Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-03-13
THE LONG BRIDGE. -Msior Craighil in his

1HE LONG BRIDGE.-hlaJor Cralghlii 10 HE
report upon the Long Bridge says, in addition
to what was stated 10 the Gazette yesterday =
THE piles and other distractions placed be-
tween the piers can be removed without III,
| jury to the piers SO as TO give clear water "
of about seventy feet 'rhc committee 'elcII
to the pile of timler guides which .X;Hnu
above and below the piers for considerable
distance, reply that, 10 my JUDGMENT, WIN
nv present information on the subject, some
such structure appears to be desirable tor the
protection Of those portions Of the bridge aa-
acent to !he draw spans from ac ldcntal c)Il!-
slous of vessels as we'll as to guide them into
the draw opening 1t seems to me, however
that they might have been arranged III differ
ent manner, 30 as to afford the some protection
to the bridge as pow; and while Answering ali
| the requirements Of the existing draw t. have
rendered the entrance OF vessel, Into the ORA"
opening less difficult than II Is at present =
| There may be reasons unkunwn 10 me winch
seemed to the railroad company 20 lnleras'vriy
require the present arrangement.
RELIEF ENGINE HorSE The Committee
on Public Property meet last night to cou>icl'
| the repairs on the Relief Engine House, which
we're ordered Ivy Council. and Adjourned to meet
at the engine house to-day at | y clock where
with Jno. Il. Lambdiu, esq, architect add Alr'
| Ellhu StauOtOu, practical hrlct layer ol t!iS
| city, they examined the iIru.c aiii dcternilncd
upon plan VIII CHI will be carried out is soon
as deed for the property shall have beef co''-
! summarized. Ii Is understood that the repairs
will embrace the removal OF the eutlrc upper
| story, in order to make the building pcItrc j.
safe, the lowering OF the corrcc atout ices %
| i. Il,s ~
west walls The old bcry will be rctaiucd,
wi; h neat sprc. The whole interior Is 70 be
overhauled and he building put in first c.ass
repair, SO lar as the appropriation viii allow.
EAST ALEXANDRIA r. r : The delay ia max
Ing connection between the Va. Nj land and
East Alexandria railroads, as heretofore stated
is /, defect 10 the slip on the opp sic side o.
the river. The piles were driven close upon
the 4 Eating wharf head Of the pier, and bount
it too closely To remedy this u new line OF
piles was driven outside the old line, and the
Inside piles drawn toward the exterior linz; the
h9at then worked we'll enough, rut the Gurth
west winds have caused an unu utlly low tide,
and the float suking far below lis normal posi-
ton became wed erd in the piles below, qulr
ing the removal Of some piles Inc necessary
work will probably be cOml letrd this afternoon.
MARRIAGE RATHER THAN TIE PENTTES
TlARY -Heuson Thomas, coIorcd barber,
Committed TO Jail charged with the crime Of
seduction, on complaint of Louisa Ai}i.on,
was married to the complainant III the .Ial! ,a>t
night, and this afternoon was brought before
Judge Lowe on writ of habeas corpus, and
released on his own rccogniz ncc IN the sum Of
one hundred and sevcuty-tive dollars, Tor his
appearance at the next term Of he court The
crime of which he is charged is now a felony,
and be preferred marriage to the penltentlary.
rHE WEATHER. Winter is certainly lnger-
ing in the lap Of Spring-if not Of May, and
the temperature to-day was that Of December
instead of that Of March. The Nor Invest wind,
too, which commenced last Saturday night,
still continues, aud brought with it early last
/ night and early this morDlag splits OF snow.
Ice covers the cutters Of the streets and the
pools in the neighborhool, and whtens the
edge of the shore on the opposite side Of the
river.
DEATH OF A WE'LL KNOWN COLOREp Man.
George Washington, we'll knowu AMI respect
able colored man, sevcnty-four ycals of age,
died last night He put the first fire in the
furnace Of the steamer Columbia, was fireman
on the steamer George Pfc, which was de-
stroyed early In the war at Aqua creek, aud
since the war has been fireman on the ferry
boat Civ of Alexandria.