Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-06-21
ALIEN ANDRIA.
Correspondence Of IHe Star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, June II, 1858.
The city broiled yesterday, and most of its
people went TO church. The morning, afternoon
and evening services were largely attended
Several gentlemen meeting with a detention.
which was an exception To the usual regularity Of
the southwestern route, that is growing so fast
III popular FAVOR, one day last week issued a
''caution TO the public" detailing their orievan
ces, Another gentleman, travelling over the same
route, gives the general rule to which the oc
currenCe detailed in the former card was hnt an
exception, as follows:
WAsHINsroN DEPoT, June I6, IsJs.
To the Editors Of tie Richmond Dispdtrh:
This morning, on the train at Richmond for
Washington, by the way of the Virginia Central
and Orange and Alexandria X abroad, purchased
your paper, IN which notice " caution To the
pnhnc IL was 50 much in contrast with nv
own feelings, as well as MANY others that were
feli0w-travelers, that | determined 10 state NV
own experience of the new routr-we were less
Than 40 hours in making the trip from Memphis
10 dsnInX'oh city, over the most delightful aud
pleasant chain of railroad in the United States
paasn" through highly cultivated country and
some OF the richest laid that have ever seen
he scenery IN passing over the A!iegh anv noun
talns IN contrast TO the swamp scenery that
greeted my eyes on the old route a month since
Oh my way south, is well worth broken conner
ton once in while to oblige one to enjoy it tic
longer. That ''cautionD was SO entirely opposite
To my feelings, that have given this to one of
tue employees of the road at this place for publ
ca ton If he desires it. leave for New York on
for this hastily written article.
DULANEY III JEwsrT
AT an election of officers of Andrew Jackson
Lodge, No 12O, of the Masonic order on Friday
Master; J. +, CIump, :. w J. H. d Smoot,
J. w DIR. ID NJ. French, Tr; j. W Ford. Sec
r llunt, s ID J. r. Devaughn, J. ID; is r.
COllngswOTth, Tyler; j. r. Alexander and / 4
Humphreys, Steward
We learn that the receipts into the CITY treasury
Tor the last ten days have been about $50 900 the
greater portion OF which has been paid in during
the past few days. .TLis will more than meet The
interest on the city debt, due on the LIST of Julv
There are few other instances where over one
thlrd OF the whole amount Of taxes levied by a
city government have been paid so soon aft ar The
Tax bills have been issued, was the case i'm
this instance ~
Alta meeting of the Board of Directors of the
alexandria Library Company held last evening
rancls Miller, Esq., who, for several wears past
has been its President resi- ened that po,t i'm ron
sequence Of his contemplated removal to Nont
geometry county, Md The Election of a successor
- ves.a py me Charter in the Board; but, as
some or Tue Directors were OF opinion that il
womb oe brtter To call a general meeting of the
stockholders to make a selection the snhi.ct u,s
referred to an adjourned meetin. TO he held ON
itIuay evening next. Mr.. Miller has been = most
iaiihiul and efficient presiding officer and his
loss VIII br seriously felt by all the friends of the
institution. - -
The mail els to,day-Flour. offerings light
mar ket dun, no sales reported W heat offerings
isht-maL ket dull; sales red 9Uc. No prime In
market Com, offerings good, market steady:
sales white 60 '6'c yellow 6Sc. Rye, no sales
reported Oats, offerings small, no sales r.
ported.
Arrived on Saturday-Schr Lydia Ann. Burris.
Port Walthal. coal to Gas House schr. Quail
North, Port Opposite, lumber to Smoot, Ghle2
q Co; schr. Olevia Burton, Williams New
Bedford, to Lewis Mckenzie; schr SyIyanus
Allen, Sears, Boston, to NJ Eldridge; schr. WIN
maen,y Harrison, Murdoch, NanjeInoy, corn to
q Siiled-Schr. Alma. Greenwood st Io,. =,
b., by Cazenove & Co Schr ID ! bower Cham
betialn, New York, coal by r = Mebatf-v
steamer Diamond State, Kerwin, Baltimore, bv
Wheat L. Bro, Wy