Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-02-23

LITERARY ASSuCIATIOS.-O Saturday eve
mig last, the question, Were the Crusade
beneficial to Europe" was discussed at the
Library by Messr-. Vim F. Carne, |. LOUIS
K,rzsr, Henry Fleming, and George W.
Brent, and decided in the Affirmative. Fr
Saturday evening next, the question is,
Would the interests Of the community De
promoted by the prohibition Of paper mo
ney." P~1lemics, Messrs. 5. Ferguson Beach
and james w. Berry.
ALEXANDRIA L~IBRARY.--The Directors &C
knowIedge the receipt of the following
works, viz: Explorations for Pacific Rail
road, 5 vols, and Perry's Japan Expedition,
. vols, from Hon. James NJ. Mason, and
Congressional Directory for 1858, from Hon.
VIM. Smith.
LAUGHABLE OCCURRENCE Among those
who were enjoying the s,ejgnIng on Satur-
day, was a young gentlemen. who drove a
sleigh containing three ladies. When near
the corner of Washington and Duke streets,
the hinder portion Of the sleigh, containing
two of the ladies, became detached, sad fell
q gently that the accident was not perceived
until the ~forepart bad proceeded nearly a
SQUARE, when another gentleman informed the
driver OF the mishap, and he returned to the
rescue of the ladies from their ludicrous 20
sition. As nobody was hurt, or even scared,
the affair served to enliven the ride, ard
afforded occasion for much nirth among the
friends Of the parties.
FIRE.--A frame storehouse, on the 50 nth
side Of the Canal, below the basin, owned
and occupied by Mr.. j. Bradt, was consum-
Ell with its contents, by fire, last night, about
9 o'clock. There were about 5000 worth Of
groceries in the store at the time. There
was no insurance on the store or goods. TIE
fire, lie thought to have been the w5rk of an
inceudiary.
Pocket ~PIcKING.-On Sunday last a lady,
resident of this place, coming from Washing
ton to this city. by railroad, had her pocket
picked of her Portmonaie, containing about
eight dollars.
SHAp.-Several Shad the earliest Of
the eason - have been brought to this
market, and sold at pretty high rates.
RIoTlSG AND MURDER IL WASHINGTON -
On Saturday evening, at about nlne o'clocF.
a scene OF violence and tlocd,hcd took place
in ore of the suburbs of our city, in the vi
entity Of Second street aud Massachusetts ave-
nue.. Ii appears thata number of persons,
mostly members of the "IIibernia Club"
had collected to have a ratlc at q house in
that neighhorhopd, and that the occasion was
embraced by others to assail them whilst so
enpaged, for the front Of the house il ridlled
with bullets, many Of which entered and per
forateG the walls within. OH the pavement,
at The spot first ali We designated, q Young
man named John Rawlings was shot dad,
and near him were also shot two Others, but
not mortaliy. though severely. They ar"
named, respectively. Martin (!lias Djns)
E;n, and Gac w N"Eiresh. |, VA. shown
hcrqre tie Coroner's Jury thar there were
three narties to the fsht, stationed at A.
MANY points, shooting at each other with
muskets and guns. These parties are called
nv the slang titles OF 'Swipers," 'Regula-
la,nr." and Rams" The Jury were unatle
~ discover hy which party the fatal shot that
killed Rawlings Was fired.
On Saturday night, Justice D mn committed
William Hus-ey to jill "a being considora
lily implic ted, and early Yesterday morning
lev, and Frederick Denny, who were fonnd
in a building et"een IL. ara ana %
ana an S"Ee,s' ra'.u u 'i"'' .toir
tnado,ar,ers 7, was ou,d 70 contain ou;to
a, armorv Of w,rIiEe weapons. a. long and
short cuns, riff :. pistols. dirks, knives, hui.
lets. casting materials. dark lanterns, &c
Evidence was uf ,rded that some Of the-e
guns had been used in the fray of Saturday
evening. james Raglan, supposed to be enc
of the principals, was arrested last evening
W officers Mcl!eury and Irving, between
Blndenshurg and Beltsyille, on the Bat
more Rad He was also Committed to jail
One of the sixteen witnesses before the
jury yesterday was ''nn N"aFney, 'ne sout"
u . o .Ns a. 49,