Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-01-19

ALEXANDRIA AFFAlRs.-The Alexandria
Gazette says:
man named John Beach has been arrested
in this place, charged with having married a
woman in montgomery county, Md, heat the
same time having wife and children here. He
has been committed to Jail to await an exam
NATION before the county court.
several vessels with cargoes OF oysters have
arrived az rived = since nc Saturday The prices are from
open we may expect soon full supplies and OF
excellent quality.
~ Mr.. Toot, coming home late one night
from meeting was met at the door by his wife
Pretty time OF night, Mr. Toot, for you to
come home-Pretty time, three o'clock in the
morning: you, the father ofa familyG' "'Tisn't
three-it's only one; heard it strik 7: commit.
tee always sits till one o'clock" ssHIr. Toot,
you're drsnk. It's three in the morning. 81
say, Mrs. Toot, it's one 1 heard it strike one
as came round the corner, tico or three times"
ACoNrRAsT.-A turkey was exposed for sale
in the Petersburg market yesterday morning
at the small figure of $ll2. Several years ago
this sum would have bought three or four fine
hogs, two or three barrels of meal a quarter
or two of beef a barrel of molasses, a quanti-
ty OF coffee and sugar, with a large turkey ad-
ded. Now behold the difference Richmond
Uhtg 9Th.
~ "a time bali is being erected in Detroit, to
De connected with the Observatory; at Ann
Arbor, Mich, distance of thirty miles.
H. Beach clans are being gathered at New
port. X. l., which weigh tour and five pounds
each. Oneis mess for large family.
MA Waterbury. Ct, man lost his Whip
while ont hunting in the woods, and his dog
stoed guard over it for two days and nights,
without food or water.
HThe income tax, in the First Congressional
District OF Michigan, amounts to over 100000.
Senator Chandler pays the next largest tax,
on an in come Of $50, ,236.
0-Three rost. Office distribution cars nave
Just been completed at the Wason factory,
Sprlnghe Id, Mass, and will be put on the ex-
haty
In about q week.
~ Strauss, author of the "Life OF Christ"
has taken up his abodein Berlin, where he in
tends to stay for some time, in order to avail
himself Of the stores of the Royal Library in
certain new studies upon which ne is engaged.
R-Sophia Kittle has recovered 5000 in a
New York court, from William Walsh, for
breach OF promise.
IFPaper may be stationary but the price is
not.
~The three cent currency is nearly ready.
0-Calico balls are the prevailing amuse-
ment.
R-General Ord, who succeeds General But
Ter in the Army OF the James, is native OF
Maryland, and graduate Of West Point. where
he was classmate Of General Halleck.
81 The democrats OF the third district OF
New Hampshire have nominated Harry Bing-
ham for Congress.
IL Jem Mace proposes to fight Joe Coburn
In Canada fer $4,000 in gold, and has sent the
sum of S25 toward it.
SThe enew steamships Geo. Appold and
William Kennedy. the former at Philadelphia,
and the latter at New York-are reported as
being rapidly approaching completion, both
new receiving their machinery.
IL Daniel S. Noxton, conservative republf.
can, has been elected u. S. Senator from Min
nesota, in place OF Mr. Wilkinson, whose term
expired on March 4th.
nyThe Kansas LEGISLATURE mas elected Gen.
Lane as United states Senator for six years
from the 4th OF March, by q vote OF 50 TO IL.
SThe hog packing returns OF the West, as
footed mp to Thursday, show q deficit 80 far
Of 375, ,293
" Colts armory in Hartford has Just filled
AN order for one hundred thousand muskets
for the army, the cost Of which was two mill
lion dollars. ~ III s...~