Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-16

Ei!l hs held t:rnlS Ill III lAioeiE 1A'i'' i"i 'io
purpose Of appointing delegates 10 the State
conservative Convention which, vii! meet IN
richmond on " cdues,lar, the jolh lii7!
NorNr Men 5 CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. -
The regular monthly meeting Of This society
was held in their room last night.
luthe absence Of the President JAS Entwisle,
i. took the chair and opened the lueetlng with
rbc usual religious services.
in the absence of Secretary llndgkin. I. ).
dempsey WIS appointed i" act H. Secretary
pr" tenI.
Fin, inmates Of lh: July n,rclins We're read
and approved 90
Th. various committees through their Char-
u,,n and mculGcrs, madeexcellenl reports from
rhe activities; the report especially from the
aims house, by Chairman Driscol WIS ni great
rralnise for results in that quarter.
The Treasurer reported no receipts and no
expenditures sine, the last meeting.
The Executive Committee reported the fol-
lowing names for active membership: Me>>rs.
u Il. Stansbury, t. Cary Cover. Benjamin ID.
StlIings. and WIN. Il. Lift leticld elected
unanimously.
Several newly elected members were next III
,roluced and signed the Constitution.
On motion of j. r. Audey. it was resolved,
that the President appoint Il cumlnlttee-one
member from each Church-to take Into con-
liberation the propriety of having moonlight
excursion down the Potomac some night dur
Ing the latter part of the month and report
tuesday night.
At this point President G.. r. Hill entered
the room and took the chair.
On motion it was resolved that when this
meeting adjourn. it adjourn to meet next Tues
dav night, 22d inst, AT 5 clock, without fur
Their notice to the members except by publish
cd local notice in the Alexandria Gazette.
On motion of JAS. EntwiSlc. ir., it was,
ResoI,nH, That shc thanks of this Association
be, and are hereby rendered to Mrs. u. STAINS
bury for the generous Use of her room 1or our
cottage prayer meeting during the last fve
months, and that the Secretary be Instructed
to furnish her copy Of this resolution
There was full! attendance OF the members,
the utmost harmony prevailed, and after sing
irIg the Doxology, the association adjourned TO
meet rs above.
90. CANAI--The following letter says
The Cumberland News OF yesterday. will OK
pl4in the progress made towards repairing the
break uear Merceryille which has interrupted
navigation for six or seven days past.
MER, ERvILLE August II, 1871.
The first light boats passed the break last night
Sundays at ten o'clock. The break seems +"
D, repaired all right now. Not Il portion Of the
i.cw ill has vet washed out or does II even leak.
fhr failure t. repair the break the other day
wa, CAUSED by the water escaping under the
rocks on the BERN side After this defect
IN, discovered excavations were made tOa depth
# i've or six feet below the canal bottom, and
the holes cementcd and made tight, and it is
pronounced n good job. l cannot see that any
blame can be attached to Nny OF the officials be-
cause of the break, or the manner OF conducting
the repairs. ,. BOYER.
There were no boats at Cumberland on Mon
day, and all business at the wharves Was sus.
pended. 1t Is expected says the News, re-
turning boats may reach Cumberland Tuesday
evening. BY "Wednesday morning, at tarthcst,
! fleet should be he here
1t was thought this morning by persons en-
gagged in the canal trade that loaded boats from
Cumberland would arrive here this morning.
Y. S.-A telegram received to-day by Capt.
John r. Masters agent Of the Borden Coal
Company, says that loaded boats commenced
passing Sandy Hook at 4. ILL., this morning.
Ind would probably arrive her tomorrow.