Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-19

| CASAL IRADE.-DurlDg last week lUe boats
lett Cumberland for Georgetown and Alex
andria, carrying II, 1916 tons of coal.
On 'CHANGE.--The offerings of grain OF
Change yesterday were large, and the mark
ct was active. There were sales Of upwards
of 10000 bushels Of wheat, and or 5000
bushes Of corn. Prices underwent very lit
tie change.
BURGLAR1oUs An attempt was made on
"Wednesday morning. abou. o'clock, to rob
the dwelling house of MIR. Geo. W. Harrison,
on Wolfe, between Royal and Fairfax steets,
by two men, who succeeded in getting into
the house by forcing open w indow fronting
on Wolfe street. They forced open all of the
drawers &c. in tho lower part of the house,
making complete wreck. Mr.. H., who was
sleeping 10 the upper portion of the house
alone, with his room door locked, heard the
noise below, and being well provided with q
Colts revolver, waited patiently for them to
enter his room. After finding nothing Of
any value below, except parcel of clothes,
which they bundled up, and left in the yard,
one of them proceeded up stairs, leaving the
other below; and fading the main door lock-
ed, he attempted to force the door open, and
being unsuccessful, began cutting one Of the
pannels out, and had nearly succeeded
in so doing, when Mr.. Ii. Lot liking the idea
of being shut up in dark room with
50 bold thief, placed the revolver within
few feet of the door, and fred twice through
ii on line with the party cutting upon the
outside. Tie first ball it is supposed certain
ly took effect. Phe party then ran out OF the
house, followed by Mr.. H., who fred one
more shot as the robbers were leaving the
premises, not being over 20 steps from one
OF them, who ran about 100 yards, Mr.. IL.
being almost upon him. The party succeeded
10 jumping over fence, but not before Mr..
Ii. had given him another shot, while on the
fence, which shot, it is thought, also hit him.
He is represented as being very large man,
dressed in light clothes; the other a small
man, dressed in black, with glazed cap
Two such persons have been in town for the
last day or two; having called at the above
house, the day tef9re, and being Informed
BY the servant that no one was home, it is
thought that they are the parties. The police
should look out for them. They left two large
stones lying upon the floor opposite the door
they were cutting. The above statement has
been furnished by Mr.. Geo. ". Harrison.
On the same night two strange men stop
pc d at tavern on Union street, kept by Nj.
Eli Petty, and put up for the night. AZ
ter the regular boarders had retired, these
men entered an adjoining room to the ono
they occupied, and robbed one Of the board
ers of all bis clothes (atout So WORTHY and
$25 in money. They then left the house; one
through q back door and the other through
the front window. Tho one who got out of
the front window fell through the awning
and the noise made awakened two men who
were DOING at the front door. They seized
the man; but upon being informed by him
tina he was going for doctor for his CON-
panion who be said was very sick, he was
allow I'd to pass. lie repeated the story to
two OF the watchmen who saw him alter
wards, and thus made good his escape. Some
ii me after this, the man not returning, Mr.
Petty and some Of the boarders went to the
room of the strangers but found they both
" ere missing, and soon after it was discover
cd that they had committed the robbery.
LIGuTNING.-There was heavy bank OF
clouds in the North East, On Tuesday night,
from which came, for considerable time,
incessaut flashes of lightning.
Waveland, the farm of James Rogers, esq,
in Fauquior County, Va, has been purchased
by John A. Washington, esq, of Mount YER
non, for S35, 000--about $40 per acre.
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