Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-09
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hart ". W. X. Mlllan-Upt OF un'a"'u'
dstaiuer TIE jury in this case, which w's
argued by counsel on Taursd y, being un'
sLe to agree, were withdrawn, and the
case continued.
Commonwealth vs. Rich d. Sorr y, charged
with horse stealing. A ncL!e prosequ' was
entered in this case.
John Charlton who was committed t" jail
charged With aiding Chss. Elliott, a prisoner,
t. escape from the custody OF the jail r Mas
released 90 recon 2 moe to appear ut the ) In
nary term of the County Court, TO answer
tie charge.
, Jas. W. Ford and Wm. ii. Rogers. who
have been coofoei 10 Ill for waat OF secrri-
ty to keep the peace, were brought into Court
and ordered 10 be discharged, there being 80
other charge against them.
A. Woodruff d Robinson vs. Go. w. Ntr-
rison, -. VI. Benton, aud j. .Je'h haTr'-
son--acti)n Of Ieht on four prJinissory D"1es
drawn by Geo. W. Iarrieon, in favor Of =.
! Woodruff u Robinson, OF New York, and Ell
dcrsed by Jis Vi Benton, Eilz .betb narsi
tinued unti toby.
! Tns Court adjourned till this morning, at
{ 9 o'clock.
: The WASHINGTON AoUEDUCr.-Ws under
stand that up t. the end oi September there
had been butt 81 miles of thc masonry coz
duit Of the Washington Aqueduct. There
remains not quite two mile, to be built
The rate Of progress is rather over one m;le
per MONTH TIE receiving reservoir, at the
Little Falls branch, had been entirely com
pe.ed ard The stream stopped by the gates,
81 that il is graiually though slowly t!ling.
The stream is 50 low, from the recent drought
that 1t VIE probably need the AID of the !a'i
rains 20 fill the last reservoir. The twelve
inch pipes are nearly all laid. Toe stop
c1ckS have not vet been Inserted, out they
have been shipped Tor this city, are daily ez-
pected, aud the w0rkmen are waiting to put
them in. The reservoir on Georgetown
Heights, Lees Hill. corner OF High and
Broad streets, is Dearly eXcavated. IL attracts
many visitors. The abutmeuts Of Rock
Creek bridge are beginning to take form aud
shape, and the massive and substantial char
acter OF the masonry PROMISE durable ~
we'll as ornamental Improvement to this part
! OF the CITY, IVGSh. Star.
PUBLIC misunderstanding TO a re-
ceut assess ncut, Ly order vi Mayor BeFret.
vation. belonging to the government within
the Washington city limits, exclusive OF tr-
angular plats, circles, a.; These reservs-
tons cIveF 59S rs acres or % lS9 OO2 square
feet of ground, which have oeeu appraised az
the rate Uf Sl3 1928 SO. Tnis appra'sc-
pent. however, does not lncludc the public
buildings. The most valuable grJurd -
that upon which .hs Centre hlarEet ~ iOca-
ted. a3d that was ASS, ssei al $3.50 Der square
foot. The next IN vsiu. is toe square upon
which the b tanlc Garden has been erpcied,
west Of the Capitol, AID that was set down at
- per sunaro !uIt. TIE H,syitl square
On the Eastern branch. - here the Alrisuouse
has been built, Is the leest valu and bar
been ra,ei at one cent per square f5ut. The
. -
ses-or- Of the city, apd in 1hn aggre.. etc, Is
c. nsiIered very mUdrrste.- Jn,oh
ROBBERY The store Of Mr. Wesley Sum
mers, al tne upper end OF King street, was
entered on Thursday night. and robbed OF
some money, tobacco, and other artlc es.--
the entrance was effected through the side
window If the second story Of the store.
The National Foundry" Is again up for
discussion, aud, Of course. the newspapers
are every where putting IN for their Owe !c.
cslitss. LIT Us keep Ii.nand'ia, AT the
proper time" before the people.
BoyEAu's Pan RAMA Of Australia AID
CHINA, was exhibited At Liberty Hall last
nyht, ard is said to he beautiful work Of
art. Those who can conveniently, should 60
to zee il.
WASHINGTON ITEMS The managers Of the
Washington theatre have engaged the ab!"
Italian opera com pauy Of Max MareIzak, for
three nights. Tney are to appear shortly.
The rtf,ers of toe b .ltimorc snd Washing
ton Turnpike, az elected in Baltimore en-
Tuesday last, were John Ii. + biDson esq,
Of Pril.delrbia, President. Directors =
Owen II hman and james Shriv"r, B.lti-
more; NJ. L. Savage and M1ocure Il ,bns0n.
PriadeIphia; Chas. b. Calvert, Bladsns burg;
George Mattngiy, Washington.
The Wssbiceton Navy Yard ia a scene Of
busy activity. Experiments arc daily made
r the purpose OF testing the merits o! Md
ler's surface condenser Tor marine engines
hy which impure water Is used on 'be GU
srde Of the tubes ior coudrn-ing ard carry
iuy IF the heat; the -tram being condensed
inside The pipes forms pure distilled water.
PROPERTY SALE The property Of Mr.. 7,
Porsei, located on Pcnnsy lvania avenue,
Washington, between Sixth and Seventh s!s.,
AID mex. door to Parkcr's grocery store. was
sold yesterday afternoon By MIR. Green, the
auciiuneer 1t Consists If fine threc-,tory
BRICK building, in which there is a large aad
,onSanieHt store room, al pre.eut occupied by
mr pur-ei. az \ china store, a warehouse IL
tie rear AID forty-two hundred feet IT
ground. Toe purcna-er was MIR j RJDln-