Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-03-01
LOCAL MS.

The FMRvIEw CoTroN Works, with their
contents in this city, were destroyed by fire
last night.
About | | o'clock, the neighbors saw flames
through the windows on the west but before
they could spread the alarm, the interior OF
the building was in flames. By the time
the fremen and citizens gathered to the
scene of the confagration, the fire had spread
throughout the entire building and rendel-
ed IL impossible to save any OF the stock or
fixtures of the mandatory, which were all
consumed.
The Fairview Cotton and Mattrass works
were carried on by Messrs. Fitzpatrick u
Burns. Fortunately, their stock was much
reduced, and there loss on stock, tools, &c,
including three sewing machines, is estiml-
ted at $500 None of this was insured. The
machinery, valued at $1,000, was insured
for 81 500 The building, owned by Mr..
w. H. Muir, was insured for - 800 which
is about its value. The whole loss by the
conhagraton is thus about 81, 900
The cause Of the fire is unknown. The
mill was not worked regularly and there had
been no fire in the building since Tuesday.
Iucendiarism and spontaneous combustion
of waste cotton, are both named as probable
causes of the FIRE
During the condagration, portions of the
walls fell, but happily no one was injured,
nor was the surrounding property damaged
by the flames.
County, CouRr.-The County Court Of this
County commences its March term ut the
Court House in this city, on Monday next.
The justices classified to hold the Court are,
Turner Dixon, Presiding justice; Isaac Buck
ingham, Henry W. Febrey, John Summers
and VIM. B. Price associate justices.
The term is one held for the transacting
of the ordinary monthly business. During
the sitting Of the Court, however it will eH.
anime the case Of Charles Wiley, charged
with forging the name of Matthew Davis, Of
Prince William County, to check for one
hundred dollars.
MARRIAGES During the month of Febru-
airy, which ended with yesterday, the Clerk
Of the County Court Of this County issued
five marriage licenses. All the male parties
to the licenses were over age, rs were all the
females except two. The average issue a
licenses for February, during period extend
ing over the past seven years, i -; 50
the issue Of this February falls far below the
average. 1t is however, a slight increase
upon the same month Of last year.
TIE STEAMER COLUMBIA has now resumed
her regular trips to and and from Baltimore.
She has been reiitted and repaired, and made
every way comfortable. Her former officers,
we believe, are al still engaged on her
amongst them Capt Harper and our old
friend, Mr.. Patrick kayanaugh-whoses ha-
dow-may il never grow less The Column
bia has always been and always will be, y
fayorlte river boat.
TIE County JAIl.-The whole number
Of persons committed to the Jail q this
County, during the month Of February was
bat three. OF these two are charged with
stealing and one with forgery. There are
now confined in the Jail fifteen persons, VIZ:
| / white men aud white woman, two ne
gro men and one negro woman.
AccInrxT.-Y Yesterday afternoon whilst
the steamer Mount Vernon in tow ot =
steam tug was passing the Virginia draw Of
the Long Bridge, she struck one side u the
draw, and stopped the travel short time
NO damage however, was done 70 the bridge
and but little to the boat.
TuEATRE The Theatre re-opens tonight
with a foe company. The efforts Of the
management TO please the public, deserve
success.
FIRE.-The dwelling house Of Mr.. VIM.
Goodwin, near Breutsville Prince William
County, was burned down last week.
CLOSE FIsTED. last Monday morning
We made the announcement that orders had
been received at the post Office in this city,
from the md Assistant T. NJ. General, d.
recting the Washington mail to be sent VA
the Orange and Alexandria Railroad We
are informed that the mail has been trans
lerred back 10 the old route, via Richmond.
The cause Of this transfer, we understand,
i this: that the Orange and Alexandra
Company proposed to carry the ma'i--lor
the present--trce Of charge and which they
did do, but Uncle Sam was not satisfied with
the gratuituus transportation, but required
the Company to furnish a mail agent which
they declined to do gachbmy Republican
GEaRGEroS ELECTION Five members Of
the Board OF Aldermen, and eleven members
Of the lower Board, were elected yesterday,
and no little interest was felt in the result
There were two tickets in the field one the
regular Democratic, the other the citizen !
union ticket, containing the names Of gentle.
men Of every shade Of political opinion,
Wings, Americans, and Democrats.
OF the gentlemen elected, nine were on
the Democratic four on the citizens ticket,
and three on both. - Wash. Star
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MARRIED.
On Thursday evening February 23d, 1860, at