Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-30
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SMAsH.-On Monday night last, the lower
floor of the Warehouse of Messrs. Barley l.
Triplett. in the rear of their store on King
street, upon which were several tons of nails,
crockery, &C., gave way, precipitating nails
and other hardware, crockery, &C., in one
promiscuous mass into the cellar below, and
causing considerable breakage to the crock
cry. Fears had been expressed during the
day that the floor would not bear the weight,
but they were not needed, and yesterday
morning the consequences were discovered
on opening the door of the building. 1t is
fortunate that it occurred at night when no
one wa. in the building, as loss Of life in ad-
dition to destruction of property, might have
! been the result.
FISH MARHET.-The arrivals of fish yes
! terday were about the same as on the pre-
vious day, and of excellent quality. Shad
sold from $40 to 20 and herring from SO!
to Sl4. The prices depend upon the de-
mand, when each vessel arrives, which varies
throughout the day.
A Canal boat heavily laden with flour
consigned to merchant in Georgetown,
sunk while on her downward passage on
Sunday last. The cargo, consisting OF 100
barrels was taken out of her before it sus-
tanned any damage of moment.
FIRES having become 80 frequent of late
in this place, and there is so little security
for any out buildings, that we know of one
gentleman who has sold his COW and torn
down his stable fearing that the stable might
be set fire to and his adjacent property dam
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! INTRODUCTORY SERMoN.--Rev. y. S. Green
away preached his Introductory sermon in
the Methodist Protestant Church, on Sunday
morning. to a very large and appreciative
audience He also delivered an excellent
sermon in the evening. The style of the
reverend gentleman is plain, yet eloquent and
impressive and the congregation was much
interested and very attentive on both occa-
sions.
ELECTION OF DELEGATES.--At the regular
meeting of the Ilydraulion Fire Company.
No ), last Monday evening, Messrs. VIM.
g. Simpson and John l.. Smith. Jr., were
duly elected to represent the Company in the
Fire Department for the ensuing year. The
President, Benjamin Barton, esq, and the
two Wardens, Messrs. Richard l.. Carne, Jr.,
and James S. Douglass, will be members of
the Department, er otici0.
| UNDER REPAIR.--We are requested to say
that the Suction Engine. belonging to the
IIydrauliou Fire Company being under re-
pair, no service can be rendered by that
Company for the present, except az Hose
Company, and that the Chief Engineer has
requested that the Hose Carriages be not
brought out upon alarms Of fire, except upon
his special order.
GILLrSc.-A day or two since nineteen gill
nctts were counted OH the river between this
city and Washington. The OILERS we under
stand are meeting with success.
LEcruRE.-Rev DR.. Ryder will deliver his
sixth lecture at St. Mays Church, this even
ing at !! o'clock.
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Yesterday morning, Mr.. James King, Of the
arsenal, discovered two men overhauling the
contents of travelling trunk in an open
square near the steamboat wharf lie got
near enough to them To hear one declare that
he had made six dollars in silver by the
operation. Mr. King demonstrated with
them, when the holder of the money replied
that the owner could have it by calling on
him for it; but as the individual is unknown
the chances are against its being recovered.
Mr.. King placed the trunk and its contents
in the hands of policeman Lloyd, who dis
covered the owners name to he L. NJ. Lewis,
of Virginia. 1t is probable that the trunk
was lost or stolen en- route from the depot to
the boat, but whether the two men in whose
possession it was discovered were guilty of
robbery was not known yesterday Wash.
States.
The Washington chief of police, under
direction of Mayor Berret, has organized
special detective police force, who will use
most active and unremitting exertions to de-
tect the vile perpetrators of the frequent in
cendiary fires in the Seventh Ward.
Capt. Meigs has addressed a letter to the
Mayor Of Washington, in relation to the
Washington aqueduct and the water supply
now available. lie thinks that during the
spring and fall the stream which flows into
the reservoir now can be depended upon for
an average supply of two million gallons,
and the full head be preserved in the rrser-
voir. There should be no apprehension of
an insufficient supply of water for domestic
purposes, to prevent the city from entering
at once upon the work of laying the distri-
buting pipes under the net of Congress-
Captain Meigs adds: Il cannot too strongly
urge the Importance of at once entering up
on the work of laying the distributing pipes.
The loan authorized by Congress should lay.
- ;udic;ously MANAGED in Washington and