Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-05-20
ALIEN ANDRIA.
correspondence of THE Star.

Correspondence OF TIE Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 90.
We are indebted to the Kindness Of Mr. Jos nj
Philips, one of the obliging mail agents on the
Orange and Alexandria Railroad, for a copy of
the sketches Of the acts and joint resolutions OF
the last session of the General Assembly Of Vir
ginia. From ii we extract the following acts OF
local interest to our citizens:
An act to incorporate the German Benevolent
Association OF Alexandria; the capital not to ex
coed $1,000.
An act for the relief of John T. Edd. OF Alexan.
dria; releases him from fine.
An act to incorporate the Farmers and Me-
chanics' Savings Bank OF Virginia, at Alexandria;
capital to be in shares OF go
An act to amend an act to incorporate tbe Or
Phan Asylum OF Alexandria, passed March ~
lSiI; with capital not exceeding 800 OOO real
and personal; Vacancies in board OF trustees
supplied by the Council Of Alexandria
An act to prevent the running at large of hogs
In the city OF Alexandria. ANY person on whose
lands or premises a hog hogs may be running
at Large, NAV distrain the same by impounding
them; aud after making list of such hogs with
proper description ito be returned to clerks Of
fce,) If the owner fail to pay damages. such per.
son making distraint may sell the hogs or as
many as are necessary to pay damages but the
owner may redeem his hogs by paying damages
before the day Of sale to be submitted to the
voters
An act to amend the charter of the CITY of Alley.
ahurla, divides the city into four wards, and
authorizes the council to alter the boundaries and
provide additional wards; changes the limits
and boundary of the city; extends the jurisdic.
ton OF the council over the harbor, and over the
poor houses, and grounds belonging thereto.
authorizes them to tax ordinaries. &c, negro
lails and negro dealers; dealers in horses & G ::
iivery stables; brokers; quack medicines; liquor
vendors, and other merchants: incomes ana all
licenses; grant licenses to owners of wagons
drays, &c.; specially tax lot adjoining a paved
or curbed street. act to be submitted to voters on
the LIST Monday in June next.
An act to regulate fisheries in the waters of the
Potomac river, and to protect the breed OF fish:
hshing season for shad and herring in said river
shall commence LIST Of March, and end 25th Of
May; any person hauling seine or gill nets (other
than market seineS) for summer and winter fish
and drifting sturgeon nets within such period he
shall forfeit his boats seines, &c, to be sold for
cash. after ten days. notice; half Of proceeds
and hne to be paid to the informer, and balance
To literary fund; and be fined not less than $50 nor
more than 500, on conviction before a Justice
and shall be committed to custody until fine and
costs are paid; nor shall any person haul any such
seines, &c, within the bounds of fishing land
lngS within the period aforesaid, under like pen
atty and forfeiture; sheriff and constables of the
counties on the Potomac to arrest any person vio-
lating this act
The whole number of marriage licenses Issued
from the clerks office Of the Alexandria County
Court this year Is as follows: January, :: F.bru-
ary, Z; March, 3; April 3. This is a most beg.
carly array; but May gives promise Of better
things, eight licenses having already issued
The Circuit Court, Yesterday postponed the
trial of the DOwell case, and acquitted Julia
Rush, indicted for stealing a gold watch from
James Nj Berlin. The following cases were also
disposed Of: " Posey j. II Hill and !
i. White, verdict for defendants; Jos. oP Hol-
linssworh rs. w. 6 Legg, action OF debt, de-
PENDANT confessed Judgment; Francis A Marbu-
ry, verdict for PLAINTIFF; Chas. Duiauey IS John
Young, verdict for plaintiff.
Judge Tyler also decided on an issue Joined
ana written arguments presented during the re-
cess OF the court in the Of the city of Alex
aEdria as the Fire Insurance Co OF Alexandria.
he court held that the city has no power TO tax
the company upon the amount of dividends de-
clared by them on their stock
boat was passing under the canal bridge near
the poor-house on Tuesday when the bridge fell
in and injured one Of the men.
III. Lambert's auction sale disposed of 200
hhds. sugar and 30 hhds molasses at the prices
mentioned in my letter of yesterday.
The exhibition Of Mrs. Atwell's Village school
realized S7.19 for charitable purposes
The Young Mems Christian Association have
called meeting Of such ladies DIS are willing to
aid them, by holding strawberry festival
. Produce Market-Sal-s OF red wheat glcaSI a
Corn-sales OF yellow at "a, white 90, mixed 5Oc
In port yesterday: Arrived-Schr Amdrumda.
Rowland, Bridgeport, to Borden Mining Co;
leghany Mining Co; schr. jos Holmes Holmes.
New York, TO 4. J Mehalfey; schr TIogen'
Crook Bridgeport, passed up to Washing ton
schr. Statesman, Weeks, New York, to 3. Shinn;
schr Alena, Dent, Pomonkey, corn TO Washing.
ton Co; schr. Constitution, W heller, Malta
woman, corn to Washington Il Co; schr. Eagle,
I'acock, Piscataway creek, wheat to Washing ton
4 Co
Sailed-Schr. John SULLIVAN, Clum, Troy,
coal Dy Fowle d Co schr Ranger, Blackwell,
New York, coal by r. J Mehaii-y; schr. Ann
Eliza, Matthews, New York, coal by II. J. Me-
haley; schr. Jacob Birdsill Chamberlain New
York, coal by II. J. Mehahey; schr. Caroline,
anderson, Boxer, New York, by Borden Mining