Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-14

SION from the District INTO lr@lla. rev.
William :. Balm i, the preacher IN charge
The camp meeting Of the VI. r.. Church
near Annapolis Is numcrouSly attended. Among
those present yesterday were several IRON TINS
city. Rev Mr.. Mun>cH preached yesterday to
IN immense congregations
CHESAPEAKE AND OnIo CANAI.-Erom the
following letter Say& the Cumberland News OF
Saturday. it will be- seen that the break IN the
Chcsapcakcunl Ohio Canal l. not yet repaired,
and a.;lin orr expectations ct al immediate
RESUMPTION Of navigation on the Ncwcrvllle
level subjected to disappointment
MERCEEvlLLE August II, ISL.
Tin. wafer Wa turned in this level yesterday
!, wrote YOU In the evening it commenced
leaking and scycr,! hole plowcd up III t he
bottom. The water is now drawn of again.
and am Of the opinion it will take 4 longer
tim. to die ont the tilIinr than 1t did to fill up
the break. All thought the repairing WAS L
GOOD lob, but unfortunately they were mistaken.
s. BOYER.
There Wis no disappointment in this city
nor will there be should another "leak be
.!=coyeed before the existing one Is repaired.
llSrERpAl.--lc,tcr,lay WIS clear and
fright and very warm The city was rs quiet
rs usual on Sundays Many persons came here
from Washington, among thema party Of young
men who came in three sail boats, and who ap-
reared oil the streets in their shirt sleeves and
ar. Footed and with their hats decorated with
leave, and flowers Small congregations We're
trcSrut at all the churches in which services We're
held. The Young Men 5 Christian Association
conducted the following services: The USUAL
exercises at the Bethel jail and aims house.
with great interest and with Il full corps OF
workers. The Sunday prayer meeting at tn:
II PRESBYTERIAN Church, WAS we'll attended and
the EXERCISES We're unusually pleasant and edIiy-
me The open air prayer meeting met with
its usual success, in numbers and interest Oh
the part Of the congregation assembled. THIS
meeting will commences next Sunday ut half
,.ast six clock.
lMl'oKrANrro TEACHERS. The Supcrintcn-
dent OF Public Schools for the city and county
Of Alexandria requests us to say that he has
received orders from the Board of Education
to cancel all licenses to teach heretofore grant
cd By him, and that no one can be elected or
employed without 4 rc.rxamination This he
will give ut the " Washington School house, on
Wednesday, the I'D inst, at the conclusion OF
the Teachers Institute As the certificates are
to hc graded it will be we'll for all teachers to
refresh their memories 10y Il little study during
the coming week, that they may stand as high
rs possible.
VACCINATION AND THE Public ScHooLs---
Persons intending to enter their children III
public schools are reminded that the law strict.
" requires that they be vaccnatel before en-
tcring. No permit can be granted if they have
not been so protected, and it will be useless ii
apply for one. Dr. Powell tells us that he has
procured Il fresh suppl V of vaccine matter. and
We presume that other physicians are. also, pre-
pared to perform the operation. Thu.r who
are not paupcrS, will of course. have IN pay
the physicians Tor their services.
FAIRFAX X GEnRGEruWN TURNPIKE Co..
Last week the different parties concerned had
Il meeting at Falls Church, and the Turnpike
difficulties were it is Thought. at least, plactl-
calIy il not altogether settled. y new engineer
Is to he employed 10 run ont the present route
Of the pike and to Iun other lines, and the
shortest, most practical, AMI most economical
line between the end ul' the constructed pike
and Falls Church is to be the route.
INn,N,rloN.- Judge Il. H. Cockcriu of the
County Court, to-day granted an injunction to
prevent the further progress OF work on the
Washington extension Of the A!HyalEira and
fredericksburg rallrN;si. over TIC luEliplhc'
the charter of the Turnpike company providing
that in case ofthc use OF the road Tor other
than the purpose designated the land should
revert to the original owners. This will put 4
stop to work on the railroad fox the time Icing
and until the case is heard and dccldcd
BoAr RACE.-'rhc race between tie sail
boats Curlcw aud Witch Of the Wave for 500,
from Washington city to Fort Washington and
return, came off o.day and was Won by the
latter Which took the lead soon after the start.
and passed by here on the home stretch at halt
ll>t two o clock this evening fully mile ahead.
The steamer Wawaset accompanied the boats
with large number of interested spectators on
board
SHAREHOLDERS MEETING. The Board OF
Directors If the q. A. 4 NJ. K. K. Company
at their meeting at Kawlcy Springs on Friday
last determined. rs will Ic seen by reference "a
4 notice in another column, that meeting o!
the Stockholders Of the company be held III
this city on Thursday, the l4th proXImo.
VALUABLE MARE KILLED, Il valuable
mare belonging to Mr. Samuel q Basot WAS
knocked in rho head md killed this morning Il