Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-28

Last evening the rooms at the corner of Penn
sylvania avenue and 18th street having been
fitted up as ticket Office for the Pennsylvania
railroads and their connections, Including the
Baltimore oud Potomace and the Alexandria
and Fredericksburgl the officials in charge of
the office opened them for inspection. - WASH
2ngtOn Star
THE PoToMAc AND ITS FORTS General
HUMPHREYS, chief Of the engineer corps, in his
just submitted annual report say
In relation to distractions In the Potomac
it has not yet been found practicable to make
the desired experiments upon these obstruc-
tons The material has been left in store at
Fort Foote. Arrangements have been made
to purchase the site at Fort Foote, and the
title is now being examined. If the title is APP
proved, operations in construction may be at
once begun, with funds already appro priated.
He asks an additional appropriation of SIS 900
for this fort On Fort Washington there have
been no expenditures. Plans for its improve
ment have been prepared, but could not be
made for want of funds; $4,000 is asked for
it. He asks an appropriation OF 100000 for
Fort Monroe and reviews the, repairs during
the past year.
In relation to the Improvement Of the Poto-
mac river above, the Long Bridge, he says 'sthe
dredging Of the channel was completed 10 De-
ccmber, 1871, " and he submits the following
estimates for further improvement OF the river,
subject to the modification Of the commission
appointed by the last Congress Amount
available for fiscal year ending June 80, 1873,
$55O62 amount asked for fiscal year ending
Jnne 80. 1874, 100000.
THANKSGIVING DAY.-Services were held
to-day in Christ Church, and the First Prcsby-
tcran and the Methodist Protestant Churches.
The banks were closed, as we're all the Govern
ment offices except the post office, which was
open from to $50 a. ~, and will be open
from to s p M. The telegraph Offices were
open from to 10 a. M. and will be open from
to o. N. There was no meeting OF the
Commercial Exchanges Adams Express office
was only partially open; the Office Of the Water
Company was closed as we're also some OF the
stores, in the afternoon, and great many
coored men and boys availed themselves of the
opportunity to 90 "a shooting Nearly all
the schools had holiday, and the cadets of st.
Johns Academy paraded the principal streets
and presented very creditable appearance.
a public dinner was given by the ladies of ST.
Paul's Church at Sarepta Hall. ln the after
noon Golden Lodge of Knights of Pythias OF
Baltimore, accompanied by members of the
order from Washington and music, arrived
streets by delegations from lodges of the order
in this CITY. A colored association from Wash
ington called the Columbia Pioneer Club, also
paraded the streets with music this afternoon.
ALEXANDRIA, natural advantages of
Alexandria are undeniable, -tneir development
and profitable cultivation depends upon her
own people and this they can do full as we'll
under the agis of old Virginia, as under the
tax-ridden, negroized government OF the Dis
trict of Columbia And We can but think that
if the "prominent citizens" of Alexandria will
but out their own shoulders to the wheel, dis
pei all idea of outside assistance, and determine
to carve out destiny for themselves, they Will
more speedily and more certainly attain that
altitude of commercial independence and pros
perity which nature designed they should occu'
nv, and at the same time enjoy more FULLY the
fruits of their own victory, and do much toward
building up the crippled resources of the grand
old State of which they to- day form part
Lo mlom Mirror.
RELIGIOUS REv1vAL.-fhe Alexandria cor
respondent of the Baltimore Sun of this morn
ing says: s'One of the greatest religious re,
yiyals ever known to have occurred IN Alexan
dria is now in progress in the Methodist Pro-
testant Church, on Washington street, Rev.
James l.. KiIgore, d. d., pastor. Sunday
night hundreds were unable to gain admission.
One hour previous to the time tor commencing
service the church was packed. Some eighty
or ninety persons have been converted, ana
seventy five have been added to the churcn.
DIR. Kilgore remarked, on Sunday night, that
the revival had doubled the membership OF the
church. Monday night there we're twenty
penitents.' Thechurch was again crowded last
night and sixteen mourners and nine converts
were at the altar. 80. 4,.i
A QUESTION; OF THANKS, The Baltimore
Sun of this morning -'Gosernor Walker,
Of Virginia, did not issue thanksgiving oprocla-
nation this year, but Mayor Berkley, OF Alex
andria. has officially requested the people to re-
gard this as day of thanksgiving aed prayer,
and that the occasion be appropriately observed
1.-The churches there. Whereupon the WASH
jngton Star asks, "Has Alexandria more 20
thank God for than tine rest OF the Old pomin'
ion?'' Answer-Perhapss she has, as the De1igo
aboard of public works is casting Its regarding
eve in that direction. j, 2', ~
80 REFUND TINE The passenger tain on the
GA. & Nj. r. r. due here at Gil5 yesterday
avenino was delayed several hours by the
brcakinp of steam pipe ofthe locomotive, OF
Madison Run, which ncessitated' the sendIpIg
hack to Goraonsville for another engine The
train was copp6Scd Of eight passenger cars :
filled mostly with stockholders 10 the w. ~ \
NJ. r. r. - -----------
: pEas osA1:-Mr. Thomas Moore, of Fairfax
G r., passed through this city, to-day, en- en-,
route for Chicago, whittier he goes on iesa'
business. % .
FOR SALE - -;
A,ATWO: STORY FRAME HOUSE, con;
limo four rooms and kitchen. Will pc SOLO
f very low for cash. Apply T t. HOY,
nov as.eo2w Corner King and Pitt streets
OsT-On Wednesday evening, between en- i tiy Z
and six O. CLOCK, Indies SINAI, d ~ y;