Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-09-07

Court. W III. huulsoh, 49,
Commonwealth in this case, IA non resi-
dent,) in default of $3.50 bail, was commit
ted to jail to appear.
Zacharah X. Biggs, charged with stealing
g, horse from DR.. a. +. Addison, in the
Comfy, was examined, and remanded to
Jail for trial at the Circuit Court.
Licences to keep ordinaries were granted
to Sanford Brown, j. 7. Donnally, and Thos.
Fahey.
The Court adjourned until this morning,
at Il o'clock.
Rrcrrrrox.-A meeting of the Friend
ship Fire Company was held at their Hall,
ON Monday evening last, to take into con-
sideration the proposed visit OF the Yves
tern Hose Company, of Washington, and
the vigilant Fire Company, d George
town. A Committee was appointed to
make all necessary arrangements Tor their
reception and entertainment, and resoiu-
ton was adopted inviting the different ire
COMPANIES of the City to participate with
the Friendship, in the reception OF the IN
vited guests. The Friendship Company will
meet again on Thursday night, when the
final arrangements will be made.
FALL Goops. Our merchants are rccclv-
ing their Fall GoopS. Extensive and va
ried assortments have been procured, and
will be exposed for sale County Merchants
and country dealers generally, need not 20
farther, or go out of the State, to make their
purchases. They will find here cheap goods
of every variety. Let them try our mer-
chants. They will find that orr advice will
enable them to make "a saving
RAILlSG.-A handsome iron railing is be-
ing placed around the front of the Baptist
Church. on Washington street, which will
add to the already fine appearance of the
building as we'll rs protect it from dis!igure'
ment bv idle hands, which has been already
commenced.
Sr. PAuL's CHURCH LEcTURR ROOM
Messrs. b. T. Price and VIM. Il. Howard OF
this place, have contracted for building the
new Lecture Room for st. Paul's Church, on
the lot adjoining the Church.
GEoEGErowx.-A., l.. & II. Il. Ron
the odd Of August, lSjI, our Corporation
passed resolution pledSing itsclfto subscribe
100000 to the Alexandria, Luudoun, and
Hampshire railroad, for the purpose Of con
structing Il branch road to Georgetown, from
such point as may be agreed upon between the
Corporation and the directors Of said road, III
the event of Congress making an appropria-
ton to build bridge at or near the Alexan-
dra aaueduct, and west thereof. This rcso'
luton has laid dormant until Friday night
last. when, upon application from the said
railroad company, the Board Of Aldermen
passed supplementary resolution, continu-
ing the above pledges whether the money
To build the bridge at or near the western
side of the aqucduct be obtained from Con
gresS or from any other source" 1t might
seem. at first glance, that it would make no
difference who builds the proposed bridge.
but our citizens, when they approved, by
their vote at the polls, the action Of the Cor
poration, expected from Congress Il bridge
for ordinary carriage as well as railroad ira
vel, free of tolls, and to be Il Government
bridge, and kept in repair by the Govern,
mcnt VIII it be the interest Of the railroad
company to build such bridge As was then
anticipated? We think not and As the orr
gina resolution simply says Il bridge, and
the supplement does not change the language
in this respect, it is fair to suppose that any
other party would make simply bridge for
railroad purposes. The aforementioned
supplementary resolution was passed by the
Aldermen ut called meeting on Friday
night last, and transmitted to the Council,
where it was. after some discussion, laid over
until next Friday evening. - Carr. IF WASH.
NT.
WASHINGTON Cry CouNCIL--ln the Board
of Aldermen, the nominations of Messrs.
Jackson and Latham were unanimously con
frmed as commissioners of Centre Market. -
The nominations of W. W. Moore and c. :.