Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-19
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omen for divine services this week :-drace
Church, on Monday and Tuesday evenings;
Christ Church, on Wednesday and Thursday
evenings; and St. PauPs Church, on Friday
and Saturday evenings, at II o'clock.
ALExANDR1A.--We have never despaired
of the ultimate growth and prosperity OF Alex
andria. and though in many instances "the
fates" have apparently been adverse, yet
we still hope and believe that IN time we
shall have busy and thriving city: and we
are not alone in our opinion, as will be seen
by the following extract of a letter, from
gentleman, in Baltimore who has opPor-
tunties of knowing, and never asserts what
be has not good reason for believing. In
writing to a friend in this city he says: 1--WE
are satisfied that Alexandria has passed her
worst days, and will rapidly advance in
prosperity as her immense lines of Railroad
approach completion, passing as they will
through an almost virgin country"
THE FIsuERIES.-We are pleased to an
! nounce that the catch Of fish on the Poto-
mac. is increasing. On Saturday, cargo
of lO, 900 herring aud 500 shad arrived at the
Fish wharf, from White Point and 1000
herring aud 6 or 500 shad from Stony Point.
Besides these, there were several other arrl-
walls of shad and herring, though not IN such
large quantities from the other landings
We find the following in the Fredericksburg
Herald of Saturday," proprietor of one
of the Fisheries at Arkendale, on the Potomac,
and one of FinnalPs, lower down on the
river, besides several others smaller IN CLASH
fication have "cut out" on account OF the
very bad luck attending their operations this
season.
Potomac Herring sell in our streets at
| 81 10 per hundred, and Shad from the Rap.
pahannock at $SQSl0 per hundred. 20
| tomac Shad sell for as much at "the shore"
as those from the Rappahannoek do in our
| market.
The supply of fish will be decidedly short
this season, as there is not the slightest pro-
liability of any improvement in 1.-THE rum.
EXCURSION. "A party Of gentlemen from
Washington, Georgetown and tbs city, went
down to the White House On Saturday, IN
the Steamer Thomas Collyer on FISH
frclic," and most agreeable day they had.
"Planked Shad" formed the most attractive
feature in the bill of fare though all tho de-
lcacies of the season were in proiusion.
FrovrRs-We have received from Mr..
John Slater, variety of beautiful Ferbenas,
Roses, &c. Mr.. S. has an exhibition OF his
Flowers three times week in the market,
and they are always for sale at his residence
near this city. They are Of every variety,
and of the choicest descriptions.
WASHINGTON ITEMs.-RoBBERY OF JEWELS.
We learn that large and valuable quantity
of Jewels and jewery have been stolen be-
tween November last and the present time,
from Miss NJ. c. Williams, at Arlington
House, in Alexandra county. The vilgance
of the police is invoked to the matter. The
property has only been missed within day
or two.
RurrrASLY ASSAULT An act of pure wan.
ton ferocty was committed yesterday after
noon about three o'clock, near the Railroad
depot, by a man named John White, aged
about 20 years, and recently discharged from
shipboard upon two OF party of six or eight
fishermen on their way home by tae cars
White ran up to the two way!arers, Martin
Duncan and Michael McNulty, and with
large lack knife cut Ddncan's clothing, and
inflicted a bad wound on the left side OF the
lower abdomen Of McNulty. White had re-
ceived 10 provocation whatever, and at the
examination before Justice Dom acknow-
lodged the bloody knife t. be his, but pre-
tended no consciousness OF the act. lie was
arrested by Officers Nash and HiTrover, and
after q hearing committed to prison 10 de-
fault of 81 600 bail. The wounded man
was also committed to prison as a witness
Nat. Int.
The mansion house on Analoston island
has been fitted up as a place of public resort.
1t is easily approached by boats, and good
road leads from the Virginia end of the Long
Bridge to the csuseway which connects the
island with the main land.
W. W. Corcorap, esq, of Washington,
has been appointed trustee of the Mary
land Agricultural College, which has been
located in the vicinity OF the city.
The MUSICAL ASSOCIATION will meet at
the ) nithsOnian Institution to-day, and con-
tnue in session during the week under the
direction of Mcssrs. George +. Root and
William b. Bradbury AiOn.
JAMES POWERS SENTENCED TO BE HuNG.--
To day, shortly after l, P. NJ, Jas. Powers,
the convicted murderer Of Edward A. Lutts,
was brought into court by Deputy Marshal
Phillips and attending officers.
Shortly after being placed in the dock
The Judge caused the prisoner to stand
up, and said: james Powers have you
anything to say why the sentence of the
Law should not 10 pronounced upon you, for
the crime OF which you have been conTlc-
ted"
To which the prisoner replled-"Nothing
sir, EXCEPT that | have not had fair trial.
was hurried into it without due prepara-
tiou."
After some predatory remarks, the judge
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