Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-26
The RIvERAAssfegards color, the river
low can not be. distinguished flAn the land,


now can not be- distinguished f1hn the land,
and as; as tho EYE can reach it presents IL
either direction, a sheet OF untrpddcn snow
for it, was. covered with ice before the snow
storm commenced, and. willingly RECEIVED the
covering atfordedit! Navigation is, OF course,
entirely suspended for vessels of all descrlp-
tons, and no track has been made through ITS
icy coating since Friday last. One OF the crew
of the schooner Lucy Wright, who arrived last
night from ,Quantico, reports that that vessel
is In. Ouantico Bay. She was hound out, but
was caught there by the freeze and has dis
charged her Grew and gone into winter quarters
with her Mate in charge There were eight
oyster boats: lying IN the same bay The most
of which we're bound, for Washington. The
captain of the. brig H. G. Haskell hence for
Havana also arrived last night on the train
from 'Quan,ico. He reports his vessel at Plney
Point, and the tut boats Potomac. Katie Wise,
and Governor Curtin at Matthias Point trying
to get off the steamer Lady Of the Lake. Also
the tugs Johuson Brothers and Ariel at Guam
tico tight in the Ice. Three soldiers FROM Fort
Foot, who must needs have some Christmas,
walked across the river yesterday from Opos'
sum Hall, and from present indications the
same feat can be performed Unfortunately,
and without any limit as regards time.
Snow STORM. 1t. commenced showing
about eleven O'Clock yesterday morning, and
continued unintcrrupteily Until twelve 10 day,
though during the night the lnc'emnncy was
increased by a fall of slcet aud hail. The Suo"
is not deep on a level, but in some places II
has drifted considerably and has occa>ored
such obstructiousjto the railroad tracks that ali
the trains arriving at and departing from this
city have been considerably delayed, and the
trips of the local traius between here and
Washington disarranecd and retarded. Up to
one o'clock to-day neither the north or south
bound trains over the o.. 4 \ NJ and \. 4 L.
Railroads had arrived, nor had the train from
Hamilton. due here at S a. M, made Its appear
ance The streets of the city Were unusually
quiet and as tar as business was concerned the
transactions of to day may he described as
those Of dies non The mail train that lett
here at S:45 this morning ou tic ". 4 y Il;
r. arrived at Leesburg at p. m, and passed.
on to Hamilton. The train from Leesburg due
here at s a. IN. was at llcrodoa when the mp
train passed No train went out on this road
this afternoon. !.
OYsrERs-Thc supply Of oysters at the
dock has been exhausted for TWO days, aud The
STOCK OF SOuG I'll IUC uCaclS lt'7, III N'ii'"
quence, become disSipatcd; but there need be
no fear Of dearth Of what now has become
almost one Of the nccesSarics of lie, because
several Of the packers laid in large supplies IN
anticipation of the freeze. These supp dies still
hold out, and if the worst comes to the worst
Baltimore aud Annapolis cau be drawn upon
by rail, though some question the availability
of those markets If the prevailing snow storm
continues much longer.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE w. Il .. Il. R.
The Loudoun Enterprise says:-''We be-
lieve that Mr.. Mckenzie is the rig ht man
in the right place as President Of the W.
& O. r. r. We believe that he has done
more, than any other man could have done, for
this work, and that if he is aided, In the slight
est degree by public interest and public sym
patty, and if his life is spared, he will make 1t
what he sees it ought to be. -
BALTIMORE AND Potomac RAILROAD
The Marlboro Nd Gazette says: 1--WE are
grati6cd to say that the Baltimore and Poto-
mac Railroad is finished to the river, and that
in very short time it will be fully equipped
the entire distance from Baltimore to Pope
Creek On the Potomac river.