Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-09-15
LOCAL ITE MS.

yeruon. Capt. Smith, sailed from this port
Yesterday for New York. and besides large
freight she took out the following passengers:
Rev. \. S. Greenaway, Mrs. Carver, VIM.
Ionter G. W. Woodruff, n. Decker, JOS.
prv.n II q. Martin, c. +. X. King Miss
J. l.. King, Mr. Ofcy. She left her wharf
at o'clock.
/ Erx,w,y PICKED ur.-Capt. F. A. Scott,
of III, schooner VIM. Hone, running to this
place, picked up on the Virginia side OF the
Potomac, above Blackistone's Island, about
two miles from shore, early on Tuesday
morning, during a heavy wind, negro man
in = canoe, which was in sinking condition,
and brought him to this port, arriving yes
terday. On the passage up, the negro, sa'd
| his name WAS JAS Lawrence Stuart, confess
ell to lie runaway, belonging to Henry
Ncalc, of Charles county, Md, stated that ne
left his farm about twu weeks since, and when
picked ny was about 81 miles from there
The negro was take before the mayor who
committed him to Jail to await the arrival OF
his owner. lie is young stout, quite tall
aud well built.
Sry,c.-A considerable trade in Sumac
! j. doing in Fredericksburg. Mr.. llurkamp
has ground at his mill 100000 pounds in
/ two months There is n good deal OF Su-
mae purchased in this place. The gather
crs are well paid for their labor.
/ FrsH.-A correspondent, writing to the
/ Washington Star, states that on the 18th
ult., AT u single haul Of the SEINE at Plney
Point, 5 800 yellow filmed trout were secured
by far the largest lot ever caught at
! single haul on the Potomac.
| RruovAL.-The office Of the Washington
and New Orleans Telegraph has been re-
moved to Phoenix Hall, corner Of King and
Royal streets.
FIRE CoNrASr.-The American Fire Com
many, of Philadelphia, on Il visit to Wash
/ inston. received marked attentions. espe-
cally from the iremcn. They were enter
tanned by Col Florence, and on visiting the
| executive mansion, they were cordially re-
ceived by the President, who briefly respon-
ded to their presentation address, to which
Gen. Small replied.
The Company, yesterday, visited Mount
Vernon, and then proceeded to Glymont,
where they partook of u dinner prepared for
them by the Franklin Company OF Wash
iugton whose guests they are. As they lett
the wharf at this place, a salute was fired,
which was responded to by cheers from the
| boat.
Az IMPORTANT Observation-Disclosures
any hour Of the day group of people may
be seen inspecting the very ingenious and
perlect manner in which the basement (slde
AMI 'front.' of the new Perry Building is
| lighted, without admitting water or dust
This is effected BY an invention for the first
time introduced into this city, viz: Iyatt's
Protected Lead Band Illuminating Tiles,
manufactured by Messrs. Hyatt Il Brown,
5 Worth 1t. New York. 1t consists Of small
balls OF glass set in lead, and the lead and
| glass driven into sockets in plates OF cast-lrcn
~ as to be perfectly water-tight. Each glass
ball or ensi protected from fracture by knobs
Of iron cast on the plate, and we understand
will bear almost any weight even that OF .
loaded team. On descending to the base
ment the visitor is struck by the immense
flood of light admitted by this method
Here was a basement about twenty-five feet
outside Of the building extending along
the front and one whole side Of the building,
40 that there is absolutely more room in the
basement oNLside than inSidc the building
covered with arched brick work resting on
iron beams, and as light a. day.-lp"Sh. Star
SoRA.-Thc fredericksburg News says
eve understand that these birds are very
plenty along the marshes of the Rappahan-
mock river On many estates the negroes
90 out at night with torches. and, saving
powder and lead, knock them down by scores
with the boat paddles.
pulIcE.--A colored woman was fined hy
the mayor, yesterday, S..5l for dlsorlerly
conduct.
REVEALS of Religion are progressing IN
several of the churches in Washington.
ny The following persons comprise the
Executive Committee of the ALEXANDRIA
BIBLE SOCIETY, and will operate in the dis
tricts of the city numbered from one to
nine, incIusye-and will, in a few days, call
upon the citizens, at their homes and places
of business, for aid in this noble work.
JAS. Entwise. .ir.. Cassius +. Lee, VIM. II.
Fowle. Jos. NJ Stevens. Sylvester Scott, VIII
liam Miller, Robt Bell, h. NJ. Smith, and
Thos. Mccormick.
The Committee would call the attention of
the citizens to the following:
Arr g. or tn. Socirty'S Con-titutinn.--Allp per.
sons contributing arg sum To- IL funds, shall he
members for one year. Those contributing one
dollar or more shall receive Of called Tor within
the YEAR n common Bible III return. Those con
trihuting fifteen dollars a, lime, or twenty dol
lars AT two paynents. shall he members for life.
ART An funds not wanted for circulating
the Holy Scriptures within the Soc'cty's own lin
its, shall be paid to the parent Society, (the
Virginia Bible Society to aid in distributing the
Bible through the State.
VIII not the citizens respond literally to