Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-04

The PoroMAc WArER.-The Water for the

supply Of the public buildings and grounds,
was turned into the mains this morning and
at .! o'clock was in full play at the |. 5.
/ Capitol. \ fDur-nch jet has been introduced
. into the Capitol grounds. which is calculated
/ toplav 10 feet high which is some - feet
higher than thrown by any water works III
the country. The Jet on Boston Commons
throws % feet high through sX-inch pipe.
/ There is calculated IL he about lOOOOOW0
of gallons of water in the great reservoir
above Georgetown. and the supply Is aug
mcnted daily at the rate of from two to three
millions of gallons, in all respects adequate
to supply the present daily demands from the
public buildings now ready to received it
! Wash. &ar.
PolsoNED.-The family DR.. Monkey. near
Greenwich, in Prince William county Va,
were poisoned on Friday last. by the cook.
who mingled arsenic with the soup Mrs
Monkey. mother Of DR.. W.. died in n short
time. after eating the soup. and several other
members Of the family were i'll. Some Of the
servants also partook of the poisoned food,
and are among the sufferers. The woman
has been arrested.-Jid. Sen
WASHINGTON CITY-Mr. John Sesstord
has published in the National Inteligencer
his annual statement of the Improvements.
&C., in the city of Washington. During the
past year 260 new dwellings have been erect
ed. The city is increasing in wealth, bust
ness, and population. As the appropriations
for the public buildings are liberal, the pros
perity of Washington will doubtless con-
tinue.
New YEARS day in Washington. was far
less chargeable with disorder than might
have been expected. The chief trouble, oc-
Cured in the afternoon, in the First Ward,
where the police were compelled to put nine
disturbcrs in the guard-house, all of whom
were fined, and two of them were finally held
for bail at court. and third. named Phelps.
though he escaped. has charge lying against
him of assault on officer Daw with intent to
kill
CHURCH FEsTrvAL.-Saturday last, the lst
of January, was celebrated by the members
of the Catholic Church, as the Feast of the
Circumcision. Services were held mt St.
Mary's Church at : and 10 A. NJ, and 81 p.
NJ, by the Rev. Peter Kroes. Pastor, assisted
by Rev. Edmund Young, Of Georgetown Col
lege.
HIRING N WARRENToS.-The prices paid for
servants in Warrenton, on New Years Day show
n slight advance on the prices of previous years.
This was. in part owing to the falling Of in the
number for hire Farm hands hired for from 500
to $40; Railroad hands rs high "a SljO-insur-
ancc and 81 p month to themselves. Women
hired at 3jOGpS1J, and girls at S2jMSjO; boys
from Sj0MSlOO.
CoNCERT.-The concert of Messrs. F0ertsch,
Dawson and Sofge and Miss Young. post
poned on Thursday evening last on account
of the weather, will take place tomorrow
evening. Of the Musical powers of the lady
and gentlemen we have before spoken.
SNow.-As now storm from the northeast
SET in Yesterday afternoon, which continued
up to the hour of our going TO press.
Mayor Bcrrct, of Washington, invites y
meeting of all citizens, in their respective
wards on Wednesday evening, to adopt mea
surcs for the relief of the suffering poor.
From the lst of January TO the 3lst Of De-
cember. ISIS, the Clerk of the Hastings Court
of the city of Richmond, issued one hundred
and cighty-six marriage licenses. During
the same period, the Clerk of the county of
Henrico issued one hundred and cightv-thrce
marriage licenses. 50 that there were but
three more marriages in Richmond during
last year, than iii the county of llenrico.
There are now in Washington, delegates
from three unorganizcd Territories, to Wit
Dacotah. Arizona. and Sierra Nevada; and
fourth il expected from Calona. Their object
is to procure the organization of territorial
governments for the several Territories they
represent.
j. II. Cannon has contracted to clean the
streets of Norfolk, Va, during 1850. for 81
0DO.
CONCERT, CONCERTO
Mr. FOERTSCH takes pleasure in announcing
wi that he has secured the services of those
eminent NOCALISTS.
Mrs. CECILIA YOUNG and Mr.. J. B. DAWSON.
In connection with that Prince of Niolinists,
PROF. FERDINAND =. SOPGE
And will give a CONCERT, at SAREPTA HALL.
On Wednesday Night next, 5th inst.
To those who are familiar with the abilities of
the above named performers, il would he superfu-
Gus to say anything in commentator Of their mu-
steal powers, but they not generally known
in our community. he will say that he hopes to
present such bill. rs H. rarely given to an Alex