Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-28
ALEXANDRIA CORRESPONDENTS.
ALEXANDRIA, Sept. n, 1854.

j aa. . .ir ALEXANDRIA, Sept. n, 1064. .
Weather-Cowhea Proceedings-ALa-mso of
re-Hyd,aut,om Fair. a 81
This afternoon, the sun darts its warm rays
with almost summer intensity, and tho Their
mometer stands SO deg. in the shade.
Our City Councils met last night, the Presi-
dents presiding and q meagre attendance in
each board The bill for numbering the city
of Alexandria was again read and laid upon
the table; bill relating to the city gas works
was disposed of in = similar manner; taxes on
Reading Railroad bonds, charged to Captain
James Garrali, were RENTED; new cutters or
dsred in front Of the property of Mrs. Morrel
and John Leadbeater; the assessors we're or.
dered to make q new assessment of the Messrs.
Rosenhall;, proxies were appointed to repre-
sent the city in the coming meetings of the
Orange and Alexandria Railroad Company,
the Manassas Gap Railroad Company, and the
Middle Turnpike Company.
In the lower Board, q committee was in .
structed to inquire into the cost of substituting
new desks with drawers for the present tables
in the Council chamber; and the Boards aa.
journed. ,s..i, =.
Last night near midnight, the alarm Of fire
was sounded at two separate times: the first
was occasoned by the burning of some furni-
ture at Mr.. Clapdore's, in the Second Ward,
and the second by the spontaneous com bustion
Of coal near Jsmieson's bakery. On each oe-
casien, the fire was extinguished without the
aid of our fremen.
The lady managers in charge of the fair for
our citizen fremen Of tho Hydraulion, have
nearly matured their arrangements for the
festival. Sarepta Hall is named as the scene
of its autumnal gayeties, and Monday, October
10th, Is selected as the day of opening Taste
and utility will characterize the articles
offered upon the occasion, and under the man +.
agement Of Alexandris ladies for an object of
public utility, the most Aatterings success must
crown the effort or III AMI.
II A correspondent Of the New York Even.
ing Post, writing from Port an Prince, thus
-gosdps about souiouqus's sxtravagancs In
dress - L4EGc
THE Emperor has tho weakness of his race
for dress, and probably few, If his imperial Or
royal brothers In any quarter of the globe
have more costly wardrobe. He attaches
full enough importance to the kind of consS-
quence which mon in Office derive from their
tailors, and never appears in public except in
full toilet. Even at private receptions he com
monty wear his sword and cooked hat. His
taste for dress is almost the only one upon
which he is extravsgant. He has one coat
made in Paris, which cost him 81 200 quote
the we'll authenticated gossip of the court
circle-and pair of boots made in New York,
decorated with brilIisnts and gold which cost
5000. The cane with which he commonly walks
cost $500 He has several swords, the handles of
which are richly jswelled. He has seven stars
composed of diamonds, which he wears on great
occasions, each Of which cost over S4,089 He
will wear nothing but the best of its kind, and
has special aversion 10 anything plebsian OF
unimperial.'' En5 Ewr zt5 .
TRIAR roR MURDER.-William J. VIM ID