Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-08-04
BY YESTERDAY EVENINGS MAILS.

SrAuNroN ITEMS.-Main street is to he
McAdamized from Bickle's corner to the ex'
IRENE west end of the town. The work Is
now going on. We understand that the work
is done by the State, the Parkersburg Road
being the property OF the State.
The lamp-posts have arrived. and we may
expect to See the streets lighted with gas
very seen In the present dilapidated con-
dition of many of the sidewalks, more light
after night Will be very acceptable. Sfa""-
ton Spectator.
MIR. David Jameson, Of this place, winged
hooking bird. few days since, at the dis
lance of 50 or 60 feet with rifle ball, and
secured the old bird, with her young ones,
without drawing blood He shot with this
object.
We regret to learn that Clayton, an inter
esting little boy, Of this place, sou of the late
Thomas Murphy, Tell yesterday, and tractur-
Ell his arm badly. 1t was set by DIR. Slaugh-
ter, and he is doing well.
The drought is becoming serious, IN this
section. Without good rain, very soon.
the corn crop Will NC q ioiioiS' '"S 1'''J'
Republican.
The steamer Arctic, of DIR. Kane memory,
j. now at Graves ship-yard, in Norfolk,
where she has been stripped III her machine
nv. her propeller taken out, aud she Is now
being constructed into light-boat, for Rat
tlespake Shoals, near Charleston. ). {. The
A.. al. Dial, NJ "
ward in 1856, for hght-bua but was pur-
chased by the Navy Department from the
Revenue Department, tor the purpose OF 60
ing To the arctic regions, Tor DR.. kane.--
She is now about to return t. her original
position.
RoMANrIc-A few mornings ago. a gentle
man and lady, feeling a tender passion i"r
each other, repaired to the County Clerk 5
office, accompanied by aparson, called for an-
mexation papers and were then and there
united in the holy bands Of matrm"ny. -
The brides maid being more than ordinarily
good looking. one If the young Clerks had
the gullantry To offer his services rs grooms-
man. The interesting ceremony was soon
over, and the happy pair departed for home
with happy antlcipati"ns OF pleasure such as
the married can "n enjoy. Such an event
in the Clerk sutfcr-kiSsimg "t the bride, &c.
was no doubt something new in that den oi
bachelors. - Winchester InyininM.
FlRE-A log dwelling house on Gen. Car
sous Cedar Grove farm i'll Warren Co.. was
consumed by fire on the nightoi Sunday, the
224th ut. The house was insured in the In
surance Company of the Valley. The occu-
pants. Mr.. Joseph Johnson and his family.
barely escaped with their lives. They lost
most of their household and Kitchen iurn-
81 ,UUU-no insurance. - winchester lny.
The corps of Richmond Greys, of Rich
mond, Va, design visiting New York and
will pass through Baltimore on the 18th of
August, via the Virginia Central, Orange
aud Alexandria, aud the Washington branch
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The
company will leave Richmond on the night
of the 18th lust The Greys number about
IS muskels, and have more than local rep
utation as practiced corps Of soldlery.
Counterfeit notes, ON the North western
Bank OF Virginia have been freely circulated
in Richmond within the past week, 10y well
known operator in bogus bills. On Monday
last, one of the Shylocks, who had nIhhled
and been hooked hv this delusive bait, saw
the circulatur IN the street, and called upon
him to refund, which he politely declined t"
do.
On Tuesday, laboring man. while work.
ing at Haxall's mill. in Richmond. was sud
denly killed 10y some scantling falling on
him. The deceased's name was Michael
Kennedy, a native Of Ireland. He leaves IL
wife and family
On Friday last rs Mr.. Frederick Schultz
and daughter, of Frederick county, Va,
were returning in buggy from Capon
Springs, the horse becoming frettul, upset
the buggy, and severely injured MIR, 5. aud
daughter.
The steamship City of Richmond, of the
Philadelphia line, was run into by the steam
boat Glen Cove, in James river, on Tuesday.
Some damage was done to both vessels.
The Winchester Nirgnian says there are
about four hundred visitors at Capon Springs.
COMMUNICATED.