The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-04-15
orr ALEXANDRIA CORRESPONDENTS.
ALruASDEIA, TUESDAY EVENING"

ALEXANDRIA, (Iuesoay EVENING"
April IA, 1851.
~. schooner G. King, mentioned in my last proceeds
tn (ieorgsysen this evening. -
Ws,bInQton consgnmenis Kennedy fugni sugar
,aa,.to. Beal, sugar W. Petibone box boards King
n.stsn brooms &c W. s. Fort furniture g. Francis
S.sSvsre &C. j. L. Savage, bar iron; McGregor &'Co7
I-is,sads: w, Robertson vinegar; Murray Semmes
w L. Greene liquor; Howell Morsell, white
~ w II Hammer tea kettles, &C.; VIM. Grips, sugar
'.. sIrying refrigerators and sheet iron NJ C. hegs
bar iron r,.,s,on,, q ~ hard
=. 90 Howell Strbbling, vinegar and sugar d. L.
oTntt Co, sugar; j. w. Lathem Co.. glassyRre Peter
ss,rv iron safe English Son, iron and steel Lpeok
Son, bolts and iron Hyde Davidson, white lead,
or schooner Fairfax Captain Mott arrived to-day from
york with an assorted cargo including large lot OF
o for the Capitol and the new customhouse at Aexan-
~. She il to proceed to Georgetown Thursday with
ant touching at Washington.
n.or,stown consgnments Il. w. Linthicum Co. a
-. lot merchandise J. H. Shekel, dates Getty Will
T.Ss dates E. Hall, merchandise; N. W. Grips, mer'
h.odiss G. Lowry tea; A. Hancock hhds, ale Ham
,oO Co. casks wine. Several other eonsgnments are
an board not exhibited by the manifest the bills Of Ia
ng instead OF being aboard having been sent over
land 10 Dodge Co., agents.
The schooner Increase, Capt Phillips, arrived to-day
rOmU so N~'p
Db and naval stores for Wheat Bro lumber for Rob
L Eden, and oil and sundries for John p II. Greene
Tha schooner William Severe, Capt Brook, arrived to-
a., com Port Wathall Appomatox river with coal for
w Gas Works. She anchored out in the
...u and Is tc proceed 10 Washington this evening
Tna Rritsh schooner Alma, Capt Pickles, arrived to-
.v from St. john N b. with laths pickes, and deals Tor
Ca1anove Co.
Gha 10 InalA wi N
nosad to be for Washington.
Tho schooner Marietta Burr Captain Nekerson, is ex
,..ed 10 sail tomorrow morning for Boston, with corn
,ou Fove Co. and -four from Howard ar
Tn. schooner Amy Chase Captain Chase is expected to
all ,omorrow evening for ST. John, N. b., with wheat
from Powle 4 Co. lt &
Tho prevailing cold windy weather keeps the fisheries
hack and the prices up However, the supply is large con
lsine the circumstances The sales are very numerous
hut on account Of the high prices in small quantities at
time The prices to-day have ranged: Herring, from S.
So 50 per thousand shad, stationary at $l2 per hun
dred | would simply say to distant customers, if you
want to buy cheap you must wait until you ieei week OF
so warm weather.
dredging boat arrived here yesterday from Philadel
mia TO clear out the docks She will commence operations
the canal basins and work down. 1t seems that con
siderable quantity Of mud deposited along the wharf
nr By the spring freshes Some Of the Potomac fisheries
have also been damaged by large depostes OF mud where
| last season were clean gravel bottoms
No transactions took place at the Corn Exchange to-day
not being carday" The transactions Of this establish
ment control the prices Of grain and -four here.
Two more candidates have been put in nomination fol
the next Virginia house of delegates. mechanics and
merchants nominate Mr.. It. B. Robertson, and "Aex
andria, Mr.. F. l.. Smith. ....
Mssrs Smith Perkins propretors Of the Alexandra
Locomotive and Car Works, have received liberal and ur
gent oyertres TO their machinery and Implement
to Baltimore where they known ana appreciated a
well as here. But it is to be hoped that the people
Alexandria will not fail to keep the fruits Of said firms
arprse on this side Of the Potomac. VlRGlNIUS.