Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-28
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road Company, is to be held in this city TO-
day. A meeting of the stockholders OF the
Orange and Alexandria Railroad Company
is called for to. murrow These meetings are
for the purpose Of considering the recent
acts passed by the Legislature, granting
loans to these companies, and for the trans,
action of other business 1t is likely there
will be full attendance at both meetings.
The OLpEy TINES we have been favored
by Captain Ellis l.. Price, son of the publish
er, with a number (4i3, vol. w of 1.-The
Columbian Mirror aud Alexandra Gazette,
printed every Tuesd ~, Thursday mud Satur-
day, by Ellis Price, at the east end OF the
Market House." This number is dated
Feb. 6, 1896 Il is of folio form, the size
of the page about 10 by Is inches. Among
the advertisements We botice one for Lime
and Limestone by the Directors OF the PJtc-
mack Company, signed by John Fitzgerald,
President; George GiIpin, James Keith,
Directors at Alexandra; John Tenplenan,
Tobias Lear, Directors at Georgetown. They
also advertise call Of ten pounds per cent.
on the new Stock Of the Company, to be paid
to Wm Hartshorne Treasurer. The open
ing of books for subscriptions to the Stock
of the Eastern Branch Bridge, at Leslie's
Tavern, in the City of Washington, is ad-
vertised by Motley Young, Dan'l. Carroll Of
Duddington, W. NJ. Duncanson, Thomas
Law aud George Walker. The mercantile
advertisements are those of Ford, PLtten Il
/ Co. Macleod & Lumsden, John Neill, Geo.
/ d tinker, james Porter, Thomas Richards
| Edmond EImonds, J. Riddle Co. Roger
son & Brent, Vendue Masters, Vaudeville &
Jane son, PJmery & Isabel, VIM. Wilson,
and Clingmau and McGaw. The merchants
are requested to assemble at the house OF MIR.
Wise, to deliberate upon some subjects OF an
interesting commercial nature, that will be
laid before them. VIM. Summers, Town
Sergeant, advertises the annual election for
town councilmeD, adding the hope that 1.-THE
of suffrage as q principle too important to
relpquish by neglect or inattention." Will
| liam Hodgson adVertlses that he will embark
shortly for England, and calls on all to come
and settle up before be leaves. The latest
news from Savannah is to January Is. Tho
minds of the citizens OF that town were much
agitated by the apprehension of the repeal OF
the late act for disposiDg of the western ter
ritory Of Georgia. The Legislature are now
| in session, and party spirit runs 80 high that
the lives of some Of the members cannot be
ensured There was certainly fraud made
use Of in passing the act; and ii this fraud,
perjury and corruption be proved, the act Is
null and void" The famous Yazoo fraud is
here referred to. The report of Timothy
Pickering, Secretary Of War, is published,
giving an exhibit of the state and progress
of the navy and Notifications. There was
then no Secretary of the Navy. 10 conse-
uuence CT an adverse report from the engI
/ ncer, the building of the forts at Annapolis
and Alexandria was abandoned. The llst OF
letters is signed by James NJ. McRca, P. NJ.
! John Calender advertises that be intends to
open school for teaching Church Music IN
four parts, at the Council Chamber. Cur
den Chaplin, Cashier, advertses, that books
will be opened ior subscriptions for the aug
mcnted stock of the Bank of Alexandria,
Not one Of the parties named 10 this paper
is we believe, now living.
Sun RISE PRAYER MEETINGs.-We are re-
ouested to state that Sun rise prayer meetings,
will he held every morning during this week,
at the Methodist Protestant Church, COM
mencing at So o'clock.
THE NATIONAL MUSICAL CONVENTION met
in Washington, On Monday, at the Smith
sopian destitute There were upwards OF
one hundred members present. Several COM
mi.tees were appointed and several pieces
sung. |, was concluded to have three ses-
sions per day. At the afternoon session Mr..
Root exercised the members in the proper use
of the vocal organs of the throat and mouth.
We understand that the lev. William
Pipckney, D. D., Rector of the Church OF
the Ascension," in Washington City, is ex-
pected to preach iu Christ Church, tonight.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN WAsHINGroN.-About
10 o'clock last night fire was discovered
breaking out in the store Of 5 ephen Brown,
on Seventh street, near the coroer OF Mary
land avenue. A large number Of the citizens
of the neghborhoOd quickly Assem- bled and
endeayored to extinsuish the fire, but all
their Efforts proved unavailiug. The flames
soon spread to the adjoining buildings, and
in tue space Of TWO hours reached from
Hughess Horticultural gardens to the corner
Of MARYLAND avenue, and around on Mary
land avenue west burning lumber OF work
shops on Maryland avenue,) to the corner OF
Eighth street. 81,
The buildings destroyed belonged to Messrs
George E. Kirk, A. L. II 'lnead, William
Hughes, j. CJruwell add u. Is. GrinnelI, and
were occupied as follows:
The corner store, two-story brick, was oc'
cupied by J. F. Purcell, grocer, whose
loss is estimated at 81 500.