Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-29
LOCAL ITE Ms.


that johnson who has been under trial in Rap
palannock County for poisoning his wife, has
been found guilty of murder in the first de-
gree and sentenced To DC hung ON the 18th
day Of May.
ARRIVALS OF FISH.-On Sunday last there
was All arrival of Fish from White Point Ian
ding, the lowest on the river, Of 1000 Herring
and $50 Shad, being the first from that shore
this season, and much earlier than usual
There were arrivals also from several other
shores making in the aggregate some 30
900 Herring and 5000 Shad. Prices Of Shad
ranged from SIC to SD per hundred. and
Herring Sl4 TO ST. per thousand Yesterday
5000 herring arrived from lump landing,
fshed by the Messrs. Watkins, the largest of
the season. Herring are on the increase and
are selling at from Sl4 to SIS per thousand
In Shad there is no increase; prices range
from SIC to $40 per hundred.
The CASAL.--The break Oh the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Canal has been repaired,
and boats passed the point at which the
break occurred on Saturday, and may be
expected to arrive at this place to-day. The
Alexandria Canal we learn, is in fine naviga
bic order
4 hn / bx. la 1TaS
Harrison d. d., announced for Tuesday even
ing last. and postponed. in consequence Of
unfavorable weather. will be delivered this
evening, in the Second Presbyterian Church.
Subject: 1.-The Sealing Of the Witnesses
The design Of this Lecture, like the pre-
ceding of the course. is explanatory OF those
sublime and prophetiral communications,
mad. To the Apostle John, and recorded by
him. for our instruction, and ediication.-
The calculation of a subject. 80 deeply i'll
teresting, will. no doubt, continue to attract
large and interested audiences. Should
the evening be favorable. II large audience,
will, no doubt he present.
LrcTrRF.-Rcy. Dr. Ryder delivered his 9TH
lecture at st. Mary's Church, on Sunday af-
ternoon from St. Johns Gospel, XXI, u, lG,
IL. He argued the primacy Of st. Peter
over the other Apostles, not only in honor
but III Jurisdiction, and was listened through
out with marked attention by lurye con-
,.ror,,;,,
.
r,.r fr,,,o Sb.d 6I1od with s,r,,r
belonging % MI lhoiiias oi'iiti' vi VIC
alley leading through from Fairfax u " "'er
streets, between hihS ana Prince Streets
was set on lire, and totally destroyed, last
night. about y O'Clock
DRowNED.-A boy named John sadler nc
cidentally fell overheard from boat in
which he wa, gillinp below this place on the
..,ua,,. and ,s drow,od
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,,..,,o,. o- cvo,c,,orx ~ Wen
-,
ING1oS'-lne sun)eot u annexation Is again
oors. and re incline 20 he belief that there
:s a large prepoaderance Of the citizens pos
sesslng the largesl property interests, IN favor
" the PROSE- !ea' u wv - II Wv, Js
TO merge I'VE homegrown corF'ra""h "lp'
~ ,,,,,,o. g r..,r;,,;nn. .rd rs..r,..
tons. We think it likely that, if the prvpo-
silon shall again he formally made, II VIII
u n"''''''''
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lNLtNbIAkiES IN W AsHlNCIoN' III " ISL
invtnn un Saturday uipht. "A frame carpen-
l g. cl
Ter supp huo "oeu ~ /" ''oi'iiou'o WI ''0"'
offnl &c. belonging 10 Mr.. Bird. Was des
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m E,I., II
h'el! III iion' vi he'' W. -'"'' """c"'
lSIahd. An at'e'hP was Also ih"ue l" hfe
two new diminished dwellings, III the same
neghborhoCd, but the design was, by early
discovery. frustrated. So frequent have
,b.So ;r:.,d;,rv e ros bccome that the citi.
IL II L.. .,,oI,.o1 -
",hs VI we '''''n'h ""'' nav 'Ssot'o" W
adOPt measures ior tue ue'ec'ioh vi the per
petratOrs thercOf.-BdH. sun.
We are indebted to Hon. William Smith,