Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-18
LOCAL ITE II 8.

LOCAL ITEMS.
CHESAPEAKE AND ONO CANAL.-Owing,
doubtless, to many Of the boats not belong,
ing to the coal companies or entered in their
lines heing shut out or stopped from runn-
ing by the companies the arrivals by the
canal have not been So numerous this
week As they were last. Seventy-two III
all have arrived 81 Of them from Cumber-
land. bringing 300 tons of coal and the
remainder from various points with tan bark,
wood, &C. ThereceiptS Of tolls Mt the George
town collectors Office for the same period
amounts to S3.9I0.12, as follows: ascend
ing trade S399.jI, descending, S3,57l ID
GeoryetowH Corr. Of Wash. Star.
LARCENY.-Two men were seen on Satur-
dav morning last, between one and two o.
clock. To take IN anchor and chain, valued at
about *l5, from long boat lying near Messrs
Go"ihand X Thompsons ship.yard, place it
in their boat, and make Of with it. On ex-
animation it was found that an anchor aud
chain belonging to another boat were also
gone; and VIM. Tyler, aud j. +. Weems,
lneither Of them citizens Of tins place. were
arrested for the thets by officer Walder and
taken before Justice Price, when evidence was
elected sufficient to send them on for trial at
court for the first mentioned offence, but
nothing was proved against them in the latter
ease Ia default of bail, the prisoners We're
committed
FATAL ACcIDENr-We learn that the
wood train oh the Orange and Alexandria
Railroad ran of the track Oh Saturday even
ing near Springfield Station, and one Of the
train, Mr.. James Siilick., killing him al
most instantly. An engine was dispatched
to the scene Of the accident, which brought
down hi remains
TmC RIcnLANn FARM in Stafford County,
was sold, on Saturday. for slH,jOn \
tract Of land AL Joining, on which there was
ii mill, for -, 800; aud IA tract Of wood land,
adjoining, for -, p Purchaser, Mrs. A.
VI. Fitzhueh. +. NJ Mccormick, Auct.
RESCUED FROM DRoWNING.--Llst week, Il
son oil &. Gillingham, residing hear this
place, Incidentally fell into we'll. His bro
Their rushed t. his rescue, sid down the rope
to the bottom Of the WELL snd saved the one
who had fallen in, from drowning.
PARlRIpur,-A correspondent in neigh
horing county, says thar, ''partridgrs hav"
multiplied considerably III the lastt years,
: and that il is probable, they will he plcnti-
ful enough, for hHr $po,t$men the coming
fall"
TnE WEATHER continued warm on Satur
day last-tlIc thermometer at noon. standing
at 50 in the shade In the afternoon there
were fine showers of rain, in town and all
around the country. Fine times for the corn
4 RE>CUE-A little boy fell overheard
from the steamboat wharf, on Saturday last
i,
Just rs the steamer James "uy came nP 10
Ia 1t but he was fortunately promptly res
ru.d Lv RI. l,v.;ouJrrs
SALES Of valuable real estate, rs adver-
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MEAp'-hr' 'S''N avery HAS P''P'''"
ut his Mineral Water establishment very hne
Mead. tput up in stone bottlrs,y which il an
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