Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-06

pany takes place to-day at III o'clock, y. NJ,
at the Council Chamber, i'll this city.
PoLITIcAL.-lIon. VIM. Smith addressed
a number of his political friends. from the
steps of the Marshall House on Friday
night, in an animated but brief speech,
thanking them for their support, and kind
ness. The rain which prevailed at the time
prevented Il larger attendance. Cannons
We're fired and rockets sent up during the
evening, and Il band of music played some
beautiful airs. At the conclusion of the
speech, Gov. Smiths friends, headed by the
band. paraded the streets Of the city.
The FESTIVAL at American Hall which
has proved so attractive, will be continued
tonight and Wednesday, emitting Tuesday,
the evening on which the excursion for the
benefit of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation will take place.
BURGLARY y ARSON IN WASnINGToN.-
l lt luIkIlcI tNdtilIil'lll'l VI lii'NN NtN'o w.
tcrday afternoon, ut the Jail. exposed an
amount and degree of vice and crime among
Il class of young men in the city that should
stimulate the philanthropic to the most earn
est effort at the discovery of some means
whereby evil so deep seated may be reached,
and if possible cured. Seven young men,
from seventeen or eighteen to twenty-five or
twenty-thrce years of age, stood charged with
hurglarics committed a few days ago in the
Seventh Ward: and during the investigation
, Yesterday it came out that the same parties
had dipped their hands deep in the darker
ruilt Of arson. By the evidence it appeared
that on Tuesday evening last, four cut OF the
seven above mentioned, named Mlchae!
DOYLE. Thomas Dillon. John OBrien, and
Michael Mcnamara, had made Il certain
house the depository of sumdry articles sto-
| len the same evening from the stores of Mr..
Clarke and Mr.. Lcddy, grocers on the
Island, consisting Of a sack of flour, q ham.
cigars, whiskcy, butter, &c, where they were
| found by the police next day and were fully
identified bv the owners. This discovery was
made through information derived from Mr..
James Inrcombe, who became acquainted
with the circumstances OF the burglary
through the voluntary statement ot a young
man named Robert Binnicks. made to him
ILarcomhc) early on last Wednesday morn
iu. in the stomc-cuttrr>' shop where both are
employed. Bjnnicks Informed Mr.. Larcombe
of almost all the particulars Of the two bur-
glaries. Previous to this. according to Mr..
Larcombc'S testimony, Binnicks had told
him Of various acts of arson in which he has
been engaged, and especially of the burning
some six or seven weeks ago of four dwelling
houses on the Island. the property of MIR.
Jackson Humphrey, the destruction of MIR.
George L. Kirk. stables, occupied by Mr..
David 4. Windsor az tenant, and the burning
ofthe stable Of Mr.. Ward. He also mention
ed an attempt to hurn another row of houses
the property Of Mr.. Humphrey, which was
Defeated only because the plastering was new
and the matches would not catch to the damp
studding and lathing of the walls.
The result was that the two examining
Magistrates. Justices Goddard and Dom,
dismissed James keefe finally; discharged
John O'Brien on bail Furnished by his faith
rr) Of $4,000 for appearance at the next term
of the Criminal Court; discharged James
keenan, in $500 bail, furnished by his father,
and committed for trial, in default Of bail,
Lizzie Bowen, William Richards, Michael
Dnylc, and Robert BinnickS.--Nat. Int.