Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-22

CHunCH SERVICES, &C., Io.MoRRow. -
tkrist Gturcl.-Se,vl?e at ii 8. Il. and 7:45
p q. by Rev. H. Suter.
st. Pulls Chuct-Ser9iee a. II a. w.
AID 4 o. N. by R7y. d.. Walker.
Grace Church,-Ser7ic, at IL 3. n. and
.:30p 10.
st Mary's Church -ilass at : ard J. AN.
FesDarS at 1880 2. ID.
Union Presbyterian ChUch (F.1st ChrtoAt-
Service al ii a. ID. and 1870 p. In. by Rev. Dr..
Bullock.
Second Presbyterian Church Ssrvic, at l l
=. III. >oi 7:3U y. ;u b7 R-v. Wa. Dinaid1;e.
Meth Epis. Church Service at II q. N. end
100 e. u. by ". l.. II. Pesrcs
Meth. Fps. Church South Service al II
q. IN. aud 1870 :: u. by tsV, ". h. Boyle.
Meth !rot Church-No service.
Baptist ChWch-S arvica AZ ! a. Il. aud at
1870 .. ID. by Rev. W. 5. penick.
German Ltthcran-SarVioe 1T pm.
Prayer mee;lng 10 the Meth. Eois. Church
South o. D. ID. Aims House at % 2. N. Jail
st2p q.
THE CANAL -TAere vas meeting CT the
directors OF the Chesapeake ard Ohlo Cana! OF
Annapolis ca Wednesday. No redlcaoa OF
tolls was decided upon, bG; tie presideot was
empowered to make temporary changes II ne
found it nee ,ssary before tic naZt mee!loS or
the board.
The Cumberland Times. 10 ssnopsis Of the
report 10 the board, SAYS:
The condition CT luo several divisions on the
line Of tho canal Vas reported rs cxceilAn. and
that water would DC turned on by thu 18Th inst.
u. tho latest arG navigation would certainly 30
opened by the lst Of April
On the division from Hancock ID this city
there hsvo bsen considerable repairs made. The
irst work uude:tskeE IVES - the middle lock u!
the tunnel, whefo = 6tOio $50 was tsReA cot,
rebuilt and csmeaLe1 Il had never bseR Co.
mentea before. Work wss begun on The lock
carly in February, sd i! WAS flashed by the Isl!
o: March.
The next wor.. was 81 South Branch lock,
where all four o. ths sbu!ments were lsgen
down. In its reconstruction considerable add.
lionsi stone hsd 10 ba prepared. Inc WorE was
ceuented and grouted, and l. Ia Oot:er c"ndi!loa
now than when first constructed. il Will have
the gales all in this week.
The lock At Odtown had one side taken down
and very heavy wall substituted. l. is noS
about completed.
There has been moTo nas)aTs work CT hi;
division of the Chnsl t1.n h - bean "a. upo1 /.
since its completion. ts",2g all the yeas co.''-
bined.
Two new wssto. we;rs h&vn oe7a ~: !n-oGs
near Oldtown. and tao otSet oa t~o iGiio !av"!,
below the Eiggins tarn.
A now stop %a,o has ba:n put ~ at the !OWc!
mouth Of the tnanei, 50 ma. Ill The event "t 8
slide from the pre".; u .h"ia. irsIeris! can b..
carried down - t42 ;t;i- his ) " very nGJr-
tan. Improvement AZ, .l,.a. good jiGg clhnt OF
ths part OF the utticis.s.
Ia addition - The ,.j2va ~: Line nurnss have
been cyr7fsu!2i -: !Jvk ga.es fci'a-aG, snd
row ritie si.I' fia2s; l.: al ITO locks whers g
CURED.
There were sever! a:a.i; g!ila; NJ C!spncr
Hollow occ.sioEeG by t. :h:9 this luonto, bu.
canal has b6en thoroughly c;a;:ari Of al sand
bars ana o;hcr !.orm!Iioas taat imp do na"iga-
ton. Inc tyinz-up PAGES .or boAs E:Vc ai:c
reen pu. r 0'"a:
This division - r34 ili.lg Tor nav, g2:oT,
and TO-DAY the water WI uc turred on at this
Lowell, md tho cars Wal 20 s!owiy flied, there
hting ample i,G!e :, Ira2A7s f.: navigation =:
me ds!e designated.