Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-19
LOCAL NEWS.

81 tai,;nr hsrometer and rising temperature ana
.ontherIv to westernly winds. with partly clouuy
Iveather in the last district, and Win generai.y
cloudy, foggy or threatening Heasne a,t Ive
- lio6t rains and winds shifting 10 souIuefiy'
TIE IcE,-The ice which has so long block
.aed the river seems about to pass away. Inc
hnye fields of it that spanned the river at
nnorcptown broke up about night TALL yester'
Wv. ond commenced to move down the stream,
T,rnnp porpes and causing the river 10 rise
lo,,raron;ilv 50 that it soon covered the wharVes.
In = few minutes however, the ice beio% me
civ gave wav and the high water subSideo. 10
the meantime, the tugs DIR. Rogers, Asta ana
Eta had been struck by tho ice and sunk; TO-
oether with three three masted Schooners "hlch
Fad been lying at the wharves. Two large yes,
soils and numerous smaller ones were llieo
lodilv on ton the wharves by the sudden rise
ard left there by the recedlng waters. Nearly
all of the vessels 10 the port are represented 10
have teen more or less Injured. Above George
tnwn and on the low lands near the Chain
bridpe, the ice is represented to have been Pulled
IN 10 heiqht of thirty feet, while below the
riIv it forced its way up on the banksto height
oTtcn or twelve feet At this city the Ice had
not moved at noon, but presented very much
weakened surface and appeared ready to move
st suy moment. Tho track made by the sleam
.r John w. Thompson yesterday was iu.l this
(rorniry of floating ice. The fog and warm
wpatbcr ofthis morning did much to assist the
weakening process. A gentleman VINO came
10 from Fredericksburg yesterday evening re-
norrs the ice 10 the RappahannocS all moving
and that 10 the Potomac below Indian HEAD,
also breaking up. The breaking up OF tue Ice
1t this oly is hourly expected. Inc mars JUST
nor,h of Fort Runyon 90 the A. a w. n. IL;
.:cfc flooded With water during tile olght ana
quantity Of ice coming over d'Spiaccd fa'',
which detained the early trains awhile and gave
.;sa 70 the reports circulated here that the
Long Bridge had been carried away. The
DAMAGE was soon repaired and tralos are rua-
uoc as usual. Up to four o'clock this alter
nnGr no damage had been done to the Long
Bridpr but gorge had formed above there
which was pressing the heavy, solid cakes Of
ice down against the bridge, ard much Anxiety
Was felt for the safety OF the structure. Men
arc stationed at short intervals along the up
nar side Of the bridge, aud every prccautiou Is
hciug taken to avoid any accident. Captain
kosS will start to morrow mornlng tor Juan
,ico with supply Of coal Tor tho steam tug
Kate. With which he will take fleet OF oyster
boats to the lower river, which is entirely clear
af ice. The names OF the schooncrs sunk at
Georgetown, last Eight, are Rhoda Holmes, oil
Sou,b Ambov, loaded with coal; W. ID. an
Rrurt, of Staten Island, loaded with asphalt;
Ind Lizzie a. Sawyer, loaded with asphalt
Sun FIRE CoMPANY.-Au adjourned meet
:uc of the Sun Fire Company was held last
"Wednesday night, Vice President Sullivan 10
the chair and G. B. Deeton secretary. -,
The committee appointed TO revise the roll
reportcd O. active and Is honorary members,
and on the new roll being called good many
answered to their nameG.
The committee on ways aud means reported
favorable progress.
The following resolutions were offered aud
unanimously adopted:
ResoIred, That the regular meetings Of this
company shall hereafter Gc on the second Wed
uesday in each month, at - O'Clock, durlog
the months of October, November, december,
January, February, March aud April, and at
o'clock during May, June, July, August, anu
September. ~.
Resolved, That the dues OF the Sun Fire
Company shall be ten cents per month. Any
member three months ia arrears shall be suS'
PENDED six months 10 arrears shall be expelled,
unless a reasonable excuse be given.
Resolvcd That any officer failing to appear
show good reasons for absenting himself, his
office shall be declared vacant, aud the COM
pany shall proceed Immediately to bill such va
caDcy. .
Two names were offered for membership,
which were referred to the committee on cleo.
ton.
A committee was appointed to DRAFT ne"
constitution and bylaws for the use OF the
company.
The committee appointed TO enquire into the
feasibility of the company giving birthnght
ball on tho 22d of February, reported, and
Nlessrs. Il. Iravers, G. Sullivan, NJ. Norris,
j. McCucn and G. &. Deeton were appointed
TO make all necessary arrangements.
The meeting then adjourned.
Police IrEMs.--Somc unknown thief enter
ed the ward Of Mr.. +. j. Millcr's residence, on
Washinp,on street. 90 Wednesday night, and
stole the rope which had been fixed up as q
swing for the children Of the family.
Two drunken men and i small negro boy, Tor
fighting, we're the only cases at the police sla-
ton this morning.
Charles Jackson, colored, was committed to
all on suspiciou of beiog concerned 10 The re-
cent robbery Of Mr.. Greenough's residence, near
Falls Church. He was to have been tried at
one o'clock to.day before Justice benJamln
Austin, ut the jail. but owing to mlsunder-
standing he was discharged by Justice Thomp
>on at ten o'clock this morning. y warrant
vas at once ssued-tor his rc-arrest. 1t Is IN.
dcrstood that both DIAMOND and Spimao, the
two men already in jail, charged with the rob
berry, have identified Jackson as the man who
was with them.
\ negro man named Toiver Terrell was
this morning committed to jail by Justice Aus,
tin for stealing lot OF chickens from colored
woman named Ann Wright, who lives at he
Frccdmen's Village.
Nj. T.. CHURCu.-A large congregation as
scmblcd last evening. As it Was the nlght OF
the union prayer meeting sevcra! ministers
we're present and took part in the exercises.
Rev. W. G. Webb conducted the meeting. After
singing Rev.W Dlnwiddc read ScVera! passages
Of Scripture and then offered prayer Rev.
DR.. Nichols followed 10 an earnest cShortatlon
to the uucouverted. DR.. Eutwl>lc led 10 prayer.
Rev. a. J. Porter delivered an address. Rev.