Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-15

tobacco collres peying largo revenues 10 tn'
; government that they lie upon tho most dlrsc
! highways lesding to tho great cct.on centres {
! the South and that more msll matter IL suppiieo
! BIZ this line aad connections than over any otht
Southern route. and that the necessity fora dou
bic mail is fully conceded AID recognize I'd by th'
| Pu..cli;ce Department He therefore asks lol
! fsroratle !egigi5iat;on Of Congress on the sub
jce. Che petition WAS referred TO The Eostoili e
| committee"
The ElyEg.-The Potomac still continues i;
b. cortret with s3ild cake OF ice from Shore
! &c shore, ix,apt where tho railroad traLsier tui
| Efcge!lon ard liz barge have made track Il
! Shepherds ami ven there the ice remains u
broken coalition, having no way 70 pass or
OsiGg 30 the soft weather fears |erc enter
iai9st this moTriug Of q sudden breaking up CT
| .:.a ice and nc tug boat Kate vas chartered tt
| proceed to Georgetown and cut cut the steamer
| Il. Z. Knight, of tho Now York line, which is
| king there, and bring her to her d9ck 10 tb!;
ely, which IS believed to be place OF greater
safety. Tie Kate, hoTever, only proceeded as
:u7 a. Ito i. s. magazine short dlstaDc3
| 4no.o III: city, when Mr. T. A. Reed, agent
i h2 la!:.a aad Seabolsi Company, whiah
awGs the i. t.. knight, who was Oh D1srd,
ordered har t.c:; 10 this c!:, fading the 100
,oua s,z OF s47lu inches thick, aod dscmicg II
naaJp;sata to proceed further.
PERSONAL Capt. James NJ. Situ,rt, Post,
pas;ey CT the House Of Representatives,, who
las been confined 10 his residence for several
days Is !IGeSs has sufficiently recovered 10 be
sut.
An5ng The 3i-i,idg Knights Tenp;ar at the
u.nG 5acqfct Of Wasbiogtoa C0mmaldery,
Washios;cu, las: night were Massr. Joseph
i!onsins, Eminent Commander; Matt. kersey,
Geac:assimo. and L. A. Reed, Pas! Emincnt
Canjnisricr. .! GA D9ninIoa Commaadery,
Ne. II. f.!is.city.
&. ". y. Ramsay, esq Teller Of the First
Ns'.JD.! BIns, who hal bcen onto i'll TOR sone
tim2 pass, vas much better this morning.
OrF.gGG SHOT .:r.-Wiilo officer Johu H..
N!gh;iagil w1s makics his rounds through
tic ally .3ii2, !fom l,sa 10 Faif,x streets,
lat~ecn Namcrli and Queen last night, a5Gui
ijn@ CLOCK. anT9 urkuowa person fred pls'
1T Il has from the lea street end OF tho 81.
~. / Ttuoa!gp he she. missed tho 6fli ;e!
add i.0 damage w-S DON. Although he saw
H. /! iSs a"a made pursuit, o!tlcer NlehtiaglI'
aaS uaG"t ~ IN the s3)uGdrc! wh3 Tired The
-tg:. j At lure the !ifi1g he heard what
scyUot 10 l,:i c vGc35 ella uau and W0mao,
ajar '''s !nrusi' c? tie alley, but ewing 10 tho
derape>S WIS ccn'it - Distinguish tho f0rai9
fiha seekers.
i'lREMEN'S CoNVEHrIoH.--A SPECIAL meet
H.. .. h0 ticemcu's CoGrer!ion vas he'd yea
,eri ~ ~ IaE 81 The R@lict Hook ana Ladder
i;-u>c. w:.h t. ". Falls chairman pro tenn.
y c3!um:it@r rom the Alexandria Light Ia
i.-;G. H4s present. sgd Conferred with the
c2rvenliJo 10 rosar! 10 he proposed parade on
itcjru!rg .2
o. Ino.iyn 81 -. X. DIpidsoR, ;hc rresi
GcI; Of ljn convention, was Instructed TO l1VNo
.br Washue5oo Light Iutaniry. GaIt. Moore,
,,ii.raa, ~ ~ tu proposed parade.
"a csarcn'iJ7 then adjourned.
LECTURE Tie lecture aS Christ Church
cure rynnl. las; .iehi, ty R.v. d.. Mckiu,
,Sls largely a.cO1td. Tao lecturer handled
his :A2m", ~ Trip Across the Continent and
jhf"u.a IT.. YoseIoi,e Valley" with wueh
GaiiiY. aei rasry q Bis descriptions Of thc
aaoar,Eni fa,ura cur;obi;ics 10 that sCcuun
4 ria cyii,;fq we're replc;c with eICqlence Ut
cia;i.r, aui sguc.I mach ability. The audi
gaae i.s!,oa: ,.;cn;;9>iy 10 tho lecture aud fully
Ct; sd he pa;rrraGIa ut Ta,nrn spread before
:hcn:.
,:oTp HOUSE TIE persons appo;Gtcd ny
ha N.y21 to sell soup titkcfs to the ch"rtauly
gG:,H.,! IT. boy n..lug their r0u0d5. aud II
IS EJrcd tu.t !')r2 may meet wi;h c1cOufGae-
cvt aid t;us be enabled to c)n'luua The soup
ACu-e uati siiIiG&.
The iurcn racal 10. day prorod a consieersbl )
success. snA s,acd much t. the funds o, Tho
iHs .uliGr.
since ;.st rcnos! ths!e hsve heon donations CT
tSl Of a.cko7Gi from n. Gindaey ~ Co., hrli
qu.rtc: O, beef from j. Rector Smoot, esq.
DA$GEUoUS. The Gate Pump. at tho iner
-s0:ion OF WashiGston aud frapklln streets, has
5scn c I ir 2 . condition for Sometime es-
lerisY j csr: EiaGigr, the sexton Of The colure1
n. T. elIMci, naaf by, cas away the Ice, and
lcund The pavement very much suakcn and 10
a Gspgarou. c'"Gllon.
rhg ;uup Vel! ~ lhc corner cf Washington
AMI CLIFTON streets il also undermined and dan
ga!cu.
&MlTU's poIaT WHAEF.-h letter received
lh- pjrs. i3g by mtrchant from The lower
liver, states iEst lho wharf, at Smiths bO!Dt
Opposite Aqua creek, bad been vary much
:i,iuucld by the i's, nod thcra WIs very
s,raag probability that it would be eat!rey
,~4r, array when :ic ice commenced to iup.
TIE wharf is tic iardiag place for large
soc;lj7 {! c0uai'y.
E=l5> SUFFERING FOR A LIFE TINE.
afflicted w.h rheumatism often suffer for z life
tune, their tortures being almost without re mis-
sion Gae joints and muscles Of such untor1u,
ratcs are in most cases shockugly contorted and
Gra,en Gu. ot shape. 10 afford Thorn even tecl-
,:,i..ry relief Ike ordinary remedies often prove
utterly useless. Hcs:cttsf Stomach Eltts!'' on
tho Other h.ad, is s7ouch.d by persons wh0'hsvt
used 4, - be ssrure source Of relief l. keep:
the bccG cool 10 promoting regular habit OF
u,,dy, ard reiao7is from it impurities which, il
tho OPINION Of sil rational pathologists, origin.
ate his s.cniz.ug complaint and its kindred
;n=iady, tho govt. Besides this the Bltters rem
CIV disorders @! iio stou ach liver and nerves
prevent snd eradicate intermittent and remit
ten. !cvers, promote ap7e!it and sleep, ard err