ lice officers have received instructions To arrest
I all boys found engaged in tossing or pitching
balls in the streets. This evil habit which has
Infected, the boys of all conditions in the city,
has become m intolerable nuisancs-thc result
beingsBroken glasses, scared horses and lncon-
yenielneced pedestrians, and the Mayor has very
properly determined 10 put a stop TO Il.
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" 1Ra1N1A ANNUAL CONFERENCE The
aOrangeand Alexandria and the y Virginia Cen
trail Railroads have agreed t. carry the Aims
tiers and Lay Delegates to the Virginia Annua!
Conference, which meets in Norfolk on the
/ 2lst inst, to and from that cltyior halt1are
n aft 50 -: ~ = .,a, ~
eli ASSIGNED TO DUIY. Captain s.: p, lee
It45tlaU S Sal Infantry ~ re, has been as
signed TO duty in esFreedmen' Bureau, ane
5anrdered.to report TO Brerct Briigadier Genera
G. II. Howard, assistant commissioner for thu
District Of Columbia. .fatsfecfsy sle
rNllsRrsBr. II market was bounteously sup
piled This morning, with the substantLials ane
! delicacies Ct he season, and, what IS by n'
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