Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-12
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MARSHALL HoCsEIN ALExASDRIA.-llav
Ing dincd al the Marshall House" Alexan-
dria on Sunday last, | have taken the trou-
bic to copy off and send you, the bill Of
fare" for that day. Could the appetite Of
an epicure crave more than this? But it
must be remembered that this was only a
Sunday dinner, on which occasion the yarl-
ETY. does not reach to the extent that it does
during the business DAYS of the week. This
is one of the best Hotels Of which any city
can boast. and Mr. and Mrs. Maddox, with
their polite and gentlemanly Superintendent.
Mr.. Fox. are every thing that could be ex
pcctcd Of first elias, Hotel managers. - Hor-
yemt0H Flag.
The DISTRICT PENlTENrIARY.-The re-
port of the Warden of the Penitentiary Of
the District of Columbia shows that at the
commencement Of the year there were -
convictS: at present there are lOS, Of which
number &c are white and - colored. The
earnings of the convicts during the past year
have exceeded the preceding year by slI2,-
-. The average cost of their maintenance
per day has been u cents each. A tew of
them have been hired out to a broom manu-
facturer at 40 cents per day. In speaking
of the discipline Of the institution the War
den says that, in consequence of the increas-
ed number Of the conyict~ and the turbulent
disposition manifested. he has been compell-
ell to increase the numherot guards tU0n.
ALEXANDRIA ALIVE noticed few days
since lot of Ale, manufactured by Messrs.
Martin & Gedney, of this city. marked and
ready for shipment to Wilmington, North
Carolina. We learn also, that this was only
one of the many orders from the Southern
States which have heretofore been supplied
BY manufacturers in Baltimore, Philadelphia,
&c. This speaks well for our fellow-citizens,
Messrs Martin X Gcdncv.
CoMMITTEp.-Adam Tate was yesterday
tried before Justice Price. and fined, under
Corporation laws. SO, for being inan Engine
House, and - for raising the alarm Of fire
by ringing the engine house bell, amounting
with costs to SLIP Being unable to pay
the fine. he was committed 10 the work house
for ninety days. or until the fine is paid, at
which time he will be tried under warrant
for another offence.
During Lent, Christ Church, in Alcxan-
dria, will be opened every Wednesday morn-
Ing at II o'clock, and every Friday after
noon at 1! o'clock, for Divine Worship.
Grace Church will be opened every Mon
day afternoon, at ~: every Monday evening
at j, and every Thursday evening at same
hour. During the second week in Lent.
Bishop Johns will preach every night during
the entire week.
FIn.-The supply Of fresh fish in market
yesterday. was good Shad were selling at
30 cents IL pair: Herring, bunch, - cents;
Rock, 80 cents per bunch. The Perch,
which were very good. sold at 3It cents
per bunch. We had a fine sample from Mr..
Carson's landing.
ICE-lIorSE BrRNT.-On Thursday evening,
soon after s o'clock, the frame ice house On
b. street south, in Washington, near the
Smithsonian enclosure. was burnt to the
ground hy incendiary means. 1t was the
property of McSsrs. Brown, OF Browns Ilo-
tel
The annual commencement ofthe Medical
Department of Georgetown College, deferred
from Monday evening last on account of the
weather. took place on Thursday evening. at
the Smithsonian Institution. Washington
4 very full auditory was present to witness
the interesting proceedings.
GROVER BAKFR's