Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-11-11
LOCAL ITE MS.


meeting Of the citizens of Piscataway Dis
trict, was held at Piscataway, on Saturday, to
take into consideration the advantages OF II
steam ferry boat to ply between Planters
Vile and Alexandria. Capt +. ). Gardiner
was appointed chairman, and Geo. X. II.
Marshall, Secretary. \ committee com
posed Of Messrs. Fendall Marbury, pr. T..
r.. Edelen. DR.. f. III. WyviIl, }. NJ. Parker,
and A. J. Gwynn, were appointed 10 draft
resolutions and bylaws by which the Steam
boat Company shall be governed. The
meeting adjourned 10 meet again on Satur-
day, the 10Th day of November.
The ALEXANDRIA RIFLEMEN.-Thls corps
has had lately large accession to lts num-
bers, having now over fifty active members
enrolled, with numerous applications Tor
membership at every meeting. American
Hall has been rented by them as their Armo-
nv, and the meetings for drill are well atten-
died. showing an interest on the part OF the
members, highly commendable.
SALE OF MARSHALL HALL. Marshall
Hall, the property OF John \. Washington,
living on the Potomac river, i'll the upper part
Of Charles county, Mary land, about ten miles
below this city, containing three hundred
and seventv-fve acres, was sold at auction
Yesterday, by John I. Creighton, auctioneer,
10 S. W. Norris. of 81, Charles, Missouri, for
Sl2. 800
TuEArRr-Mr NJ. Y. Lingham will ap-
pear tonight, rs King Charles in the Come
dy of Charles the I'd, or the Merry Monarch,
supported by Miss Proctor, Mr.. Charles
Hill and the entire company. There Will
also he performed too tarces, dead Shot
and Family Jars" An attractive enter
tainment certainly.
TIE WEATnER-l esterday morning there
was very dense fog, but it was soon dis
PEELED, and by ten o'clock the sun shown out
bright and the weather was as warm and
pleasant as in May or June. We are har-
ing now, truly delightful weather, yet rain
mid J.. of rroot service for farmno pur-
poses.
TooTH ACHE RrAEDl.-As any thing
that will relieve pam, with which all are
more or less afflicted, should be made known,
,ro ,oLa rIaosure in nublishinp the follow
-. g., ..,h,aho f,,n,;.h.a ,v =
i''s i'"'euy WI '''
iriend, discovered pV acciueh'' ohior"'''' ~
and Tannin, in the following proportions,
viz Cbloroform ounce. Tannin 80 grains,
-, ,u ,;ooo ,r ro,, c,,,,n
ni'Aeu' CIV ''.'''''
with the mixture. ana place IN tue cavity ol
the tooth, and instantaneous relief will be
"''
New UNIroRu. Mt. Vernon Guards
have adopted the new uniform mentioned in
the Gazette some days since. We are pleas
ed to learn that the Company was never IN
u more furnishing condition.
hh '"'' '" '''' mas ''''''
~ ''". -" " - ! ..,.rao, r. ,ha
past % % ''"'' ~ :" -. ~ ,n,.;,n
= ,.l -. g.,
was ''n'''''u - ia w.
miles around the feaefai he'ropohS' per-
haps week ago. That very recently sown
has not yet made disappearance above ground,
while that earlier sown grows much slower
than II should at thus season To give promise
of II bounutul yield IN due time. Inc lower
ing weather that has been upon Us Tor more
than forty eight hours Is therefore Deins
viewed with nervous anxiety by the agricuI,
turalists. good cold ram to be followed
by three weeks OF me wheat growing wealth
rr. would change their prospects very ihate-
rally for the better HaS". '~or.
GRACE CHtEcH.-lhiS church mas oeei'
SO often in the columns of the Southern
Cburchmon ~ berpar that our readers
,;eo1 Ia ).
must n"'e p'e" i''t -,
week, in seeing that Its debt was PAD. we
promised then what we think is due to our
., l;,3 rr;.,js a.. sh,rt account of what
has been done. In October. 1855, hy the ad-
r. ,lo,. and IA. onrroh,t;nn of th.
wee oil bishops anu Tue "pPto'a''o'' VI '''
Episcopal clergymen Oh AieSahdrla' ROOM
L;no3 Go a.. n,rr,.a of nrg,ni,;np new
was "''N~ y. -