Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-03-26
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seeing the rival claims Of different placer
urged by their friends with considerable zeal
Indeed, it is just what we expected. oucn
an establishment would bring population
trade and business generally, to any place
where it might be located. Its fifteen hum
dred operatives, mechanics, and laborers'
with their families, would Of themselves
make no ipcopsiderable community. Their
weekly wages paid in cash, would be ciFcu'
lated to the benefit of every class OF citizens
There are other incidental advantages which
must readily suggest themselves TO every
one. But, we take it for granted the gov
eminent, in fixing upon aste, will not consio-
er the local benefits to be conferred upon the
particular place selected. 1t will regard Its
own interests, conveniences, and purposes,
alone. Looking then, at contiguity to the
seat of government, direct supervision by the
executive and legislative departments, taclii-
ty of bringing down coal and iron, depth OF
water at the harbor for the shipment OF the
manufactured materials. and easy access to
all the ports on the Atlantic sea-board, We
believe there is no place in the country that
holds out such inducements as Alexandra.
The site, too, could be purchased here on pro-
badly better terms, than it could be, any
where else We purposely abstain, at this
time, from entering into details on the SUBJ
;ect 10 support the view we take; for if it is
determined that the new Foundry shall be
established, We hope the reasons for select
ing Alexandria, will be given at length to
the Members Of Congress. But our object
at this time, is simply to ask that no pledges
or commitments may be made to other pla-
ces. until the claims presented here are fully
and fairly considered. If the project is to be
carried out, we shall have much TO say on
the subject hereafter.
AccIpEyr.-Two men were severely, though
not seriously, injured on Wednesday last,
while engaged on pile driving machine, at
the coal wharves of the Cumberland Coal
and Iron Company. One of the cranks broke
while the men were hosting a pile, which
threw the entire weight Of the pile on the op-
posite crank, and caused it to revolTe with
great rapidity, striking one of the men hav'
ing hold of it, on the head, and the other on
the breast, severely wounding both.
FIsH-There were several arrivals at the
Fish Wharf, yesterday, from the lower land
ings, principally Of Shad, with good sup
ply of Rock, Perch, and Herring. Shad,
early III the day, sold for S24 q hundred,
bat declined to $l94. There were no sales of
Herring by the thousand, and all that arrl-
We'd were bought up by the Huckstcrs at %
cts. p bunch of - Rock and Perch 25 cts.
y bunch.
SALES OF STcCK.-Therc were sales yester'
day, at auction, by S. J. Mccormick Auc,
tioneer, of 90 shares of Alexandria Water
Compan7 stock at $4l50@$44.50, and SO
shares Of Potomac Insurance Company stock
at SIPS. The balance Of the stock adverti'
sed to be sold, was bid in or withdrawn.
NEW PENCIL SHARPENER.-We have been
presented by Messrs. James Entwisle d Son
with one of J. w. Strange & Co.'S. patent pen,
oil sbarpeners which answers the purpose for
which it is designed admirably, and is the
best continuance of the sort we have yet seen.
GILLISG.-An unusual number Of Glllers
are already at work with their nets in the
Potomac, catching shsd. So far, they have
not been very successful, though the run oil
shad" has not yet commenced.
The RELIGIOUS feeling, in this city, is
steadily progressing. The daily prayer
meetings are numerOusly attended, and the
interest on this most important Of all sub
jects is increasing.
REyTING.-The Fish benchesin the market
were yesterday, rented for one year, for $780,
IS, being an increase Of $50 over last year.
There are IA benches.
BOLD THEFr.-On Saturday last, q girl
named Ellen Callahan, hired herself as a
house-servant in the family of Mr.. Kellogg,
living on Pennsylvania avenue, Washington.
Ga Monday, proving perfectly useless as
servant, she was discharged. ln the course
Of the day, Mrs Kellogg discovered that sew
eral of the family silver spoons were missing,
and remembering that the dismissed Ellen
had Leen employed in polishing them, suspi-
cion naturally fell upon her. She was ira
eed to n dwelling near ODD street, and, on
warrant obtained from Squire Drury, the
rooms she in part occupied were searched,
through not without considerable resistance.
In her trunk were found the missing spoons,
with some other articles identified by MIR.
Kellogg, and six other silver spoons marked
NJ. d. or w. D., not vet identified. con-
siderable amount of money, in all about s9O,
10 gold and silver, was also found, as yet not
claimed by any other than Eilen.-Nat. Int.
WASHINGTON ITEMS The AoUEDUCT.-
The iron service pipes ore DOW deposited
along Bridge street, in Georgetown, and the
western portion Of Pennsylvania avenue, and