Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-01-20
LOCAL NEWS.

pIrER NEWS. Though the ice III inc CHILL
,oI off this city is afoat, the gorges of 1t at
':;;esboro and at Fort Washington are so heavy
Iat navigation is entirely suspended. There
,". been, too. considerable fall in the temper
" ",, since Saturday morning, and thick
" t;m Of ice has again formed upon the coves,
SA, and Hunting Greek, and unless there be
"''' early rise the Potomac will certainly be
,r,y,n over once more from shore to shore,
.'r the water is thoroughly chilled. The tug
Inat Katie Wise started up this morning to
,br assistance of the steamer H. Z. Knight,
anJ reports a jam of ice extending from the
I,lf.way tree to the Arsenal W hart and that
IN, Georgetown channel was SO obstructed that
i was impossible to force way through 1t
From the Long Bridge to Georgetown the
cakes of ice are piled up two feet above the
surface of the water, and though the water
now finds an easy exit between the piers OF
I'M; bridge the ice as yet is stationary. The
.,'amer +. C. Knight has been caught in the
,,nrye above the Long Bridge and is completely
=, rs mercy, and should it commence to move
suddenly she may be injured by being forced
,Saipst that bridge Part of her cargo was re-
mnv,d by RATS on Saturday last. The tugs
Katie Wise, Potomac, Gov. Curtin and Mary
lewis went down as far as QuaDtlco on Satur.
lay and arrived up that night with the schoon-
crS Lewis Crockett, B. G. Terry, Caroline
Ecnzsl J. L. Leach, Vicksburg, G. Fl. Bent
and Nelly Car, in tow. These schooners,
which are all from Northern ports and bound
10 Washington, have been detained IN the
river since the commencement OF the late
freeze. The same tugs started down again
Yesterday morning but were unable to force
their way through the gorge at Fort Washing
TON and had to return. They report number
of vessels and oyster boats in Quantico bay
waiting for the ice to allow them to reach this
city. Among them are the Philadelphia steam
or, Norfolk steamer loaded with lumber, the
brig Abbie Allen and the schoouers Mary f.
Cranmer and Waneta, from Northern ports
The steamer City of Washington, Of the Wash
ington ferry line. which reached here from
Washington on Saturday morning, succeeded
in going back to that city on the evening, OF
that day, and the steamer City OF Alexandria
attempted to resume her trips on that Nne yes
terday but failed A row boat made trip or
two this morning on the Maryland ferry line.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES YESTERDAY.
weather yesterday was cold, but clear and bright
and large congregations were present in most
Of the churches. At the NJ. P. Church, in the
morning Rev. Mr.. Sweet, who was announced
10 breach, failed to make his appearance, aud
after hymn, given out by Rev. Mr.. Herbert,
tLe congregation was dismissed There was
no service there nor at the ID Presbyterian
Church at night. Rev. Mr.. Mills preached in
the NJ. E. Church at night. The pulplts OF
the other churches we're filled during the day
BY the resident clergy The following Is a re-
port of the days work by the Young Mems
Christian Association:
The Mission Sabbath School at Fishtown
opened with good attendance of scholars and
u full number of teachers, the department and
interest manifested by tho former giving great
encouragement to their instructors the session
closed with nj address to the children by MIR.
O. II. Evans. The meeting at the Jail was an
unusually interesting one, the full band of
workers at this point leaving with their hearts
greatly cheered in seeing and hearing OF the
fruit of their lubors Tho Aims House services
were again we'll attended, with full committee
ut work the exercises were of the usual soul
stirring intercsL-anothcr work of the Lord evil
IDENTIFY prospcring in the hands of the brethren.
The Virginia House prayer meeting was largely
attended; very full corps OF workers were pre-
sent, and the scsvices were interesting; this &C
tivty will doubtless, from present indications,
prove fruitful source for encouragement to the
Association The Sunday afternoon prayer
meeting in the NJ. E. Church South had a
larger gathering than usual; especially note
worthy was the fuller attendance than heretofore
OF the youth of both sexes. Again the most fer
vent appeals were made to them to give their
young hearts to Jesus. 1t was especially de-
lghtfll to hear Thorn joining with spirit in the
songs Of Zion The services were truly in
rstng and refreshing, and the reporter felt that
lit was good to be there," This meeting will
be hold next Sunday in the Meth. Prot. Church.
SMALLPOX. new cases Of smallpox
were reported this morning, and it is useless
any longer to conceal the fact that the disease
is gradually spreading. 1t has so far, with the