Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-09
LOCAL MATTERS.

CHURCH SERVICES, &C., To-MORRoW:
1,gRIsT CHURCH-Service at IL a. m. and !oo
D. m. by Rev. Mr.. Dame.
ST.. PAULs CHURcH-Service at III g. M ana
d. m. Rev. DR.. Norton. ~,
GRACE CHuRcH-Service at II a. IN and
ST. MARY's CHURcH-Mass at 7 and ii g. IN
UNION PsEsBYr's. CHURCH First CHURCH.
Service in the morning and ut night oy He'.
SECOND PnEsBYr'N. CHuRcH-Sarmon in the
morning by Rev. VIM. Dinwiddie, and at nlgnI
by Rev. w. B. Wickham.
METH. EP1s. CHuRcH-Service at II q, M
by Bishop E. g. Andrews; p %. Rev. >. ..
Boyer. aud ct 7.S0 2. M missionary sermon c ~
Rev. j. P. Otis. Young Peoples Meeting al
METH. Ep1s. CHURCH sourH-Seryiee at II
o. M. by Rev: T. II. Vaughan, and ~ p H.
BY Rev. j. w. Graham. -,
METH PRor. CHURcH-Servcs at II a. m.
by Rev. w. g. Forsyth and at ! 81 p m. oy
Rev. e. @. Hendrick.
BAPTIST CHURcH-Service morning anu OF
night by Rev J. NJ. Adams. +. L.
GERMAN LUTHERAN-No service.
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
Prayer meeting in the NJ. X. Church South at
4p m. Aims House at p p. M: Jail at p; M
ROBERT CHAPEL (Coored)-Servlces at II ..
Rev. s. A. Ball. -
THIRp BAPTIST CHURCH Oolored)-SerV'ces
at 7.3O D. m. by Rev. Il. A. Smith.
NsAraxa pRoBAB11IT1Es.- War Depart.
nent, O6ce ofthe Chief Signal Officer, Wash
nation. D. c., March 9, lS7S-lO:M "a. H.
In the Middle States rising possibly followed by
falling barometer, stationary to rising tempers-
ture. increasing easterly to southerly ~inds
and cloudiness Followed by rain areas
The CANAL.-Ths Washington Republican
Gays:
''The water 10 the Georgetown level ut the
(hesapeake and Ohio Canal will be drawG OF
this evening, and will likely be Oft Tor week Tor
the purposo Of repairing a leak at thu first lock
and giving the canal general cleaning out. Inc
COMPROMISE effected between tho Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company and tho State OF
MARYLAND will it is predicted. have worry bon
e6oial effect upon the coat trade in Georgetown.
By the provisions Of the compromise the rail-
road company are prohibited from disor!nioa'
ting against tho canal 10 their freights irom si'e
coal mines on the Pittsburg Read and the
main stem OF tho Baltimore aud Oh'o hoau
from Piedmont. Heretofore tho rates from
Piedmont to Cumberland were nearly az great
az from Piedmont to Baltimore. and heretofore
oone of that coal calue by tho Chess :peake and
Ohio Canal in consequence, of the ire Ieht 6eing
too great. Day before yesterday fresidont
German, of the Chesapeake and Quo Canal
Company, presented bill 10 the Maryland
Legislature looking 10 the construction OF tho
MARYLAND Canal, ty using CONVICT LABOR, Coz
Meeting With the Chesapeake aud Ohio Canal
so as to have direct line from Cumberland
through Georgetown to Baltimore.
Owing to the exceedingly mild winter there
has been no material interruption to tho repairs
since December first. when they were beRnn. |
1t is hoped that with the continuance OF the
"A khor thn
in nayigable order by tho hrst ortenth OF Aprl'.
The repairs are prosecuted 10 four divisions.
and the work has giveo employment to upwards
Of 300 men and $50 carts. OF the $500, 900
in bonds authorized by the Maryland Loglsa- |
ture it will be necessary to negotiate not muon
more than 100000 for the repairs. Over
$4,000 have been already placed at par 10
Nav York and among the coal companies. 1t
is claimed the canal has never before been so
promptly repaired after extensive damagelo SO
short awhile, and it is thought the work when
finished, will BIO in better condition than DC.
fore tho freshet. Upwards OF hundred
breaks have had to be repaired. through
these breaks the current swept away much de-
eosit, the accumulation Of years, and where
DEPOSITS we're left by the food everything has
been cleaned out by labor. so that along the
damaged line tho canal will be pertsotlY Tree OF
slluvlum.
VISITATION OF Pubic SCHOOLS. County
Sunsrinteudent Carne visited and Inspected,
yesterday, all the public schools 10 Alexandra
county, nine in number Fla found them 10
excellent condition. 1868 of the All children on
the rolls being present. though his VISIT was ua.
announced and unexpected. The attendance 10
the oolored was better than that 10 the white
schools by about i've per cent, and there are
more oolored than white children on the rolls
10 proportion to their respective plumbers in
the county. The teachers are all we'll qual'hsd
some of them excellent Instructors, and the Su-
perintendeat considers the educational oondl
ton Of the county 10 very favorable condition.
He thinks tho schools will suffer less from the
pocuuiary difficulties Of the State than those OF
any other county. as they are supported Chilly
by local funds.
ARRESTED. Washington Critic OF yes
terdsy ssys:-- ,,,
ITO. day, about noon, Detectives Miller aod