Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-03
BY SATURDAY EVENINGS MAILS.

CULPEPER Court llOUSE.-Ihe large brick
warehouse put up byJ. {. Green. for Thos Fou-
She is ncarl V completed, and is one Ofthc best
built houses. throughout, we ever saw. The
brick work was done bv Mr.. ). W. lnskeep
and the wood work by Messrs. Jones Il Bell,
all of this county. The slate roofing was done
hv Mr.. +. Wilburn, of Alexandria, andls the
best of the kind we ever saw.
The house will be opened in February next.
bv Mr. T. \. Foushe, Of this place, and Mr..
Marcus Cooper, of Rappahannock county.
The house and lot, on Main street occupi-
bv Miss Fornerct, as boarding school, was
sold at public auction. on Wednesday last,
for $3.50. T. S. Alcocke purchaser. A small
lot adjoining. about the 10th Of an acre. with
a small one story house on it. was sold ut the
same time. for 500 JAS. q. Field. purchaser.
4 vacant lot in the rear Of the other two, on
Church street. containing about half and acre
was sold at the same time. ior $50. Jas. e..
Field purchaser. This isa valuable building
lot.
We learn that it is probable that e or new
dwelling houses will be erected, i'll this place,
during the present year.-Bl"e Ridge Repub-
iicaH.
RoBnERIEs-On Christmas morning, a
number of the boarders ut the Marlborough
House in Raleigh. \. c., were robbed. One
gentleman had $500 and gold watch stolen
from him. and several others were relieved of
smaller amounts The whole amount stolen
was nearly $500. and three gold Watches
/ 1 -. u.,.l Law,
some cXpCrt hotel thief, as all of those who
were robbed found their doors locked i'll the
morning lust as they had left them upon re-
firing the night before. No clue to the per-
prtratorS of the theft has yet been obtained.
By way Of celebrating the Christmas holt
days. grand tournament and ball took place
at Chesapeake Hall, in Hampton, Va, on
Tuesday. The Norfolk Day Book says that
ladies and gentlemen were present from all
parts Of the adjacent country, and from Bal
timorc, Norfolk, Washington, and Ports
mouth.
INrvrNr.-Lcutcnan Andrew Jack
son. United State, Army, son Of John Jack
son, on IttcrNnUTg, H. Has p''h "pI'ii''"
assistant tutor III Spanish, at West Point,
with a salary of $1,000. He is the first
American to whom the post has ever been
assigned.
FATAL AFFRAY.-An old man named Ben
iamin Lacks, residing in Butetourt county.
Va. while drunk. STABBED Lawson s. Bryan to
the heart on the 23d ult.. killing him Instant
". BRYAN had intcrlrrred I" protect Il son
If the murderer from his fathers rage. The
Old man escaped and has not been rc-capturcd.
TIE PETERSBURG EXrRESS comes to lis
greatly enlarged and improved in appear
ancc. 1t is printed with new and beautiful
tvpc and is now one of the largest penny
papers south of Philadelphia. We wish it
continued success.
On Monday last, while some young men
were out shooting, about ten miles from Nor
fix. youth named solomon f. Ewall, six
teen wears ofagc, was accidentally killed by
a young man named Smith WoodhouSe-a
load of shot from a towling piece taking effect
in his face and breast.
The ladies of IIoloIula Sandwich Islands.
have contributed 5000 to the Mount Vernon