Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-05-29


was yesterday received from Cumberland
stating that the water was very high at that
point; and at Georges creek. emptying into
the Potomac near Piedmont, 1t was higher
than il bad been since 1852. Ii Is also re-
ported that at dam No. tie high water was
taken advantage If to puss along some forty
coal boats fr Georgetown and Alexandria.
Mr.. Stone was waiting for lower water IN
full readiness to commence operations aud
put iu new CRIB"
RAILROAD FACILIrIEs.--At the Convention
of Railroad oftioers lately held IN Washing
ton, arrangements were made Tor through
tickets from Washington, over the Orange IL
Alexandria Railroad, to Memphis, and in
termediate points. from and after the first Of
June next, as part of which arrangements,
the night trains over the Orange and AleIan-
dria aud Virginia Central roads will then
commence running again. We learn that the
Orange and Alexandria Company will estab-
lish an Office in Washington for the better
accommodation of the travelling public.
The MAILS The contemplated arrange
ment by which we were to have bad an az
ternoon instead of midday mail, noticed by
US Yesterday, was not consummated, and we
learn that the old arrangement will continue,
ha no
fore 8 O'clock in the morning.
VorE on THE Hoo LAVA vote was
taken 10 the County Oh Thursday, on the &C
ceptance of the law passed at the recent ses-
sion of the Legislature, in relation to the
running at large of Hogs in the county,
which resulted as follows
For Acceptance 81
Against Acceptance 81
Majority against Accepting 70
NoTE FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. there
were 62 scattering votes cast on Thursday Tor
Lieutenant Governor, of which G. IL. Me-
Murran, received -; f. T. Ashby, IL; D. Fun
stem, s, A. Hpwison, .; +. A. Maroury, . L
Snowden, 2; w W Rick, .; and W. Sey-
mour, Of Hardy X l. I. wilson; A. ).
Hun phreys. j L Tucker, W. l. Penn, Will
liam Smith, {. Tenni-oo, }. ones, I. Cloves,
- johnson, J ". Burke, W. j. Summers,
p. G.. ClaushtOn and j. Davis, one each.
RrLIGypUs SERVICES The new altar Of ST.
M,ry's Church is u be consecrated by the
Most Rev Francis p. kenrick, Archbishop
of b .ltimOre, Tomorrow morning, at b O'Clock
As this ,muosine rite has never before been
witnessed here, large congregation VIII
doubtless attend.
At 10 o'clock, the sacrament OF Conhrma
ton will be administered TO a large number
of persons, many of them adults. To avoid
the inconvenience which have heretofore
arisen from the dense crowd filling the aisles
on such occasions, committee Of the Young
Catholics Friend S0cety will have charge OF
the doors, at this service, and none but ladies
will be admitted to tie floor of the Church,
until after the entrance Of the candidates tor
confirmation.
At g. o'clock, the renewal of their baptls-
maj vows, by such Of the children as have
been couGrmed, will take place.
FINE Strawberries AND Mushrooms
We yesterday received from MessrS. IL. Cook
a Co, couple of pots of straw berry plants, OF
the "Magnum Bonum" variety, imported by
Messrs. C. and Co., from England, and rals-
eli 10 pots at Mr.. Hughes green house, north
end of Washington street. These plants are
a STAN mate variety and need no fertilizer to
be plan ed neal them. Mr.. Hughes, at the
same time. zen, us a lot of mushrooms, as
fine. We think, as any we ever saw. Mr.. II.
raises them at his garden, where they can
always be bad.
The Election, in this county, on Thursday
last, was conducted with good order, and
rassed of without excitement or disturbance
at the polls. The friends of the successful
candidates celebrated their triumph, upon
the result being known, with congratulations,
cheers, and the firing Of cannon.
In the Senate, on Wednesday, Mr.. Mason
presented the memorial Of Stephen ) linn,
asking payment for materials furnished, and
money advanced to Samuel Colt, in aid OF
his experiment with the submarine battery,
10 1913 and 18Th.
The L MON says, Wizards Hotel, IN WASH
ing,or. is to BE- closed Immediately after the
adj urnment of Congress, for the purpose OF
extensive repairs Before the next session,
the proprieto:s intend to have the large addi-
,on. now in course of erection, completed.
II will then occupy TIE entire west side OF
IIrh street between the Avenue and street,
and will be one oil the largest hotels 10 the
world.
TIE following is MIR. Hamlin's resolution,
aIouted in the Senate, on Wednesday -
THAT the Secretary of War communicate to
me Senate any information in his possession
showing the necessity Of an improvement 10
the Potomac river, 10 the District OF Column.
hia what the Instructions in the river now
cost the poysrnment annually, and his opln'
nj sui