Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-26
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WEAruEE PROBABILITIES, March 20. 1879
For tee Middle States Increasing c!sudiLee7
followed BY rain, warmer eoutheast to south
west winds, and falling barometer.
CANAL ITEMs.-Tho Cumter!aud News Of
yesterday says:
canal shipments to day By loadlu9 hive boats.
After to day they viii load b1t tvs, gradually
increasing tho IIGber.
The Borden company may befin shipments
this week, bu. tho matter is not definitely set
tied. Tue dates Of resumption for the other
compaCias have not been fixed. but the lodi
calious ere that nesrlg oil viii be shipping bS
| APRIL.
! well ;ufornad canal III 20 say that the work
of filling the caDll With water will not be c,nl
pleted for several days.
The repairs to tho P0!oIoso wharf were
completed yesterday.
The American Coal 20. will resume ship
ments by canal, from Cumberland, 90 Monday
neyf.
IL is cot expected that the Alexandra Cana
will bo ready Tor husiocs before April 18TH or
May lst.
! PERSONAL MIR. Thomas ". Jouts. Of Nor
Il IOia. u6S uSeu louto taah "eHG' w
the Virginia Midland Railroad.
| Mr.. Edgar Thompson. clerk at Fields cigar
store, While wrestling with friend yesterday
evening, spraiocd bis ankle Sd severely rs 10
disable hin.
Mr.. L'cwc!Iyn Cock. son OF Tie .!c Dr..
Henry Cock, and Miss Luiie Ashty, daughter
of the former City Au5l;y, A. 5. Ashhy were
married in Washington this evening. A cum
Der of friends and relatives from this city at
tcUdeG the ceremony, which T2s po;.
formed Ivy R:v. D. l.. Forrest, formerly Of this
| city.
| R,v. Douglass f. Forrest, formerly OF this
city, but now OF Trinity Church, Washington
has received the degree of Doctor Of DIVINITY
from William and Mary College.
DEAD.-Mr. W. Douglass Stuart died 1T BIZ;
residetce on kiog street last night, about eight
| o'clock Of CONSUMPTION. Mr. Stuart WAS
graduate OF tho University CT Virginia, where
| be took the degree Of Master OF Arts. lie Was
q civil engineer By profession and Vas regarded
sy su adept 10 that business. At the beginning
of the late war ho was elected First Llcuten
! ant Of keuper's battery aud served Tor some
timc 10 that capacity. FL was afterwards ap
pointed Captain OF Engineers and served Cd the
staff Of General George +. Pickett, having
charge OF the engineering works on James
River. Captain Stuart was Widowcr and
leaves two sIus.
A nectioe of the Society CT Alumni OF tho
University nt Virginia, OF which be was
,uember, will be he'd at tho ofiiao Of Mayor
kempsr. 90 Friday, to tsks action 10 regard
TO bis dcstb.
FIsuTowN The rto:ipts OF fresh fish oon'
.iare very light, only about three or tour
r,ooipe1
Yesterday. Prices gre about the Same as at las!
rrport, Is cauts tcr mixed fish. and 3Oi35 coDls
for white perch aud rocS.
The restaurants, cook shops 4, at FIshtowO
are beginning to resume their bn:lrc:s al
reera6c, Dad ere many days thlGss nt The
wharf will 90 dCub. be 10 full bast.
Fishermen arc divided IL their ppirl1us as TO
the .uc.cSJ or failure OF tht season.
COMMITTED. "A colorcd boy canned Corro
I.ul W,i-ou was brought before justice Psdzeu
las. cyuniGg, unaryod with dsoidafy c)niGc!.
The Jusics found him guilty, and, IL o;fin'i
II lie paymcpt nf the assts4et pepa!tG. Scat
aim - jail. Tho Boys mother wa' i:es-p!
aod u!G,i - r-asor Why tic boy sA3uG rs!
b, CIT mltad. that he H.S bar july surrJ'f,
his ia.oer being l05 years OF age a1d cJLca"e
20 the house by ucc'epltude. The Jus!c:
ttcught the case remarkable Gpa, pat Wss
unable to affJrL aaY roiiri. TITO boy II ab"ut
] ) SrsIs OF acc.
RIVER ITEMS. -CJptain Thomas B. f'ravar5
o. ills cify, now in com@snd CT tho steamship
J ,,hr Gibson, hss been transferred 70 tic COIN.
msrd OF he steamer Lldy OF the L'ke. GA n:
Norfolk Zoe, and will tske charge Of tbs latter
90 M,udsy urS Captain B.nneViiie, ThO
cas- been tew poraIy 10 c,nm,od Of the Lake,
vii te>unc his duties as first Cthcer,
Sjuc u! the vessels LACEY arrived here c1m
plai, If tie difficulty OF navigating soiGo p&r
,inus Of tie river, caused ty The dist segment
o! hunyS by the last wlater's lie.
LAND SALES. Green IL Wise, auioneer3,
sold yesterday Tor II. o. Chughtou aud Il. Z.
Love, trustees. q iarm containing 50 ecfcl,
situated about J miles south OF Fairfax sta!lnr,
TO Cornelius Cox for SIS per acre
Lucas & o Neal sold to day Tor y. Z. Whit
tlcsey, trustee q frame house oc tho northWnsi
corner of Leo and Ghbon streets to q. w.
Nowaud for $4j5.
THE CITY DEBT.-rho aot Of Assembly 10
authorize tho CITY to compromise its DEBT was
ipfIrmaIIy discussed In Cuu0cll last Gl2ht, Out
90 action was tskeD, rs II was deemed better 10
await ,rJpusiliou from the boudhoIdcrs than
10 llakC one. III UhDhS buu WV
represent large proportion of tho debt have
been notified of this ides, and it is presumed
that mcetog Of creditors will be held at an
early date.
ATTEMPTED Observation-Disclosures DersoD
unknown attempted to set lire to the old frame
house On the north side Of Queen street near
Fairfax street last night about twelve o'clock,
but some uer. who we're passing at the tme,d
nhnl
fore they obtained auy Roadway. Tho house
| is mere shell and is dangerous nuisance, be-
| log open TO tho torch Of apy ncendisry.