Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-26

e!er, Increasing eastery to southeriy "lnus
stationary or rising temperature ard lDTcat2a
leg or rainy weather arc probable.
THE SToRM.-The castcrly storm which com
menced on Friday last, continued With very
slight ccssatious unit! to day. The extent OF
its effects has been very large, and seems to
have embraced all OF tbs section OF Tue couu
try. On tho river and along the water courses
it's effects have been most apparent: SATURDAY
night the tide came up quite hlgh aR&l1, aau
the Aool from above bepau to make lis appear
apcc. All day yesterday the cuFr>n! Iii the me:
vas ycry strong, aud large quantities OF IaiE,
cord wood, fodder, sheep, hogs, vegetabi's anG
other farm products were tr3ught doTn. Nun
hers of boats were out Oh the river gathering
them up The ferry boats made trips 81 ia;tr-
walls during the day, hut w>rc gcoera3 swept
dowa below the shipyard before they were atle
10 turn. Yesterday noruing the tide made
quite high asaic, but VS. 81 ~ :!lGh.,
when the water came NC above Union street,
Many Of the merchants e!aps the HAar:oS Ia
0g itir.Hcr a,;y:"":: rem27c> thni7 tl}ur,
grain and o,hcr per; liable gon's IL :'!*cY5 ot
safety Tie sto@,ucra Jr:!:. ". L.!uiJisoc,
from L3oaaritew3. @aG Ma:l.i'', i:om Month";,
arrived up as usual, having u!cG tic cuirant az
Indian Heat The HAIRY I.ioG "r;i:cd Up
this mornos l;,7ng made i':c t:ip VII: !"c.;
difficulty. The wna;ccs e is;;uloa', tIri
Aashingtaa, Co;ilusUocd and i'@ri E!ot2 Ave
been partly washed away aud i;costiy ti2trag23.
The wharf aud railroad track a Shei'acrdS 5, cp
posita this city. az VII rs tic wharf ct Oqos
sun Hall, arc oYe.ti }TG&. tHn W:.#r92S 3ri!
all III lowe. part u the city .; 3oTs2'>wa ara
oycyh w 3D. and aboas 0@a tNon520: ;.?'1 .!
coal EaYa bo2r wasEsG IVY there. ice
s:hGoEcr } ala A. Ward, which w.s ling st
C;o of ;hG Hi!arTcS tG~rI, . la ksh away
gy;.. her moor,ngs last u.t, aol apl'i ;irrn
p;ra On. OF h2r auot0ra parted TIE c:I%!;. SO
VS. carrid dove S0nc I::Sla2cc. Inc Ut;::c x:
car was then Jet &c aa3 Fortunately held ih2
VS. q. The schooner TI0re"a@ /. L-c%"oo:
WIS Got 50 furtunae. aid "a S. i. ":~3 to
t!i3 iiats above the L,aE DTll&2, w1crt ~"
J,: les hard agrou3d. Inc >t"r! wheel sloa!4l
err Pace William started !nr Oc,cqatH tn
moraing, ;ut had ip raturn sfer gel:'n. - IA"
rs Jones Point.
The steamer Suo Of the R.l.;aort lice,
started up to Mashiagjou q o)o;l, AMI vii!
i,::e q, Tor Baltimore 10 night, ~ usi.' Neither
he New York Or phiia;:c!p;i:a ste.tacrs has
arr, we'd. At 1 o'clock this cvc!:u, Ia; ,id" VAS
rccod...,e, bur still quite high.
I,rnc ,>pmbers OF Office hCierS aud others
hayirr cmu Ioyment ia Wasjlogten gathered
,.au.I the rtrv Wha,i, bit the Oi.iI warv 10
:h., "a ,uu Oh ,>cccuut OF tic high WAFER 1T
W.,hiar,on. Inter on 10 the morning the tug
boats Potomac and Samuel G2Gncy Conveyed
parties to and from " ssliogtop:
O,c ui tie nest peculiar crcums'aac2s Of
the irashct was the raisiog conl the bottom OF
,h,. river the wreck Of the mammoth s:cam-
h,at New Word," which was burne! 20 the
wrr5s ,,.;c a0d sunk, ust above L0chablr, IL |
1863. The wreck T2S brought 10 the surface |
a:I carried down 10 Tie outlet lock OF the |
canal. where it was lodged upon the piles OF