Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-01-25
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RIVER News. The gorge in the Potomac
at Giesboro', as anticipated yesterday, has dis
appeared, and though thin skim of ice was
formed entirely across the river last night, the
ferry boats had no difficulty 10 breaking through
it early this morning, and have been making
their regular hourly trips ever since. Tug boats,
too, with vessels in tow have been passing up
and down the river all day, and apparently
meet with but little obstruction from the brok en-
aud conllniouted foes which, however, yet I'LL
the chanuel, floating up and down with the
tide The fats opposite the city, are So OBJ
structed by the mass of ice that has been
driven upon them by the winds that it is, as
vet, impossible for the trips of the Maryland
ferry boat Virginia to be resumed The steamer
Lady of the Lake left for Nartolk this morning,
and the steamer New York, which arrived here
Yesterday from Philadelphia, also sailed this
morning for Washington. The schooners Louisa
Croker, b. C. Terry, Geo. III. Bout and
Caroline Kennel, sailed yesterday afternoon III
tow of tugs for Washington, and the q: T.
St;ckn.y sailed for the same port day; The
schoouers Maggie and Lucy, Josiah White
house, Mary j. Adams aud Flora NJ. Hawley
arrived here this morning in tow of tugs from
Washinutou, and together with the Enoch
Moore which has been ice bound here, were
to start down the river for Northern ports this
afternoon. The schooner j. Fl. Furris also ar
rived from Washington in tow ut u tug boat
and will load with coal here at the wharves OF
the Hampshire and Baltimore Coal Company.
One coaster, name unknown, passed here from
above this morning on her way out III TOW. In
tliscnce from QuantlcO reports the steamer
United, two large coasters and few oyster
ioatS, among them Capt. Joe Coleman's, as
living at that place The Georgetown channel
THIS morning remained completely obstructed
and the New York steamer Il. c. Knight Is
still hard aud fast ON the Virginia side OF the
river, above the Loug Bridge.
PRoDUcE RECEIPTS. The following are the
rcceipts,iu part, by the Orange, Alexandria and
Manassas Railroad for this week: Corn 5lG6
bushels, wheat 1925, rye III, mill ottal TO,
corn meal $50, cob meal 200, dried fruit l2O,
flax seed 5, waluuts 10, beans 10: peas 6, onions
5, flour PSI tbs cider | bbl, taow bills,
butter - bbl>. aud 6lkius, eggs boxes, dress
ed hogs So hay 81 bales, oil Il bbls, tobacco
ll9 boxes, apples II bbls., hides SO bundles,
fur picks. wood 80 cords, blooms 200, 900 lbs,
dressed poultry Is bbls and boxes, fresh beet
2l44 lb<, lard tirkins, ground sumac l26 bags,
Sulnac sacks buck wheat -four bags, cab
lH"c bags, whisky 2 bbls., iron and bones
7lyj lbs rags $50 lbs, cows 3, pine lumber
IL. 4j3 feet oak lumber 900 feet, cattle cars,
furniture car.
The io,wiug arc the receipts by the ". &
OR. Il. for this week Wheat ,, G5S bushels,
corn 1870, rye 24 meal a. feed 5G,ear corn ~
hbls, flour 20 bbls., butter ~ bbls. and irk.
ius. poultry Is bbls and boxes, eggs bbls:,
apples bills, fowls > coops calves l6 head
cows head, pork 9G24 lbs, beet 600 lbs, hay
aud straw lS9 bales, seed iS5 boxes, rags +
bales, hides 30 bales cabbage $50 head and 3
crates pows 4, castings 6265 lbs, bones 2OO, oil
iron 1000, furniture | car, wood l3 cars.
RAILROAD CoNNEcTloNs The Washington
correspondent of the Baltimore Sun says :
Preliminary surveys, under the direction ofthc
engineers of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
have been made and are IN progress over Sevc-
raj different routes, with q view to direct con-
ncction between tina. road and the Southern
railroads ut Alexandria. The most feasible
route is that from the present Baltimore and
Ohio railroad in this city, across the Anacostia,
to- point opposite Alexandria, where the Poto-
mac channel is only about quarter OF mile
wide, SO that with casewayS of trestle extend
Ing over the flats ferry route OF five minutes
duration would pass the trains from one side OF
the river to the other Another connection IS
that suggested by abil now in the hands Of
the Senate committee on the District OF CoIum-
hia BY this plan ferry route from the ter
minus of the Orange road at Alexandria to Il
point at the mouth of James creek, less than
five miles, wonId connect the railways 90 each
side of the river Whatever plan may be
adopted, it is certain that new route between
the Orange and Alexandria and the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad will be constructed at no tar
distant day
MINIATURE MINISTRIES Notwithstanding
the inclement weather last evening, Sarepta
Hall was pretty we'll filled by an audience that
assembled to hear the first performance, IN this
city, of the Miniature Ministries, aud of all
who were present there We're none who did not
speak tavorably of the youthful artists. The
programme was well selected, and eSecut-
ed with the exception of the parts assigned t.
Master Dinan, who was too much indisposed
10 appear, but who has recovered sufficiently
matinee this afternoon, which was we'll attend
cd, and will conclude their engagement here
tonight \ new feature connected with the
entertainment is that every lady among the
audience is presented with piece of music.
SMALLPOX. There were no now cases Of
smallpox. nor any deaths from that disease re-
ported this morning. Three patients are now
at the hospital, and the accommodations there
were enlarged this moruing for the reception
ot more that We're to be sent there this after
noon. but the friends of some of those whose
names were on the list for transportation to
that place have positively refused to let them
tc carried there. Jerre Gather, who was yes
tcrday appointed special policeman to enforce
the quarantine of smallpox cases has already
resigned his position, but Superintendent of
Police Clifford has sufficiently recovered from
his late indSposiion to be able to take charge
ut the matter himself
FlRE.-A mantle piece and casing 10 house
No. $50 King street occupied BY Captain A.
y. SHINES, u. S. N, was set on fire this
morning by the heat from Sexton re-place
heater. The FIRE was soon extinguished by