Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-04-05
LOCAL ITE II 8.

siding.
The Grand Jury presented indictments
against the following persons: Dennis Nc
Mahan. for assault and battery, a true bill ;
Henry Gray. for assault and battery, true
hill. Robert 4. Violet, for assault and bat
terry, a true bill John Cook, for assault and
battery. true bill: and were adjourned over
until this morning, at Il o'clock.
All ,h, Justices were summoned, and sew
enteen appeared, and granted licences to sell
liquor to the following persons:
John Broadus; T. A. Brewis Blackjack,
Marshall & Co.; n. Boush; Thomas Burns;
H. Bradt: Geo. W. Dearborn; John A.
Dixon: II. c. Dorsey; John Flood; Charles
Graham: A. l.. Hicks; \. Gibson; }. \.
Harper 4 Co.: Kincheloe i Bruin; John
Laphen: Marshall & Ward; Geo. McBurney
F. A. Marbury; J. c. McCracken: Samuel
Markell: Ridgeley, Hampton X Co.; }. W.
Richardson: c. F. Suttle & Co.: Wesley Sum
mers. s. Shinn: W. NJ. Smith: Jas. Tubman;
J. C. TAYLOR r. |. T. Wilson; Washington
& Co.: John T. Young-332.
Licences to keep ordinaries were granted
70 James Crawford. John L. Skinner, James
r. Lindsay, John E. Kraus, and John L.
Price, two.-6.
The Court adjourned until this morning,
mt Ii o'clock.
A CARGO OF RAILROAD IRoS.-The ship
Arthur, arrived at this place yesterday, after
a voyage of thirty seven days, from New
Castle, England, with cargo OF Railroad
Iron for the Lynchburg Extension OF the
Orange and Alexandria Railroad.
Flsu.-The supply Of fish is light, but
sufficient to meet the demand, which is
small. On Sunday the largest haul Of shad
tGOO) that has yet been made, arrived from
Sandy Point, and yesterday 1000 herring
arrived from "Tump' landing. The arri-
walls generally are small and prices remain
about the same as for several days past, viz:
Shad so to Sl3! per hundred, herring s6!
to 50 per thousand.
SUNDAY ScHooL UNIoN.-At regular
meeting of the Sunday School Union of this
place, held on Sunday last, at the Second
Presbyterian Church, VIM. II. Fowle, esq,
made an able address Of about an hour i'll
length, endorsing fully the resolutions of
the National Convention of Sunday School
Teachers, held recently in Philadelphia, and
suggesting plans by which greater amount
of rood could be done than has yet been
made manifest from the labors Of Sunday
School Teachers, which met favorable res
ponsc from the aSsemblage.
UyIoy PRAYER MEETIxG.-On Sunday eve
ming, the Union Prayer Meeting was held in
the Methodist Protestant Church, and was
very numerously attcnded-many being com-
PEELED to stand throughout the exercises.
The meeting was highly interesting one,
and remarks were made by several gentle
men. which were listened to with attention,
and. we hope, effect, by those present
These meeting, are held every cvcning dur
ing the week at Sarcpta Hall, and every
morning. at quarter Of O'Clock, at the room
of the Young Mems Christian Association.
LrcrreE.-Rrv. DR.. Ryder delivered his
sixth lecture. ut St. Mary's Church, on Sun
day afternoon. from the words Of st. Paul :
81 wonder that you are SO soon removed,
from him that called you into the grace Of
Christ, into another gospel. Which is not
another only there are some that trouble
YOU and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
But though we, or an angel from Heaven
preach a gospel to you. besides that which
we have preached to you, let him be anathe-
ma. AS we said before, 50 now say again;
if any one preach gospel to you, besides
that which we have preached to you, let him
be anathema." Gal I. i, !, &, Q. lie
denied the right of any man to reform the
church, insisting that, beings divine insttu,
tuition. il could never stand in need OF
reformation, and announced his intention OF
continuing the subject on Wednesday even
ing next in reply to the question: "W hlch
is the true church." The music which nc,
COMMANDED the services, was unusually fine,
and was listened to with delight by n large
congregation.
OEpIS,r1ox.-Rev. Mr. Gatewood. of Nor.
folk. was ordained Priest Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, on Sunday morning, in
Christ Church, Rt. Rev. Bishop Johns, as,
sistant Bishop of the Diocese, officiating
The sermon on the occasion was preached 10y
Rev. G.. b. Dana, Rector of the Church, and
the candidate was presented by Rev. Geo. A
Smith.
IvpRovEMrxrS.-Thc frame building or
Pitt street. between King and Prince, re-
Gently occupied as a carpenters shop, by Mr.
] W. Nails. has been torn down, and upon
its site Mr.. John Summers intends erecting
a large brick building, to be used by him a
Il Car factory.
Workmen are now engaged in tearing
-, lIl cron,o Iwallinu nj the north