Evening star., 1865-04-12
Alexandria Affairs.

Fitzhugh, at Ravenswood, Fairfax County.
near this place, was entered by several persons
and robbed OF silver plate, q gold watch and
OF ner articles of value All the efforts of Mrs.
T. and the few in the house were Intellectual to
prevail upon the persons to desist. Word was
Immediately sent to the captain commanding
ia the neighborhood, but before the guard came,
the robbers made Off. Information OF this
having been sent to Col. @. F. Dulany in this
place, he has laid the case before the Provost
Marshal, and steps will be taken to arrest the
perpetrators, and bring them to punishment
Mrs. f has protection for her property
from several of the highest U. s. military off,
GERS.
Shad was selling by retail in market, this
morning, at from so cts. to IS cts. per pair
herrlngs 20 cts. per dozen.-Alerandrid Gazette,
AprI 10.
SA rival fer the Armstrong gun is an.
nounced in Pittsburg, Pa. The inventor has
challenged Sir William Armstrong to trial
IN November next; each piece to be fred two
hundred cons ecutive times.
IJ The Paris Journalist state that the delay
OF 20 years imposed by Prince de Talleyrand
oeioIe puonshing MS memoirs, which he sealed
The imperial government OF France has
already spent 122,5C0,0 ,0OOt. on the improve.
ment OF the French seaports. 1t appears that
r millions are required to complete inc work
already deereed.
~The puSdlers and laborers of the Eng
Ash forges, il is said, are emigrating,to Ameri-
ca ana eisewhere, IN eonseq uence OF the clock
ont" in the iron trade. Probably 100, 600 of
Shese men are in idleness.
~ VI the New York book trade sale it Is
SAID, that Notwithstanding the great decline in
kne pflce or gold since the fall sale, standard
DOCKS are now realizing as high prices as six
months ago, while sensation books, or hooks of
the hour, fall somewhat below the old prices
gentleman just arrived from the north
ern mexican ports, says the French at MaZa.
nan possess little territory beyond the city lin
ots, and trade with the interior Is wholly cut
on. II they should attack Guaymas, NO re.
slstanee would be made.
HI ; IL Is Announced thot
sei Ioiesra mas given birth at Caprera to
poy, wno, oy MS grandfather's desire, has been
chrlsteneo Lincoln, in honor of the .ameri
can p resident who has abolished sia yarn ;,
The weather has been ca now, ,oo
hlenmohu, 'hat on Friday last, a genuine
case OF sun stroke occurred in the Ninth
~Since 1e60 no less than seven thon.
brigands have been killed, wounded or csni
tured in Italy. "a Cap
~There is a talk OF Singing Fest,v,, -
be held a. Dresden during the Summer y,
which twenty to twenty one thousand singers
Will appear.
UFThe Provost Marshals in the differsn,
districts in the country are so busily engaged
examining recruits, they have no time to de.
vote 10 drafting
SBrig. General Bailey has had fine Off
GERS mess chest enclosing silver service for
six persons, presented 10 him by Rear Admiral
Porter, as substantial appreciation OF his ser.
vices in saving his fleet on the Red river The
General has also recently received an auto-
graph letter from the Admiral conveying the
gratifying intelligence.
II Thirty five hundred cattle are shipped
from Alexandria TO the army weekly in addi
flon 10 the immense numbers from Washing
ten and Baltimore.
- Inc steamer Arago sailed from New
GoIt ior charleston, Saturday afternoon, with
eehefai ANDERSON and three hundred other
distinguished persons. Other steamers also
sailed for the same destination.
~ Major General Wsitze, has haar ass,on.s'
20 duty as Commander of the pepartmast "f
virginia temporarily, until Major General =
q. e. Ord, now operating with General Grant
shall return - i"AA''
~The first Union ladies in Richmond ,,.ra
Mrs. General George II. Gordon, Miss Curtis
sf Boston, aud Miss BRtuicA, Of Capbrisge'
4ass.