Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-10-11

NoAINATIoN.-Ata meeting IF the Amer
lean party and those fsvoring their n'inci-
pies of the Fourth Ward. held on Friday
night last William Ii. Fowe was nominated
for u seat 10 the Board Of Aldermen, TO fl
the vacancy caused by the resignation Of I.
3. Robertson.
| A CABBAGE Mr.. Samuel Pullman left ct
our cfice On Saturday morning, cabbage
weighing t1centy Sir pounds, and measuring
! fourteen inches across the solid head. |. was
the largest aud finest head of cabbage We
ever saw, and was pronounced so by a num-
Der of persons who also saw it. Mr.. p. has a
number as large as the one left with US, and
some that be thinks will even exceed it,
growing On his farm in Fairfax County, a
short distance beyond this city. AT bis stand
in the market, Mr. z. offers these fine cab
! 5age for sale.
GEORGETOWN w. II. Terny, esq.,. the
efficient clerk to the Commissioners of the
Corporation sinking fund, makes the follow
iug report, showing the earnings and condi-
ton Of the couccrn from its organization to
the 1t inst. There also accompanies this
condensed report a detailed statement Of the
entire operations OF the fund, which is now
| in the hands of a committee Ut the connis-
| slUner5.
On :he lst Of October, 1858, there was held
| by the commissioner
| Georgetown Corporation Stock. S79,722 90
Cash III haud OF Corporation Clerk. l,lU5 OIL
| Redeern!ng Fund. ................ l,l2O rs
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 9l,9io ~
| INDEBTEDNESS
Corporation notes III circulation. .S4S.9O7 o.
| Amount on hand over liabilities. S43,O 80
The following note accompanies the report:
1T will be seen by the annexed report that
tbs sinking fund holds over ard above It's
liabilities $43 0il 80, and there is also due
il from reiIati. source, S35l aud II ii we're
wound up this day and the circulation re-
tired, it would redeem upwards oil SO ,OOU
0. the stock OF the Corporation. by COZ
tiouug 1t 10 Operations On It's present basis,
1t wilt pay the present Indebtedness of the
| CORPORATION, including the circulation, III
less than twenty-five years. Georyet0rh
| Cores Of Wash. STR.
| Pan, RAMlC Views Of AUSTRALIA AND Gil
Nave have had the pleasure Of seeing the
exhibition Of Boucau's Magnificent Panora-
mic Views Of Australia and the Celestial En-
pire, st Liberty Hail. The painting is said
! to cover over twenty Thousand ieet Of can
yass. and has drawn upon it, about tweaty-
! five hunGred lir-sizsd figures, deiinca.Ing
! graphicailv the manners, customs and habits
Of the people, with incidents and scenery IN
| these interesting countries. Beautiful rivers,
d,shirg catarac's, toGming pillows, storm
tossed yts-eis, ligh;rCg and thunder, raln
| and sun-shi,e III curtains and valleys, hjGks,
Gell., AID shepherds, cities, aLd village,
palaces ard cottages, cities b? moonlight,
buildings 10 f,mgs, lords, mobiles, aGd beg
cars, are all dcliueatci to the lfe.
LONG BRIDGE. The Long Bridge has becn
substantially repaired aud placed in condI-
ton TO withstand the usual storms aud floods
Of winter. AT the east end Of the brids &c new
draw Lodge is in course Of erection, tie old
one, when bad become almost useless ty
age and long occupation, having been req
aered entirely 80 By toe Academia! collision
Of the draw with passing vessel, "hich not
only finished the venerable draw house, bat
caused considerable damage TO tie draw
! Wash. Star.
WAsHIYGT CIRCUIT Count ID CKET.-N
lraru that UP to this time the eutries on the
| ,ria! docket If the court amount to about
one thousand il all, and the appearance
docket to about icur huntred. IhiH is be-
| low the average. and betokebs a compaTa-
lively light business session, which common-
ces on Monday week.--Ndt. lnt.
Roht. Y. Thompson, Il planter of North
Carolina, on his way home from the North,
was robbed of So 800, in bank notes, checks,
and drafts, at fredericksburg, Va, Thurs
dav. When the cars reached Richmond, be
could fad 10 policeman at The depot, aud the
person suspected oi the ;helt made bis eceape
We are requested to say that the report
"that several o! the serganrs Of Mr.. JOHN A.
Carter, Of UpperYille, have rua off, Is u mis-
take.
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