Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-07
LOCAL 1TE II 8.

! cent break III TIE Sauuir sha' '>'' " $500
accumulated at the wharves here, between
u, 900 and 10000 tons of coal ready tor
shipment, sufficient quantity OF itself to
meet all demands for five or six weeks to
come. should navigation on the canal cease
for 80 long 4 period. which is not anticl-
psted. Vessels are in great demand to ship
this coal, and could obtain very remunera-
tive freights The Georgetown Coal Mer'
chants advertise that boats continue to arrive
by the Canal. freighted with heavy cargoes OF
coal, and stored in large quantities, in con-
sequence of the scarcity of vessels for East
ern ports.
MILirIA.-The officers of the 18th Regi-
ment, Virginia Militia, have for the past
three evenings been training at the Court
House, in this place, under command OF
Brigade Inspector Norborne Berkeley, of the
9th Brigade, End Div. V. NJ. preparatory to
the Regimental muster. which takes place
to-day.
Auction SALE or fIH-S. j. Motor
mick AuctoRer. sold yesterday at the Ware
house of Vim. II. Fowle i Son. two hundred
and eighteen barrels Eastern Herring at
g. G21ta.S3.00. The attendance at the sale
was large.
FISH MARNEr.-The supply Of fish yestsr-
day, was about the same rs for some days
past, and prices remain unchanged. viz
Shad 81 | To Sl3 per hundred; herring Sll , To
81 per thousand.
HEAVY Foo. -- yesterday morning early,
there was very heavy fog on the river,
which. for two or three hours. impeded nav.
igation.
THE SMITHSONIAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
the management of Professor Henry and his
coadiutor, Professor Baird, the Smithsonian
is growing more attractive daily. Within a
short time. many interesting additions have
heen made u the collections in the museum
and galleries, now 80 inviting to the visitors
in Washington, snd to the students resident
in the District
We noticed this morning that the work Of
arran ging cases Of vsry beautiful specimens
of fossils collected in Nebraska is going on.
The cases now preparing are but the begin
ming Of the arrangement of the extensive
collections of Evans and DIR. D. b. Owen
These specimens are noted by DR.. Joseph
Leidy, in the Smithsonian Contributions to
Know edge," in which DR.. l.. gives "a de-
scription of extinct mammalia and chelnnia
from the mauyaises terres of Nebraska. -
When completed, the cases will contain a
very extensive beautiful, and interesting
collection
The department Of the Museum, in which
Prot Henry has employed Mr.. G. Drexler,
the skilful taxidermist. is also gaining at
tractive specimens. Among those recently
prepared and now ready for arrangement we
notice fine specimen of the grizzly bear.
from the vicinity of Fort Laramie.
The Professors are interested in the pro-
curement of the most perfect collection pos
-ible of American birds, and MIR. Drexler
has given much attention to their prepare
ton. Pairs Of wild and tame turkeys, a
pair of snowy owls. specimen Of the COL
den eagle. pair of bald eagles, and a num-
Der of hawks, from the Western Territories.
have been prepared by him within n short
time Washington Star.
THEOLOGICAL SENISARY.--The "Theolo-
gical Seminary of the Protestant Episcopal
Church." on the beautiful emnence. near
Alexandria, has just had spacious build
ing completed. and is now occupied by the
students. In the senior class this year there
are | |, middle class T., and the junior Ok
in all A. Since the organization VI this
fine institution in 1892, the alumni consists
Of So graduates. including three bishops,
and fifteen foreign missionaries, of whom
four have died in distant lands. The an
nual examinations will take place this year
on the Dist and 22nd of June. They will
be succeeded By the commencement ceremo-
MES on Thursday, the 23d inst. The follow
ing young gentlemen will, doubtless, then
receive holy orders, by ordination Phillips
Brooks, of Massachusetts. graduate of Har
ward University, 1855; Charles E. CLANCY,
New York, graduate of Hobart Free Col
lege, 1857; Thomas e.. Clemson, Jr., of
Delaware; Joseph Kidder, Jr., of Pennsyl-
yania; Gustavus W. Mayer. Virginia, gra-
duate, Of Princeton College, 1857; William
F. Paddock New York, graduate Of Haml-
ton College, 1853; Marshall B. Smith, of
Pennsylvania George A. Strong, Virginia,
graduates Of Kenyon College, 1850; Elliott
II Thompson, Virginia; Hale Townsend,
Pennsylvania, graduates Of Hobart Free Col
lege, 1856; Thomas s. Yocum, Pennsylvania.
graduate of Union College. l35G.-Bah. San.
A PRESENTATION Last evening the pre-
sentation of a Bible was made with due form
and ceremony, to the Rev. DR.. Haley, Of the
Unitarian Church, at the National Hotel, in
acknowledgment of some service rendered to
Daniel +. Sickles, while in prison. It's un-
derstood that certain ladies are ct the bottom
of the movement The affair was signalaed
by presentation speech, and one from the
minister accepting the memorial in which he
referred to the scriptural injunction to visit
those who are sick and in prison. To it's re-
port Of the proceedings and DR.. Haley's
speech, an afternoon paper adds: "A query
suggests itself in reading the Rev. Mr.. Ia-
ley's acceptation speech. He quotes the
Scripture in junction to visit those in prison.