Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-11


ing barometer, southcrly to westerly WHO'S
warmer, clear and partly cloudy weather are
probable.
TO CHRISTMAS ADvERTIsERs.-Ih holiday
season is now rapidly approaching. and the
people generally are beginning to look around
for the cheapest and best places to purohafse
their Christmas presents and supplies. u
doing this the very first place to Wnlon .uey
naturally look for Information Is 10 Iue atSe.-
Using columns of the Gazette anu iheI1 IS
who have holiday articles tor SAFE Snou1a see
that their wares arc duly poteu 'hcle' "oiu
TO the wise is sufficient.
Orn STUDENTS MEETING. The Society OF
Odd Students of St. Johns Academy held its
annual meeting in the lecture room OF that 10.
stitution, last night. with Charles r. Stuart,
President and a. w. Armstrong, Secretary
The attendance was quite large and great
deal interest was manifested.
Several new members were nominated and
elected.
The officers tor the ensuing year were then
elected, as follows ::--Presldent, Charles H.
Stuart, Alexandria, Va Vice Presidents Nor
val +. Foard, Maryland; Dallas JohDsnu, NJ.
D., District of Columbia; Theodore II. Ficklip,
A. NJ, Virginia; Maria WA. Wieg, South
Carolina; Hugh ii. Dean, Georgia; John Har-
per, Mississippi; Timothy j. O'Sulllvan, New
York; Milton H. Price, Illinois; Henry L. Mat,
thews, Texas; B. Calender White, Louisiana;
Jordan w. Lambert, Missouri; Matthew
o. Brien, r., Ohio; Ernest d. Lambert, Cali
fornia; VIM L. McCatferty, Tennessee; Henry
McQuade Kentucky; Glenn Brown, Connect.
cut; Arthur Gregory, Pennsylvania; Cores
popdiug Secretary, Charles Il. Markell, Alex
andria, Va. Recording Secretary, Anthony W.
Armstrong, Alexandria, Va. Treasurer, lIy-
curgus +. Uhlcr, Alexandria, Va.
The President appointed the following Exec
utive Committee ;-lleory ). Ncvett, Char
nan, Hubert SDowdcn, Albert Bryan, Thomas
A. Broadus. George s. Smith,
On motion, it was resolved that the an.
nual rcunioo and banquet OF the Soclety be held
On THURSDAY, January g. and MasSrS III. j.
Nevctt, NJ. Is. Harlow, and }. NJ. Hill were
appointed q commt;ce to make aGranScmc cuts
therefor. The President was subsequently, ad
ded to the committee.
The President and Messrs H. L. Carne aud
S. G. Ncae were appointed a committee on
toasts.
1t was further resolved that all assessments
to defray the expense OF the banquet be paid 10
before Dembcr 30.
The meeting then adj ourntd until Thursday
night, January ., at Ocl0ck.
THE GEORGETOWN CHANNEL.-Tho Wash.
irgton Republican 5 Georgetown correspondent
says:
Yesterday morning the schooner j. NJ. Fiau.
asan cleared from Agncw's wharf, laden with
CT al for East Cambridge, Mass, as also did the
schooner j. and L. Bryan. for an Eastern port,
with coal. AS they attempted to cross the bars
10 the cut they grounded. Tugs were fastened
to them and every effort made to get them OFT
without avail, aud they will have to be lighted
before they can be towcd eff The schooners
Jennie Rosclenc and j. a. Beckcrman cleared
from the same wharf, laden with coal for East
ern ports, aud passed the bars in safety.
The steamer John Gibson, Capt. Masingo.
of the New York, Alcxao3rla. Washington
and Georgetown llue, arrived 10 the Georgetown
channel about three o'clock yesterday AFTERNOON
from New York, with lull trelghs OF mcrchan
disc to District merchants, some four hours
ahead of time, aud attempted to steam across
the bars hctwc@a the scaoortrs Flanagan and
BRYAN. when she grounded in about eight and
half feet Of water Tugs were Immediately
employed aud everything done TO get her Off,
without success. Another effort will be made
at food tide, aud ii hat attempt fails lighters
will be sent to her, and after she Is relieved or
a sufficient quantity OF her cargo to enable ner
TO float she will be toscd up to her wharf ana
discharge the remainder OF her cargo. The
steamship Company are contemplating clearing
away. temporarily, sufficient portions Of the
bars 10 order that their ships may be enabled
to pass up aud down the Potomac.
The schooner Baker, laden with coal tor
Mayicld & IIcstcn, which grounded on The
bars in the cut on Tuesday last, while on her
I'D trip, was IigEicucd yesterday sufficiently TO
enable her to be towed off by four tugs aud up
to her wharf, where she commenced to dis
charge tho remainder OF her ca'S'.
TIE CANAL.-Inc Cumberland News OF
Yesterday says:
THE work Of repairing tho break in tha cana!
hank. on the Nno-mi!e leve Of the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal, !our miles bt wv this city, VIII
be commenced this m0rning, under the super
vision Of MIR. 4. Wilson, co lnctor at TINS port
Rensirs to tho banks in the vicinity OF the stop
lock were in progress during tue "hcle VI las'
week."
The WASHINGTON Republican says:
WThe Grain merchants sl:d millers are com
nlaininr bitterly about the tardlAesS ol inc canal
company in repairing the breaks IN Inc ,reorse
town level. Ono Of the breaks IS sui ABOUT
tvelvo inches below the bottom of the canal
'vh;la Tho other is only a few inches above
This is serious draw hack TO the gram 'rsoe Oh
the town. Parties are ready and anxious 10
ship their grsin here, but cannot or Will no. no.,
until the mills have wafer to- run WIZ aIo
lsrs That r # they would ply ORC yeas water
rent in advance they woald have the breaks re
psired in ter working days The mi lors ac'
cepted the proposition and paid yest'S rent IN
sdvance, in tho hope that tho breaks Woulo pe
repaired in tho time specified IL VII ., two
weeks tomorrow since they comineuccd work
and its has progressed rot further than s'steo.
At the rate the company is now pr"cosdlng II
v:u be two weeks moro before the breaks are
repaired They may, however, get tho WORK sc
far advanced this week SO as to supply the ma:i
The trial Of tho persons indicted for burning q
steamer on the Chesapeake and Ohio c:nal last
summer WAS taken up at HagarstoWA Md, or
Saturday, and q nollo proseqni WAS entered ny
the State.
THE ANALOsTAN CAusEWAY.-W N. w
Dunpsn, treasurer of tho Al .Xandrla Cana /
Railroad and Bridge Company, has MADE
proposition TO the District Commas 'ohoeS 70 ro
hair the damages to the csuseway Wnich con
meets Anslostan Island With tho mainland l.