The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-04-18
OUR ALEXANDRIA coRnrspoNDEScE.
ALEXANDRIA, FRIDAY EVENING"
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ALEXANDRIA, Friday EVENING"
April II, 1857.
The schooner MIST Captain Dssoway from New York,
passed up to the District yesterday evening loaded with
cement, supposed to be for the Washington aqueduct
The schooner Searsyile Captain Sears arrived to-day
from Salem Massachusetts, with lump plaster for Mr..
Edrdge The captain reports British brig ashore
st. Georges island fifteen miles up the Potomac have
not yet been able to learn anything further about the
vessel that sunk above Ragged Point
The steamer Diamond State, Captain Kirwin, arrived
from Baltimore last evening with very large assorted
cargo for Alexandria and the District She discharged
her Alexandria freight this morning. and proceeded up to
the District this afternoon.
The schooner Elizabeth Jane Captain outten, arrived
Wednesday night from Laurel, Delaware, with pine lum-
Der for Smoot < Uhler
The schooner Statesman, Captain Wicks, sails to-day
for New York. with four &C., principally from Taylor
& Co., Georgetown, and Shnn & Son, Alexandria, and
principally to Abbott Dean, New York. The freight
ON -four from here to New York is % cents per barrel
pound freight SO per ton and bulk freight cents per
cubic foot.
The schooner John, Captain Donovan sails for ST.
John n. b.. this evening, with 1000 bushels and
800 bbls. -four from Cazenove Co This firm have also
been loading the barge Mill Boy to-day with wheat the
0ccoquan mills.
Yesterday being somewhat OF moderate day compared
with its late predecessors, considerable quantity OF fish
caught and arrived here last night and this morning
The prices to-day have ranged shad sl3 to Sli herring
50 to So The steamer james Guy took up large load
this morning to Washington. good many wagons from
the country that have been waiting here for fish have
gone back nearly empty to wait for warm weather and
low prices taking home just enough fish for rarity.
The operations of the Corn Exchange since my last
have been follows Foursales of 800 barrels last
evening at Sc 10; straight valley brands Wheat sales
of white 81 40; red, 81 80 to 81 So fair Corn, white
63 cents Rye, prime, 70 cents inferior go cents Rye
-four, So so. Market buoyant -four and grain in good
demand receipts very light.
Workmen arc now engaged along the Alexandria and
Georgetown canal repairing the turf that is cultivated
the inside Of the banks to resist the action of the water
lot of car wheels and axlcs from the establishment
of T. S. Jameson here awaiting shipment per canal
to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company at Cumber
/ land.
W. ]. Higdon, esq, has been nominated for the next
Virginia legislature by ''many working men,
The board of aldermen here had session last evening
Among other things they passed bill providing for the
appointment of two harbormasters instead of one The
common council did not meet. Both boards to meet
again Monday evening next when it is expected that
the common council will act the above BILL and that
both boards will take up the revenue BILL now pending
/ in the common council.
! Mr. Snowden announces his nomination to the readers
of the Gazette to-day and states that it was by him
solicited and unexpected and far as his personal ambi
ton and convenience concerned uncoveted but that
he does not feel at liberty to disregard the call of his
party and will consequently Immediately enter upon the
for lie sake Of The He is to address his
lowctizens of Alexandria this evening" at clock at
Liberty Hail. Americans, wings and others are, of
course, expected to be on hand.
| Mr. p Hillman Troth, Accotink post Office Fairfax
county Virginia. says that he has large lot of white
and yelowpne logs ready to saw to order and 800
yellow pine piles, very long and straight any all OF
which he is ready to deliver ut Alexandria, Washington,
! or Georgetown at short notice
On and after Tuesday large lot of hardware and
cutlery will be offered Mt private sale in parcels to suit
purchasers by ID. Funston, receiver, SC.
1t Is currently ramo,ed, and published by the pa
pes that arrangements are now very likely about to be
consumated for the ressctaon OF the Locomotive and
| Car Works of Messrs. Smith & Perkins
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