Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-03-02

Mr.. EvEREIT's LECTURE on the life and
character of Washington, will be delivered
in this CITY, on the evening of the lo;h inst.
ELECTION DAY.-Tne election for municipal
officers takes place to day. The polls Will be
| held at the usual places, viz 10 the FIRST
Ward at the FIRST Ward Hotel; Second Ward,
AZ the Council Chamber; Third Ward, at the
! Court House; and 10 the Fourth Ward, at the
/ house on the Northwest corner OF Prince and
/ Alfred streets The following are The ofhcers
I, be voted for; Mayor, Auditor, Superlnten-
/ dent of Police Superintendent oil Gas, AT
torney for the Corr GRAFTON, Surveyor, Mea'
surer of Wood and BARR Clerk OF the Mar
ket, Measurers of Lumber, Collectors. A.
se,s,rs, Gu,ger, Cnief Engineer OF the FIRE
/ Department and mem bers Of the City Councils
! The following are tho Commissioners, AZ :
pointed by the City Council to conduct the
election:
First Ward-Messrs j. J. Wheat, Geo.
W. Maxwell, and a. D. Warfc!d.
Second Ward ~ essrs. IL. Mansfield, Wm.
! n. Brown. J. l.. Smith.
Tuiri Ward-Mcssrs. r. Il zimmerman, L.
| NJ. Mccormick, Sr., aud John Ogden.
F,urtn Ward-M~s4rs. l. Buckingham,
Vim. n. Berkeley, and W. W. Harper.
r.,,rur Tnnra hu.lness
Of general interest transacted III tue Court
Yesterday. The Sheriff returned the list OF
delinquent tax payers. The Court at an early
hour adj Iurn"G SINE de.
ALEXANDRIA LITERARY ASSOCIATION ia
Saturday evening last the question: =" "uju
the Interest OF the community be promoted ny
the prohibition of paper money" WAS DIS
cus,cd ut length by Mcssrs 5. Ferguson
Beach, James W. Berry, WIN. +. C.rne, and
Geurg. ". Brent, and decided IN the attir-
NATIVE.
The question for next Saturday evening is,
"Snou.d thc usury laws be repealed Po-
Iemc.: Messrs. Henry Fleming aud VIM. A.
Duucln.
FRIENDSHIP FIRE CoMPANY.--The Friend
ship Fire Company paraded yesterday alter
noon, III uniform, with their new and beautiful
| hose reel. We have before given descrip-
ton of this reel, built in this city, 10y Mr..
+. Prettvman 1t elected the admiration Of
all who SAW it.
SrEAaBoATs.-The ice has disappeared
fru;r the RIVER and the Steamboats, are now
running regularly between this city and
Washington.
According to a report 10 the Washington
S:ar, Of the late execution 10 this place OF
woman convicted of mu der, che said that
she never would have committed the crime
had she not been drunk at the time.
WASHINGTON ITEys-Thc old buildings re-
Gently occupied by tue City Post Office, and
Ly the clerks in the Sixth Auditor's Off -, are
t. he demolished 20 make way for the extcn-
SION Of the Post Office apartment building,
which will then cover the entire squarc bour-
dad by f. AID + and by Seventh and Eighth
streets.
About | o'clock Gu Friday night last,
fire bro Ike out 10 the stable 10 the rear OF tie
residence of Dir. MAYNARD. which was C n.
sumed. Believed to be Of incendary origin.
The commencement at the National Med;
cal College will take place at s o'clock p NJ,
oa t, morrow, at the College.
An o'clock, on this evening, Mr.. r. bert
5. Bernard, Of Norfolk, Virginia, one Of the
graduating class, will deliver an address be-
tore the whole school, to which the public are
invited.
The Criminal Court. after brief vacation
term tC-iay. It was arransed at the last
term that the first case for trial at this term
should be that Of James Powers, charged
with numbering Z iward a Lurz
The shop of Mr.. Muck, gunsmitb, &c,
on SIKH street, south Of Pcunsy lSunia
avenue, was broken into on Saturday night,
and y number Of valuable firearms stolen
thereiorm 1t is known that Elk rcvOlyers
and three very valuable rifles were taken, as
well as other property. The ject Of such
a robbery as this is to significant to be mls-
taken, aud the circumstances should urge The
authorities and police TO renewed vigilance
and decision. Mr. Munck offers reward
OF fifty dollars for the recovery .. tie proper
ty.
A deed Of violence was committed yester-
day at Bells to lI-gate, on Seventh street, in
this county, by TWO persons, named Cross and
Martin, from a,hingtou, Oh u man named
Augustus \ rtuu. He was struck down by
one with two bows OF slnng shot and then
badly cut by the other with y kpit5. Inc
assallants then speedily decamped 10 buggy
they bad with them. 1t is supposed that the
assault grew CUT Of a gru1ge Nd Int.
TEtRUSIEE'S SALE-By virtue OF de. d OF
trust from Samuel Russell TO the unIer-
signed, dated The 10Th d'y o. July, 1891, and
duly recorded III the Clerks Office OF the Coun-
ty OF Fairfax, LibsI Z, No. 3, toIIo l42, shall
sell n Pubic Auction al Fairfax Court House,
on Nonday The 18Th day Of March ,srt [that
being Court day. the TRAIT OF LAND IN the
SAID deed meni!cLed, containing ls,t ACRES,
or so mNoh thereof as may BE- sufficient 10 pay
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