Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-12-13
- LOCAL. NEWS. : ]
..pI 2 - s EVENING. eDECEMBER 49,

,yzThfST ffESslZz-- 80 : III 1A
.,ERIDAY N1Na,sDECEMBERl 49,
.-.---rt-:.:.-. : -
mi sTok ,pTn WEATHER rAftess TIE TIE
1 q and seet Of yesterday morning, snow com
.sanced falling, and it continued to snow All
a.v during the Eeptire jnigbt,,and until nine
O'clock this morning, when the sun emerged
sn I'M, the clouds beautifully, and othe weather
b.. been clear but exceedingly cold all dave
Tbaeasthlis cgFe1easwatk spo# TO depth of
ssYasl1 ;hhtthe, and I'd some places, where there
"a drifts Several FEE k The cold during
the st6rm spd since las been intense and
GREAT deal Of ice has formed sin{ rive-the
whole stream, in fact, being closed With the e1-
seption1 so Of f tie track kept open BY The AQUA
creek ihsif Boats, and the swash channel hear
tbeSMirylapashese. no .aa.or9. 2atp1sasAW
Theasteanlers Express, from 'Baltimore,sdu due
here on Wednesday evening last, did not, arrive
hu6l four o'clock yesterday fet eniny She #
GOOD deal of freight at the different! landings
on the Potomac. ,,,,,rs. tr,g
The Wawasset, which was to have left here
this morning for Grrrionlan had not started
oan1 ihss IS Sshng At four four iclec eek
this evenings and, ii the. weather contnuesoas
stpresen WILDE 5aW the 81 SEASON SON :
Thereare about sixty Pc sons an this CITY and
IN Washington who sntempla ayipy here
il her this. morllng f5r th4ir homes near the
different Potomac landings, end their ldisap:
pointment IS as can!well BE- Imagined, very an
moving. and occasions them great iaconve
nience ITO
Il was stated on the wharf ttistlnorning that
q tug boat would be ssnt to, Tue assistance of
the steamer John Gitson,s aground pear Port
Tobacco, and it was thesintention Of those dis
appointed by, the ,Wawaset, who, live between
this city andal hap point, to eddeavort to obtain
passage on board of it to- their homes
The Washington ferry, for all practical pur-
poses, has been c'osea77 1.-The WfhrissImm It ar
rived here at ha:f past s this M oEning, and left
sgain athalt.past} tent, bussiwhen ttds3yagticle
was written She was jamhmed fast il the ice,
Just above the coalewharves. se!h&L LGa s1n90
The aAauia, cresk..line is still open, apd sef-
forts viii be made t, keep, it 80, The NEandefT
bt left here yesterday evening, and arrived
this morning, but little behind time; and the
Keyport left this morning, but little after her
usual henrs II 4 ga Il xI@ " '?Edi
Several vessels anchored in the harbor were
blown ashore. during the.< gale.--some on the
fats on this side of the river, below the lower
ship yard, and ope ON the Maryland fats, above
the bluf-and this morning were being dragged
off by tug boats. Q or aH&W 0gA
The trains on the Orange, Alexandria and
Manassas Railroad are running regularly
ing arrived and departed this morning as
usual XqLtB3 QIA ,agIuhI LIN &n8
The passenger train on the Alexandria, Lou
doun and Hampshire Railroad, on its way out
this morning, ran off the track in a "dritt' at
Slater Crossing, a:but was backed on again
without much trouble, and after detention of
only about twenty minutes proceeded on its
way, and would, it was thought, reach Leess
burg but little, behind time 4k91
The local train onSthe Washington and Alex-
andria Railroad, which leaves this city at half
past eight O'clock il. the morning, was detained
some time on St.Asaph street, in. consequence
Of the. drifts, 80, = 4s 49, do. 1gaEg
The sleighing carnival has not yet com
menced, for people were not prepared fol, it.,
but severakrespectable looking. turnonts2 were
on the streets to-day, and the sound Of the
merry bells was H. joyous contrast this morn
log to the almost. deserted side walks. Qp7 - !
II conssqqences Of the ice embargo, the sup
ply oEoysters has.been cutoff, and the price Of
that now necessary article Of food has gone up
in consequence. .ttN0., 1905 5s5~E
This is the severest storm, aud the deepest,
snow we have had this winter " q y