Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-15
LOCAL MATTERS.

WEATHER PROBABILITIES War Depart
a,ent, Office ofthe Chief Signal Officer, HGsa-
ington. d. g., Nov. Is, lS77-lOSo a. H.
States warmer. cloudy weather and rslh' s'u'n-
erly winds and falling barometer.
COLUMBIA STEAM FIRE Co.-The regular
monthly meeting of the Columbia 5. I: H. 20:
was held at their hall last night, vice 5fesloenl
r. G. Acton, chairman, and George l.. Deetoh
secretary pro tenn.
and adopted
twenty-five members responded to the roll
The applications of two new members were
received and referred to special committee
for their action.
Mr.. J. f. Wilkinson was elected an active
member.
A resolution was unanimously adopted that
vote Of thanks of this company be rendered
to the Hydraulion S. f. E. Go. for the use of
their wagon while the one belonging to this
company was out of service.
MI. r. W. Wheat offered the foilo|iug,
which was also unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks OF this company
be rendered to the Secretary of the lntcrsor and
the Board of Fire Commissioners, OF Washing
ton, D. c., for their kindness in presenting t''ls
company with the handsome set Of pictures,
&c., of the Patent Office lire.
After somo remarks by Messrs. SmnHt, Ac
ton and Wheat, the meeting adjourned.
THE CANAL BREAK.-Thc Cumberland Al.
leganian of yesterday says:
1.-THE recent heavy slide at the tunnel, which
VIC reported yesterday, seems not to nave bcen
80 serious as at first supposed. Collector WI
lon visited the locality Of the break yesterday,
and gave q careful examination OF the damage
done. Hc says that the slide broke down the
gales at the locks above the tunnel ard poured
tn, water in the seven-mllo level into the lower
levels with such force as to sweep over the Gun
bapkments and locks and wash out to the bot
tom the fumes at the two looks below the tun-
mel, and filling in here and there with debris.
A large forco Of men are at work, uoder The
sur erintendonce Of l.. @. Stanhopc, ESD, the
ger cral Superintendent, whose we'll kooWa en-
rrpy and experience give confidence that the
repairs will soon be completed. 1t Is exp 'olrd
that empty boats will be able to pass 30 Fri
day, and loaded boats ON Saturday, At The
farthest.'
NARROW ESCAPE. The Washington Re-
publican says that on Tuesday afternoon il llttlr
bow named Reed, son OF Can't. Robert Reed o!
the canal boat Turner, while playing with sane
friends on the tow path of the canal, ncar the
High street arch, fell 10 the canal aud came
very pear being drowaed. lie sunk twe", and
was about going down the third time, whcn one
of his paymatcs handed hm stick. "tici he
grabbed, and was saved.
TIFF Sun ENGINE HOUSE, The Committee
on Public Property of the City CcurclI met
last night at the Auditors Office to take acli>n
D.: the matter Of the Sua Engine House, which
was referred to them. Chief Eogiuer haad
bcater, Mr.. Latham President Of the Sun Co.,
and nuGobcr OF Witnesses were present Alter
hearing large amount Of Testimony The Com
mittee adjourned until next Wednesday Night.
TAKEN ILL.--S2mc excitement was canSrt,
during the revival services at The NJ r. Church.
Inst night, by the sudden illness OF young lady,
who was taken with convulSoDs. aud had to BE-
conveyed to the vestibule, and aiter@ard to
the olass room, where ali efforts u quiet her
were unsuccessful, for over al hour. She was
finally placed 10 an omnibus and carried to her
home 10 the upper part OF the city.
FATAL BunNINa.-On Monday night Tic
wife of Lewis Willis, color1d, who lives nc*r
Woodlawn, in Fairfax county, left home, IN
company with female friend, leaving her so
small children alone in the house. White the
women were absent the children got to paylag
with the fire, which communicated to the co!i'
ing Of one of them, who was so iHariu:'y
burned that il died the next norSlug.
BAD MEMORIAL we'll kuown rcstauratHuF
of this city, having determined to tako hunt
ing trip to the lower part of Fairfax county,
carefully prepared his ammunition on Tuesday
night preparatory to al carly start NJ xt morn
ipg. In the moroiug, however, in his haste to
be off he forgot all about the explosives aud
now roams about the country with an empty
gun.
IMPROVED CATlLE.-A car load OF superior
cattle is at the depot Of the w. II y. Ii. Is.
from Brattleboro, Vermont, on their way to
Leesburg, for G. II. Paxton, esq. There Is
one bull said to cost So. 900, and heller, three
years old, costing nearly as much. ln all there
are one bull, three COWS. three 2ycar old hcIcrs,
and one year old heller.
NEARLY AN ACCIDENT morning.
while wagon loaded with. grain was bsirg
driven off the Maryland ferry steamer Viz
GINA, at her wharf, uear the foot OF kng
Street, the gang plank gave away. and let
the wagon down. Fortunately, it landed
on the deck of the boat and no serious damage