Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-03-04
FOCAL n ENS.
INSTRUMENTATION. That Alexandria IS no
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so thc "Eccc Homo ~ can ueoy. Inc
crowds at the depot were SO great That theS oo-
strncted not only the sidewalks but the streets,
,,d at ten clock two long trains We're requ'r-
od and they were hars lily sufficient to accom-,
.'nIo-. the numbers who got lu0 them, aud
who were so anxious to do honor TO the ma
ions chief, that some went out rs tar as the
III 70 hoard them on their way down from
Washington. But this excess OF PATRIOTISM IS
not alone confined to Aexendra; 1t Is likewise
nnssr,sci by the back country for all the trains
lat came in yesterday and last night were
cr1wdcd, and the hotels aud boarding. houses
r. the city are receiving their legitimate re,
ward. the accommodations at the City Hotel
Lcipg so taxed that mattresses were last night
snread upon the paror, and even d'nlng-ro 'ln
floor.
After ten o'clock this M rning the streets
hnked deserted Though the Commercial Tx
change was open, no deliveries were made to-
dav.and some OF the stores on Union street were
closed Nearly all the schools had holiday, and
operations at many Of the factories We're sus-
rcndcd The temp .raturc was Intensely cold,
and III. wind blew gale, but the patriotic
aTjmr, even that of the ladies aui children,
was not to be abated by any such c,ndltions =
they would %, for twas their oature t..
RIVER News. Owing to the intense col Of
last night Hunting Greek was frozen entire
L. across, and the flats on the Marya side Of
the river are covered with ic'. The high north
vest winds lately prevailing have caused the
water to reach its almost lowest stage, and there
* comparatively very ilt;le outside nt the chan
mel banks. The steamer Wawasst, chat was to
have been put on the Washington ferry line 10
dav, GOT aground when leaving the Washington
wharf at 5 o clock this III ,r!lng aud SO the
trips on that line could be made only at the
usual hours. The steamer Lady OF tic Like
with soldiers on b Jard, due here from Nortnlk
early this morning, did uot arrive until nlne
o'clock, having experienced i severe gale our
Inv waicl she had her bu.warks stove III. She
va. coa;rd over with ice extending to the to-
nj her snok, --:ack The steamer Virginia ui
the Mny:uui 'crry lin" vas blown aground on
tn. c,,,,r.i,c si,l. ni he river yesterday even
;nr, and the !c, ,h!t formed around her last
,i,Lt and the c,n.lnucd low ide made 1t I'M
,ms,jbl ior her rc get IF to-day. As those on
hoard Of her hid no pio;i,ioas and could not
ha >un,,iird rom eth + shore. they are sup
POSED t have spent Il very uncomfortable Night
An uukrmwI sciloGu.r bound ont vas blown
ashore c,,p,>t" H." upper coal wEarVeS ana
had fl 9; tying for assistance this niorn!ng.
The >ciruurr RIVER Qureu was also bJ%a over
on III, MARYLAND Ai,S last ;,ight just :c'ow the
civ. The Virginia managed to reach her
wharf At Um.S>um Hall about noon to-day TO
the grca! delight of the Captain and cr.w, bu:
hey cannot get ~ this city, because the row
bat VIII ch son"tinaS keeps open the line,
was also caught ~ the Ice gu that side OF tLe
rivcr.
CRY Scuoo. BOARD. -.Aa aij,urned meet
iny vas held last night, present, Edgar Snow
den. IT,. esq, Chairman, the Superintendent
If Schools, inl M~SSss tllison, j. 5. Beach,
Wheat. and Whi,tingtou No quorum up
bearing anl l. having been found Impossible
to make fire in the board-room on account of
the gaze tie Board adjourned until Friday
evening ncxt, whcn it is hoped that there will
b. iul attendance. The gentlemen WHO
have been absent at the last Two meetings, had,
Doubtless. good reasons for staying at home,
tu, there is business Of the most important
character requiring immediate consideration.
IN lDforma conversation took place among
those present, in relation TO the uon-paynent
o teachers salaries, and 1t was unanimously
Judged that it will be necessary 20 close all the
pubic >:hoos on the lst of April if provision
peu<cS Il this has to be done, the $1,000
promised by the Peabody Fund for this year
will be forfeited, which would tie great loss
to tic city in its present circumstances.
THE WEATHER. The thermometer this
morning at 6 o'clock sto Vi at seven degrees
above zero. and had only risen three degrees at
nine O clock The piercing wind caused the
prevailing impression, not correct, however,
that this was the coolest morning of the season
1t was the coolest with three exceptions. Had
the wind abatcd during the night the river
would have frozen so!idly across from shore to
shore. As it was, only the channel was lett
open 1t may be mentioned that a month ago
Mr. Mark Penn predicted that the river would
he full of ice on the 4th Of March, and his pre-
dicon has been verified He calculated with
more certainty than probabilities does al
ways.
The WAWASEr The Washington Repub-
Ilcan of this morning, in speaking OF the
steamer Wawasct, of the Potomac Ferry Com.
pany, says 1.-The energetic president and
superintendent, S. S. Howisou and Captain
Samuel Geircy, have had the steamer remod-
elea and refttcd throughout. Beside her lower
cabins t.r slccl ing and eating, aud her caolu,
are wide decks, all OF which are newly painted
rclllrnl>hcd aud upholstered throughout. n
new cabin has been butt on the boat, extend
Ing the entire length Of the upper deck and
admirable in all its appointments. With these
improvements the Wawasct will prove lnvau-
able Tor the river trade"
llEEE CARD MONTE "A young man named
Edward Lawson, while watching a game of
tNree card monte on the Washington ferry
n ,H Yesterday evening became so certain that
'T r,, Dealer had failed to properly conceal one
y. 'ne cari> that he SEIZED at chance to bet
."e"ly dciar> he could tell it. He was that
' sun o. er when h, reached this CRY than
"l "a he left Washington, and though Off
vi oJ wa hln>. to whom he impaired know
Guse OF his loss tried hard to discover the
nrAyf amons the passengers Us they landed, it
WAS Impossible to detect him.
lSpAviD STREETS. 1t seems to be the de-
'"E OF At! who have the interest Of the city
Al hSar that tie unpavcd streets and sidewalks