Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-05-18
ALEXANDRIA.
Ioyce Of TIE Star

Correspondence Of Tie Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Nav IS
The accident on the Alexandria and Washing
ton railroad, mentioned In your issue Yesterday
took place at the curve near the basin of the
Alexandria canal. The woman killed was Mrs
Mary Cline, residing on Queen street, near Co.
lumous street. Coroner Neale held and held an
inquest nponthe body yesterday afternoon which
Resulted III the following verdict
(" Mary Cline came to her death by being aeci
dentaiiy run over by the Alexandria and " ash
| inSton train, when said train was SLOWLY moving
and no blame on the part Of the officers thereof =
Inc occurrence excites much feeling in the
community.
The neighborhood Of the Oranpe and AI-xan
dria Depot Witnessed a shooting match on Satur-
day evening. Rumors to the discredit of a Young
woman, residing in that vicinity bayinG berI
faced To several parties, she called, In COMPANY
with her brother, upon Mr.. w lillian PoOe and
demanded withdrawal Of certain charges Pop
eamrHled them, when she shot at him the bal
passing between his arm and side aud lust touc h.
Ing his clothes. Her brother then drew pistol
and hSh ensued, in which, 1t is alleged pope
came of victorious.
The steamer James Guy on her yyav nv, IA.
river Yesterday with the three ted brigantin.
Ephra m Williams in tow, broke the braces nd
oursi'd the cylinder head Of her engine The
accident occurred about mile above Fort Wash.
ington. The Guy will he repaired immediately
The lightning Of Saturdays storm shivered
the malnmast OF the schooner II. Pharo living a,
the coal wharves; No one on board was injured
The pupils Of the school Taught by Mrs " r
Atweil give an exhibition at the Village Sunday
school room. Gibbon street, this evening
The second ann ball OF the Alexaudi Ia Club
taxes place M Sarepia Hall, on Monday, the Gath
inst, and will doubtless be most agree able af
fair.
The new Custom House is nearly completed
and the lower story. which is to be used az A
post ONCE, will be ready for occupancy on the
first OF July. With n commodious most ortice
ana such accommodating gentlemen as Postmas.
ter Ashby, Deputy Postmaster Padgett and AS
sistants Bontz, Garth aud Lee, Alexandria will
arrangements.
Afterhoon and evening prayer meetings still
continue the good work Of the revival
Produce MAJ ket.-On Change, yesterday, sales
of while Wheat at 1GUill3c red l1alO6c Corn,
6tic. for white aud mixed and GJc for yellow
Rye and Oats, no sales
Fish Market -Sses of Shad at SlOasl2 Del
hundred; Herring S9.Si3 pei thousand
In the port, yesterday, arrived-Blig Mary II
Nelly, Boston, to master; schr. Franklin Ran.
dolph, HazletOn, New York guano to Fowle *
Go schr A " Bedeli. Rider, New York, to
&. Nevett; Schr Timothy Pharo Cranm-I Som.
merset, tn Borden Mining Co sahr Geore. and
Emily, N!ckerson, Norfolk, 10 r. J Mehafi.y;
schr. Sarah Ann, Gray, N-WbuTn lumber and
naval stores to master; schr Geo. Deering, Pink
ham, Portland, plaster to Fowl * Co schr
George and Margaret, Roliet, Machcdoc, com 10
Robinson Payne; scbr. Lucretia, johnson
boyd's Hole, corn and wheat to Robinson a
Payne sio"P Slider, Beard, Pennington, wheat
to Washington & Co; sloop Suffolk. Woodruff
to Orange and Alexandria Railroad; steamer
Columbia, Harper, Baltimore, To Wheat & Bro
Siilfd-Barque f.. Williams, Cornwell. Boston
ny L. J. Mehauey; schr. William, Snowman
Fall River, by Lewis Mckenzie; schr. C. L.
Bayliss, To0ker, Newark, coal by T. j. Mvhafipy
schr. Geo. X. Canover, Homer, Newark coal b,
T. J Mehaifey; schr. John e. Henry, F-nton
DERBY, u coal by Borden Mining Co; schr, A
u. Skies: Roug hton, Norfolk, by Wheat & Bro