Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-03-06

winds have blown it over on the Maryland flats
upon the whole length of which it Is banked up
to considerable thickness The tides, too, in
consequence OF the wiuds, ara very low, and the
trips OF the Maryland ferry boat Virginia have
been suspended. The steamer Arrow, Of the
Mount Vernon line, made no trips yesterday
or to-day, and the weather is so cold that the
operations OF the dredging machine, at the wharf
| OF the American Coal Compaur, lave been t m
porariIy discontinued. The steamer Lady of
the Lake arrived this morning from Norfolk,
and the steamer Express lett Baltimore for this
city yesterday evening. The [. S. frigae
Constellation still lies off the city receiving her
stores aud armament
AN ALEXANDRIAN.s J oKE The excitement
created among the large crowd that had gatl.-
cred at the horse bazaar in Washington, yes
terday, by the violence of a vicious animal, H.
visible to most of those present, was turned IN
to panic when, in addition to the flying splln-
tiers and noise made by the planks as the feet
of the infatuated LorSe HI ked against them,
| was added the loud voice of Mr.. James Chat
| ham of this city crying, Look out the house
is failiug aud the place was cleared OF most Ut
its human occupants III au instaut. Some who
were there report that they were lifted from
their feet aud Doruc out Of the building by the
crowd in its eager anxiety to clca" what they
imagined W ,uld instantly be falling root.
VESSEL SuSK.-Mr. Naglee's yach General
Hancock, Captain William Bird, left Occoquan
Yesterday with a load Of fish for this city, but
had hardly started before it was discovered
that she had been cut through Iy The ice aud
was leaking badly. 1t Was determined, how
ever, to proceed, and Mr.. Naglec who was On
| board taking the helm, the Captain and crew
by the use OF the pumps amt buckets mauageu
with the most strenuous cXcrtlrns to keep her
ahoa, until she reached here. She was full OF
water as she ncared the wharf and sunk as
soou as she had gotten in her dock. Her cargo
had 10 be fShed out of hcr hold with touss
aud sticks.
ALARM OF FlRE-Ihe alarm Of fire about
two . clock this e, euing was CAUSED by the par
tal burning of the roof OF the dwelling house
Of Mr.. Simon Waterman, on Royal, between
Cameron and Queen streets. The ire oiigina-
ted froul ID spark from nighborirg chimney,
but had not prrgrcs ,ed lar before it was dis
covered, aud the alarm being SOUNDED the fire
! departurn: was Gu the ground III au almost III
credible short space ui time, aud the HilncS
were speedily cxt!nguShcd and before any Sc
rous damage hau been occa>loned.
FIRE ENGINE IMPROVEMENT Engineer
Richard Purcell, Of the Columbia Steam Fine
Engiue has just completed sleeve for his en-
CINE, which will greatly facilitate aud expedite
the connection between the hose and the fire
plugs aud has also ,ualc i copper screen to
protect the pump Of his engine. These iul-
provemrnts ttr. Purcell made with his own
hands, and SO saved the Corporation consld-ra
bile expense He has kindly offered to make
similar improvements Tor The Hydraullon
steamer
CONFERENCE AFFAIRS. "A large num-! of
ministers, among them Il ". w. L Muu>cy,
again passed through here this morning, on
their way to the Conference Of the NJ. +.
Church South, which met in Warrenton to-day.
In the Annual Confer, nee of the NJ. +.
Chumh, II W. in session in Baltimore an o!''na-
ry of the late Alfred Griffith, Of llis city, was
yesterday read and approved.
SUDDEN DEATH When Mr.. William Cliff
ford and his wife who live on Prince street,
found to their horror that their baby, an infant
about six weeks OH, and who was in bed with
shem, was dead The chli was apparently
sudden death is unknown.
CANAL NAVIGATION. President Clark, OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, has announced
that water will be let on the whole length Of
that line on the eth inst, to morrow, but
should the weather continue rs cold as at pres
eut, the probability is that the opening OF nav
igatiou may be delayed some time longer
Run AwAY.-The horses attached to the
ambulance belonging to the signal corps at
Fort Whippl4, in this county, became trlghtan
cd whilst crossing the Aqueduct Monday after
noon. and ran at full speed over that structure.
The driver who was unable to control them,
was thrown to the ground, but luckily sustain
ed no Injury.
TIE WEATHER. Five weeks-all to two
days-of the six allowed by prescription have
now ELAPSED since Captain Beard saw that
ground hog ''skoot' across the road. Winter
is evidently lingering in the lap Of Spring, and
the sooner the latter gets tired the bettel.
CHANGED. The Washington NJ. f. Con-
ference, colored, in session in Baltimore, yester-
day changed the scat Of the next Conference
from Alexandria to Washington city.
Boat RAcE.-The Potomac Boat Club, of
Georgetown. has received an invitation from
the class of y at the Annapolis Naval AGA
deny to row friendly race.
Great Bargains
ut the
SAREpTA CLoTHING HALL,
Of
|. SCHWARTZ & Co.
All Winter Clothing is to he sold without re-
gard to cost, in order to make room for hne
- ,,n,,,la.a stock of Sprng Goods