Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-03-18
CANAL MATTERS. The Cumberland News

withstandlng the fact that the ice was hrmer
than the day before, Superintendent Mulvaney
succeeded in having the ice-breaker make a
way for the passage of boats from the canal
locks to the Potomac wharf The work was
exceedingly difficult, and was not accomplished
without great deal of labor aud perseverance.
The canal is now reported navigable except in
places where the floating ice has gorged Nine
boats from points along the line of canal about
the vicinity OF Hancock arrived at Cumberland
yesterday morning. having been ON the way tor
encountered much difficulty 10 making their
way through the ice The boats ALASKA
and ''Embry'' with cargoes of coal left this
port Yesterday forenoon. They were reported
last night as having been stopped by ice at the
tide water about three miles below this city:
Several boats are now awaiting cargo OF
coal, and they will start for below as soon as
they can get loading" The Washington Star
Of Saturday evening says: News has been re-
ceived this morning from Mercervlle, Md. stat
ing that very heavy ice remains on that level.
and at some points near by the ice is some
fourteen inches thick. The ice boats are bust
" engaged in breaking it, but boats that follow
in the wake of the ice breakers cannot proceed
as the ice clogs so fast as to prevent them. y
very large number Of empty boats on their way,
to Cumberland and other points are detained
ut HarperS Ferry on account OF the Ice. Inc
Alexandria Canal will be navgabe tonight
when the boats that wlntered here Will start
up Advices fom Cumberland state that the
MARYLAND Goa! Company commenced shipping
coal by the canal this morning.
YEsTERDAY.-The weather yesterday, as 1t
had been for several preceding Sundays was
exceedingly disagreeabe, and the melting snow
on the side walks made walking any thing but
pleasant. But few people, in consequence, were
on the streets, and the attendance at the
churches was limited. Some colored people
were baptised about the middle of the day in
the cove Just north OF the lower ship-yard, and
at night the ceremony of baptism was perform
ed in the Baptist Church. In the afternoon
the funeral oil Mrs Elizabeth Frances Simms
was attended by the Martha Washington Home
Communion-a female branch OF the Broh her.
hood of the Union-each member wearing the
enslgnia of the order. The following is a re-
port of the work done during the day by the
Young Men sChristiau Association 'IheAlms
House services were not as fully attended as
usual owing to the weather, bur the exercises
we're we'll conducted, and were interesting and
profitable The usual jail work was performed
and religious papers distributed to the inmates
The PRAYER meeting iu the afternoon. a; the
First Presbyterian Church. was unexpectedly
large in the attendance, considering the state
OF the weather; the exercises were fuli OF lire
and profit Special prayer was requested tor
the Sunday prayer meeting: aud Tor The work
ers of the Association that they might emulate
the life and character OF our departed brother
Atkinson. This meeting will be held next
Sunday in the Baptist Church.
FALLS CnURCH. The Falls Church CORES
poudeut of the Washington Republican of this
morning says Real estate transactions are
lively. Among those which have TRANSFERRED
within few days are the following: Mr \. E.
Loupsbury has purchased OF Mr. ID. ;. Mooney
cottage with two acres of ground, together
with blick building and one quarter acre. Mr.
Fowler, OF Georgetown, has purchased of Levi
Parker. esq.,, forty acres, including the beaut-
full grove near the depot, on which | under
stand he contempIates erecting line country
residence. Mr. George B. Whiting has also
purchased FIVE acres adjoining, on which he ex-
poets to build The large and elegant, mansion
with Mansard root, of the Duryee brothers,
now nearly completed, presents most com
manding appearance and our new nelghbor,
MIR. Augustus Raymond, is charging and
identifying the dwelling recently purchased by
him. 1t is reported that MIR. Riley, Got
the firm of Crandell & Riley is soon to take
possession of his farm here. and contem-
plates cutting it up into village lots and placing
them in market.