Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-02-01
LOCAL ITE MS.

street. were at church. some one entered the
Hall, through the back door. and took of Il
handsome cloak. worth about StO. comfort,
and some other articles. lIouSekecperI
should take warning and see that the doors
of their residences are fastened NJ night and
during their absence.
A SCENE IN ALExANDRIA.-We find the
following in the correspondence of the Spirit
Of the Tlmes:-"Airr spending few days
in the Plug" city. the force of crcumstan-
res Obliged me to 90 To Alexandria. the best
nevlrrr,,I city i'm the world \ tier vn,ir
friend had secured his quarters Tor the night,
supper being over. h" seated h'i"Sf quietly
bv the stove and drawing sw"v ANONYMOUSLY
at one If the cigars, ami wishing TOR Solne
acquaintance to talk Ia, Tor hr was ""me
lonesome. when the idea occurred Ia him
that he would lift his head to get better
draw on his weed. and he saw. To his utter
amazrment. the announcement, stephen
MasSett will shortly appear here Upon
inquiry. found he had come. and that 1t
was the real Simon Pure ''Jcems' MasSett,
and in less time than ii takes Flora Temple
10 do her mile. was at the door OF Liberty
Hall, halfdolar in hand had never seen
.Jeems." but had heard and read Of him
few thousand times, and OF course was aw-
fully anxious to level one lens AT him, at
least. | expected to find the nice snug little
theatre filled to its utmost capacity, but |
was destined to experience Il sad disappoint-
ment. There were six or eight ladies pre-
sent, and few dozen men, and | caught
.Jcrms in the very act Of spreading himself
to the crowd. saw and heard HIM take on
the Englishman and Yankee with great re-
liSh, and also heard him sing several fine
songs. After these were over. he bowed
himself back into his hole, and we all "hol-
lered." kicked. or whistled as inclination
drctnted. Presently he came out again, with
his Indian Mutiny paper in his hand and
commenced i'll a clear bold manner To read
the details of that horrible affair. just as
he got 10 IN interesting part "i the tragedy,
a human. close behind your correspondent,
weighing. | suppose, on the cattle scale,
about two hundred and fifty, beloved ont,
in a voice of Stentorian compass, Three
cheers for General Washington-he'd er
iotch EN-. ~ Everything was so still that the
Voice sounded like thunderclap, and most
people struck mad. whilst some were unable
to force back the laughter that was most up
ruarOus for an exit. and ~oaid come
"Jrrms" smiled and read on. undisturbed
for some moments. until he came to that part
of his narrative where he describes the un-
fortunate leaders Of the dctcstable plot tied
to the mouth of the cannon. and the fatal
torch about To be appil"d-and then "hn-
man" opened Oh the audience once more,
with. ':lIurrah for Gmrral Jackson =
You've seen dogs before now (''J"ems' Will
pardon the tigure) when they were not pleas
ed. lift their bristles up and lower them
again in rapid succession. just 80 did
'.Jcems: and though he sad not word.
read in his eyes. as plain a. daylight:
Forgive me his time but the neH time |
-" Then | failed 10 read any more.
Tor the performance was soon ended ana
Jccms" Disappeared
THE RAILROAD IN WAsnlXcToN.--The sub
iert which is Just now inspiring some inter
est in the popular mind is the bill before
the Senate for the construction of railroad
along the principal thoroughtare of the city.
The discussion on Saturday disclosed that
there is considerable conflict Of opinion
among Senators as to the proper parties TO
which the construction of the road should be
committed Judging from the debate 1t
would seem that the bill provides for road
much less extended than has been generally
4. a,
has all along been contemplated to construct
a road through the distance now traversed
by the existing omnibus line from tn" Nav!
Yard gate to High street in "e"rse'o"n: -
ON the. other hand il seems that this bill.
rs it came from the House, provided "nl y
for a road between the Capitol and Rock
Creek. The bill was not finally disposed ct
at the adjournment of the Senatc.-Nm. Int.
1t has been stated that some of the pro-
prietors of farms in the vicinity OF the "Sol-
ders Home" in Washington complained to
the grand jury of dcpredatons having been
committed by the nmatcS-and that without
formal action. the subject was referred to the
Secretary of War Major Alexander, III
command. states that among the veterans
there NAV be some who are incorporate and
vicious. but generally their behavior would
compare well with that OF similar number
of citizens anywhere.
GREENS MANSION IloUSE.-This splendid
Hotel has been rc-opened by the proprietor,
Mr.. James Green. and will be conducted by
Mc>SrS. George l.. Stewart. and Samuel +.
Gregory. II i, one Of the finest hotel rstab-
li~hmcut> III the country.
I.rcTrRr.-Thc third Lecture on the Book
Of Revelation. before the Young Mems
Christian Association, il to be- delivered this
evening. at the Lecture Room Of the Second
Presbyterian Church.
THE ALEXANDRIA RIrLENEN have deter
mined 70 unite in celebrating the Twenty
Second.
DoxArrovs TO THE SorP HorsE.-A Lady,
s.: from Lancet. So; gentleman. - %
OUR MUSICAL FRIEND.
4 WEEKLY publication Of SHEET MUSIC.
y suitable tor the PLAYERS and singers of the
Home circle. and consisting OF sixteen pages full TO
Ito size, stitched in II handsome 1t contains
all the popular dances OF the day: arrangements