Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-12-08

S.. tHcH sicNalilh9, oat AT sunrise Yesterday
morning, the temperature being moderate
/ and The wind soa,herly, it was thought
! 'Hld Prob. had again missed it, Early il,
nc day, however, old borcas turned his
iilGi! breath direct Y OH this latitude, quick
bringing on gaic, raising clouds Of dust
! detachng loose shingles and slate from the
roofs Of houses whiriing leaves and stubble
/ everywhere. causing vessels in the rive.
/ TO drag their anchors, slamming blinds.
crcaking signs and playing doleiuI dirscs
around the habitations of mansion and cot
tage alike. To add TO the chceressness and
gloom, several alarms of fire were raised.
! Inc mercury III the thermometer began to
nave downward tendency from ahont nine
ociocN Ill the morning, and those out until
late went home shvcrn@ The cold wave
came from the West, and reports from all
! over the country show 4 general cold snap
! In some localities the fall of the thermome-
s! ter was very great, for instance. in Cincin-
natl it fell 30. IN this city at nine a. IN.
the mercury stood at 4O'. when there was
change, and five minutes allert he
velocity Of the wind began to increase, and
gradually the thermometer went down I'M
til ct O'Clock last night it was 13', and
still falling. This morning the Their
momctcr registered degrees above zero
with the wind still blowing strong. To-
day was equally as cold but towards
evening the temperature rose, and rain
may follow. The wind was very high all
day, and the walking was made extremely
disagrccahlc. The velocity was 81 miles.
Much ice formed on the river and tho ca
MAJ and Hunting creek We're frozen hard
and tight Another such night and the riv-
er will go over" While the cold snap
brought lis usual gloom to the humble hab-
itati1"S Of the many who are not blessed
with many cf the good things OF this world
ii Attn" same time afforded the greatest anx-
i2iy 10 others who. while they could keep
an agreeable temperature III their own bod
les. were extremely solicitous as to what
/ would become of their flowers tender
plants they had doubtless nurlurcd torvears
and III more than one dwelling every crew
ass where an old-iashioned three-ccnt silver
piece could have been wedged, members of
| the gcntlcr sex might have been seen caulk-
Ing the same with case knives and bits of
paper. IN one house, where Il large clean
der tree was kept, the same had been care
fully wrapped with paper to protect it from
the "bliZzard." and in the darkencd room.
where it stood, bore q striking resemblance
10 Il human figure which by Il slight strctcl
of Imagination one would suppose TO BE-
! clothed in giavc-y yard habilmen;s. and
the %no; nlan Of the house coming suddenly
/ upon II in his nocturnal return was consid-
/ erah'y shocked thereby
The steamer Lady O! the Lake. from
Norfolk. due here carly this morning. did
not arrive until j. O'Clock, in consequence
Of the high wind OF last night. Huge iciclcs
completely incased her paddle boxes, and
her entire hull was shcathcd in ice. She
reports very heavy weather on the bay and
river
In consequence Of the ice, the steamers;
torroran and Virginia did not make tri}.;
to-day. Fem the surrounding country con
siderable damage is reported. Fences. Sc.
were blown down and hay, straw and fol
/ De-; stack were scattered in all directions
BANK 9FFlCEHs.-Thc directors of liz"
Citizens National Bank at their meeting
| yesterday accepted the resignation Of Mr.
John Fulon@. hook-kccper of that bank.
which had been in their hands for some time
and elected Nr r. i. Knox to fiji the va
! canrT. Hlr. Furl"u:: has held his ,.o.;tian
in he bank for the past - years and has
always discharged his duties with ability
and fidelity. His resignation takes effect
on :hc first Of january, when. his many
| trends here will regret to learn, he will
! .
| morciand county. wncrc he has II fine farm
Mr.. knox'S business requirements render
him admirably suited for his new position.
lie Is now connected with the V. NJ Rail
! way.
HE POTOMAC FLATs.-lii is reported that
work will shortly begin on the Potomac flats
\ pile driver is now stationed in the Virgin
IA channel, above the Long Bridge, which
will assist in the work cfputtng down Inc
! plies for the railroad for dumping cars to he
used on the Improvement. II is cxpec, ed that
| operations will commence first on the flats
above the bridge and arterward on the flats
| below, extending toward this city. Machin-
cry and other material is being prepared in
! New York, and about the commencement
| OF the new year work will he pushed with a
large force of lahorers.
POLICE REroET-Last night wa; intense
~ cold, with strong wind blowing There
were no arrests made by the police, but
eight dodgers were accommodated at the
station house. This morning Il colorcd boy
named viii Hall was arrested for violation
OF police regulations at the \. < +. depot,
but gave collateral for his appearance
this evening. The Mayor having gone to
| Washington on official business this morn
inG, there were no cases reported Mt his
| ciiicc.
TIE CAEAl.-The Cumberland papers
say that canal business frightened upsomc
Wednesday. \ number of boats reached
port and seven cleared Its probable there
will be little done after the coal now on the
wharf ii is cleared off. 1t is thought
there will be no shipments after this week.
And now it is known there will be none, fol
this morning the canal here was frozen hard
enough to bear skaters and at Cumberland
il must be Il solid block of ice
O. d. Boat CLUE.-A meeting Of the Old
Dominion Boat Club was held Wednesday
night and considerable business was trans
acted. The finance committee reported
that the company was entirely free from,
debt and now held its boat house and other