Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-28
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LOCAL ITEMS.
CRY CoUNCIL.-Both branches OF the City
Council were in session on Tuesday night
To the Common Council, action was taken
in reference to the Long Bridge, by the az,
pointment of a committee, five from each
ward to act iE con- JUNCTION with the City
Council. in such measures as may lie deemed
best to the interest CT this city IN regard to
the Bridge. The b ,ard OF Aldermen, how
ever, refused to CONCUR in the action Of
the Common Council. The official pr coed
ings will be found in another column.
ALEXANDRIA AND WASHINGTON RAILROAD.
The Washington States says that this road
is now doing n successful business--the cars
making seven trips day--about five hun
dred passengers pass over the road daily
the equipments are two locomotives, six pas
aen ger, and two baggage cars:--and that 1t
will ultimately be profitable and good pay
ing road. The States suggests that leave be
obtained to continue the rails over the bridge,
and run the cars from tue Capitol across the
Potomac by horsepower, which would al
ford facilities for travel to Alexandria with
out change of conveyance, and without using
up the bridge so essentially as the numerous
four-horse Omnibuscs must
A BEAUTIFUL Bouquet IN JANUARY.-A
lady friend sent Us yesterday, beautiful bou-
quet, nearly all the flowers composing 1t hav-
ing been gathered from plants growing in
the open air, without protection. The flow
ers before Us, are Japoncas, Violets, Pm
sys and lIealt.-ease, all from out of door
plant. We think it would tax the memory
OF our oldest inhabitlnt, very considerably
to call to mind having seen flowers Of the
above mentioned kinds, growing in the month
Of January.
FlRE.-The block OF frame buildings long
known as Stewards, corner Of 18th ard f. SITS,
in Washin on, were entirely destroyed by
fire on Tuesday evening, and the poor occC-
pants lost everything. Some of the Indian
chiefs now in the city, were present, and
their singular and unusual expressions of
surprise attracted much attention.
The light from this fire, caused the alarm
in this city, and the Sun Fire Company with
their Hose reel, went up to Washington to
render assistance. They were entertained
while there, by the Franklin Fire Company. |
ALEXANDRIA LITERARY SoCIETY.--The
question, does Com Paulding deserve the
thanks Of his country for bringing back
Walker from Nicaragua ?" was debated at
the Library on Tuesday evening by Messrs.
o. c. Whittlesey, j. L. Gordon and others,
in presence of considerable auditory, and
decided in the affirmative.
The question for next Tuesday evening is,
elias man an innate moral sLnse?" PUem-
ics-Messrs. Wm. A. Duncan aud Frederick
W. Miner.
THE FIRST SuAD or White Fish made their
appearance on Friday, two in number, each
from different fishery. One of them was
caught in Aqua Creek, at Mr.. John Lowry's
landing and the other in Potomac Creek, at
the landing of Mr.. Addison Hansford. Mr..
Grotz secured both at 80 cents piece We
also saw n Herring on Saturday, the first in
tbis ,arLo, and which had hecn cou,,ht nj
NJ Iowrv,s GsbipC shore the dav before -
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ANNIVERSARY etPPER.-lhe h'he'e'n'n
anniversary supper of Potomac Lodge, No.
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The supper is to be prepared by Mr.. Samuel
Tennison.