Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-17
By Yesterday Evenings Malls.

FAIRFAX ITEMs.-We learn that the grow
ing crops in this county are very promising.
Tue Wheat and Rye in this neighbor hood
have been greatly improved by the recent
rains.
We are deeply panied to learn that our dig
tinguished fellow-citizen. Com. Thos. APP. Z.
Jones, is again exceedingly i'll at his resi-
dence in this county.
The April Term Of our County Court
will be held on Monday, the 10Th inst
The following Magistrates will constitute the
Court:
J. C. Gunnell, p. j.; 7. ]. Suddath, Frs.
Z. johnson, and Geo. IL. Padgett, Associates.
Our young friend, MIR. VIM. f. Ford, OF
this county, returned last week IN good
health and spirits from tour through Ken
lucky Missouri and Kansas. His opinion is
that kansas" is very considerable OF q
.humbug," there is but little timber to be
seen, except in those sections OF the Territory
belonging to the Indians. the Fsee-Ssate par
ty out-number the pro-slaveryites, judging
from his personal observations, about ten TO
one. He was delighted with Kentucky and
Observation-Disclosures Nems.
INQuEsT.-A Coroner's Jury was empan-
nelled yesterday at | o'clock, to investigate
the charge brought against the Captain
and mates of the bark Ottawa, Of this
port, of having caused the death of VIM.
Ennis, seaman, by foggng and cruel
treatment. Several witnesses were exam
ined, and, after prolonged and careful
scrutiny, the jury rendered verdict that
the deceased came TO his death by starva-
ton and bad treatment inflicted by the Cap
tain aud two mates.
A Portuguese seamen was also so cruel
" logged as to be now incapable OF mo
ton. lie has been sent to the Medlca!
College Hospital for Observation-Disclosures
Soul.
STRAwBERRIEs-We were favored, this
moruing, With some specimens of home.
grown, open air cultivated Strawberries, from
the garden of friend in the Fourth District,
in this city. We hardly dare to give an ex'
act description of this fruit, for fear OF being
thought, by some vi our Down-East irlerdS,
to be uuduly Boosting and exaggeratlng-
perhaps aggravating. But at this risk we
will venture to say that we took one OF these
straw berries, and measuring it, found its cir
conference to be exactly three and hall
inches. As to the fragrance and the fihVor
TO postril and palate, we have nothing 10 say.
We can give no idea Of them through the
medium of woIds.--Ner Orleans Itc. Of lOh.
The New Orleans PIcayune announces to
the sporting world that a match race tor SlU,-
coo side, $500 forfeit, four miles heats,
has been made between Gen. Thos. j. WeIls's
CD. c. Starke, by Wagner, out OF Reel, and
MIR. b. +. kenner's ch. C. Niceroy, (own
brother to Voucher,) by Wagner, out o. I'M
ported Britannia, to be run over the Metalrle
Course, on the Saturday preceding the regu-
lar spring meeting, 1858. This viii! dOuct
lees be the great sporting event Of the next
year, aud will briog unnumbered and In
uumberable thousands to witness the race.
FINE CATTLE.-Maj. John ?. Brock, OF
this county, recently sold eleven cattle to
John Hoover, Of Washington city, which
weighed as follows: 1885, 1876, 1882 IT'S,
1900, 1868, 1924, 1888, l74S, 1917, l644,
gross. They were raised, erazed and tat
tened in this county, we're of the Durham
stock. They were sold for Sc, 90 q hundred,
groSs.-Roch:jngham Register.
MANASSAS GAP RAlLRoAD--The report, in
dustliously circulated in some qua rteTs, that
the recent appropriation to the Manassa Gap
Railroad, is to be applied to the work on the
independent line, IL, we ore authorized t.
say, utterly without foundation. The a?pro'
priaton is to be applied to the extension OF
the road in this direction. -ROck'nghGm Reg,
EMIGRATION Harrison, respected
citizen of M,l'dale, Warren county, left in the
cars Wednesday morning for visit Of scvo :
raj weeks to Illinois and Missouri. Several
excellent familie Of Clarke county, the Bow
ems and Others, were to leave this week for
permanent settlement in Missouri Wmches-
ter Republican.
Two brick tenements, owned by Mr.. VIM.
Bosher, on Marshall street, near the corner Of
9th in Richmond, on Thursday, were partial
ly destroyed by fire. They were occupied as
boarding houses, by Mrs. Landrum and Mrs.
Elan. Loss about 50, 600.
The Culpeper Observer says;-"We no.
ticcd at the Depot on Saturday last, eleven
Hogaheads and one large box of Tobacco
raised by our friend, Capt. Wm. Walden, OF
Rappahsnnock County.
Naval Intelligence.
The following Midsbipmen have been re-
Gently examined at Annapolis for promotion,
and passed 10 the order In which they are
named, viz:
No |, Philip Porcber; No. 2, Alfred Hop
kius; No. 3. Montgomery Secord; No. 4, Ed
ward O. Matthews: No. 5, 7. Mex. Buchan'
an; No. 6, George f. Law; No. 1, Edward p
LULU No. S, Edward Lea; No. 9, Alexander
F Crossmap; NJ. 10. Charles S. Norton; No
IL II amilton H. Dalton Wash. Star.