Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-05-04
LOCAL 1T e N y

LOCAL ITEMS.
County CouRr In the County Court
Yesterday VIM. Smith, who stands charged
with stealing fiity-6ve dollars from l. Smith,
was examined, and sent on to the next term
of tue Circuit Court, for trial. The Court
adjourned until 10 o'clock, this morning.
THE CHESAPEAKE AND ONO CANAL contin-
ues quite busy and prosperous, so TAR as cur
rent trade goes. During the week ending
Saturday evening last ninetJ-one boats ar
rived at the Georgetown collection othce, OF
which above sixty were freighted with coal
from Cumberland. The business OF the
month of April produced at the Georgetown
Office alone the sum Of Sll Col, about two
thirds of which came from tolls on COAL
Thus the months account Of the Allegheny
Coal Company was 81 COS, Of Detmold Com
PAW 500. of the American Coal Company
x. 200, and the Cumberland Coal and Iron
Company 5000.
The Sunday law went into operation yes
terday, to the qualification, we should Judge,
of most Of those connected with the working
AMI navigation of the canal. As the impress
sion has gone abroad that the enactment OF
this measure was due to the new Board OF D.
rectors it is but Just and right to correct that
IMPRESSION. The order to the locS-kcep-
ers to close on Sunday was made on the 18th
Of March last by the old Board; the new
ID 10 IL
dic,ously determined to cause 1t to be stead!-
ly enforced. MAJ. Int.
The FISHERIES. Our accounts from the
lower landing on the Potomac, are more Ia
vorable. The catch of Herring during the
past few days has been increased, but the
quality is yet not first rate. Shad are also
caught in greater numbers. The season will
probably close about the Goth or 25th inst,
and hopes are entertained that tolerable
supply Of fish will yet be caught.
ALEXANDRIA CANAL COMPANY The regu-
lar annual meeting of the stockholders of the
Alexandria Canal Company, was held yes
terday, but there being no quorum present,
the meeting adjourned until the l4ih OF June.
tain Andrew Hussey, OF this city, had his
arm broken yesterday morning, by being
caught between the wall and a cart " heel, at
Martin & Gedney's brewery.
We are requested to state, that divine ser
vice will be held 10 Grace Church, on We'd
nesday evening; St. Paups, on Thursday
evening. and Christ Church, On Friday even
ing, at Il o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Drew, give their SC
cond entertainment at Liberty Hall, this
evening.
The TRIP TO MOUNT VERNoS.-A large
portion of the mem bers of the National Mu-
steal Convention, recently held at the Smith
sonian Institution, paid visit to Mount
Vernon, on Saturday, per steamer Thomas
Collyer, which boat was chartered especially
FIR the purpose. The trip was a most de-
fghtful one to all who participated 10 1t. A
piano was taken along, and during the trip
down the river the cluster Of singers on the
decA OF Tue ; s,e" aIea an';n and tbs erio1.
n ent was universal The company remained
~ ~. 80 tooh q ~, W,ab;ng,on
oi,d 'n.u .aN'o ,,la e borrs in stroll.
w"eie ,noy fa 49,. shn,o and rnon the
i'nE "4'u1 w 10 ,o,,ooL df . n;,-
ht'so,s "u"ue tI' .L,n rat,,rpod 70 rho ci,y
n'o mn u' Iansaa 49,, tho Trim arrviny about
W.T. - H'"I Can,a;n Rotsr Of the C1llyer, ex.
e,,eu 49,, n'n'I dai;abtrnI one 70 ali and received
the thanks Of the whole company Tor his po-
lite attentions Wash. Star.
"AShiN'4oS
on Saturday concluded tue 'r'a' VI pe"J'
Ogle for the killing of the child, John Webb,
in Gsorve,ovo. About five O'Clock in after
nam rho iurv rendered a verdict of man
sauoLtey
", ~ ,.,.rrou - oL;,o
HE "AshiN"ioN A0'hD
steady and rapid ADVANCEMENT TOWARDS COM
pIetion. By the lst of July or thereabout
.bo oon,rooto- exnocts m have the great re.
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