Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-21

crs Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Com
pany will he held in Washingtnn on Thurs
day next the 2iill inst.
THE MovNr VERNON FrHn-The printers
Of Washington, and those tormrr Y connect
cd with the business, upon the suggestion
of the Hon. Horatio King, in hi, address be-
fore the Columbia Typographical Society, at
their last anniversary celebration, have con-
tributed the handsome sum of Sl22 towards
the purchase Of Mount Vernon.
The WHEAT CROP IN CULPErER C"uNrY.-
BY private letter received from gentleman
in Culpcper, whose business calls him To va
rious parts of the county. We learn that the
wheat promises finely, except iii the low
grounds. wherc it is much damaged 10y the
overflow caused hy the late hard rains.
SUGAR SALE.-Another sale Of cargo SUGAR
bv Messrs. fowlc & Co., will take place on
Wednesday, the I'D instant. See advertise
ment Dealers in town and the ncishhoring
country are interested in these sales.
RENTING OF FISH BENcHEs.-Mr. Thos.
Wilmington. the Clerk of the Market, on
Saturday, rented thirteen fish benches in the
market for the aggregate sum of $3.50. Tn"
same benches rented last year for S43G.2j.
The New LOCOMOTIVE Lewis Mckenzie,
has been placed upon the track of the Alex
andria, Loudoun and Hampshire Rail Road.
1t is All engine of the first class and il said 20
be of superior build and strength.
Hen WIXD-Thcre was Il very high wind
on Friday night which blew down several
fences. trees and signs and did some other
damage.
TELEGRAPH OrriCE-Thc American Telc-
graph Company have opened an Office III
Washington Hall, King street. Mr.. George
Grace, superintendent.
TIE WrAruEG.-Last week we had every
rg,iety of weather. Warm days, heavy rains,
high winds, and cold SNAPS March
showed itself in its old traditional character.
Tng ALARM OF FIRE. on Saturday evening,
WAS occasioned by the burning % the CHM
ncy of dwelling house, On Alfred street,
near King.
LErrrCE.-We have received from The gar
den of Mr.. John Slater near this place, some
of the best and finest heads Of Lettuce We
have ever seen thus early in the season.
PooR's IIouSE.-There are at present in
the Poor's House OF this place, sick and
infrm adults. Is: children. 10; insane. |.
PATENT OFFICE SlEDS.-"c are indebted
to the Patent Office Department for valuable
Seeds.
DEArM FROM LAupASru.-On "Wednesday
last. Mrs. Williams, OF Fairfax CO.. Va, agcd
about - wears, who had been on u visit to her
son-in-iaw, Mr.. Kemp, residing III III" Se,
venth Ward. Went Ia an apothcrary and
purchased fifteen cents worth oflaudanum.
which she took between and 4u'clOck ihat
evening. causing her death next morning
1t was stated before the jury Of inquest sum
moned by the Coroner, that Mrs i!I'ams
had formerly been accustomed to u,e !auia-
mum in large doses. and that she about two
years ago ceased to use it, and this was the
first she had purchased sinc".-H"vh. star.
WASuIxGroN CRIMINAL CorEr.-Nr were
premature in saying. Yesterday, that thc
Grand Jury had indicte! Daniel T.. Sicklc'
for the murder Of p. b. Key: Ia" was merely
presented. but has not yet been indicted.
The Grand Jury yesterday indicted Hi
learv Hutchins and John Jones, for the muir
der of John Ennis. in Gcorgetown.-NM.
MtUjgence'.
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