Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-19
49, saturday Evenings Mails

NV orleans OF Tue '''".
~, Can't. Henry Place, from lodianola and
e' D..,nn we have Texas dates up to the
III instan.: ~ .ho ,,o,,s f.o,, a.,
Ton during the quarter end,ng WITH March
,e : -, S6l9 S63, OF which S496,657 was in
~ ' D vessels. The imports during the
Ans' "sr;od we're only s.. 227. One hundred
''I I'sl,S.eish, vessels have entered Galveston
ritbin the past quarter
Si Thn ,eople Of Galveston are deeply inter-
iI; hill low before Congress granting
e''sI - If way to the Kansas City, Calves
~. NV end Lake Superior Railroad. and dona-
W. W npbic lands for its construction. This
nnt ,p, once c9psummated, the town of Gal
p !..;on would speedily grow into great impor-
Tn tn. Richmond Reporter announces the re-
a,,,n o. work on railroad extension, from
-. R,,,os to the Colorado, preparatory to
,os d,wn the rails. The next three miles
.aI he soon laid, enttling the company to
,%j 900 more Of the States loan.
The introduction of cotton manufactures
80, the State Penitentisry has proved very
..,.factorv. The mills now turn out from
80 ~ twelve thousand yards per week.
Tho Weather for few weeks has been
,o., favorable to crops. They are very
ward in all parts of the State.
The prospect for the grain and fruit
,,an. in Western Texas is reported as re-
n,rkatIy good. The San Antonio Herald
.,vs that more than two weeks ago, on the
Nsd;ns, there were fields of corn more than
q ioo, high. The stands are remarkably
socd, The peach aud plum trees are over
iHoaded with young fruit. The last frost did
no damage.
GENERAL JAIL DELIVERY county Jail
va. crowded to excess on Wednesday night
last, on Thursday morning onl y one prisoner
Mrs, Miller, charged with arson, remained
IN the cells. The seven white prisoners, who
occupied room in the second story, had
bored hole through the ceiling, through
which they escaped to the roof, and thence
bv ropes made of their blankets and sheets,
l5yered themselves to the ground, and made
their escape to parts unknown. The rafters
Of the ceiling are placed very closely togeth-
ar and are of the usual width. A hole of
.uficien, size to pass the prisoners was cut
through these raf,ers, 10 a style worthy the
skilI Of the best carpenter. The augers with
which the opening was made were found on
the roof of the Jail.
This is the fourth or fifth attempt that has
been made to break Jail in the lasttwo or three
Years. The others, though unsuccessful,
turned out so only at tho very moment that
the prisoners were about to escape. The
prisoners who escaped Wednesday night
we're all steut, strong men, several OF whom
we're mechanics, and hence proceeded With
their work With judgment and skill. They
we're cert,inly aided by friends on the out
side Of the Jail. They were employed IN
making the hole for some time; and, in or
der to conceal the fact from the Jailor,
rlece of cloth whitewashed on the lower side
50 as to resemble the ceiling, was pasted osel
The hole after each nights operation.
The prisoners who escaped are, Nelson
Shelton, charged With murder; John Wheat
snd A. j. Shackelford. scot oo for felonies;
Pace, for forgery; Gregory and Smittell, Tor
IdlCcnN, llhN'CJ, Lpi "ioeSLhSecoA' S''>'
lOtteSriLie Adrocdte.
Tue GRAND LODGE OF Va. l. o. 0. F., closed
it's session in Richmond on Friday. The fol-
living are the officers elected for tho ensuing
year:
Tbos. j. Evans, NJ. W. Grand Master,
Richmond.
wm l.. Iiyland, r. W. Deputy Grand
Master, Moundsville.
Z. G. Alburtis, r. W. Grand Warden,
Marnnsturg.
Michael Seagers, r. W. Grand Secretary,
Richmond.
John W. FERGUSON, r. ". Grand Trea
surer. Richmond.
Rev. Allen r. Bernard, r. W. Grand
Chaplain, Suffolk.
A. L. Peters. W. Grand Conductor.
Ties G. Steel, w. Grand Marshal, Marion
Alex. Grant, w. Grand Guardian, Rich
mOnd
john W. Chidress, W. Grand Herald,
DsDvile
Representatives. 10 the r. W. Grand Lodg'
of tie United States.
Jacob A. Robinson, of Lynchburg.
L. ii. Fitzhugh, Of Wheeling.
STAGES VS. RAILRoADs.-The cbeapness
and speed of travel promised by railroads, il
was thought, would entirely supersede the
old fashioned stage lines Of past years. II
seems, however, that the present rates OF
travel upon the Central and o. 4 Alexandra
roads has brought back, in strong opposition
the snterprising stage contractors Of former
years. The FIRE by rail from Charlottesville
to Baltimore, is little over 500. Messrs
hemp L Trot,er advertise to take passengers
IRON Siaunton to Baltimore, via Winchester
and the B. L O. Road, for Sc From Stauu,
too 10 Baltimore, by the stage and railroad
Is about S2i cheaper than by the Central aDt
Orange roads; and the time only about 81
hours longer by the stage line. Co.'s. Fon
tame aud Barbour have to keep sharp look
out, else Kemp & Co.'S stages will koock thel
great railroads into cooked hat.-Chdr
NtteSciils Adcocate.
MEDICAL SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA.-This So
clety, which was incorporated by the Legis
lature in 1924, is one of the oldest. if not th
very oldest, State Medical Society in tn
SOUTH Its 35th annual meeting will be bel
10 this city, on the 4th Tuesday OF this month
The 29,h.)
The object of this Society is to unite tb
medical men of the State in all matters OIL
pertaining to their profession. to debate a
medical information peculiar to certain il
calities; and more recently its chief ohjec
has been to raise the standard of medioa
education. South.