Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-12-03

I've" JULIET LOCk.-lhe Georgetown cor
respondent of the Baltimore Sun, of this morn
log, says:
"rha work on the outlet lock of the Chesa
peake and Ohio Canal, about half mile above
th!s city, Is now progressing steadily and favor
ably. The work was begun in May last, and
would have been completed by this date had
DOT several unavoidable delays occurred, owing
to the breaking away of a Golfer dam. which
70 itself put back the work two months. 1t is
now thought that it will be completed and in
operation by Apri. next, should no more breaks
OF heavy leaks occur. This work is of an ex.
tenslye character and is being performed by
tne Potomac Lock and Dock Company, of
wnlch II. II. Dodge is President, and G. NJ.
AaltheWs, Secretary, Of Georgetown, and not
ny thcCanal Company as is generally supposed.
Inc Lock and Dock Company was oryanized
10 georgetown last wluter. They will spend
ABOUT seventy live thousand dollars in bulldog
tniS outlet. The company claim that they will
7e ao!e to lock boats to Georgetown quicker
9nah ny the canal rOut that is now used. The
ooatmcn are much pleased at the prospect as
they Will by the new outlet get into the river
promptly, ana avoid the check up caused by
'he large number OF boats IN the canal waiting
10 DC unioaded, which often detains them as
mucn IS week at the time. By the new out
iet ttcy can save great deal Of time and
money when they unload at Alexandria, as the
tonnage Gu the river from the lock is only about
ilai tha' amount charged by the Aqucduct
COMPANY as tolls l0r he use Of the canal The
canal has an outlct into the Potomac via Rock
Greek now, but II is sci ION thatit can be used
owing to Tie number OF boats waiting to be
unioadcd blocking up the canal. Besides this,
the new outlet has other advantages that will
DC apparent t. all when it is 10 operation. This
outlet IS the first Que of the kind ever construct
ed N this country, there being ono, it is said,
On similar plan IN use in Scotland. The boat
| Is passed from the canal into large tank filled
with water, which is built on an Immense car.
Iils car is run down az iucIiued railway into
u lock, the bottom Of which is seventeen feet
below Tow water mark 10 the river, the rail
way being about two hundred feet in !ength.
from this the boat is hoaled out add launched
lnto the river. The Work is 10 charge of Wm.
Il. Hutton, civil engineer of Baltimore, who
has several assistants. The excavation, at
which ever hundred men are engaged is
bclpg done by Watkins Il Bro, of MONTGOMERY
county, Nd. The iron work, which will cost
about $50, 900. is being turnishcd By Mr..
Ramsey, Of Baltimore, who has a number of
men now at work placing it 10 position. About
mali OF the railway has been laid. Water is
to be used to produce the motive power to
run the boats up aud down the railway. The
company expects t. do large business, and
think that the outlet will be of great advantage
10 bttn Georgetown aud Alexandria,
MoNGi.-rhe Washington Republican says ::
Dir. Hill, the we'll known paper manufacturer
OF Georgetown, has recently purchased OF the
GoVeTGmcCt one hundred tons of grceubacks
and script tor the purpose OF manufacturing
them INTO printing and other marketable paper
There is something interesting 10 this announce
ment that will at once attract the mind of the
reader, and bind it to ref .ctiou. One hundred
tons OF money, the actual whcrewith we huv
our necesSarleS aud our uxurics of life cartad
10 ii paper mll' To be transformed into paper
ffom which one day we will read the morning
news! One hundred tons, a wcighr thar would
require ten deem wagons and two hundred and
forty horses to move at one time !"
Patrick Touhcy was arrested in New York
gu Wednesday Tor committing diabocal
crime. He saturated The clothing of his wife
Margaret with kerosene oil, and then set it on
lire. She was terribly burned bout her BODY,
aud vas taken 10 the hospital, WI ere she died,
The irhuman husband was committed with.
GU bal! by Justice Flammcr, yesterday morn
lUg.
FINE GALE. Mr.. +. r. Purcell shipped
tfom pQrceivllc, ou thu 18th of November to
the Washington market calf four weeks old
that weighed I6l los and brought SloO
he says that It Is not iEg uncommon to fad