Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-23
LOCAL Ms.

on Pitt street, the buldingof new car fifty
one by nine feet has been commenced - we
believe it is intended for the Alexandria.
Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad Company
This Company has pursued policy very
beneficial to Virginia, in making all their
purchases as far as possible, in the State,
which is so large u stakeholder i'll that road.
MIssING.-Iiiran III. Goodrich, NJ. d., for
merly of Potsdam, St. Lawrence county, n.
Y, has very mysterously disappeared from
his family, residing at Anandale, Fairfax CO.,
Virginia, and is supposed to be dead. Sc,
ven weeks ago, he lett Alexandria on a boat
to 60 about twenty miles above George
town, to see gentleman named j. Cross,
ON business. He was to have been back the
next day, but has not been seen or heard Of
since. lie was of about medium height, ra-
Their stout built, had blue eyes, florid com
plexion, and full suit of beard and was
dressed when he left in coarse clothes and
shoes. He was a man Of good morals and
temperate habits, and never associated with
bad company Any information concerning
him would be thankfully received by his aftiict,
ed family, either throug ii the papers or by let
ter addressed to Anandale Post Office, Fair
tax county, Va. If this should meet the eye
of any of the relatives or friends of the fam
lly, they are requested to correspond as
above. District, New York, and other pa
pers will confer great kindness upon an at
fiicted and deserving family by copying the
above paragraph
p. S.-We have letter from the family OF
the missing man, stating that they had heard
rumur to the effect that the body OF strang-
er had been taken out of the canal some
where above Georgetown and brought to
Washington for burial If the Coroner Of
the District has held an inquest within the
last seven weeks upon the body of any un-
known man answering to the above descrip-
ton, they ask that he will have the kindness
to give information as above Wash. Star
gfyesterday.
The BODY of a man was found in the
Alexandria Canal in Alexandria county,
somewhere about the 9th or 18th of May.
The body was well dressed, and there was a
heavy stone tied 10y II rope 10 the neck. 1t
had been in the water, apparently for some
time. The Coroner held an inquest upon
it, and the jury rendered a verdict of death
by drowning" The finding Of the body
&c, was noticed in the Gazette, on the lst OF
this month.
CuCrMBERs AND ToMAr"Es.-We are IN,
debtcd to Mr.. John II. Price, for some fine
fresh Cucumbers and Tomatoes. He re-
ceiyes regularly all the delicacies OF the
seaSui.
WASHINGTON CRIMINAL CoURT.-l ester
day morning, Deborah Wise was put t. trial
on II charge OF grand larceny. in having sto-
len a quantity of bedding and carpeting
from Mrs. Sarah Bayliss. John ii. Ray, u
fugitive from Justice, and charged with be,
ing implicated in series of robheres III Va
rious parts of the city. committed by the ~,
called "Naylor gang" between three and
four years ago, was put Oh trial. There are
three indictments against Ray for as many
distinct crimes. The one yesterday Was on
the charge OF breaking into the store Of MIR
G. W. Hinton, on Pennsylvania avenue, in
October 1855. and taking therefrom sundry
articles of clothing. The jury got the case
about . o'clock p NJ, and in about fifteen
minutes returned with II verdict of guilty as
indicted. 1t was testified yesterday that on
his return from Richmond, Ray informed the
officers in charge Of him that in 1870 he and
his gang had complete set OF skeleton keyr
for the purpose OF entering the United States
Treasury and the Bank Of the Metropolis
and that the only reason why those build
ings were not assaulted was the apprehension
that there might be II necessity OF killing one
or more of the wntchmen; al extent OF crime
to which they did not deem it advisable Il
gu.-Nm Int.