Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-17
LOCAL Ms.


BILE to the prospects of the Wheat crop. There
are occasional exceptions to the general rule
but, rs a whole the yield promises to be
good. If we have plentiful harvest and
fair prices (which we confidently anticipate
il will gladden. the hearts of the farmers.
IxcENpIAKY ATTEMrT.-CA IN TIE
Acr.-On Wednesday night. between eight
and nine o'clock, two gentlemen, captains
of vessels lying at the wharf returning
from up in the city. stopped at the lum-
Der ward of the Messrs Waters, on Came
ron. between Water and Union streets
They had been there but few minutes
when they saw a small negro boy, with a
box IF lighted matches i'll his hand, approach
n stable "A short distance from them and
throw the matches at window in the west
end Of the stable, in which there were some
broken pancs of glass; but they fortunately
did not 90 in aud fell to the ground. The
boy ran, after throwing the matches, but
and took him to the watch house On his
WAY there, he stated that he was told by a
white man L. fire the building and he would
pay him for it, but he did not know who the
man was. The boy, whose name is Lucas
Allen, is slave, about fifteen years of age,
and belongs to the estate Of the late Robert
Alexander. He was examined by Justice
Price Yesterday morning, and committed TO
Jail to appear for trial at the next term Of
the County Court The stable, which was
not at ull damaged, is the property Of Mr.
Benjamin Waters
Aforementioned Lodge, No. 80, |.
o. O. F., will have an Excursion TO the
White House. on Monday next, the Goth in
slant. There will be fine Band of Music
Dinner prepared, and every thing arrang-
ed SO as to give satisfaction and pleasure to
the company expected on that occasion.-
The White House Pavilion is one of the
pleasantest places on the river-and, it is
expected that this Excursion will be one of
the most agreeable that has yet taken place
this summer. Already number of ladies
and gentlemen have signifed their intention
to attend. The steamer Thomas Collyer
has been chartered, and will make two tri pa
down to the Pavillion-one at half-past seven
o'clock, 4. M.-qnd the other ut halt-past
ten A. VI. The Committee of Arrangements
is composed of gentlemen, who will exert
themselves to please the company-and give
entire satisfaction As far as lies in their power.
ACKNowLEDGENENT.- fitting up their
new Hall on King street, the Young Mems
Christian Association have had occasion to
obtain from Baltimore some 50 or GO Settles.
These have just arrived here, by Propeller
Diamond State The agents of the line in
this city, Messrs. Wheat & Bro. fully con-
curing in the suggestion to that effect, OF
Charles Worthington, esq, agent in Balti-
more have RENTED the freight, amounting
to sl4 80 The Association desires thus TO
acknowledge this act of liberality.
A LOT OF LAND, in Fairfax county, Va,
containing about 80 acres, situated between
the Little River and Leesburg Turnpikes
about one and half miles from Alexandria,
and a quarter Of mile from the Theological
Seminary, was sold yesterday, ut public auc-
ton. by I. NJ Mccormick auctioneer, at
500 per acre, to VIM. Gregory, esq.
TmE SAExGERnCND Festival took place at
Arlington Spring, yesterday. Numbers of
eur German fellow citizens and their friends
attended 1t was "A day Of great enjoyment
We shall have further account Of the fes-
tiyal.
The ORAroRIo, at ST. Aloysius's Church, in
Washington, takes place tonight
GoosrBERRIE,.-Thcf finest Gooseberries we
have seen this season have been gathered, in
the last few days, from Mr.. Stephen Shlnn's
garden in this place. They are English
Observation-Disclosures well favored, and solid.
They cannot well be surpassed
A Lone SWIM Yesterday mare escap-
ed from the Maryland shore opposite tins
place, and swan across the rivera mile.
She reached the Virginia shore safely, though
much exhausted, and was taken up by per
sons who had seen her on her trip.
The next meeting of the Society "t the
Alumni of the Theological Seminary OF NIr-
rina, is to he held at the Seminary, on the
Doth of June. at IL o'clock, \. Nj.
THE WEATHER, for the last few days
has been warm-the thermometer ranging
above go
We mentioned last week the finding OF the
BODY of drowned man at Buid's Ferry, in
Charles county, Md. We learn from the
Baltimore Sun that it has been identified as
that of John Buckley, of the firm Of Sykes
Buckley, gas filters, corner of Fayette and
Little Sharp streets, III that city. lie was
employed to 90 ~ the Eastern Shore of Nir-
cinia On business, and left for that place on
the 30th of May, since which time he was not