Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-03-13

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NAVIGATION. The ice 10 the Potomac mas
broken up, and navigation has been resumed
The STEAMBOATS, between this city anu
Washington are again running regularly
Mr.. Jefferson, QUICKER, killed at the mouth
of Hunting Creek, on Thursday last, at one
shot, thirty-four shutters and four canvass
backs. lie was 10 a canoe, and the ducks
were feeding near the shore, in hole 10 the
ice.
FAIRFAX CouXrY-On Mon lay next, the
18th inst; the Quarterly Term of our Coun-
u Court for March, will commence its session.
The following gentlemen will constitute the
Court:-l.t Day.. C. Gunnel, Presiding
Jostice; S D. Foote, Alfred Leigh and
Richard johnson, Associates. % Day.
c. Gunnel, P j.; erjamin T. Shreeve, Geo.
Burke, and w. W. Ball, Associates.
We regret to learn that Mr.. Henry Fra
ger, Of this county, was found 10 the road
one night week or two since, in the Lang
ley neighborh0od, with one of his legs bro
ken. lie was at once carefully provided Tor
by some Of the good people 10 that vicinity,
and we trust ls doing as well as could be eS-
pected--NeUS.
FIRE IN WASHINGTON On Thursday even
ing, about nine o'clock, fire broke out IN
small shop occupied by shoemaker, on the
west side Of l2:h ST., tetsecn II and sts.
1t communicated to stable adjoining, be-
longing to Mr.. George 5 ewart, which was
destroyed, though happily several valuable
horses 10 it were removed in good time. The
fire then extended, the wind being very high |
from the northwest, to the adiacent dwelling |
occupied By Mr.. Fraoklin Myers, which was
consumed. The difficulty to get water was
very great.-Nat. Int This fire caused the
alarm of FIRE in this place, and some Of our
iremen went up to Washington.
vERY.--About the 18th of February !
it was reported that gentleman, stopping at
Wizards Hotel, was robbed OF SD ,3OO-
$500 of which only was in cash, and the
rest in drafts. No clue Of the robber has yet
been discovered, as far as we know, but last
Sunday the drafts were found under tallor's
shop, in the rear Of the National Hotel.
One of the most expert firms of detectives
are on the lookout for the perpetrasor OF the
deed Wash. States.
CRIMINAL CoURT.-John Cunningham has
been convicted Of assault and battery with in
tent to kill Henry Lennon, q colOred boy, and
sentenced to three years in the peniteDtiary.
He was also tried and convicted of wiliully
assaultiug and shooting at Nathan Burnham,
without the smallest provocaton, and SEN
fenced to five years additional in the peniten-
tiary. - Wash. States.
We are requested TO state that seats on
the Stage, at Liberty Hall, on the occasion of
Mr.. Everetts address, to the extent of MY,
can be had at the sever al BoOkstores-prce
81 50 each Parties who have already pur-
chased tickets can exchange them on pay
ment of the difference.
MADE EN- PAY FOR IT.-At the execution of
the negress Jenny, few dayS ago at Ale1an-
dria, some man kindly furnished ladder by
which large number of the outsiders were
enabled to mount the Jail wall and witness the
execution. This was all very well; but the
wall audience, after the sight had been seen,
On turning about to descend again to ter
ra trina. discov cred that the ladder had
been removed, leaving them high and dry
and in an exceedingly unpleasant position.
The man with the ladder stood short dis
lance eff enjoying intensely the predcament
of his captives, which no entreaty Of theirs,
or threats either would induce him to relieve.
The bows looked down with on eye TO a des-
perate leap; but alas the distance was too
great: and only then did 1t occur to them
to try the effect of silver to induce the lad
der-man tg come to terms This was pre-
cisely what the gentleman had been waiting
for: and when he heard the word money"
he consented to negotiate terms, which were
that be should receive the small fee Of ten
cents a head and that the pay should be IN
advance. The dimes were accordingly pitch
ed down and gathered up, when the ladder
was again placed aginst the wall; but the eX
centric and speculative manager" performed
"A sudden exit, TO the uubounded cbagrin of
his victims, who had iOndly hoped to ''get
even with him" as soon as they should reach
the ground Wash. Star.
INlFrY DOLLARS REWARD!-Ranaway
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