Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-12
LOCAL ITE n 8.


News, the loss of the schooner \. '. Bedrll,
from Norfolk, for this port. The Norfolk
Day Book says:-"rhe schooner A. '. Be-
dell, Capt. Rider. cleared at this port last
Wednesday evening, for Alexandria and
started up the Bay the same evening, but
when off the mouth ut the Rappahannock,
about two miles south of the Light Boat
she came in collision with the steamer Poto-
mac. bound To New York from Baltimore.
As the schooner sunk in three minutes after
the collision, the captain and crew had bare
ly time to get on board the steamer IN what
they stood, having lost everything they had
on board"
ARREST OF \ RUNAWAY Officer Warder.
on Sunday last, arrested Il negro boy. call
ing himself Sam. who says he belongs to
Messrs. King and Warren, druggists Of Sa-
vannah The boy. who is about ID or IL
years old, says he was euticed away by tw"
white men, who took him to Baltimore III II
vessel. From Baltimore he came to this
place in schooner.
CArGHT-On Saturday last, two men
hired IL horse from Mr.. VIM. Leadley in
Baltimore, for two hours, but not returning
at the specified time, the suspicious OF Mr..
l.. were aroused and he AT once set out in
pursuit of his property He came to this
city and overlook the two men with the
horse and buggy, on Sunday. at West End.
The horse and buggy were secured, and the
two men taken back to Baltimore.
HANDSOME DEMONSTRATIONS of the most
noticeable improvements of the season is that
nnw in progress on IL. street between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets, under the
superintendcnce OF Mr.. job Angus, who
is the architect aud contractor for the Ell
ii c work. which involves an outlay of
some Sol 900. 1t consists of two brown
stone front four story houses, with base
mentS. each of which is thirty feet wide
by seventy feet deep and will contain
some eighteen rooms. These dwellings, the
walls OF which are about halt erected.
are to be finished in Fifth Avenue"
style. with black walnut and rose wood
mouldings, and the most highly polished
marble mantels and registers, and with all
modern convenenceS. They are seyerally
owned by DR.. W. p. Johnson, Of this city,
and George ID. Fowle, esq, Of Alexandria,
Va, who design occupying them when they
shall have been finished. 49, wash. St,U.
ArclpfNr.-On Saturday afternoon, about
one o'clock, a son of Col William p. Young,
Ia lad of about ten years, who had been at
Rock creek, fishing, in company with several
of his companions, met with very serious
accident from the explosion of 4 pistol which
he at the time held in his hand, and with
which they had been amusing themselves o.
His left hand WAS So completely shattered
that Immediately ON his being taken home
and medical aid obtained, it was found neces-
sarv to amputate it, ~ far up rs the wrist
lie has also Il slight flesh wound about the
stomach He is now considered out Of danger
-WaSh. star.
DRowNED.-One of the hands on board the
schooner Norfolk Packet, named John
Thornton. of New York. was drowned yester-
day afternoon, while bathing in the River,
opposite the wharf of the American Coal
Company. 1t is supposed he was struck with
cramp, and before assistance could reach him