Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-13
LOCAL BREVI'riES.

enced here fell for three-quarters Of an hour
this afternoon-from quarter before two TO
| half-past two. Some of the streets were Hood
ed, the water rushing down them in torrents
sweeping everything before it. and the cutters
OF many OF them being, tor the time, rendered
impassahle. The bridge at the intersection OF
| Pitt and Princess streets was washed away. and
| the water ut the intersection Of Royal and l'rn-
cess streets was about eighteen inches deep.
| flooding the houses in that neighborhood aud
compelling their occupants to move their tnrnt-
turc to the upper floors and TO open all the
lower doors SO a> TO allow the water free exit
| The upper end Of King street and Pcyton
street were submerged 10 such Il degree that
the street cars could not run until the flood had
subsidized.
A telegram received here by the American
Coal Company, this morning, states that cu-
vert was washed out Of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal, near Berlin yesterday. Nlasons
and labnrs were sent up to the scene Of the
break from Georgctowa last night, but ten
days it said. will be consumed 10 making the
necessary repairs. Two bridges were washed
away on the B. & o. Il. r. yesterday, Which
will prevent the transportation of coal to Balti
more also for Il time al least.
William Jackson, the co!orcl man now in
| iail for the murder Of his wife, and who has
been rcspitcd twice will, unless 4 further re-
pricve be granted. of which at present there Is
but slight prospect, be hung in the Jail yard
! on Friday next. Should his fate be sealed he
will be hung upon the same gaow> upon which
Manlcy met his end, and the ground in the jail
yard was being prepared for It's erection to-day.
The members Of the Board Of Public Works
Mcssrs Washington Blythe Of the lst Ward,
John a. Field Of The 2nd, j. H. }eckham Of
the 3rd and John B. Smoot Of the 1th,appear
ed before S. II. Janncy, esq, President of the
Board Of Aldermen, this morning aud quail
! fed according to law They will meet tonight
for the purpose of pcrtccllng their organlza
ton.
\ boy named Tom Bird .elt, alias Dutch, ac-
cidcn,ally fell through the hatch hole in the
3rd story of Mr. McGraw's sumac factory, up
per end Of King street, yesterday afternoon, to
the ground floor, and was badly. though it is
hoped DOT seriously, injured DIR. French ren
dercd the necessary surgical assistance, and his
patient this morning was said to be improving
Mrs Furong, the cStimabIc wife Of Mr..
John +, Furlon@, book keeper at the Citizens
National Bank Of this ciry, died. her sudden
Iy, though after Il somewhat prolonged illness
in l.eesburg last night. Mrs FurIong was the
respected mothcr-iu-law of Mr. f. W. Fails
and }. 7. Eddins, Of this city
The mate of the schooner LcmncI lail,lying
in the stream off this city while adjusting an
awning yesterday accidentally fell overheard
and being incased in india rubber would have
been drowned had he not caught hold Of the
rubber aud swung to it until rescued by some
Of the rest OF the vessel screw
The beautiful powder flask, shot pouch and
game bag to be presented to the best shot at
the shbnting match to take place at Carlln's
Springs on Monday next, on the occasion OF
the German Benevolent Assoc atoms cycur-
sion, can be seen at Nr. Henry lIcrbncr 5, on
King street.
The tug Mary Lewis, with about fifteen cof
fins on board, again passed BY here this morn
ing for the scene Of the late Wawasct disaster.
The Potomac Steamboat Company are doing
all they can to recover the bodies OF those who
were lost About seventy five have 80 far been
recovered
A steam dredging machine belonging to \.
H. Dodge, of Georgetown, which has been Gu
gagged for some time past in cleaning out the
channel of Occoquan creek, having completed
that work, was tOwcd by here on us way back
to the District Of Columbia this morning.
4 handsomely repaired and rcittcd passen-
ger car, the work on which reflects great credit
unon those engaged upon it. has been turned
out of the shops of the W. & @. r R.-cqual
to ANYTHING that comes from the north.
It was Miss Alice Ogden of this city who
was crowned Queen at the tournament near
Newmarket tie account OF which appeared in
yesterdays Gaz4ttc, ard not Miss Virginia
Ogden. enormously reported.
Mr. Robert Prctlyman, jr., an employee in
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